Revival Furniture

I go here religiously at opening on Thursday mornings. Great finds at fair prices. I love this place.

Wow. What a gem this place is. Such incredibly well-​curated items and at astonishingly low prices. It’s sort of unreal. I ended up leaving with four large pieces (two coffee tables, a side table and a bench, all solid wood) yesterday (all MCM, great condition) with a few other tsotchkes for about 500. That’s what you’d pay for a single coffee table at another vintage store! I can’t recommend this place highly enough!

Simply perfection… May I start out by saying I have always admired business owners that know their niche and this woman is gifted. The space is loaded with rare pieces and I learned to walk around a few times to make sure I see it from different angles. No bartering… prices are firm but very fair… Be prepared to want mostly everyyyything!
Tip for parking: the owner told me St. Vincent does allow you to park which they have a huge lot directly across the street and I find that’s easiest.
Score: the best items are thursday morning hands down.

This place is great. It is a used furniture store and if that is what you are looking for you are in luck! They have great vintage finds. (Just a note here for those who are reviewing Revival Furniture as if it is something other than a used and vintage store: the prices are low and the customer service isn’t outstanding every single day– though sometimes it is amazing!- but there is no «free lunch» and when you pay premium prices, you are paying for service too. So be happy with your discount and don’t expect personal attention. I am new to Unilocal,but joined because I see some reviews that seem so out of place.)

If I could give this store 10 stars I would! Revival is hands down my favorite place to shop in LA. Their furniture selection is well curated and incredible, you can pick up a great MCM piece there in close to perfect condition for less than ¼ of the price that other furniture stores in LA price similar items. The selection changes constantly but is always great. When it comes to the furniture you can count on finding something beautiful, unique, useful, or down right cool. They refinish a lot of the pieces themselves, and give some of their items adorable and creative touches. Everything is steal, you could furnish a whole room from Revival for under $ 1000. Forget the Rose Bowl, forget Saint Vincent, this place is less expensive by far!
Aside from furniture they have cool tchotchkes, great jewelry, cool vintage art, unique room accessories, light fixtures, beautiful textiles, all very, very affordable.
I don’t know what all of you one star DB’s are talking about, THE STAFF MEMBERS ARE ALL AWESOME. Muriel is a sweetheart, and «the rude guy with curly hair at the counter» Is not rude, he’s actually really cool, helpful, and knowledgeable. Those who feel that the staff doesn’t give a shit are probably entitled self important TWATS. This place does not claim to be anything that it’s not, and all those naysayers need to get over themselves. I guess it’s just more rad stuff for me and the others who love this place and appreciate what these people do.
Thanks for being awesome Revival!

Sure it has some neat stuff, but doesn’t matter when the guy at the front desk ignores you and handles his personal business on the phone in front of you and won’t ring you up. My mom, sister and I were the ONLY ones in the store. My mom wanted 3 pieces of jewelry, she put them on the counter while we waited patiently for him to finish his personal phone call, then when he finally hung up, he started dialing a new phone number. Didn’t even look up at us. He obliviously didn’t care for our business, so my mom said ok guess I’ll go. He didn’t even try to stop us. I won’t go in there anymore. It wasn’t the first time I’ve been, and every time he has the same shitty attitude.

Revival is one of my favorite vintage shops in Los Angeles. It’s tucked in a corner of Lincoln Heights across from St. Vincent De Paul’s Thrift Shop, and the prices are incredibly reasonable — if not downright cheap. I have found great deals on antiques, collectibles, furniture. I literally bought an antique trunk there for $ 45 dollars, and when I didn’t need it anymore, I sold it two years later for $ 100. If you like old cool stuff, you’re going to love Revival. It’s small, so the selection isn’t huge — but what they’ve got is awesome.

