Hip and Funky Finds at Retro Ranch

Every piece has personality at Retro Ranch. The Melrose District boutique is small but packed with a mix of Midcentury modern and Hollywood Regency decor — pieces with clean lines but bold colors, ornamental trimmings, and over-the-top patterns. Retro Ranch is thrifty and hip, with antique dinnerware stacked on top…

Antique Trove: Hidden Design Treasures in South Scottsdale

Antique Trove is a junk drawer of vintage goods. The 23,000-square-foot haven of forgotten furniture and once-loved knickknacks is crowded with weird inventory from more than 140 vendors. It’s easy to get lost (and even easier to find something you never knew you were looking for). Old magazines are stacked next to…

Zinnias at Melrose: A Break from Boutique Thrifting

Zinnias at Melrose is one of the Valley’s largest antique shops at Indian School Road and Seventh Avenue, the unofficial starting line of the antique-lined Melrose District. The a two-floor, 15,000-square-foot warehouse is less boutique and more enormous closet, where garage- and estate-sale finds are given a second chance by more than 30 vendors,…

Thrifty Treasures and Basement Sale Steals at Domestic Bliss

 Domestic Bliss,  and a boutique in downtown Mesa has just the solution. As its name implies, Domestic Bliss carries whimsical clothing and rustic decor for well-to-do women and children. Its neighboring by-appointment showroom, FOUND, carries slightly more eccentric decor and furniture (think Anthropologie’s home section, in neutral-vision). It’s all quite expensive, with…