My fiancé and I are big collectors of antique/vintage items and am someone who dresses in a vintage/mid century style wardrobe daily so I really enjoy visiting my local antique and vintage shops in the area. Going to Old Town is one of my absolute favorite day trips, all the shops there are so beautiful and the people who work there are so kind and going to Stonehouse Collective is a must for me. I just love the gorgeous collection of unique and well kept items. Going out to shops like this is how I expand my wardrobe and find new pieces to decorate my home and I can't ever seem to leave this place without taking something home. I also always have a lovely chat with the owner every time I stop in as well. I have so much appreciation for stores like this that not only have such beautifully crafted collections themselves but work with other local vintage collectors whom I frequent and love as well. It's wonderful to support my local small businesses but I am also thankful for places like this that find such incredible pieces - furniture and clothing alike - and truly value how special they are. So if you're a vintage girl like me if you just love to check out these treasures for fun, I can't recommend this place more. Just a truly great spot and one of my all time favorites in the state. I am already looking forward to my next visit. read more

from the very start I walked in very friendly to be greeted very rudely by two older adults who abruptly told me I need to leave my drink at the front. After I had said sure I am actually done with it and asked if they had a trash can the cashier very rudely responded with "well if you empty it out first then yeah" and the other one rudely pointed me back to the exit. I understand if there were children with drinks and food however I'm a grown adult and didn't appreciate being talked down to so rudely and unprofessionally. I have gone to plenty of boutiques and thrift stores and have never faced such horrible customer service. I try to be fair with reviews however I do think the employees should be a little bit more friendlier and welcoming to those who wish to shop around. read more

I'm only rating two stars because there is actually some nice art upstairs here. Unfortunately we had a run-in with a very unpleasant piece of "art" and an equally unpleasant cashier. We asked about the "monkey jug" I uploaded here, and were told it was a grotesque, and was folk art; therefore it wasn't racist (and the fact that it had a biblical quote on it somehow makes it better). When my wife asked what a black person would think if they came in and saw that, the woman's reply, and I quote, was "Black people don't buy art." We turned around and started to leave and the woman yelled to us that we should do our research on grotesques and we shouldn't be letting our girls run around in there (a 13 year old and her friend from school. Stop deflecting. You're embarrassing yourself. I've got news for you lady. Blackface is always racist. This jug was not an antique. It was made in 2002. Someone is still profiting off of this racist trash. I am completely disgusted with what we encountered here. I wish I got the cashier's name but I wanted to be gone as soon as possible. She was middle aged, white, with curly graying blonde hair. read more

Stone House Collective - Saw this object, referred to as a "grotesque" or "monkey jug" for sale made in 2002 in SC. Cashier insisted it wasn't racist. - Art Galleries Near Me - Ellicott City, Maryland

Owner made VERY inappropriate comments towards my friend who was the only black person in the shop. told her to "go eat lunch because she's too skinny". Said it very loud for everyone to hear and repeated it again when we were leaving. Absolutely disgusting to body shame your customers!!! read more

