If you’re looking for…furniture: There’s no shame in shopping at some of the big chain stores for furniture, our designers say. Diana Weinstein loves Crate & Barrel for “great-looking, current styles,” many of which are in stock when you need them. Megan Pisano loves both Bassett in Livingston and Arhaus in Short Hills; each, she says, has “a wide variety of styles for beds, dressers and nightstands; the quality is great, the service is spot-on and the pricing A+.” Prefer to shop the independents? Take Noel Gatts’s recommendation and scour Urban Natural Home in Bloomfield, a hidden gem with an eco-conscious showroom stocked with top-notch furniture and custom upholstery for the living room, dining room and bedroom. “It’s an intimate and manageable space,” says Gatts, “with plenty of room to view the selections.” And Sarah Elizabeth loves Ampersand Interiors in Upper Montclair, which sells “practical and stylish furniture, some with easy-to-open extensions for family-friendly dinners and entertaining.” MSXHEALTHANDLIFE.COM
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