Pearl River Mart, NYC
If you're ever in NYC, one place I recommend is Pearl River Mart down in Soho. It's a two-story, no-frills shop full of mostly Chinese (and random Asian things here and there) items for everything you can imagine. My favorite parts are the housewares sections on both levels. It's always changing, always affordable and there are some very interesting things to always be found.
I picked up a few leaf inspired plates the other day. I felt they would be perfect for the new house since I'm surrounded by nothing but trees and greenery.
I found this bamboo storage container in the clearance section in the basement. It was $4.50, plus 40% off. Not bad! It's an actual bamboo pole, cut down, sanded and made into a rustic container. No glues whatsoever! But it is unfinished, so I thought it would be a nice idea to take some leftover stain and give it a honey color finish.
Here's the before and after. I'll use these in the bathrooms to store basic essentials. Again, just a few dollars!
And while I have you here: here's the new (er, old) antique desk I picked up in Lambertville, NJ. It's going in one of the bedrooms and will have a slim computer on top so houseguests can check their email, etc. This was a bit pricier than what I'm buying at flea markets, but it's an investment piece that I am sure I will love.
Isn’t being “GREEN” buying locally to cut down on the emissions caused by long product transit. Isn’t being green buying locally to promote jobs and prosperity in the area you live? Our own economy is failing due to Chinese products and the outsourcing of jobs. Shame on you, Danny.
Thanks for the tip. I will check it out when I am in NYC in November.
Thank you for this post. Impressive and useful tip!
Yes, I find this post out of character for this blog: prices at pearl river are cheap because these things are chinese imports so neither green themselves (who knows what is in the glazes etc) nor in the distance of transport. I understand buying used/antique/recycled and I understand repurposing but I don’t understand how Danny can be so blithe about the products at Pearl River….
Ah, this appears to be the desk shown in a more recent post paired with a hemp chair. love it. I don’t know much about the going ons of Pearl River, but I do strongly applaud buying antiques as a way of going green….regardless of where the piece came from initially. the earth is the earth is the earth.
I loved the bamboo containers,the desk is quite impressive and looks really old (antique).