Since Garde first opened in Los Angeles in 2012, it has been a jewel box of interior design gems. When the owners found a 1921 barn in Summerland, they saw it as the ideal space to offer larger home items, expanding on their unparalleled eye for Scandinavian-meets-Japanese minimalism. Inside the 2,200-square-foot space, find sculptural lighting and contemporary rugs, California-casual linen sofas, leather baskets and Danish-modern ceramics.

Don’t let the name fool you. Outdoor items are only part of the inventory at this multi-story design space. Relaxed, cozy, and eclectic in its offerings, this Summerland shop offers hand-woven baskets, cotton throws, and small-batch liquid hand soaps, as well as large-scale paintings from emerging artists. For outdoor spaces, there are made-to-order cast-concrete fire pits, planters, and teak furniture scattered inside and throughout the shop’s terraces and, indeed, on the front porch.

Wondering where Angelenos find that perfect antique birdbath? Water fountain? Pre-potted arrangement of succulents? This is the place. Founded by Shane Brown—whose Big Daddy’s Antiques in Los Angeles’s West Adams, has long been known for its pre-sorted flea market finds—The Well similarly overflows with vintage and antique items large and small. Vintage prints from California, iron floor lamps, wood-beaded chandeliers, , marble tables, urns; you might need a U-Haul.

Bruce Gregga and William Laman founded their antiques store in a charming cottage, in the heart of Montecito in 1995 and have spent the decades since maintaining a reputation for pieces with provenance and flair. This is the rare place where you can find a 19th-century Tibetan painted weapons chest, a 17th-century Dutch oak commode, and Indian-inlay side tables commingling with newer everyday items like woven rattan hampers and Moroccan straw market totes.

Since the ’70s, Pierre Lafond has held court over a corner of Montecito’s Upper Village’s Montecito Market and a duo of boutiques from his wife, Wendy Foster make up the ground floor of this emporium, but out the back and up the staircase is a haven for interior design enthusiasts, Upstairs. The selection is overseen by Lafond. There’s a constant rotation of vintage-inspired ceramics; bedding from Belgium-based Libeco and Australia-based Walter G.; and loungewear from Skin and Hartford.

Making it all the way to the third floor of the Blue Door’s jam-packed antiques shop in Santa Barbara, can be a little overwhelming; the shop is full of everything from vintage ’50s coffee presses to melamine serveware. But for those who love the hunt, there can be serious pay off in vintage toys, mixing bowls your grandmother probably had, mid-century desks and striking chandeliers.

Representing American artists since it opened in 1984, this gallery has amassed an inventory of more than 3,000 paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures. Artists carried include Frank Kirk, Dan Lutz,, Susan McDonnell, Grace Libby Vollmer, and many others. The space offers more than 20 shows a year, so there’s always something new.

This recently-opened Santa Barbara gallery is the second for the husband-and-wife team Heidi and Ramsey Maune. (The Atlanta location debuted in 2019.) Here, find contemporary works from Alex Katz, Tracey Emin, Frank Gehry, Ellsworth Kelly, Deborah Hass, Justin Lyons, David Salle, Ai Weiwei, amongst others. The gallery also offers art consulting and curatorial services.

For high-end decorative items and furniture that function as works of art, there’s no place quite like Galerie XX. But while the mediums and styles of the pieces here may vary, the quality and heritage, from artists like Nakashima, Lalanne and Ponti, is always top-notch. Recently relocated to Santa Barbara, the former Los Angeles–based gallery retains its acclaimed collection of 20th-century decorative arts, furniture, and artwork.

This one-stop shop offers the ultimate in hand-crafted items like vases, lamps and tabletop items sourced from near and far. Co-owner Kristen Cramer also offers her own hand-made ceramic pieces, including clay and wood spoons and salt cellars, while co-owner Michael Robertson shows his black-and-white photography.