DC's BEST SHOPPING: CADY'S ALLEY
Washington's best Home shopping can be found in DC's historic Georgetown. For decades Georgetown has ebbed and flowed between the most chic and most distressed. You can find a 99 dollar suit behind one door and a world reknown kitchen behind another. But the tide is turning with the help of uber developers and a seemingling endless onslaught of national chain stores willing to do battle with locals for a slice of retail space. Where else in Washington DC is there such a concentration of restaurants, reatil and high end real estate. Whether you come for the day, attend school, or make a home here: there's a lot to keep you busy,
Probably no location has seen the investment that has been placed in Cady's Alley. A dubiously marketable name, Cady's Alley is the enclave of stores between 33rd and 34th streets and M street to the canal. The buildings are historic from the outside and modern inside where the mix of home furnishings spans from the 17th to the 21st century.
The companies represented in this enclave are the best in their fields, professional, and full of style! You take no chances when you shop here.
ADLON
1028 33 rd street, NW /202-337-0810 - www.adlondesign.com
This store is located in a strikingly beautiful building of stone and hewn rock against the clarity and simplicity of the most modern furniture. They have an expandable bookcase that is one the most beautiful I have ever seen. They represent B&B Italia, Maxalto, Interlubke, Katshall, Gervasomi, Sawaya & Moroni, Flos and Venini.
ANN SACKS
3328 M street, NW / 202-339-0840 - www.annsacks.com
This tile and bath fixture showroom took California by storm several years ago and their influence has only spread. The two best companies in the bathroom business are located here in the alley - so there is the whole world of beautiful tile and mosaics to choose from. Known for their beautiful and subdued color combinations, Ann sacks is a popular destination for interior designers.
BAKER FURNITURE
3330 M Street, NW / 202-342-7080 - www.bakerfurniture.com
A great American furniture store. It's hard to know which is more appealing; the fabulous furniture by world famous designers like Thomas Pheasant or the wholesome and talented personnel that make everyone feel at home and comfortable. This is a flagship store for Baker which traditionally is found only in design centers and to the trade. The store is very large and includes all the many faceted Baker lines. It is open to the public and is a great way to see the kind of furniture displayed in a way that only professionals get to see. My favorite buy in this store are the bronze accessories by Thomas Pheasant, also his wonderful Castle bowl and his lamps, etc etc etc.
BO CONCEPT - www.boconcept.com
Modern and contemporary furniture from Denmark and Italy.
BULTHAUP
3324 Cady's Alley, NW /202-338-2220
Kitchen architecture, furniture and accessories.
CONTEMPORARIA
3303 Cady's Alley, NW / 202-338-0193 - www.contemporaria.com
This showroom has long been the trend-setter for people collecting modern furniture in Washington. The owner travels to Italy's most prestigious venues to bring back the latest in ultra modern chic. The best modern architecture in DC has been outfitted by this showroom. Among the lines they represent: Album, Pieratonio Banacina, Cappelini, Casa Milano, Kristalia, MDF, Minotti, Moblieffe and more. On top of the great lines carried here is a reputation for great party giving and terrific customer service.
DESIGN WITHIN REACH
3307 Cady's Alley, NW / 202-339-9480 - www.dwr.com/georgetown.cfm
A fabulous store and a great place to see how the catalog translates to real life. the store carries the famous designs of Eames, Vander Rohe, Nelson, Stark, and Noguchi.
ILLUMINATIONS
3323 Cady's Alley, NW / 202-965-4888 - www.illuminc.com
Fabulous modern lighting- plain and simple. Truly unique clean and simple lighting from the world's most contemporary lighting designers. You have to spend time there to really see it all and there is a 1000 times more available in catalogs with excellent sales people to help you navigate them all. If you are out to make a statement, visit this showroom before you buy anything else.
LIGNE ROSET
3306 M street, NW /202-333-6390 - www.ligne-roset-usa.com
This store stands out because of the personal style and professionalism of its manager. This showroom is full of personality and some surprisingly good deals. Established in 1868, the Company is world reknown for its style. The designs are French and very chic. They seem committed to bold color and bold design. It's the perfect place to find that one exceptionally unusual chair or the uplit dining table. Personally, I have found their pottery accessories to be an unusually irresistable bargain.
POGGEN POHL
3324 M Street, NW /202-342-9111 - www.poggenpohl-usa.com
Their advertising seems to say - "too cool" but upon close examination, their showroom exudes, "we do it all". They are a FULL SERVICE kitchen design service. They do everything from the design to the millwork and are another favorite of the DC interior design community.
THOMAS MOSER
3300 M street, NW /202-338-4292 - www.thosmoser.com
This is one of the most unique showplaces in all of Washington. Thomas Moser is well known in Maine among collectors of truly unique contemporay furniture. Is it Shaker? Oriental? or just original? You need to experience it to decide for yourself. Unquestionably, the furniture is of heirloom quality and the store has "devotees" of both the style and comfort. The sales staff is superb and congenial. It is a pleasant opportunity to visit a showroom with such an unusual array of handcrafted pieces.
WATERWORKS
3314 M Street, NW / 202-333-7180 - www.waterworks.com
If you have never been to a Waterworks, please rush right down. Anything you could ever wish for in tile and bathroom fixtures and accessories - they have it. Plus, they have great towels, toothpaste that you will never do without, even bathmats. It's clean and beautiful and everything we want our bathrooms to be. If you are going to re-do a bath; their sales staff can do most everything for you. I like to visit just to be a part of the beauty of the place. I buy a designer toothbrush and a washcloth and they treat me like a bought a solid gold bathtub.
GORE DEAN
3338 m Street, NW /202-625-9199 - www.goredean.com
Eclectic, wonderful and serviced by the best team in DC. If we don't have it- we'll find it for you. Service is everything and we are happy to see you every time. And we love our neighbors!
WHERE TO EAT
Kafe Leopold, in the Alley. Fabulous coffee and pasteries.Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Clyde's Restaurant, on M street, great American food. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
