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June 2024 by Helen Miller
thank you Stephanie!
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May 2024 by Craig Moore
Beautiful place and friendly
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February 2024 by Steve Schmid
Exceptional consignment partner. Been working with The Velvet Shoestring for a few years. Two designers had previously told me to work with The Velvet Shoestring and I wish I started consigning with them years ago. They're courteous, professional, and customer friendly. Timely payments for the consignor. And, a GREAT place to shop for high-end furniture, art, & furnishings.
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February 2024 by Maura Glenn
They don’t return calls if you left a voicemail to purchase something they posted. When you call again, it’s sold. Very disappointing!
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February 2024 by Gerald S.
I visited the sister store of The Velvet Shoestring in Williamsburg, Virginia a short while ago, and was impressed with the high quality and broad variety of furniture, art and craft pieces on display, as well as the reasonable approach to pricing. Although the shop in Wayne, PA, is smaller than the other, it still carries a large cross section of similar items, although in a much tighter space that requires some balance and dexterity to walk among. We were most interested in benches that could be used in both our living room for extra seating, and our dining room when we had more guests than our chairs could accommodate. Secondarily, we are always looking for unique Asian decor pieces to supplement our Chinese oriented home. After exploring the two floors (careful on those basement stairs), we didn't find any benches that suited our space requirements, but did look thrice at a leather love sofa, and even take its measurements. Given the pricing policy, we decided to look carefully at home to see if we could use this beautiful couch somewhere in our home and return at a specific date when the price dropped. A gamble, but we are willing to accept the risk that it may be gone. As to the Asian pieces, I was most taken with the beauty and skill of a lacquered low bench (see photo) that was nearly suitable for framing. Wife didn't see the utility of it, and thought it might suffer at the hands of visiting grandchildren. I knew better than to challenge her empress opinions, so I walked away from it. Still, we enjoyed the browse enough to want to repeat it. I recommend reading Regina M's review for a clear description of how Shoestring works. She covered that better than I could. Happy Hunting!
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December 2023 by Anne
Way too expensive
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December 2023 by Regina M.
For those looking for (relative) bargains on beautiful high end furniture, lighting and decor, this is an excellent choice. The Velvet Shoestring accepts consignments on high quality pre-owned modern, vintage and antique items - think Waterford, Herend, Herman Miller. Pricing changes based on the time an item is available, dropping every 30 days. This is noted on the tag so if, say, you want something but don't want to pay the current price you can take your chances that it won't sell by the time the price drops. When I say something is a relative bargain, I mean they Eden at the most reduced price you will not find a Tiffany lamp for $5. Consider that the lamp was, let's say, $900 new, they might price it at $400 to start and it's still a good price for what it is. They don't negotiate beyond the tag. Staff are minimal and unobtrusive. You're generally left to wander the two floors (main floor, lower floor) to your hearts content. It's a lovely store that I enjoy visiting every few weeks to see what's new and what I might want - the other day I bought the stained glass lamp in one of the photos. I love it.
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August 2023 by Dillon Milicevic
A lot of similar places sell JUNK. This place was pretty great! Will be back
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June 2023 by DR
Love this place! It's a treasure chest of beautiful things❤️
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June 2023 by Luis Shepler
Nice store, professional staff.
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June 2023 by Susan Sweeting
Truly a wonderous shopping adventure. Must see!!!
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June 2023 by Sherry Sterling-Holt
Terrific furniture and decor; changes regularly. Very tasteful
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January 2023 by Molly Russin
I don’t go to any other consignment shops since discovering the VS. I always find something wonderful and love following their Insta posts. Stuff goes really fast because the pricing is fair and the merch is always in great condition.
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September 2022 by Lisa F. Attix
Nice store for those who like trendy home furnishings. Is not my cup of tea, but it was interesting to look around.
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June 2022 by Charles Cadwallader
Had some very nice furniture for sale!
