A wonderful new, modern, and Texas inspired take on the concept of a old department store. They…read morehave something for everyone from nice, inexpensive gifts to really expensive things in their crystal and china shop. It really takes me back to the days when department stores combined impeccable quality with superior customer service. Watch for those extra 20 percent sales. Can save you a ton!

Amazing inventory! So fun to look around. Can be overpriced. Employees can be pretentious.read more

Obsessed with this store! Such an amazing selection of gifts. You can literally find something for…read moreeveryone in this one store. From the best selection of mahjong gear to an incredible selection of Mackenzie Childs to such a beautifully curated assortment of jewelry - they have it all. I got my favorite necklace there! The people that work there are so kind and helpful. I never write reviews, but I had to for this store!!

They are really nice and have a lot of MacKenzie-Child pieces and children's toys. They have a good…read morechoice of Mayleg.

Bering's is known for high quality, as well as, hard to find items! I have been shopping at the…read moreBissonnet/Weslayan location for years! You can get cleaning products, keys made, children's clothing, books, toys, accessories, fine chocolates, order invitations/stationary, buy plasticware; plates, silverware, napkins, cookware, glasses, etc etc etc On this occasion I stopped in for a few specific items that I needed for the dinner party I was hosting. I sincerely wished that I had gotten the name of the wonderful man, who was working at Bering's and who immediately began helping me find what I needed to buy. He literally walked me around, asking others who also worked there, where to find these items. Of course we ended up in the right section with a multitude of selections which I truly appreciated. I found what I needed and I was a very happy customer! This person's excellent professional service was extremely appreciated. Next time I'm at Bering's I will try to find him, so I can edit this review and add his name so he gets recognized for his over-the-top service!!!

Wonderful and pretty cool place! I was searching for new shopping places around Katy and this…read moreUptown location caught my eye. It was worth the 42 min drive. Chances are you will find an answer to your search regardless if your mission is garden supply, kitchenwares, stationery, chocolate, or fine gifts. I came home on my first stop with the 2 gal. Garden sprayer I needed, a watering bucket, some chocolate that I didn't need, bar cherries for making olde fashioned and ribbon candy.

We have purchased several large and small pieces of furniture and decor at this Ballard and have…read morealways enjoyed a great experience. The designers we have worked with have been extraordinarily helpful and kind. They have walked us through different possibilities with their neat design software. We ended up with pieces we cherish and the delivery fee was usually waived or low. We did have one hiccup with a smaller item not having all the required parts but one call to Ballard customer service and it was handled by a very genteel, sweet customer service rep. Really great store where we enjoy shopping! Ballard often has sales, so I recommend keeping an eye out and going in at strategic times of year. One of our visits was right before a seasonal change and our designer offered us a floor model at a discount! Also, the catalogs and website are great resources! Some items may be overpriced, but we have found the quality of our purchases to be fair for the prices we have paid so far. I suggest checking out their website first before coming in and letting the designers know your limits. We never felt looked down upon for being clear with the designers about our budget or tastes. Lastly, the staff at this location have consistently been welcoming and kind. I generally prefer to enjoying browsing on my own and approaching staff once I have a decision or a question. However, I appreciate that the staff/ designers always ask if they may help or simply greet me warmly. A small display of sincere effort means a lot to so many folks in the digital age. Keep it up!

After countless of mail catalogs, Ballard Designs now has a Houston home and storefront nestled in…read morethe River Oaks Shopping Center! Ballard Designs Houston is a showroom with eye catching displays filled with home & garden furnishings and accessories. From a friendly staff, welcoming showroom with goods and fabric samples to peruse thru ..... you may just find something for your castle!

Really bad service at the counter; though there were more cashiers, hardly any floor help was…read moreavailable. My cashier, Aysha, dropped my container and broke it. Then ask me to find another one. Excuse me!!! No greeting, no thanks for shopping. Next to her, another counter help broke the register's mirror. What's going on? The store was not even busy at 1pm on Saturday. I picked up so many items from the floor and cleared the path, the back area floor mat, and the area where employees are going in and out. Everything was on the floor. They keep walking over it. It's sure a management issue: they aren't walking or training their employees. What a disappointment from the "Home Goods" workers at this location. The only reason we went there was that it's a bigger store than the Galleria store, which is close to our home. Totally not recommend this location till they work on their management.

