Cupcakes and Cashmere

L.A. Life: New Stone Age

January 5th, 2012

I love when friends come to visit Los Angeles, since it’s such a fun city to host out-of-towners. The weather’s consistently reliable, there are tons of fabulous restaurants (whether you’re craving cheap Mexican food or high end sushi), there’s a wide variety of landscapes (beaches! mountains! cities!), and of course, lots of great shopping. Since I get a tremendous amount of questions about things to do in L.A., I decided to turn it into a new series that showcases my favorite shops, restaurants, and activities.

To kick things off, I want to start with one of my most-visited home goods stores, New Stone Age. It’s been around for almost thirty years, but somehow I just discovered it (thanks to the girls at Beso) and am now completely obsessed. It’s stocked with delicate jewelry, cute trinkets, pretty art, vintage-inspired pieces for your home, and has become my go-to spot for buying gifts.

{I love the idea of lining up little gold bowls on a wall}

{Creepy/cool soaps in the shape of babies’ hands}

{Gilded candles for making casual dinners a bit more festive}

{Caged light fixtures – simple and stunning}

{Sparkly beetles}

{Vintage-inspired office supplies}

{Matchstick bottles that you can strike along the bottom – seen here}

{Just a few of their dainty rings that I’m lusting after}

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  • Janine Boos

    Hey!
    Are these posts going to be every day or through out the year? I’m going from Brazil to visit LA next week!

  • http://LovelyIdea Nicole

    Thank you for letting me know this wonderful store!

    <3 <3 Lovely Idea <3 <3

  • http://dreamdaymusings.blogspot.com/ marni

    love the rings, my friend has one by helen ficalora that makes me want one every time she wears it , so pretty and dainty!

  • http://www.thrillofthechaise.com Kate

    That store looks amazing! Potentially worth the cross-country trip to LA :)

    Kate

    http://www.thrillofthechaise.com

  • Jess

    So thrilled that you’ll be doing this. Can’t wait to see your posts. It’s so easy to get caught up in the same routine and same old places in this town (despite it’s size).

  • http://www.ninameyer.typepad.com Nina

    i love the beetles!!!

  • Vanita
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    Beautiful photos. I like it. ^ ^

  • http://justwaitingfortoast.blogspot.com/ Emily

    This looks like my perfect kind of shop! Everything looks so so cute! xo

  • http://theartofpretty.blogspot.com Karli

    The little soaps are so creepy! But I am obsessed with those caged light fixtures. Any idea of how much they cost? :)

    Karli

  • http://mindthestyle-italy.blogspot.com Emily

    Lovely blog!And lovely name, Hi I’m Emily! If you want to follow me back I have a blog called http://www.mindthestyle-italy.blogspot.com! From now you have a new follower!

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  • http://stylemegrasie.com/ Lauren

    I love how beautifully cluttered the store is! Ahh so many great things!
    xo
    Lauren
    http://stylemegrasie.com/

  • http://astylishbirdietoldme.blogspot.com Sarah

    Really excited about this new blog feature – I’m visiting LA and San Francisco in June and looking for some original ideas of fun things to do.

  • http://www.rooftoptent.net.au/ Sheila

    I really liked how you lined up the golden bowls in your wall. The sparky beetles is nice, I think it would look good if I place it in my table. :) Wow, the rings are gorgeous.!

  • http://cablecarcouture.com/style-blog Sarah the Stylist

    The stackable rings are divine. Love finding a good new boutique in town.

  • http://seekingstyleblog.wordpress.com Jennifer

    I think I’m going to enjoy this new series.. I get down to LA quite often and would love some recommendations!

    xo Jennifer

    http://seekingstyleblog.wordpress.com

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    I’m def going to enjoy this new series..

  • http://theskyisnotlimit.blogspot.com Lu Maruo

    divertido! *-*
    fun! *-*

  • http://lovelyinrandom.blogspot.com Dinx

    oh no I don’t know how I feel about baby hand soap though =S but the rest seems very cool…just no baby hands please. They’ll start looking all deformed and scary when you start using them and no-one needs deformed baby hands in their bathroom =S

    Dinx @ Lovely in Random xoxo

  • http://aglittermuffin.blogspot.com kristi

    yay! i love new cute stores to go check out in LA! can’t wait to go see this place! loving the rings in the last picture!

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    amazing picture, Gilded candles one is better than others. what camera did you use to take these pictures ??