Located in Corktown, Xavier’s is the place to find the perfect finishing touch to add some style to your abode. Here is where you will find that special piece that doesn’t just call, it screams your name. Specialized in art deco and mid-century modern furnishings, this antique shop contains a treasure trove of ultra chic decorative items and standout pieces that will really add a distinct touch to your home. There are unique pieces that cannot be found elsewhere, plus extensive collections of vintage lunch boxes and all sorts of Barbie dolls, complete with her vintage accouterments. Related: Best Shops For Antiques And Collectibles In Detroit 514 S. Washington Ave. Royal Oak, MI 48067 Vertu is the go-to place for mid-century modern finds. If it’s a banquette or buffet table you’re looking for, you’ll most likely discover it here. Well-designed chairs, with unusual lines that curve just so, abound, as do interesting lamps that create the perfect glow when placed on that corner table in your living room.

The ceramic object d’art you’ve been searching for forever is likely here. As an added bonus, Vertu is well stocked with albums on display, waiting for you to take them home. After all, what’s a home without music! Fred’s Unique Furniture & Antiques 14091 E. 8 Mile Road Just about anything you are searching for can be found at Fred’s Unique Furniture & Antiques. It is an emporium filled to the brim with unusual wares and furniture. It may take some digging, but prowl around for a while and it’s virtually a guarantee you’ll find something that catches your eye. Half of the fun is unearthing that perfect bar set or dining table that just can’t be found anywhere else. Cari Cucksey, of HGTV show “Cash & Cari,” scours neglected nooks and crannies to find pieces that she can rehab and then sell (to you) at her boutique – RePurpose Shop. Cucksey selects antiques and vintage goods and takes them to a new level, transforming these objects into contemporary pieces that will fill that empty spot in your home.

Lucky for you, the shop is located just a hop, skip and a jump away from the D in Westland. You will find updated accent pieces and decorative items refinished and re-painted in a killer array of colors, and sometimes even reupholstered. Tootie & Tallulah’s is a consignment boutique that sells used furnishings. This is a great spot to find goods with a rustic and country-contemporary feel. There’s cedar chests from way back when, overstuffed armchairs, dining sets and obscure accessories to make your home feel just right for daily living. Related: Best Flea Markets In Detroit After receiving a BA in Photography from Savannah College of Art & Design, Nicole Wrona began working with a diverse range of musicians. In addition, she is a freelance writer for numerous publications. I'd flirted with used furniture for a long time — a bookcase here, a side table there.But it wasn't until I laid eyes on my dining room set — old, sturdy, priced super, super well — that I actually fell in love with the idea of used furniture.

I've spent years since then, trolling stores and estate sales for pieces that have a history to them, and a look that I won't find in everyone else's home. Plus, have I mentioned the prices? So feeling the itch for something new to me, I set out recently on a series of excursions to used furniture stores. There are more of them now. They are the fastest growing segment of the resale world. Used Furniture Stores London Ky"There's no question that (interest) is increasing. Indoor Motion Detector LightsThere are just way more stores than there used to be,'' says Adele Meyer, executive director of the Association of Resale Professionals, a national trade association based in St. Clair Shores. Car Paint Crack Repair CostShe estimates that 20% of her group's 1,100 members represent furniture resale stores, which is up from 10% about a decade ago. 

And here's why it has grown:Many of us have been chastened by the recession; we're more careful with our money. “I think people are getting smart,'' says Robert Lebow, manager at Redesign Home Consignment in Royal Oak. "People realize that in consignment furniture they get tremendous value. People shop consignment because you can get quality at an incredible price.”Mid-Century Modern furnishings are so popular and the place to find the real stuff — not reproductions — is at resale stores.And on top of that, we've become a DIY culture; the idea of refinishing or upcycling something isn't intimidating to many of us. So with all that in mind, I've decided to share three furniture consignment stores. They're all well-organized and clean — which is to say you won't feel the need to take a shower when you leave them; that's not always the case when you're shopping resale furniture. And because the interest in resale furniture is so big, I'll continue going to them and report back to you.

or 248-439-6040Redesign Home might just be the Holy Grail of high-end furniture resale stores, with designer pieces consigned from the homes of Oakland County's ultra-stylish. Most recently, that meant furnishings by Henredon,   Baker   and Hans Wegner,   a darling of Mid-Century Danish design. A Wegner dining table that extends to 12 feet and comes with six chairs is $11,500. A 12-foot Mid-Century credenza designed by Cranbrook graduate and architect Florence Knoll is $8,050; it was custom-made for a home in Bloomfield Hills. A silver plate compote was $5; decorative accessories usually start in the $10 range. The store also sells artwork by Michigan artists.The offerings are in impeccable condition — nothing is in need of reupholstering, painting or any other fixes. It's clean — inspected with an ultraviolet light — and ready for your home. Lebow, the store manager, says he rejects 90% of the pieces he sees from potential consignors. "We want to make sure our customers and clients are not disappointed when they come in and they are not inundated with schlock."

The quality and condition and the great prices — furniture here isn't cheap, but it's far less expensive  than you'd pay if you could find it new — mean things go fast. Plus, five-year-old store sells merchandise through its website."The turnover is so quick, things sell the day they come off the truck," says Liz Adelman, the store's assistant manager.  "Art Deco and Art Nouveau have become very popular. Mid-Century Modern is still popular."Furniture and accessories that stay in the store for 20 days get marked down 20%. After 30 days, items get marked down 30% from their original price.Redesign Home is owned and operated by the Detroit chapter of the  National Council of Jewish Women, and proceeds from the consignments go to projects that help to improve the lives of women, children and families./designerconsignormior 248-439-0445 Designer Consignor, which has been open less than a year, doesn't deal in ultra-high-end furniture. It also doesn't deal in antiques, though recently there was an antique oak bench with storage under lift-up seats that would have been perfect for a mud room or as a window seat.

There was also a vintage baby carriage made from wicker for $140.The store features current styles priced at about one-third of retail. "One thing that really irks me is to go into a store, especially a resale shop, where it’s overpriced,'' says owner Sue Ayers,  who is also a partner in a resale clothing store in Northville. "I want it to be a fun atmosphere and fun prices."The other day that included a moss green computer armoire by Hooker for $400, a vintage-looking secretary desk for $290, and wooden dining chairs for $30. The best prices in the whole store, however, are probably on the dishes and glassware and table accents — five etched wine glasses for $12, a Baldwin Brass candlestick for $4.80 and a brass candelabra for $40. A wrought iron frog-shaped candle holder from Restoration Hardware (part of the tag was still attached) was $14. Merchandise gets discounted 20% after a month, though most doesn't stick around that long. That oak bench I mentioned? It was gone in a few days.

On Fridays, people who pay cash on purchases $30 or over get 15% off.or 734-479-2922 Situated in a strip mall, Fabuless Finds is, well, a real find.With a mix of current styles and vintage furnishings — recent offerings included an antique made-in-Grand Rapids China cabinet for about $200, an antique tigerwood curio cabinet for $329.99, plus all manner of sofas, side tables and chairs.“From traditional to shabby, primitive, folk, contemporary, rustic, we have just about anything you could think of. We don’t know what we’re going to be getting in. ... Next week it could be really contemporary, modern," says Lauren Jones, the store's manager. Her mother  and aunt own the store.Since opening nine years ago, Fabuless Finds has doubled its furniture department to about 4,000 square feet. The prices are quite good, ranging from a few dollars to just under $1,400 for a three-piece French provincial-style dining set. And, I can say as someone who looks at resale furniture all the time, the prices are especially good.