Just experienced the rudest cashier I have ever encountered at any Homegoods. I understand it's not…read morehigh-end shopping, but basic courtesies such as acknowledging customers is not too much to ask. The cashier who rang me up might do better working in another capacity that is not customer-facing. Cashiers were more interested in talking to each other rather thank greeting customers. The cashiers at the W. Gray location are reliably friendly and polite. What is going on with the management at this location???

A beautiful store with beautiful things if you have $$$$ to spend. I saw an entry table I liked…read morethat cost close to 10k! I would describe the style as eclectic. There were some very ornate, wood carved pieces, and then some more modern, mid-century items, and then some very country, almost barnyard, items. I have to disagree with some of the other reviews about the staff. We visited a number of very high-end furniture stores that day and this was the only place where I felt like the staff were snobby. They do have a large selection of interior design books which I would have liked to sit and browse through, but this is not the kind of place to do that.

Every time I come in - I see something new! Such a beautiful store with amazing one of a kind…read morepieces!

This is one of the cutest shops in Houston. From blind boxes to candles to stickers, they sell the…read moremost unique items that I rarely see elsewhere. Also, it's woman-owned! They sell their baggu items at retail price, so I grabbed a laptop sleeve that I've been eyeing for a while. Turns out the design I bought was sold out on the official baggu website, so I'm very happy with my purchase. The store was a bit on the pricier side, but it's also just a fun experience to look around. The worker that I talked to was super nice, attentive, and helpful!

Love this shop! I found it by chance after grabbing a latte at Un Caffe. You can place your drink…read moreand food at the waiting table in the front area while you shop around. The blind box wall definitely got my attention! Picked up some Smoko blinds but they had a great variety including Sanrio and Pokemon. I love the variety of merch here and super unique too! It is now my new go to for gift shopping. The only downside is the difficulty parking but worth visiting! The staff is super kind and welcoming.

We had serious issues with the furniture we purchased. One of the sofas was advertised as genuine…read moreleather, but it started peeling in a short time, which raised concerns about its quality. The legs of another sofa broke very quickly. A repair team was sent, but the fix did not last and it broke again. When we requested service a second time, we were asked to pay. Overall, we are not satisfied with both the product quality and the after-sales service.

I received a lot of compliments ... when my guest enter my television room…read more They stated that this is amazing . I wanted something that odd and bright in color.

I think Houston is such an interesting city in terms of location since you can find high-end…read morerestaurants in strip malls, and wonderful antiques and one-of-a-kind item stores between chains. Enter, Mecox. As K.K. mentions, I'd love to live in this store. It's so well set up and has a lot of natural light so you don't feel like you're in a giant warehouse of found objects and furniture. The staff including Leslye were incredibly kind offering a bit of background on the store (the largest of the 8 stores nationwide) and never making my friend and I feel pressured to buy anything or leave. I think a place like this is an interior designer's dream with antique camel rocking chairs, geod paperweights, various sizes of painting and elaborate wall decor, and unique furniture from lucite to lush fabrics. While the prices were a little higher, I think they understand who they're marketing to, and the quality seems really great on many of their larger ticket items. Their website also shows a lot of their inventory with dimensions (so incredibly smart) so I may scope for a fancy wedding present. If I had the money, I'd definitely love to deck out a house with Mecox goods!

i love the woodlands!…read more that being said, there is a dearth of decent interior design retail in my beloved woodlands. ......... at mecox, you'll discover interesting one of kind pieces, great finds, cutting edge design, transitional and timeless furnishings for home, garden and gifts. the buyers here are on point and current. the highland village location fronts westheimer and is in between west elm and z gallerie.....both of which pale in comparison. my friend and i had great fun visiting with the staff: very friendly, unpretentious....which, unfortunately, makes me want to spend money. (rumour has it that persons calling themselves interior designers in the woodlands are coming to places such as this, harvesting great ideas, and selling them as their own. note to self: skip the self-styled suburban interior designers and chat up the boys at MECOX.)

Like a fine car, fine linens are built to last. The Home Treasurer brand of linens are not built to…read morelast. They begin to deteriorate after the first wash. I bought what I thought was fine linen, but what I got was just crappy sheets.

Stopped in Saturday again on the dresser hunt. They don't carry furniture, it's just linens for the…read morebathroom and bedroom. It did remind me that we need a new bathmat so we poked around for a bit and found something we liked that was reasonably priced. We didn't look at the linens but they have a lot of choices. Definitely a step up over BB&B. Salespeople were friendly and knowledgeable.