by Sarah Stefaniuk | Aug 12, 2020 | Downtown Oakland, Vintage, Antiques & Previously Loved
Did you know that shopping local can electrify your mood? That’s our latest epiphany — or re-piphany (because we think we knew that already but had somehow forgotten). Anyway, that is what happened when we accidentally visited Urban Eclectics. It started... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Mar 24, 2020 | Home Goods & Decor, Rockridge
We live in the era of “bigger is better” — or so we’re told. So, we shop at National, Big Box, and Ecommerce retailers. All are committed to deliver a seemingly endless supply of mass-produced and very ordinary furnishings and uninspired home... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Jan 29, 2020 | Gift Inspirations, Temescal, Vintage, Antiques & Previously Loved
So, do we really need to write about Alcatrash? Surely the name captures the essence. And, if you still need more information to decide whether you want to visit, check out their Instagram account where they describe themselves as Vinyl Records, Trash N Fashion. Legal... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Jan 22, 2020 | Downtown Oakland, Gift Inspirations
PART 2: LOCALMOTIV’S Take Oo La La… Oakland. Oftentimes, when we casually explore the local shopping scene in Oakland, we think that we could just as easily be in a European city or town. Indeed, this feeling usually arises as we walk The Town and just... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Jan 21, 2020 | Arts & Literature, Downtown Oakland
Someone once said to me “I only buy art from living artists because they need the money more than dead ones.” Of course, I wholeheartedly agree with that statement. But there are also really important benefits to buying art from living creatives! They... 