10 Under-the-Radar Decor Shops Design Girls Love

For those seeking sophisticated solace from the world’s chaos, Kathy Kuo offers a carefully curated, classic aesthetic. A Rhode Island School of Design graduate, Kuo has an expert eye for detail, which is evident in every selection. Apartment dwellers may especially appreciate the stunning (and surprisingly affordable) range of removable wallpapers, ranging from a fanciful gold-and-lavender feathered print to an understated taupe-and-ivory stripe.

When watching Portlandia, does your eye wander toward the charmingly nubby tweed chair in the background? Do you find yourself wondering why your hand stapler doesn’t look like an adorable smiling whale? This Portland-based factory site is for you. The industrial-chic lighting options are a real bright spot, including lamp shades reproduced from the 1950s cast-iron molds that inspired the creation of the company.

You get to be the designer here. Choose from a variety of fabrics and treatments or create your own for a customized look. Best of all, you can return your order (for site credit) if you aren’t 100 percent in love with the look once it arrives, so you can afford to be adventurous.

This Berlin-based company’s mission is to make “original, high-quality designs affordable to people everywhere,” and it feels a bit like an artsy Ikea. The light-diffusing Dusk suspension lamp, created by award-winning Belgian designer Sylvain Willenz, is an example of its noteworthy offerings.

Remodelista isn't exactly a secret, but it's a great shortcut to countless decor websites and provides multiple options for similar looks at a wide range of price points. It's also good for serendipitous discoveries — you might have your heart set on classic tapers but fall in love with hand-shaped traditional candles made in Japan.

Visiting this site is definitely habit forming, with impressive savings on everything from whimsical wall clocks to elegantly practical decanter sets.

You’ll find bar carts, desks, and fireplace screens made of zinc here, but these represent only one element of this site’s attractions. You may find yourself drawn to things you might not have known you ever wanted, like burl wood credenzas, crystal formation bookends, and assorted English novels covered in pinstripes, plaid, patent leather, or python print. You have been warned.

Finding things to love here is easy as 1-2-3. The online outpost of the fabled NYC emporium has sophisticated, colorful offerings — including an impressive array of exclusives. For example, if you’re looking for ceramics hand-formed by Icelandic artist Bjarni Sigurdsson, glazed with volcanic ash from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption, you’ll find them here.

Most designers agree that the fastest way to refresh a room is to paint the walls or get a new rug. But painting is time consuming, and rugs can be ridiculously expensive. Not at this site. What it lacks in glamour, this rug-only discount site makes up for in volume, value, and vintage-styled options.

Inspiration abounds on this site, which features big savings on well-known brands and an editorial appeal, with trend reports and decorating advice.