Angelo Surmelis’ new home decor store in downtown L.A.
TV personality Angelo Surmelis’ new store, angelo:Home, fills a storefront in the landmark Eastern Columbia building in downtown Los Angeles. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
The new Angelo:Home store in downtown Los Angeles is a mix of old and new. Pictured here, set on a bar: a 1947 typewriter, a vintage ice bucket and books by local author Jennifer Niven. “We really champion local artisans and artists,” manager Ed Baran said, adding that pottery and candles by L.A. makers complement the Angelo:Home furniture collection and inventory of flea market and estate sale finds. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
The Ennis sofa is part of the angelo:Home line of furniture. Price: $549, delivery included. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
A Hoosier cabinet, circa 1955, provides the display space for vintage coffee, sugar and flour canisters. Milk glass cake stands are sold in different colors at angelo:Home and come with a back story: They are new pieces made with the original molds of the Ohio family who helped to popularize milk glass in America, manager Ed Baran said. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
Candles by St. Louis-based Simpatico are made with vegetable-based wax and glass containers that the company makes itself. Here they sit on an angelo:Home cocktail ottoman, $199 including delivery. In the background: another one of Angelo Surmelis’ sofas, $549, delivery included. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
Easter bunnies in dresses are $9.95 each, and the larger plaid animals are $19.95 apiece at angelo:Home. Both are made by the Glendale company Allen Ave. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
Candles are racked up like billiard balls. The retro-print letters are by Cheltenham Road, the crafty L.A. design studio whose L.A.-centric coasters have been featured on L.A. at Home. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
Angelo Surmelis’ line of all-weather wicker patio furniture includes chairs ($259), ottoman ($229), armless loveseat ($479) and armed loveseat with table ($499). Prices include cushions finished in an outdoor fabric, as well as delivery. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
The Ennis sofa with tufted back and green twill fabric ($549) comes with two accent pillows. The vintage lifeguard ring in the background? It’s just $39.
The angelo:Home store is at 847 S. Broadway, Los Angeles. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)