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    Top Furniture Shops

    The 10 best furniture stores in Dallas to feather your nest

    Connie Dufner
    Oct 29, 2013 | 11:04 am

    UPDATE: Since this story was published, Timothy Oulton has announced its closure.

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    For cosmopolitan decor at every price and style, set the GPS and start shopping. Dallas has abundant retail emporiums for outfitting fabulous homes, from traditional furniture stores to mod European boutiques to treasure troves of outlet and consignment finds.

    Here are 10 of our favorite home retailers. Let the home shopping odyssey begin.

    Magnificent makeovers: Again & Again
    What's more green than not throwing something away? Trust owner Leslie Pritchard to breathe new life into tattered furniture just waiting for the right owner to see a life beyond the trash heap. Here, your treasured pieces and estate sale finds are in good hands. Bring in an old favorite for refinishing, repainting or reupholstering, or pick up a piece Pritchard's team has already redone.

    Lodge rustic: Anteks
    Jason Lenox and his family have been furnishing second homes (and first too) for decades, with sturdy furniture with plenty of thick wood, carved treatments, leathers, hides and strong Southwestern fabrics. And for the not-so-taxidermy-obsessed, there are plenty of delightful surprises, such as delicate hammered copper flatware and turquoise and silver boxes that are flying off the shelves in resort gift shops in the West.

    Consigned design: Area 25
    If you see something you like, grab it. Nothing stays around too long at this sophisticated consignment store. A frequent haunt for those in the know, this popular address stocks lots of inventory from staged homes, so you get almost-new furnishings for reasonable prices. And don't be embarrassed about watching delivery trucks unload their wares. The helpful staff is ready, with tape measures in hand.

    Contemporary cool: Cantoni
    For 29 years, Cantoni has been a beacon of modern design in the hub of home furnishings stores in the nexus of Far North Dallas, Addison and Farmers Branch. Look for sleek leathers by American Leather and Natuzzi, Italian brands and, most recently, outdoor furniture and a sleep studio. The brand has now expanded to showrooms in five cities, and it has well-established design services.

    Northern exposure: IBB Design Fine Home Furnishings
    So you want a turnkey interior design without having to wait forever for your custom pieces to arrive? Enter Shay Geyer's IBB Design of Frisco. Furnishings are selected and stocked on the floor with designer details already built in. Add to that a full roster of interior designers and selections from the nation's top furniture makers, and you'll gladly make a day of it at this design showcase that's well worth the drive.

    Hi-lo style: I.O. Metro
    A welcome addition to Knox-Henderson's heady lineup of home decor stores, I.O. Metro appeals to shoppers with an eye for design but a budget that, alas, must expand to cover things other than furniture. It's a one-stop shop for every room in the house, and vignettes are styled with playful sensibility. Best of all, having a great-looking home is affordable.

    British invasion: Timothy Oulton
    This masculine mecca in the historic Potter Metal Art Studio attracts fans of Oulton's signature look: men's club meets campaign furniture, all with quirky British humor. An aquarium with yellow submarine greets visitors at the entrance, and model trains run on tracks over shoppers' heads. It's a full-service experience — cafe and piano lounge included.

    French connection: Roche Bobois
    For sleek European furnishings with a French heritage, look no further than Roche Bobois and its newish digs in the Dallas Design District. Expect sleek furniture with pops of color and whimsical touches. We depend on RB for envelope-pushing design such as the NUAGE swivel armchair, a backward C-shaped chair that just begs you to sit.

    Midcentury modacious: Sputnik Modern
    From its origins on Henderson Avenue to its "we've arrived" feel in the Design District, this midcentury magnet's move earlier this summer has created a much larger showroom to focus on local sales, in addition to a home on 1stdibs.com. Look for classic casegoods such as Edward Wormley for Dunbar or sleek seating such as an octagonal ottoman by Frank Lloyd Wright for Henredon.

    OMG outlet: Wisteria
    As much as we love the story of Wisteria's beginnings — a couple's fantasy of selling stylish, graceful home items they loved at prices the public could afford — we love their stuff even more. It's the kind of place where you stumble upon the one thing you can't live without, and you didn't even know you needed it until you walked in. You'll have a hard time leaving the Love Field store; we wouldn't be surprised if more than a few flights have been missed by elated bargain hunters.

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    Toy News

    Japanese collector toy store to open at Firewheel center in Garland

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jun 11, 2025 | 12:25 pm
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    A new store for people who like to collect small plastic objects is coming to Garland. It's called Gashapon Bandai Official Shop, and it's opening in June at Firewheel Town Center, where it will sell "capsule toys" — miniature plastic toys packaged in clear plastic capsules.

    Gashapon is a type of vending machine that dispenses capsule toys. The concept is popular in Japan, with machines found in train stations, arcades, convenience stores, and other locations. (The name "Gashapon" is derived from the sounds of turning the handle ("gasha") and the capsule dropping ("pon").)

    The toys inside Gashapon capsules can be characters from cultural realms like manga, video games, or Japanese anime franchises. Or they can be coasters, or food miniatures, or charms you attach to your purse or notebook, or little animal figures, or little whimsical animal figures, or little statues, or an assortment of little plastic hats, or a quartet of tiny jewelry stands in pastel colors (buy them all!).

    The machines take tokens which cost $2 to $2.50 each; most toys "cost" 2 to 4 tokens each.

    The idea of capsule toys — coin-operated vending machines — actually originated in the U.S. in 1907 along with bubble-gum machines. Japan embraced it in the 1960s, and the Gashapon chain was launched in Japan in 1977.

    The first U.S. Gashapon Bandai Official Shop opened in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo district in February 2023.

    The entire thing is driven by collector frenzy. The toys are produced in limited quantities, and in sets, which encourages customers to acquire every member of the set.

    Customers do not know what they will get until they turn the vending machine handle — not unlike slot machines. Like gambling. Or as Gashapon says more delicately, "The element of surprise brings excitement during the purchase and gets everyone hooked!" … furthering the frenzy even further.

    Garland will make the fifth location in Texas; following Hurst, which opened in May; Grapevine Mills Mall and Houston, which opened in 2024; and Mitsuwa Marketplace in Plano which opened in 2023 (There's also a kiosk at Grapevine Mills Mall.)

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