[What You Should Buy At]... Time Galleries
jonathan | Monday, April 23, 2012 at 7:00AM 
Park Slope is pretty lousy when it comes to furniture shopping. Why? I’m guessing it's a lack of spacious retail space, and also because a significant percentage of us are nomadic renters who don’t want to spend too much on giant, heavy items that might not fit into our next abode.
Just check out how much IKEA shit is for sale on Craiglslist.
However, if you ARE interested in more solid stuff and don’t mind previously-owned items, check out Time Galleries on 5th Ave (near 15th Street). This is a store jammed to the rafters with used antique and higher end furniture including tables, dressers, chairs, chandeliers and desks. It’s literally aisle after aisle of aisles made of furniture. And they have a basement, which is equally stuffed full of goodies.
I’m by no means a furniture expert. I can barely describe the styles of the items I checked out, but I would venture to say there’s a little bit of everything. Here are some pieces that I liked:
Asian Cabinet: $275
Giant Frickin Mirror: $275
Dresser with loads of drawers: $325
Have you ever purchased furniture from Time Galleries? If so, what was your experience?
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Reader Comments (1)
I dunno. I keep trying to buy stuff at Time Machine about every other year but I mostly see not enticing roadside motel castoff furnishings. Maybe the amount of time I can handle being inside there hampers the score (and they're nice enough folks), but it's a never varying scenario for me. OTOH, if I hit Trailer Park and Sterling Place I always find what I want without feeling like Janet Leigh is about to tumble down in front of me.