(Please note ahead: the owner will respond as she did to my google review, falsifying information about myself and my friend Rebeccas who is not named Heather as she mentioned in her reply. She reversed the situation to make me look like an irate customer. All and all the lady did not offer me a gift card for $4.00 since I told her to spread kindness and give it to someone else since she was not being kindly at all. It was very humiliating to be honest over $1.56. I mean does she want business? Clearly she made the tax a bigger issue than it needed to be. A normal human being would have left a dollar and change go once I offered my credit card. These days carrying cash is a rarity. Why does target, Lowe's, giant etc except a gift card to cover taxes. Her reply does not make sense regarding that! The owner refused to use my $30 gift card to pay for the items I wanted to purchase which cost $26.00 dollars plus $1.54 in tax. She claimed that I needed to pay cash for the tax, and that she would not accept a credit card to pay the tax. I honestly was so confused because the gift card was paid out in cash for $30.00 dollars. Finally, a nice gentleman behind me felt bad and offered the dollar and change to cover me since I had no cash on me and she was being so unkind to me. Thankfully, I was able to leave after being treated like dirt and so unkindly. She did not even offer me the $4.00 for my gift card, which I could careless about. I actually told her to please spread kindness and use that $4.00 on the next customer that purchases something from your store. I can't believe someone could be like this to someone else. So unkind, ungrateful and not a nice human being. I WILL NEVER SUPPORT THIS SMALL BUSINESS!! I love supporting local too. Good luck to you and your shop! OWNERS REPLY FROM GOOGLE: Ashly - 1) When someone buys a gift certificate, they do not pay tax on the amount paid; hence, tax is due SEPARATELY from the gift card amount for the items purchased. (Why is this different from other stores like Target, Lowe's or Giant?) 2) One does not receive cash back for the unused portion of a gift certificate - I offered to give you another certificate for the unused $4.00 and you declined. ( not true at all!) 3) It would not make sense for me to allow the $1.56 tax amount to have been charged on a credit card; I was about to tell you I would pay the tax when one of my vendors handed you his money. You and your friend were making a scene in the front of the store and we thought it best for you to be gone. ( your vendor handed money, bc you would not accept a credit card for $1.56, and you made it a big deal. And had the nerve to ask him for more change $1.80 bc we were trying to accommodate your request) 4) You and your friend came into Stone House Collective looking for - metaphorically - diamonds, emeralds and rubies for under $30 - while we do offer items under $30, such as candles, candle melts, crystals and stone jewelry, they were obviously not to your liking; as our website and Facebook page state: we are an upscale venue for artists and artisans and a few vendors of antiques and vintage items - hence, most of our items are deservedly more than $30. It was most likely the intention of the person who gifted you the certificate to assist you in purchasing something that you have chosen for yourself. (WHEN I FIRST WALKED IN I SAID HI, we are just browsing, thank you!) 5) At no time were you treated unkindly or "like dirt." Each and every one of our clients is precious to us and is treated as such. 6) You and your friend (Heather?) presented your items for checkout with disgruntled attitudes and were rude to me. (Not her name, and I am sorry you felt that way!) 7) I would love for you to stop by again when I am here so we can start again with your introduction to Stone House Collective - perhaps when you are not as stressed as you seemed the other day. (Was not stressed at all, I just found out amazing news and was in a happy mood.) I look forward to chatting with you in person. (Sorry but after the humiliation I received I will not be back! Best of luck to you!) read more

Absolute treasure of a shop with absolute treasures of staff! I actually got to the store a little early. Cindi and her coworkers welcomed me in to look around and immediately offered a warm and friendly atmosphere. Cindi's selection of Mid Century Modern furniture and decor is out of this world! What was even better is that I experienced no sticker shock! Everything was VERY reasonable given the great condition and style of the piece! They have items ranging from Burke all the way to Nelson style pieces. I'm so glad to have such a cool store in EC! And not only do they have great furniture, there's also very cool vintage clothing sections! Would highly recommend The Welsh Bohemian if you're into boho or 60's-70's style pieces! They even have a great selection of instruments and accessories on the second floor. Not to mention all the beautiful unique artwork littered all around for sale! My overall experience was definitely a five star experience. Everyone was SO kind, polite, and attentive. I felt no pressure to buy and was given the time to peruse the shop calmly. That's exactly the kind of environment I would hope for going into a shop like this. Incomparable to any of the other vintage shops in EC! Just top notch!!!!!!!! Would HIGHLY recommend coming to this shop!!!! read more

This is a high end second hand shop with some art and furniture made by local artists. The stock is interesting and high quality. Shop is spacious, clean, and it's easy to see things. Prices are clearly marked. In regards to the review by the guy who was upset by the jug that struck him as racist, I have seen it myself and know enough about pottery to say that it is a perfect specimen of southern black folk art with a long history. By black, I don't mean about black people, but made by black artists for use and display in the homes of black people. They themselves probably never used the term grotesque to describe this style, that is art theory terminology. In plain English, the piece is a face jug and they go back thousands of years across many cultures. Please google face jug and see article at jonespottery.com Think about it: if you saw a traditional hand made wooden mask from Africa hanging in a museum and the face depicted on the mask was not pretty, would you call it racist? These jugs might be intended to honor spirits recognized by pre-christian religions, they might be just for fun, or they may depict actual people. Before modern medicine there were disfiguring conditions such as mumps, cleft palate, dental abscesses, etc. If someone were in a bad accident, there was no plastic surgery. People looked different in the past. read more