The key to decorating on a budget is mixing affordable finds with really cool accent pieces. Enter Vessel (125 Kingston Street, Boston, 617.292.0982; 652 Tremont Street, Boston, 617.425.5292), a local haven for unusual and useful home goods. Vessel’s newest South End location is a modern-day curiosities shop, carrying tabletop items, furniture, lighting, and other unique objects. Find reasonably priced designs from Blu Dot furniture, housewares and bags from Authentics, quirky childen’s products from Denmark, and a smart selection of food and design books from Phaidon Press. Enter at your own risk: it’s hard to leave empty-handed.
