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gibbous… A Swankety Christmas.
Photography and video created by Eartha L. Goodwin featuring gibbous fashions at Swankety Swank. Location courtesy of Capricorn Framing.
Tarot and Tea Time This Black Friday!
We’d like you to consider us an oasis of tranquility, magic and surprise this Black Friday. We’ll be serving tea and STORM will give you a taste of his Award Winning Heroic Tarot. Traditionally we close on Black Friday to Support the Buy Nothing Day Campaign, but we want to offer our supporters an alternative to [...]
Swankety Swank Showcase: Lock & Key Nightstands
These matching sturdy wood tables are part of furniture artist and Swankety Swank owner Yabette’s ongoing Steampunk Collection. They feature a hand-painted Victorian-inspired lock and key in detailed hues of brown on its newly refinished black surface. Both rustic and attractive, masculine or feminine, they have practical drawers and shelves with their original pulls. This [...]
Let's Give Ourselves A Multi-Million Dollar Economic Stimulus!
PRESS RELEASE November 15, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This holiday season, give the Bay Area the gift of a multimillion dollar economic stimulus by shopping local! As we approach this holiday season, it is projected that shoppers will continue to spend less than in years past. But there IS a silver lining for the San [...]
All About Alex
This is my hunky husband, Alex Alfaro. He is an exceptional part of the foundation here at Swankety Swank. He’s the man who preps all the furniture for my makeover designs. He cleans each piece, making sure it is structurally intact, sands it, (he insists on doing this by hand to improve his arm muscles) and [...]
Swankety Swank Showcase: Gray Branch Chair
The Gray Branch Chair Swankety Swank Showcase presents the Gray Branch Chair! This sturdy, aged farmhouse style chair has a great wood structure. It has been newly refinished and clear coated in gray on its gorgeous wood frame. It features a hand painted white branch bringing a modern flair to this retro chair. This signed art [...]
Swankety Swank Showcase: Snake Cabinet
The Snake Cabinet Swankety Swank Showcase presents the Snake Cabinet! This wood side table, nightstand or media cabinet has been recently refinished on the top with a slightly distressed, warm red color wash which allows the original wood grain to show. It features a hand painted snake with flowers in hues of gray, black and red [...]
Swankety Swank Showcase: Twilight Tree Dresser
The Twilight Tree Dresser Swankety Swank Showcase presents the Twilight Tree Dresser! This aged, sturdy wood dresser has been newly transformed with a hand painted tree in crackle cream with shimmery gold leaves. The top has been refinished in black on its rustic surface. It features dove-tailed drawers, original handles, protective clear coat on its [...]
Artists Inspire Artists!
Yabette’s newest completed project is now available for purchase at Swankety Swank! It is a combination of hand painted dresser and hutch. It was inspired by Nieves, the creator of SF Weekly’s Best of the Bay Skincare Line 2010 called By Nieves! We carry her gorgeous hand made organic products that epitomize the [...]
New gibbous designs and time with Selene
We’re happy to announce that Selene, one half of one of our favorite design duos, gibbous, will now be in Swankety Swank every Wednesday. Stop in and say hi! This week, she brought in an amazing selection of new designs for their Swankety Swank customers. Enjoy and keep an eye out for more gibbous designs [...]
