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Stock their wine rack, affectation shelves, and abdomen with articles from these bounded shops.
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Queen of Swords
11 Hawkins St., Somerville, 617-718-0373, shopqueenofswords.com.
Helmed by the accomplished ladies abaft floral-and-event-styling aggregation ForĂȘt Design Studio, the afresh opened Queen of Swords celebrates the handmade with an array of cautiously crafted clothing, accessories, and home goods. True to form, abounding of the indie brands agitated by the Insta-worthy shop—which debuted in August—are additionally female-owned.
Must-Buy: Na Nin “Landslide” handpoured soy candle, $26.
For the Vino Aficionado
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196 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 617-225-0040, centralbottle.com.
Modeled afterwards the enotecas of Venice, this glass-walled Cambridge bazaar impresses with a able-bodied account of small-batch, biodynamic wines, abounding sourced from Italy and France. Stop in for any of Central Bottle’s chargeless tastings, captivated three times ceremony week, to acquisition the absolute canteen to brace with your host’s beef braciole or coq au vin. And did we acknowledgment the artisanal cheese and salumi selections? You’ll appetite to analyze those, too.
Must-Buy: Clos Centeilles “La Allotment des Anges” red wine, $17.
For the Entertainer
Greentail Table
["873"]Boston Magazine Design Home 2013 | Linda Holt Interiors | Boston Magazine Design Home343 Watertown St., Newton, 617-244-3510, greentailtable.com.
Teak bar tools. Porcelain appetizer plates. Charming salt-and-pepper shakers in the appearance of birds. You’ll acquisition it all at this design-forward Newton boutique, a Scandinavian-inspired ode to all things tabletop. The hardest allotment of arcade here? Resisting the appetite to accumulate the aliment for yourself.
Must-Buy: Marble confined lath with covering strap, $28.
For the Chocoholic
L.A. Burdick
220 Clarendon St., Boston, 617-303-0113; 52 Brattle St., Cambridge, 617-491-4340;burdickchocolate.com.
If there’s a bonbon heaven, we’re appealing abiding it’s awash with the aperitive sweets offered by this confectioner,which marks its 30th ceremony this year. Breathe in the exhilarant balm of brewing cappuccino from the in-store cafĂ© while you abrade the tidy displays of affluent bubbler chocolate, handmade bonbons, candy-dipped apricots and agilely broken pears, and the shop’s signature ganache-filled penguins and mice.
["873"]Boston Magazine Design Home 2013 | Linda Holt Interiors | Boston Magazine Design HomeMust-Buy: Signature bonbon assortment, $18 for 11 pieces.
For the Green Thumb
Niche
619 Tremont St., Boston, 857-753-4294; 286 Broadway, Cambridge, 857-706-1164; nicheboston.com.
There’s article so abatement about walking into Niche’s comfortable South End outpost, area abundant houseplants, succulent-filled bottle terrariums, and balanced bowl and terra cotta planters alluringly coexist on board shelves. Take your aces of any of the adorable flora you see about the shop, or assignment one-on-one with staffers to actualize a custom abridged arrangement.
Must-Buy: Aglaonema Stripes in a 6-inch pot, $25.
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