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Bering’s

This hybrid hardware shop is most loved for its variety, with candles and coffee-table books found under the same roof as mailboxes and doorknobs.

Biscuit Home

Home decor here ranges from classic embroidered bedding to whimsical salt-and-pepper shakers and—our favorite—a throw pillow shaped like a Prozac capsule.

Events

This is a one-stop shop for exquisite gifts, fine crystal, stationery, and the largest selection of china patterns in the city.

Lerant

Since 1996, discerning shoppers have come here to load their gift registries with everything needed to set the perfect table.

Maggie’s

Elegant glassware abounds at this 30-plus-year-old boutique, featuring home stylings rustic and refined. Find classic champagne flutes along with quirky items like a tray adorned with a quote from Winnie the Pooh.

Tribute Goods

Interior designer-turned-owner Karen Pulaski offers luxury Italian linens and chic gifts such as pillows made from vintage silk scarves.

The Vintage Contessa & Times Past

When you’re splurging on a handbag, it’s best to consult the experts. Houston has one in Donae Cangelosi Chramosta, who sources luxury bags internationally. Everything in the showroom she co-owns with husband Rob was hand-picked with a discerning eye, from sherbet-hued Chanels, to classic Louis totes, to the ever-elusive Hermès Birkin.

Published in the 100 Best Shops in Houston issue of Houstonia Mag.











Abby Ledoux
Abby Ledoux
Abby Ledoux traded Canada’s border for Mexico’s when she moved to Texas from northwestern Vermont in November 2017 to join the staff at Houstonia. An alumna of Emerson College’s journalism program in Boston, Abby was previously associate editor of three weekly newspapers in her home state of Vermont. There, she covered everything from Bernie Sanders to the heroin epidemic and won numerous state and regional awards for her work, including the Vermont Press Association’s 2014 Rookie of the Year. She was also an investigative reporting fellow at the New England First Amendment Coalition. Today, Abby is excited to explore Houston’s vibrant, diverse culture (and shopping scene). Aside from fashion and design, she’s passionate about politics, hip hop and Mexican food. She believes leopard is a neutral and red lipstick can fix almost anything.