A Sterling Provision For Your Home

Yay! A new kid on the block! As of October two stylish guys from Asheville, North Carolina via New York City have landed on Magazine Street. They opened the cutest home furnishings shop that I am sure will become another destination for local decor mavens, and for those who visit New Orleans too.

New kid on the block Sterling Provision - Just follow the arrow - 3634 Magazine Street

New York is for fashionistas, and New Orleans is the capital for locally owned home furnishings shops. People who live here would rather put their money into making  their homes pretty, and ready for entertaining (holidays, house tours, festivals, Mardi Gras, football season, family celebrations, etc., etc.), rather than on their backs.

Two stories of CUTE stuff!

So Sterling Provision will fit in perfectly, and sure to become a long time fixture. As with many shops, Sterling Provision takes over an old house, with two floors of merchandise. Dennis and Marin the owners, are avid savvy collectors of all things antique and vintage, so the shop has something from your favorite century.

A huge selection of great things awaits you at Sterling Provision - lots of lamps for sure! LOVE the pillow!

Mixing in Mid Century furniture has grown exponentially in New Orleans since Katrina, with the influx of young hip people into the city, and a rebirth of the locals looking for a way to express a refreshed point of view in their home decoration.

Sterling Provision has a collection of mirrors made from vintage industrial windows

Just a couple of shops have specifically carried Mid Century furnishings, Vic Loisel (the old Neophobia 2855 Magazine Street)), and Peaches (2122 Magazine Street). Now Sterling Provision adds to the Mid Century mix with a hefty offering of very well priced mod offerings. They gently refurbish pieces with sharp reupholstery, so they are good to go directly into your house.

Wonderful Mid Century offerings at Sterling Provision

Sterling Provision has a huge selection of Mid Century Marshall Studios Lamps. Dennis found and bought 1700 of them in a factory in Indiana a few years ago, and had sold most of them. On a recent trip to Indiana, a customer he originally sold 250 of the lamps to wanted to resell them to Dennis. He snapped them up for the New Orleans shop, where his partner Marin expertly restores them. The price point is so good it will make you blush (and a shade is included!).

Sterling Provision owner Dennis talks about his incredible selection of Marshall Studios lamps

The collection of Marshall Studios lamps at Sterling Provision

Beautiful wood finials original to the Marshall Studios lamps

The Marshall Studios lamps are rewired and come with a shade - a collectors item you can afford

If the 19th century is your thing, there are plenty of lovely pieces of furniture for you too. Dennis and Marin totally understand the art of the mix. There's a great selection of smalls too, including lamps and one--of-kind designer pillows at affordable prices.

Lovely Gueridon form table, early 19th century - Walnut with original marble top

Love this Eames settee with print upholstery

One of a pair of spectacular cloisonne lamps at Sterling Provision

More great lamps and a bargain gently used Kartell stool for $85. in the color of the year Tangerine Tango

So put Sterling Provision (3634 Magazine across the street from the restaurant Lilette) in your little black book of decor sources. Open Tuesday-Sunday 12-8, but call first as the boys travel to market and interior design jobs often, (504) 264 – 3303.

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