Amir spent countless hours educating my wife and me about fine Persian rugs. He toured our house,…read morelistened to our vision, and asked great questions. He came back with a perfectly curated selection of Persian rug options and provided his overview and assessment of each rug selection and related the rug selection to our house, vision, and needs. His selections fit the discussed budget, timelines, and our needs flawlessly! My wife and I highly recommend Amir!

Dear Amir, Thank you…read moreso much for all the help you and your team gave us in designing the rugs for our new home. It was an exciting process and amazing that we were able to do it all by email. I finished the ordering process with tremendous faith in the designs. When the rugs themselves arrived, they were even more beautiful than I had expected. The quality and workmanship is tremendous and they were faithful to the designs and much more fantastic that I could have hoped. They completely make the house and I am delighted with them. I would highly recommend anyone work with you. You were helpful, very honest and easy to work with and designed me rugs I could never even have dreamed of. Please tell your clients to give you a chance, they will end of with a work of art that they will be so happy with. Yours, LG

We love poking around Machine Age and have been shopping and browsing in this place for years. We…read morelove mid-century design and clean, contemporary home and office style. This is a great place to get interesting ideas. Think of designs by Eames, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Breuer, Saarinen, etc to get an idea of the style. Even if you don't want your whole house furnished in this way, one or two pieces often fit in amazingly well with other kinds of decor. Think of this like a store/museum. Even if you don't buy anything, it's a pleasure to walk around appreciating the aesthetic. Many of those designers of yesteryear simply blow my mind.

On the search for a small dresser and a small side table, my husband and I Yelped upon Machine Age…read more It was way easier finding this place on Yelp than it was in person! However, with the phone assistance of the lovely shop attendant, we finally made it to our destination, free parking and all (I know - in Southie nonetheless!). I have to mention how friendly and welcoming the shop girls were, she was very helpful on the phone and pleasant in person once we made it there as well. Very nice! The shop is a very large open floor showcasing a vast collection of beautiful furniture. I use the term 'beautiful' loosely though - while this furniture is in tip-top shape and well polished or refurbished from another era, we discovered it is just not our taste. I was hoping there might be some older pieces; as far as vintage goes, my taste is more early 1900's than mid-century modern. So I came out a tad disappointed. I should have taken from the reviews that it was all they had to offer, but hey, a girl can hope! But all this is not to say that what they do offer isn't a great selection of high quality and EXPENSIVE retro furniture and decor. It most certainly is. A $2,000 foldable leather stool? Got it. A $10,000 piece of art (from listed but unknown artist)? Right above your head. A garage-sale looking (to the untrained eye, at least) 1960's dinette set that'll run you $5,000? That way, my lady. Walking through this warehouse of furnishings from another era, I suddenly began to feel like I should either (A) be pulling a green bean casserole out of the oven after gathering my laundry off the clothesline out back and calling the kids into dinner or (B) blowing a line of coke off one of the glass-top dining tables and subsequently staring into a lava lamp with the Doors or Pink Floyd blasting in the background. Thankfully neither of those scenarios manifested themselves and I made it out of there and stepped back into the twenty-first century. Empty handed, and for two reasons - I can't afford a single piece of furniture in that warehouse and frankly, while I can appreciate the collection, it is simply not in my wheelhouse of home design. Worth a visit even just for entertainment and to intrigue one's imagination - or of course, if you're good on cash flow and into this sort of thing.

I ordered furniture in August 2025 and paid for it in full -- only to learn seven and a half months…read morelater that the company wouldn't be fulfilling the order. In the process, Pompanoosuc Mills' owner seemed to show as little regard for a longterm employee as for me as a customer. To me, the company's self-professed promise was not kept: "... If you ever have a question or concern about your order, we're here to help--every step of the way." Few will want to hear the gory details, but here goes: When I needed some new stools, I saw a sample in the Copley showroom that was exactly what I was looking for; I ordered three stools in August 2025, paying in full. Erin, the Showroom Manager, told me that it might take 4 months or more to take delivery, which was OK with me. I asked if I'd be able to order a couple more in the future; she assured me 'they still make everything they've ever made', so it wouldn't be an issue. email from Erin on October 19, 2025: "A quick note to let you know your stools are in production. I will continue to follow the build and update you when they are near completion." email from Erin on 11/28/25: "The stools are currently in the assembly department - a fire at the mill set us back a bit. I will contact you again when I see they are near completion." (from Valley News coverage, the fire was October 13, before the first note). I asked Erin for an update 1/17/2026. Erin: "...I have been asking about their progress since then, most recently on the 8th of January. I have yet to get a response." By this time, I was beginning to hear there was a problem sourcing spindles for the stools, since their prior supplier was no longer making them. Not sure how that squares with the "in production" message from October and the "assembly dept" message from November, but it was evident that Erin was getting no better information than me. In the weeks that followed, there was a series of messages (generally with delayed responses from Erin) where there was an effort to get me to switch to a different style, or switch to a different wood. I returned to the showroom to consider, but neither would have matched anything in my house. email from Customer Service 3/5/26: Good news! Your Pompanoosuc Mills furniture order is ready for delivery. We have you on our white glove delivery schedule for 3/12/2026 between 12:00 PM - 3:00 I waited dutifully that day. In the late part of the delivery window I got a call from Erin: "Did they call you?" I said they had not. She said the stools on the truck were walnut, not the oak I had ordered. So...no stools for me. email from Pompy Customer Service on 3/26/26: "First, thank you so much for your recent order. We hope you love your new Pompanoosuc Mills furniture! To that end, we'd love your feedback. Our survey takes about 5 minutes. We'll ask about your experience in our showrooms, our website, your delivery, and your first couple of weeks living with your new Pompy furniture." Somewhat amazed by their poor record-keeping, I filled out the survey by saying I had not received anything yet and was still waiting. I forward the email to Erin saying it was further evidence of the company's dysfunction. Incidentally, my critical survey submission got nary a response. You would think somebody on the other end would have been embarrassed enough to reach out with an apology. email from Erin on 4/1/26: "I finally had a face to face with the owner after I sent this to him. He thought I said you would take the walnut stools. I reminded him I would ask you and you decided no after coming in to see what the walnut wood looked like. He has now definitively told me we will not get the parts for these stools because the people who made these in the past are no longer doing it. It would have been nice to know this last August......Apologies are hardly enough." I'm not in the furniture business, but I find it hard to believe there is no one they could find to sell them oak spindles to fulfill a properly placed and fully paid order. But it's more the careless attitude that is galling.

