Everything is artisan at the General Store in the Outer Sunset. Their specialty is thoughtful, functional design. If you are looking for tableware, accessories, or clothing that looks like it belongs in Kinfolk magazine (which they sell), this is it.

The Outer Sunset's newest addition is also making the biggest splash. Avenues Dry Goods carries local goods that are useful and practical—but also fun and at a price point that's fitting for the neighborhood. Candles, wall art, plants, and home accents can all be found inside this Irving Street gem.

Past Perfect has two locations (the other is at 854 Stanyan), but our favorite is their newish Outer Richmond outpost. There are 30 vintage dealers here, and the goods range from midcentury furniture, to Hollywood Regency, to industrial. In short, there's something for every style.

This showroom is about international design. It brings a global collection of furniture and accessories together in one minimalist space. Many pieces have a fun twist, i.e. sheep statues and felt ottomans that look like stones.

Anthem is an ode to luxury goods. They have fine furniture, accessories, and serving ware. Now that their new store, Anthem Bed + Bath, has opened a couple of doors down, there are more offerings for the private rooms in your house.

This store knows how to edit. Meaning, they don't have a crowded showroom, but everything that's there is exquisite. There's modern furniture, lighting, and accessories.

Sue Fisher King is traditional class. There are elegant plates, luxe bedding, fine linens, books, and notecards. All is old-school cool.

This small corner shop on Divisadero has blossomed from a quaint gift shop to a destination for small-batch ceramics. The Memphis group-inspired vases by Oregon-based outfit the Granite are must-haves. And the current installation by Anastasia Tumanova, whose indigo plats adorn the walls, shouldn’t be missed. While you’re there, be sure to pick up a tin mug featuring Orla Kiely’s oval flower print.

Not only does this Castro store offer some of the world’s greatest indie perfumes (you can find scents like Amouage Fate or New York Intense, which both received five-star ratings from noted fumeheads Tania Sanchez and Luca Turin), but it also comes with scented candles, incenses, room sprays, and diffusers. After all, your home should smell as good as it looks.

The downstairs neighbor of vintage powerhouse, Black & Gold, Super Simple keeps it mostly contemporary and, well, simple. Simple as in clean lines and straightforward forms. There's a lot of handmade accessories and cool furniture here.

This two-level warehouse of furniture, art, and accessories could be considered the mother of all vintage stores. Spending a couple of hours browsing here is like shopping an entire antique district. Each visit will reveal new things. From the roaring '20s to midcentury, this gallery isn't stuck in a particular decade. The curation here is second to none. (Don't miss Star Wars/disco bathroom upstairs.)

This Hayes Valley store offers Scandinavian accents for those who still cherish the minimalistic lifestyle, from lighting, to chairs, to kitchen goods.

Neighborhood staple dating back to 1966, Harrington Galleries offers an array of vintage sofas, chairs, tables, lighting, rugs, and more. Styles range from midcentury (of course) to contemporary. A great place to pore over all the looks mixed together.

This is a store that takes the wonders of the natural world and brings them inside. There's everything from carnivorous plants, to skulls, to rocks, to gems, to taxidermy mice dressed as Carmen Miranda. (Psst, though zany and offbeat, Paxton Gate's landscaping services are both elegant and refined.)

Room, kitchen, outdoor spaces, and nursery. Each zone is kitted out with a cooly curated collection of furniture, accessories, and gifts.

This store has an abundance of plants (mostly succulents, air plants, and cacti), containers, and home accessories. Enter the door and your inner gardener awakens. Luckily there are classes and helpful pros to school would-be landscape architects in the art of terrarium making.

Are you still hanging up posters and graphic art with thumbtacks? Tsk, tsk. (That's almost as bad as still using halogen torch lamps.) It's time to act like the stylish adult you are and frame those beauties. Back to the Picture has three locations (the other two at 1160 Fourth Street and 934 Valencia) in San Francisco.

Adeeni Design Group specializes in high-end residential and commercial interiors with an eye toward whimsical yet polished goodies. It offers European Modernist art, furniture, and lighting from both boutique brands and its own private label line.

When we wrote about this store, we described it as smelling like chocolate, cigars, and vanilla. According to Jimmie Schein, the aroma comes from the 15,000-plus maps, prints, and books in the store. They have maps from around the world, but many show old San Francisco.

Scheuer Linens has been around since 1935, and it's full of luxe linens, bedding, towels, soaps, and lotions.

Home decor shop offering fine handmade indoor and outdoor furnishings with a casual bent. But bring your wallet; this place specialized in downright gorgeous, high-end home furnishings. And their new showroom in the Design District is nothing short of glorious.

If a store has the words "Big Daddy’s" before the word "antiques" in its name, you know it's not a run-of-the-mill dealer of old items. This store has unique antique, vintage, and reproduction items with an industrial or quirky bent.

This eastern SoMa staple is more than a furniture showroom—featuring some of the most whimsical high-end pieces in the city—it’s also an amusement park of inspiration. One could get lost in this store via the vast array of items ranging from midcentury designs and vintage accents to contemporary pieces and one-of-a-kind bonkers gems. Think color, patterns, and more. An ideal place for people looking to escape the minimalist doldrums.

We love this Dogpatch boutique that's filled with industrial and agrarian artifacts (old tools and implements), cool vintage pieces, and beautiful handmade items.