is saddens me to give a bad review… buuut… as a set decorator and professional shopper for the movie industry i shop at a lot of stores from expensive high end retail, antiques, auctions, yard sales, estate sales to cruddy thrift shops and everything in between, i love the hunt and usually the interesting characters who frequent them and the treasures i find, i am and always will be a HUGE supporter of the small business owner, i have shopped here for years off and on and i like to make the stop when in the dwntwn neighborhood, i like their style, but last week i came in to see what we could use for our set onTRUE BLOOD on HBO and the owner Marion i think her name is (was at the counter, it’s usually the rude guy with curly hair at the counter, who’s name escapes me, because he’s hardly nice or welcoming) but to no avail even with his aloof hipster rudeness i still like their style and what they have in their shop, until last week when i stopped by and found a very interesting looking guitar for sale $ 95. a «Bentley» acoustic/​electric, i didn’t know the brand, couldn’t find any info on it and was a present for my boyfriend (i am not a musician) the guitar «looked» kool and nothing i knew to look for looked alarming or looked damaged at «first sight» she said it was her sisters and she wasn’t in, but it just came in and so many people were interested in it already, however the owners «good friend» just so happened to be at the counter and said she played the guitar and «this was a great buy», i was already buying about $ 270. of other items and asked for a discount since i was unsure if it played or if anything was wrong with it and her friend «insisted» it was a great deal… i asked for a discount again she said «we don’t give discounts», well… huh…okay… i took her at her word and as i said i’ve shopped there for years at least
6 years off and on and usually drop between $ 150-​$ 400 each time i’m in, long story short, when i bought strings for it, the salesperson at the guitar cntr said «wow hope you didn’t pay too much for this „bentley“ it’s only worth maybe $ 35-​$ 40 in this cond., it’s missing it’s bridge and all of it’s internal components were removed so it won’t play electric any longer, it’s a very expensive repair like
$ 300-​$ 400 repair, wasn’t worth the repair»
omg, i was shocked and disappointed to say the least, now it’s just a pretty decoration i paid $ 95 bucks for… which is nothing to scoff at.
the next week i went back to Revival to talk to owner to see if we could come to some reasonable agreement, an exchange for something else, she had a scowl on her face as well as the rude guy who’s always there and they said «ALL SALES ARE FINAL, NO EXCEPTIONS» uh… okay …i get the whole «buyer beware» routine… but this is just BAD BUSINESS, you knowingly sold me an item you knew had major damage, when i asked for a discount to lessen the blow for my next purchase at least, since you wouldn’t refund me (still hoping you would attempt to make this right) it was a big fat «NO! sorry you should have known what you were buying and it doesn’t even belong to me it’s my sisters and she’ll get really mad at me »
WTF ??? really, really ??? this is YOU & YOUR sisters shop YOU ARE the owners, shame on you, i’ve spent a lot of money in your shop for years, i supported YOUR small business as well as referred my decorator friends here and THIS is how you treat your repeat customers ??? you give them a «shrug of the shoulders and a sorry charlie» ???
well i can assure you i will NOT be shopping here any longer and i will also tell my industry peers to not shop here and spend their money elsewhere. where in this economy we are selective where our money is spent and we choose to support small businesses we would like to shop where our patronage is appreciated and welcomed and to build a loyal working relationship !
i also belong to the «set decorator society of America «as well and i will let them know about my experience here, i guess you should think of the bigger picture next time, when you rip people off without a care and not even the willingness to make it right …
you’ve lost out on thousands of dollars, not only from me, this tv show and other future projects, just this year alone, but from my peers tv shows & films as well… and YES «Caveat Emptor «when you shop here… i am very disappointed in your crappy attitudes and bad business, hope you will learn from this experience … i have…
it’s sad, i always liked your shop, the style & taste of the items you choose, well… until this bad experience that is, not everything is so black & white… be fair and you will have a LOYAL customer for many years to come, burn them and you will loose them, their money and all their friends …

I love this store! They’ve got great things and they restore so beautifully but that stupid guy with the curly hair is so pretentious! He was rude when it came to my daughter touching things. At one point he asked me if I was purchasing a book that my daughter was looking at when I was checking out, I clearly said that I was only taking some jewelry and a vanity. I know these things are old and you need to be careful with them but then tell me directly not indirectly. I told him he had a bad attitude and he followed me out the store. So disappointed

I didn’t actually purchase anything, however there are some great items in the store! The owner was very nice too! I am going back for a WWII chest that I scoped on my out of there today!

OK — forget the folks who rated Revival with low scores. People who enjoy the thrill of thrifting will LOVE this place. I’ve been a customer for a few years now and have purchased some fantastic items. Granted – it’s hit and miss since their pieces do sell rather quickly. I would go every week if my home was big enough (no, I am not a hoarder). Check this place out – the owners are chill and laid back – very helpful. Hope you discover as many treasures as I have. Happy hunting!!!

My boyfriend and I have come in here a few times and have found great items. This includes a vintage Samsonite train case for $ 12 (!!!) and a mid-​century coffee table for less than $ 100. Despite other reviews, I don’t mind the «garage sale» prices, given that the quality is far above «garage sale» (at least the things we have purchased). Like other stores that sell used & vintage, it is hit and miss, but if you’re an avid vintage shopper than you totally get that.

