The stone selection was the toughest since it was all so beautiful. Once it was selected it was cut…read moreand ready to install in a matter of days. The delivery and installation was great! The quartzite is stunning! Would absolutely recommend to family and friends.

I have nothing but great things to say about rick and his crew, he is the only countertop…read morefabricator and installer that would rig almost a full slab of granite into my house without a seam !!!! His crew did it and it came out great

GREAT store, superb customer service, no pressure admosphere. I was looking for a dining room rug,…read moredifficult colors, on a low budget. I walked in and was greeted by a nice, friendly lady - Mary, very knowledgeable in oriental rugs market. They must have put out a dozen different ones for me. There was absolutely no pressure. The store was empty and I felt as if we could take as much time as I needed. Several I liked were more than I could afford, but many were well w/in my range. The shop is large and well lighted the light showing off the rug' patterns and colors to good advantage. Mary asked if I wanted to take few rugs home to be sure of colors working within the dining room's admosphere. I took two rugs with me home and end up buying one. Again, great shopping experience; highly recommended!

We love poking around Machine Age and have been shopping and browsing in this place for years. We…read morelove mid-century design and clean, contemporary home and office style. This is a great place to get interesting ideas. Think of designs by Eames, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Breuer, Saarinen, etc to get an idea of the style. Even if you don't want your whole house furnished in this way, one or two pieces often fit in amazingly well with other kinds of decor. Think of this like a store/museum. Even if you don't buy anything, it's a pleasure to walk around appreciating the aesthetic. Many of those designers of yesteryear simply blow my mind.

On the search for a small dresser and a small side table, my husband and I Yelped upon Machine Age…read more It was way easier finding this place on Yelp than it was in person! However, with the phone assistance of the lovely shop attendant, we finally made it to our destination, free parking and all (I know - in Southie nonetheless!). I have to mention how friendly and welcoming the shop girls were, she was very helpful on the phone and pleasant in person once we made it there as well. Very nice! The shop is a very large open floor showcasing a vast collection of beautiful furniture. I use the term 'beautiful' loosely though - while this furniture is in tip-top shape and well polished or refurbished from another era, we discovered it is just not our taste. I was hoping there might be some older pieces; as far as vintage goes, my taste is more early 1900's than mid-century modern. So I came out a tad disappointed. I should have taken from the reviews that it was all they had to offer, but hey, a girl can hope! But all this is not to say that what they do offer isn't a great selection of high quality and EXPENSIVE retro furniture and decor. It most certainly is. A $2,000 foldable leather stool? Got it. A $10,000 piece of art (from listed but unknown artist)? Right above your head. A garage-sale looking (to the untrained eye, at least) 1960's dinette set that'll run you $5,000? That way, my lady. Walking through this warehouse of furnishings from another era, I suddenly began to feel like I should either (A) be pulling a green bean casserole out of the oven after gathering my laundry off the clothesline out back and calling the kids into dinner or (B) blowing a line of coke off one of the glass-top dining tables and subsequently staring into a lava lamp with the Doors or Pink Floyd blasting in the background. Thankfully neither of those scenarios manifested themselves and I made it out of there and stepped back into the twenty-first century. Empty handed, and for two reasons - I can't afford a single piece of furniture in that warehouse and frankly, while I can appreciate the collection, it is simply not in my wheelhouse of home design. Worth a visit even just for entertainment and to intrigue one's imagination - or of course, if you're good on cash flow and into this sort of thing.

Our Realtor recommended this place to us for granite countertops. Once we were ready, we stopped in…read moreand met with Debbie. We had a very nice experience, all the way from choosing the granite through installation. We took our time choosing what slab of granite we wanted and went back a couple of times. We never felt rushed to make a decision, and in fact were told to take all the time we needed to make the right choice for us. Once we chose the perfect piece, Ed the owner came over to do the templating. Once that was done, our new countertops were quickly installed by a friendly and courteous crew. Including a special order sink that Debbie found for us which was exactly what we were looking for. Our new countertops look beautiful. I would hire them again for any of my granite needs.

So helpful. Very interested in making sure I got the perfect stone. Amy went above and beyond to…read morefind and special order exactly what I was looking for. Ed gave me all the time I needed to put together plans, budget and backsplash ideas. Highly recommend.

This was the second time we used Tyler and Sash in Winchester and AGAIN very pleased with the…read morequality, professionalism and installation. I would recommend the without hesitation ! Thank you to Shaun and his staff !

The mindful attention to doing what needs to be done versus pushing to do more is simply the…read morethoughtful way Shawn and his contractors operate. Shawn understood our style wasn't conventional and that our home had some challenges with the layout. Versus working off photos and verbal description, he offered to come to our home in order to help recommend the best option for our wall coverings in a main bedroom, and en-suite, along with 3 floors of stairwells. I wouldn't hesitate to put my trust in them for your project.

The super nice guys at Lighthouse made us this 12 foot long solid walnut table with iron legs. It…read moreis a work of art. Smooth rounded edges, thick long boards that have character and no seams along the longer length. Solid smooth joins. Easy to care for. It's even better than we had hoped it would be. Strong, solid, beautiful, and seats 14. Love love love it. This table will be on the earth way longer than I will.

Ron Light sold us a gorgeous walnut desk! His craftsmanship is outstanding. We plan to be repeat…read morecustomers!

At the end of the walkway between two long buildings is a tiny little showroom that instantly…read moretransports you to the world of fine European design. If you live in Boston / Cambridge and have a small deck or terrace, you could get something here that is reminiscent of a fine hotel in Barcelona, London, or Milan. Beware - this is not a general outdoor furniture store carrying products like what you'd take home from a Home Dept - but a showroom that has examples of fine modern design. It's not for everyone but again, if you can afford it, this is a nice place to do some damage to the credit cards!

saw this bed in a Milan design studio a couple of years ago. i remember it as leather, sexy and…read morespendy. the type you mentally file in "someday". fast-forward 2011 and found it again at store's catalogue, now received 3mos after order. when you're ready to graduate from boxspring or ikea to a classic-keeper, look here (just don't pick mine). http://www.zanotta.it/en/products/Beds/1880_81_Caracalla.htm

They don't sell Acai and are not owned by Ali Landry. So why are they called Landry & Acai? False…read moreadvertising. This is a pretty spectacular carpet store located in Boston, and while it's not cheap, they have some amazing products here. We aren't even in the market for carpets, but because my family is Persian, I'll often will stop in and see what someone has on sale. Barbie is not too familiar with Persian stuff so I wanted to show her some of the more fancy types of things that you can get. She was pretty impressed, but not enough to part with enough of our money to get one (which she pretty much controls and I like it that way, I mean look at her). What's more - these are good people, and all things considered, this is probably where I would buy carpets in Boston if needed.

My stair runner looks beautiful. The edges are perfectly bound with a carpet trim in a perfectly…read morematching color. The staff helped me select this type of runner because of the issue of my dog and I wanted a stripe pattern to coordinate with my wall color. The installers mapped the stairs on site to make sure everything was perfect before slicing the runner at the shop. They came back with all the separate pieces to install exactly in each tread. The quality of my new carpet and the workmanship in installation from Landry & Arcari has added value to my house.