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Millennium Decorative Arts
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Categories: Antiques, Furniture Stores [Edit]
Neighborhood: U Street Corridor1528 U St NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 483-1218
- Hours:
Mon., Fri. 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sat-Sun. 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
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8 reviews for Millennium Decorative Arts
My fiance's tastes have mid-century modern written all over them, so Millennium is like a dream world for him. Every time we go in there, we find half a dozen things we'd love to take home to our already overly furnished apartment. After an angsty search for a coffee table, we stumbled onto a perfect one at Millennium a few months ago - well, two perfect ones. One was a little too perfect, though, for our cats with their sharp nails and their jumping, but the other, just as perfect but more well-loved, has been a great addition to our home. The moral of the story: go to Millennium. The service is great, and the selection even better.
I wasn't sure how to rate the pricing - I think it's fair, given the quality of the furnishings and the good service - but I'm not sure how many dollar signs 'fair' is.
If you look like a million bucks then, sure this is a great place to go shopping. This Guy is way over priced for what he has and is the least outgoing and friendly antique dealer i think i have experienced yet. He did have a lot of great Items in impeccable condition. But unless you want to pay 100 dollars for an unsigned lamp, wouldn't bother. In addition he really could use more smaller decorative furnishings.
Can I tell you how exciting it is to check out Millennium's website and see on it items that are now in my apartment? Let me explain: they take photos of their small space and update what is SOLD;SOLD." And a couple of my recent purchases are marked as such.
As great as they look *in situ* in this fabulous, reasonably priced treasure trove of mid-20th century and modernist furniture and home decor, they're oh-so-comfy in my tiny garden apartment. That's what I love about this place - objects that are displayed in rather tight quarters give me the perfect approximation of how they'll actually look in my non-huge, non-loft-ceiling apartment.
I just want to put on some Coltrane and hang with the Rat Pack. Simply smashing, dahling. Can somebody get me a cocktail? -the DCGF
I scoured the used mid-century modern furniture offerings at Millennium yesterday with three architects, all of whom are fans of this small shop.
If the very thought of an Eero Saarinen marble pedestal table gets you all hot and bothered, you need to be shopping regularly at Millennium.I suspect the stock turns over rapidly so no doubt you'll find something to warm your designy little heart in no time flat.
Since moving out of the condo and into the townhome, the wife and I came to the realization that our place looked like the love-child of the ikea and crate and barrel catalogs - taupe and boring. To remedy this, we decided to go buy used furniture at new prices. And they are at new prices because they are considered "antiques". Leg work is not our strong suit, so paying the mark up was acceptable.
We visited Millennium two times and walked out with stuff on both visits - a pair of Salterini-style patio chairs and a set of walnut benches. Even though our visits were spaced apart by only one week, it appeared that around 1/3rd of their stock had already turned over. Not being an expert at pricing mid century pieces, my assumption for this pace of stock movement would be that their pricing is fair. Or perhaps they switch stuff in and out of storage? Probably the former since I'm stupidly thrifty and they managed to get me to buy shit.
The patio chairs were a "project". I removed the rust and repainted/refinished them. The benches needed no work. In fact, most of their items require no additional repairs or cleaning. The store is pretty small - only two medium-sized rooms - and they have mastered the art of stacking furniture, though I did not detect any damage caused by chair jenga.
We had a different salesperson each time, but both were friendly, engaging, and knowledgeable. One of them kind of hovered when my wife and I were trying to have the "how much should we talk him down to" conversation, but we ended up getting what we were willing to pay. One saleman asked us what we were interested in and a few days later, he emailed me with a craigslist ad from a competitor with the piece we wanted. They were also helpful in referring us to other stores in the area. I really appreciate this kind of customer-focused service.
So, it's coming up on cherry blossom time and I'm feeling a little nostalgic for DC. Naturally I would scour yelp and read about my favorite places in the old stomping ground, right? Right! And what do I find as I virtually wander along U street? No one has reviewed Millennium yet!!! I GET TO BE FIRST! YES!! (victory dance ensues)
In all seriousness, I love this store. I'm not much of a collector, but I am a design nerd and I have to admit that the furniture pieces that they have in the store are just beautiful examples of the whole mid-century "thing." The prices are really fair for the quality and condition too (not that I can afford anything but the IKEA special, but hey, I can dream, dammit). The last time I was in town I dragged my uber picky, snobberific, mid-century "expert" to the store. He almost started convulsing he was so ecstatically happy. Doesn't get any better than that, although I do wish I had a video of his reaction. It would have been all over you tube.
Much of mid-century modern design was targeted toward average Americans, so it really pains me that so much of it is priced out of reach. Not so at Millennium, where lovely, well-maintained mid-century modern pieces are affordable and the proprietors will still bargain within reason. Customer service is low-pressure but very attentive. Impressively, their simple website is updated often to reflect their frequently changing stock.
I love Millennium -- great selection; priced right. This is the best of the three mid century modern places in d.c. I go here about once every few months just to poke around and get my teak fix. I wish I could fit more of their furniture in my peanut shell sized condo.
If you are like me, i.e. physically repulsed at the thought of IKEA, then go to Millennium to furnish your pad.
