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| MAMMA MIA: Former Neiman Marcus VP Pat Snoots, who owns Side Streets, carries a bounty of fine Italian hand-painted, imported dinnerware. |
Dallas Shopping Secrets
{SHHH!} Skip the mall for back-street boutiques and hidden retail treasure.
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Side Streets >>
Knox-Henderson might be Mecca for home furnishing afficionados. But for something truly unique—not mass produced—you’ll have to venture two blocks north and hang a left on Monticello Avenue. Sandwiched between a tapas bar and a gas station, Side Streets is a sun-kissed, Mediterranean-inspired haven for those looking to live la dolce vita. The small shop specializes in Italian ceramics such as hand-painted tiles (right) and vibrant dinnerware. But other surprises await you, too. On our last visit, we fell in love with a set of blue-and-white Tunisian dinner plates and delicate, hand-blown glassware by Vermont’s Simon Pearce. Owner Pat Snoot’s Side Streets is the perfect place for out-of-the-ordinary gifts. Or buy it for yourself. We won’t tell. 3109 Monticello Ave. 214-522-0025.
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Dave’s Place >>
Sure, North Oak Cliff’s Bishop Arts District is red-hot. But owner Dave Lariviere’s (right) antiques shop is retro-cool. This is the place to visit if you collect Fiestaware, the sometimes garish but always jubilant ceramic dinnerware from the 1930s. The front half of Dave’s Place is dedicated to the kitschy collectible. The back half is just as kooky, full of antique furniture and vintage baubles. But we bet you won’t make it past the polka-dotted tumblers and avocado-green mugs. Fiesta, indeed. 408 N. Bishop St., Ste. 102. 214-948-0779.
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<< Bettyann & Jimbo’s Junkadoodle
Just follow the planes toward Love Field. They’ll lead you down Lovers Lane and straight to this Bluffview junk store extraordinaire. The finds range from tacky (beer bottle top-adorned side tables) to the tasteful (art deco-inspired glass lamps, left), and the prices are cheap, cheap, cheap. After one visit, you’ll discover that owners Betty Nugent and James Henley have a passion for all things Texana. A collection of vintage children’s cowboy boots—dusty and broken in—elicited an “awwww– how cute” from our crew. That, and our credit cards. 4402 W. Lovers Ln. 214-350-5755.
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Lots of Furniture >>
One designer made us swear not to give out the name of this musty Industrial Boulevard hole-in-the-wall. Sorry, friend. It’s just too good. You could easily kill an entire Saturday here, digging and poking around in its jumbled piles. Lots of Furniture’s collection of stained glass and vintage windows (right) is truly amazing and—surprise—you’ll also find a rather large selection of African masks. This treasure trove demands many return visits. 910 N. Industrial Blvd. 214-761-1576.