The shitty reviews for this place exemplify all that is fucked up about Unilocal and Unilocalers. How in the name of all that is holy can you entitled retards complain that a business’s prices are TOO LOW? And she gripes that «the place is like a garage sale.» Well, much like a garage sale, vintage furniture stores sell used, old furniture so that similarity you cleverly pointed out makes a good amount of sense.
That said though, it might not be as good as it was years ago, when you could routinely find many adorable hand-​painted, repaired items. I went in for the first time in years because my boyfriend is moving and in need of furniture, and although we saw several good-​quality and very reasonably priced items, there was nothing with the sisters’ special charm. I assume they still own the place since it’s so similar and has the same name, but I’m guessing coughing up fancy paint jobs on rad old furniture on a weekly basis is just too overwhelming. And the people they have working at the counter (friends?) are so remarkably unfriendly that I find it kind of funny, but I am a person who prefers not to be hounded and pestered in stores.
Years ago I interviewed one of the sisters (can’t remember her name) for Venus Zine and she was a lovely person when we spoke, but after she read the story she called me and left this long message practically teary thanking me for capturing and appreciating what she and her sister were trying to do. It was really sweet; hardly anyone ever bothers to thank me for interviewing them. In fact, they almost never do.
So even though I was slightly disappointed by the dearth of rad old decoupaged 1940s medical tables and stuff, it’s still a really cool little place in a cool part of town and you should appreciate that they’re offering good-​quality old pieces in good repair for dirt cheap, you ungrateful little fucks. Go get ripped off at Sunbeam if you don’t like it.

This place is like a garage sale. Mostly art or photos, some other nick-​nacks here and there. Mostly pre-​owned items.
What gets under my skin is that this place. Very small and most of their items are $ 10 or less. Just don’t see how they’re able to keep it afloat. Furniture selection is sub-​par.

I love this place, I have no idea what the negative reviews are all about!
Back in the day when I was a full-​time student and didn’t have a pesky job to keep me busy, I used to try to hit up Revival every Thursday because that’s when they have the good stuff. I never once had a bad interaction with the owners — quite the opposite. They don’t bug you unless you need something, and sometimes they’ll be in the back working on a piece of furniture while you’re shopping… which is kind of their job. However, they’ve been super helpful to me on several occasions — helping me carry stuff to my car, lending me a tape measure to see if I could fit a super cute and underpriced MCM dresser in my car (I couldn’t) and so forth.
The only negative for me is that their selection can be very inconsistent week to week, but I think that’s just the nature of the vintage furniture game. Some weeks they’ll have multiple big pieces I love, other weeks I literally can’t find one thing I’d buy. For me it’s frustrating because I live in West LA and it’s quite a trek only to get there and realize within 5 minutes they don’t have anything for me… but that’s life. It’s not exactly their fault they can’t keep their teeny store stocked with things I love week in and week out.
I haven’t been there in probably a year (yikes! Has it been that long??) but last I was there the prices were crazytown low. Like, lower than you’d find buying from random people on craigslist low. And I’m cheap. I guess you can go to St. Vincents across the street, but the selection there is always pretty hit or miss.

I’ve gotta update my review because this place has totally gone down the drain. I guess it got way popular, and anyway it’s become much pricier for way less interesting objects. Also, the woman who works there was really bitchy to me, even though I’ve spent hundreds there and praised their name to all my friends.
Coulda shoulda woulda, but doesn’t quite do it right anymore. A little less sass would go a long way, ladies.

This store is over-​priced and most of the stuff there is total crap. But I wouldn’t give it one star just for that. I am giving this place one star because the owners are RUDE, cooler-​than-​thou hipsters who get off on ignoring you and/​or making you feel like pond scum. Maybe I should send them a letter. Dear People Who Work at Revival, I don’t like being ignored and I really don’t like being made to feel like pond scum, especially when I am your customer!!! Thanks, Girl Who Was Going to Buy Stuff From You Until You Ignored Her for 10 Minutes and then Snapped At Her For No Reason
If you want to save yourself from being ripped off and/​or humiliated, do yourself a favor and go to the Sniveling Sibling on Eagle Rock Blvd. They have cool vintage pieces at unbelievable, better-​than-​fair prices. Plus, the owner Jeff is the kind of guy who will chat with you and then remember your name the next time you come in. He will even try to help you track down that dream piece you’re hunting for (farmhouse table, vintage surfboard, etc.)!
Anyway, good luck and happy hunting!

What a tiny little shop. This thrift store leaned more on the antique side. There were no clothes or toys or any of that other stuff you will see at other thrift stores. There was just a bunch of dishes, art, and nick nacks from possibly 1940’s or so. I think it smelled of marijuana in the back. Mother didn’t find anything here either.
On to the next shop…

Pretty interesting furniture, which i’m sure they are resurfacing because there were two matching painted pieces that were in fact not part of the same family. The only problem i guess is the limited selection but i guess thats all that can fit into the store.
I did like that they had some classic chinese propaganda posters also for sale, but i didn’t have anywhere to put them so i didn’t buy them,

Maybe it was a bad week but I didn’t see anything too noteworthy in here and the chick at the counter was blasé. Prices were definitely within reach though. There was a hipster with a tape measure wildly sizing each item as I browsed.
After scoring two chairs across the street that just needed a little love, I’d rather just go this route and customize myself.
Still worth a peek while you’re there I suppose.