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First the New York Times, and now The Washington Post! The Post recently featured an article highlighting the well respected paper's Favorite Baltimore Shops, and The House Downtown made the list! We are thrilled to not only be featured, but as a FAVORITE, and we've copied it to share with you! “If contemporary isn't your thing, a few doors down is the House Downtown. This shop overflows cottage-y comfort with its slipcovered club chairs, painted furniture, piles of pillows and Dash & Albert's colorful, affordable cotton rugs (from $28 for a 2-by-3-foot piece to $385 for a 9-by-12). But it's not all cottage living at this sophisticated shop, where the look is more chic than shabby, more urban than country. Mingled among the antique pieces, the pastel Pine Cone Hill linens and the white tin-tiled headboards are sleek, apartment-style sofas and black chairs upholstered in zebra ikat fabric with a pewter nail-head trim ($1,059 each). A recent store redesign introduced a high-end line of custom furnishings and an in-house interior design service. The mix of styles (beachy, vintage, traditional and urban) and prices (retail and custom) make the merchandise as appealing as the atmosphere. "That's our motto," owner Stephanie Gamble says: "So comfortable, you may never want to leave." From the New York Times : And did you know that The House Downtown was featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES? It's true! The story, from December 15th, 2007, focused on small businesses, and how that boutique approach is really an asset and how wonderful the personal relationship that developes between the small shoppe and their clients, some thing we couldn't agree more with! Here is alittle excerpt from the 2007 New York Times! "Stephanie Gamble, co-owner of the House Downtown, a home decorating store in Baltimore, is taking a somewhat different tack. With a largely upscale clientele, she is offering free gift wrapping for purchases over $50. Ms. Gamble says she has already had a handful of customers return for a second shopping trip, just because of that extra service. “They’re telling me, we love that you wrap it and I don’t have to think about it anymore,” she said." Best of Baltimore Winner, Baltimore Style and Baltimore Magazine Favories