Home and Garden Accents and other Ventura, CA Shopping Tips

Name of Shop: Villa Tasca

A lovely ivy covered shop in the heart of historic downtown Ventura. Villa Tasca offers a wide array of home and garden accents.

The shop beckons as it sort of spills out the doors with enticing looking tapestries, flowers, streamers and stone wall fountains.

Enter and you shall find a wide assortment of eclectic candles, greeting cards, tableware and seasonal merchandise which overwhelms your senses.

What To Buy: Villa Tasca offers beautiful handmade soaps and a line from Caswell Massey. Their wall tapestries are beautiful. At Christmas time they have a wonderful collection of gourmet hot chocolates and teas.

They also have little jewled frame ornaments that you can keep out year-round. Beautiful!

What To Pay: A small bar of handmade soap can set you back $2.50 and greeting cards around the same price range.

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Theme: Gifts
Phone: 805 643 6113
Address: 401 E. Main Street Historic downtown Ventura, CA
Directions: Corner of Main Street and Oak
Website: www.VILLATASCA.COM

Name of Shop: Avenue Used Furniture & Antiques

I have lived in town for 15 years and I have never discovered this wonderful shop. It's off the beaten path south of the Historic downtown district, quite close to the Victorian Rose Bed & Breakfast.

The quality of the merchandise is excellent. It is well displayed, clean and polished. The prices are so good that I had to rub my eyes to make sure I was seeing things correctly.

Excellent service with an emphasis on care and quality.

What To Buy: Avenue Used Furniture & Antiques is an excellent choice for items such as dressers, armoires, desks, easy chairs, headboards, and dining room sets.

They also have a nice selection of vintage lamps and chandeliers. We purchased a set of victorian globe lamps and the price was well below what I saw for a single lamp in a catalog.

What To Pay: Quality armoires begin at $300.00, easy chairs with ottomans $79 on up, crystal flush mounted light fixture $79.00.

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Theme: Antiques
Phone: 805 653 7732
Address: 826 E. Main Street Ventura, CA 93001
Directions: On Main Street just West of Kalorama near the Victorian Rose Bed & Breakfast.