Sheptons Antiques

I wouldn’t call this an antique shop in the traditional sense — more like Indiana Jones liberated the jungle temple of teak goodies, paid off the locals, and put a bunch of cool stuff in crates bound for Denver. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Seriously though, there are tons of old houses in my neighborhood where the fixtures aren’t recycled when an old house gets torn down — they’re just tossed.
Most old items imported from Java, Indonesia, some dating back to the 1850’s, some to the 1950’s, some modern. Some of the stock also comes from India. This is definitely nothing like the «real» antique stores further south down Broadway.
The cool items include desks, tables, cabinets, beds, columns, and what I can only call walls — or arches. The stuff is eclectic enough to be interesting, slightly disturbing enough to think that someone is taking advantage of the natives.
The only thing that bugged me on my latest stroll was it revealed replicas of carousel animals. For years, old carousels were raided of their animals and sold piecemeal to art collectors, diluting some of our heritage. This sucks, as does any knockoff of it. Shameful.
Tip: Wait for the periodic sales — usually before a restock they can be 30% off. Call and ask when new stuff is slated to arrive. Hey, if Sheptons can take advantage of rampant capitalism, you should too.

A solid selection of Eastern Indian teak corbels, mill work, columns, jali gates. Also some modern reproductions of fanciful wooden carousel animals that are unlike anything around town. African textiles, Balinese mango tree root carvings, and a smattering of lava rock carvings all make for «pop in and cruise around for inspirations.»
Park in the lot in front of Starbucks to avoid having to pay the meter.

Specializes in Indonesian antiques and new Indonesian furniture made from old teak. Also carries some items from India (i.e. columns, yes, entire columns), and of course odds and ends from anywhere. Ranges from rustic to distressed, you won’t find anything shiny and smooth here.
Lots of interesting pieces, you could turn your bedroom into one heck of an interesting place to be with one of the cool carved beds. Not to say your bedroom is boring… I’m sure it’s not… that’s not to say I actually know anything about your bedroom… I’m getting myself in trouble here. So, moving on…
Bottom line: the place to shop if you’re looking for something that totally LOOKS old and decrepit, and/​or have a huge space to fill with interesting exotic wood carvings, and/​or have a wad of cash to spend on stuff that someone in Indonesia probably got $ 4 for.
I don’t meet any of the above criteria. If you do, consider it a 5 star place.
Friendly people, by the way.