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HOME &
GARDEN
THESE SHOPS AND STORES HELP TURN NESTING INTO AN ART FORM.
ARTISTIC TILE
White Plains
(914) 422-0041; artistictile.com We thought of tiles as being pretty, yes, and striking even— but works of art? Visited Artistic Tile lately? Imported from around the world, its tiles are works of art, art that you can own and even walk on.
BERGER HARDWARE
Hawthorne
(914) 769-2400 bergerhardware.com
Do-it-yourselfers love their local hardware stores. Berger Hardware gives tinkerers—and pros—a lot to love. The store, which has been in business since 1937, is stocked with all the equipment, tools, nuts, bolts, paints and painting supplies, plumbing supplies, garden supplies, lighting fixtures, accessories, and hard-to-find items you could possibly need for a home-improvement project— and is staffed with people who can tell you how to use them.
CALIFORNIA CLOSETS
Hawthorne
(914) 592-1001 californiaclosets.com
With California Closets, bed- room closets, garages, mudrooms, home offices, and other storage rooms are transformed into show- room-worthy spaces with custom racks, rods, shelves, and drawers made from high-quality materials (no cheap IKEA cardboard here).
DAVIS & WARSHOW
Mount Kisco
(914) 666-5127; daviswarshow.com
The folks at Davis & Warshow have designed, crafted, created, and installed their wares for some pretty high-profile places: think Yankee Stadium, the Ritz-Carlton, and the Empire State Building. Now think of what they can do
with your kitchen or bathroom. You might be pondering it for a long time. The store offers 150 product lines, from sleek pedestal sinks to rustic kitchen cabinets, and its Mount Kisco location is a premier Kohler showroom.
HI-LIGHT
Yonkers
(914) 779-6628; hilight.com
There’s no need to run off to
the Bowery for lighting fixtures when we have Hi-Light right in Yonkers—the area’s premier des- tination for all things lighting for almost four decades. Why? Not only can you find 7,500 square feet of space filled with every type of light fixture available, you can pick up items on the cheap. Most items can be had for 20 to 50 percent off the manufacturer’s pricing. Our taste in lighting may change, but we never get tired of a great deal.
KATONAH ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE
Katonah
(914) 232-7796 katonahhardware.com
Katonah Architectural Hardware’s owners understand that, just like a necklace can make an outfit, little details like drawer pulls and cabinet knobs can pull together the look of a room.
And, if these levers and hinges are a home’s “jewelry,” then Katonah Architectural Hardware is Tiffany’s. Classic and timeless, sleek and modern, or intricate and ornate. This store has all you need to dress up a dreary room.
LANDAU ETHAN ALLEN
Hartsdale
(914) 684-0360; ethanallen.com
Ethan Allan stores can be found all over the country—and for good reason. The name is synonymous with classic (but not stuffy) de- signs, high-quality inventory, and
superb design services. No wonder Westchester homeowners make a beeline to this home-furnishings standard-bearer for whenever they find their dwelling needs a little boost.
LEIBERT’S ROYAL GREEN APPLIANCE CENTER White Plains
(914) 949-5999; leiberts.com
Don’t just ask us why Leibert’s. Ask your contractor. Or your in- terior designer. Or your architect. The pros swear by these all-things- appliance experts. Leibert’s is a one-stop shop for Viking stoves, Liebherr refrigerators, Bosch mi- crowaves, GE washing machines, and more. Expect to pay a premium for this kind of merchandise? At Leibert’s, you’ll find most products at a discount.
SOHO EAST
HOME COLLECTION Irvington
(914) 693-7296; sohoeast.net
Once you see owner Stacy Higgins’s unusual tabletop offer- ings, you’ll never want to look in
a Crate & Barrel again. Higgins’s plates, bowls, and serving pieces are handmade, one-of-a-kind items that you certainly won't find in
every franchise home-goods store across America—beautiful items in bamboo, recycled glass, ceramic, and other funky materials.
SUN VALLEY NURSERY
Ossining (914) 762-6161
Who wouldn’t be charmed being greeted by a hand-painted ceramic rooster? Sun Valley Nursery owner Vincenzo Bomba is the county’s foremost expert in Tuscan ceram- ics and carries quite a few prized lines: Porte Leona, Faenza, Deruta, Gubbio, and Orvieto, among oth- ers. One platter instantly cheers up any tablescape.
TERRA TILE & MARBLE
Briarcliff Manor
(914) 923-4295 terratileandmarble.com
Terra Tile & Marble is a haven for perfectionist homeowners look- ing for just the right tile. The store boasts 60,000 square feet of ware- house space, stocked to the brim with tile from Italy, Spain, Brazil, and Mexico—and, if that's not enough, it also does custom work. But, with a gorgeous selection of tiles made from ceramic, glass, porcelain, metal, marble, and stone, chances are it won’t come to that.
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Mariani Gardens
Armonk
(914) 273-3083; marianigardens.com
We’d never contemplated going to a nursery just to browse before we saw Mariani Gardens. Maybe that’s because it’s so much more than a nursery. Mariani Gardens sells beautiful, rare, exotic and unusual plants, for sure, but it also has a design boutique, flower shop, gift boutique, and even a café. It’s the only place where we can imagine walking in empty-handed and walking out with a fully mature boxwood tree. We don’t use
the word “paradise” lightly, but it’s the first word that comes to mind when gawking over Mariani’s offerings.