Even though on this blog I write mostly about food, I’m actually better known as someone who writes about houses. I’ve written six books on homes in Italy and write for magazines like House & Garden, Architectural Digest and World of Interiors. So – you can imagine – I see a lot of houses that I would like to move right into. House envy big time.
But it’s rare that I find a store that has the same attraction. Where I just want to pull up a chair and stay a while. But last week while I was eating my way through Florence, working on my new app Eat Italy, I stumbled upon Il Cuore delle Cose. The Heart of Things. The entire store looked like it was just waiting for a photo shoot to happen.
But the great thing wasn’t that it was styled perfectly (it was ) but that every single object was something I felt I could take right home. The colors, textures and shapes were just oh-so-me.
I’m not going to waste words taking up space, since I literally went camera crazy. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. 
Il Cuore delle Cose
Piazza Ghiberti 9r
Florence
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Oh my goodness, Elizabeth. I would have gone crazy in there. There are so many stores like that on Eastern Long Island, on the North Fork. I always make the rounds when I am at my summer place. Thanks for sharing!
But it seems completely Provençal to me! Beautiful but très Frenchie nonetheless…
This blog really sang to me. I am a sales rep in California and sell items very similar to this. My customers would really love this store and I will share this post on my facebook page.
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I just saw that glassware in a store in Seattle on Sunday. Global village, consumer division…
Thanks all, glad you like the goods!
I’m in Rome but when I’ll go in Firenze I’ll looking for this amazing place!