Uncommon Goods
One of my closest friend has started showing up to my house in really great, unique jewelry… She has a necklace with a typewriter key as a pendant among many, many other cute little accesories. I asked her were she found these – her husband buys them for her at UncommonGoods.com. They have some really out of the ordinary stuff – from kids stuff to household stuff to jewelry.
Another interesting place to find unique and wonderful (and expensive) goods is Anthropologie.com. This is my favorite place to indulge- it is rare that I can ever afford anything, but it is fun (just the same) to look at the site and get ideas and inspiration for things that I might be able to find cheaper elsewhere or make on my own. It is primarily a women’s clothing line but they also have fantastic household goods (especially the linen for the kitchen) and furniture. If you are looking to treat yourself or your special lady friend, this is the place to go.
You an my wife have very similar taste. She loves Anthropologie too, but like you said, it’s really expensive. I usually buy her clothes from there for special occasions and she often goes there to sift through their sales rack — they usually have good deals on their clothes if you can find the right size in their clearance section.
I’m also glad you mentioned Uncommon Goods. I learned about that store a long time ago, but forgot about it.