We have purchased quite a few pieces from Pompanoosuc recently and their furniture quality and…read moreservice is bar none. Torie, located at the Nashua showroom, has a great design vision and is honest and helpful with her advice. Would definitely recommend.

Studio Verticale offers some beautiful European products, from sleek modern kitchens/baths to…read moreunique door/slider offerings. I worked with the owner Mila, Designer David and their team of quality trades people. They didn't try to push their tastes on me, but listened to what I liked and had great ideas to help guide me with choices. They put in space saving glass doors from Italy and installed a gas fireplace in my living room that I'm extremely satisfied with. They handled everything (permit/electrician/contractor). Overall a great experience and I'm contemplating using them again for other projects in my condo in Boston.

My experience with Mila and Studio Verticale were top notch! As a designer, Mila really understood…read morewhat I was "envisioning" for my space and she was able to help me incorporate it into my home. From the very beginning, her service was impeccable. She and her installer, Igor, took care to install my sliding doors in a professional manner and the follow-up, even after everything was finished, was wonderful. I highly recommend Mila and Studio Verticale!

They don't sell Acai and are not owned by Ali Landry. So why are they called Landry & Acai? False…read moreadvertising. This is a pretty spectacular carpet store located in Boston, and while it's not cheap, they have some amazing products here. We aren't even in the market for carpets, but because my family is Persian, I'll often will stop in and see what someone has on sale. Barbie is not too familiar with Persian stuff so I wanted to show her some of the more fancy types of things that you can get. She was pretty impressed, but not enough to part with enough of our money to get one (which she pretty much controls and I like it that way, I mean look at her). What's more - these are good people, and all things considered, this is probably where I would buy carpets in Boston if needed.

My stair runner looks beautiful. The edges are perfectly bound with a carpet trim in a perfectly…read morematching color. The staff helped me select this type of runner because of the issue of my dog and I wanted a stripe pattern to coordinate with my wall color. The installers mapped the stairs on site to make sure everything was perfect before slicing the runner at the shop. They came back with all the separate pieces to install exactly in each tread. The quality of my new carpet and the workmanship in installation from Landry & Arcari has added value to my house.

I was renovating my place so I was looking at furniture. This is the place as this is where a lot…read moreof the high-end designers have their showrooms. The second floor has mainly furniture while the third floor is geared more towards fabric. The third floor also has furniture as well. I was able to compare the different furniture makers because they were all in one location. They have a huge parking lot so that is not an issue. If you are looking for furniture, this is the place.

I got to visit the Headquarters of America's Test Kitchen (squee!), which is located in the…read moregorgeous new Boston Design Center building. While I didn't spend a ton of time exploring the vast facility, what I did get to see was pretty impressive. Not only is it home to a bunch of creative offices, interior decorating showrooms, and of course, ATK, but also several eateries like Flour Bakery, and cute little "food boxes", which are almost like permanent food trucks. Granted, I didn't experience BDC from a "design" perspective, but from what I did see, I was impressed. There's ample parking in the front lot and a parking garage, and the whole building is spacious, clean, and modern. The surrounding neighborhood is a bit "unfinished", but the Design Center is easily accessible via MBTA Silver Line. Again, totally not a "designer", but as a civilian, I liked what I saw!

My family and I have bought many rugs from Varter's. The selection is extensive and beautiful and…read morethe owner and people who work there are beyond helpful, listening carefully to what you are searching for, both color and style. We have gone to other stores and never have an experience as good as Vanter's, They are exceptional.

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At the end of the walkway between two long buildings is a tiny little showroom that instantly…read moretransports you to the world of fine European design. If you live in Boston / Cambridge and have a small deck or terrace, you could get something here that is reminiscent of a fine hotel in Barcelona, London, or Milan. Beware - this is not a general outdoor furniture store carrying products like what you'd take home from a Home Dept - but a showroom that has examples of fine modern design. It's not for everyone but again, if you can afford it, this is a nice place to do some damage to the credit cards!

saw this bed in a Milan design studio a couple of years ago. i remember it as leather, sexy and…read morespendy. the type you mentally file in "someday". fast-forward 2011 and found it again at store's catalogue, now received 3mos after order. when you're ready to graduate from boxspring or ikea to a classic-keeper, look here (just don't pick mine). http://www.zanotta.it/en/products/Beds/1880_81_Caracalla.htm