Best Decorative Vision

Kristen Bolling

Enjoy classic (but not canonized) modern design, astonishing works by local artists, and zany postmodern joie de vivre? And you haven't plunged in to the many pleasures of IF+D, you say? Then, friend, you have a great big hole in your life that you need to fill with a trip Downtown, pronto. The daughter of an urban shop owner, owner Kristen Bolling opened the store at her young daughter's behest but also aspired to just the kind of throwback neighborhood retail clubhouse the place has become. (The DJ Chicken George sets and discounts you get for singing Prince lyrics on the right occasions don't hurt.) Bolling's ineffable aesthetic encompasses powdered Blu Dot metal as well as some kind of "naked angel babies" the Twitter feed is on about right now. Did we mention the witty, nutty, sardonic website, further evidence that IF+D is the thinkin' fella's home store? Read the nightstand description as ode to the Jam, and you'll see what we're talking about.

IF+D
208 Colorado, 512/469-0870
www.ifdaustin.com