Another Time

Wow, I’m quite stunned at how I was completely dismissed by the old lady at the counter. She was on the phone (on speaker) as I walked in to the store. She was disputing a bill. She didn’t even acknowledge me or look up to see me walking around. I kept waiting to find a moment to interrupt her to answer a question about Scandinavian furniture I have to refurbish and sell. I finally walked up to the counter and she held the phone to her mouth and said «hold on there’s someone in front of me» and she asked if I had a question, I said yes, as I asked my question she said «I’m actually on the phone and need to fix this, give me a few minutes». I was on a 15 minute lunch break, which I told her. She didn’t seem to care, so I walked out. So rude! Plus as I walked around I saw boxes and furniture stacked on top of each other in clear view for everyone to see, which looks very unorganized and ugly if you ask me. In any case, I won’t be going back as I was rudely ignored and dismissed.
Horrible!

Where shall we start?
When we moved to SF from London, all we had was a couple of plates, so we started looking for some great pieces to furnish our apartment with.
Now, three years later, we have quite a few pieces from Pam, including a dresser, loveseat, and a kitchen table. All beautiful, well-​restored collector pieces.
Exceptional quality, and a comparatively great price. And Pam –really– knows her stuff!

Pam is a great authority on Mid-​Century furniture & specializes in high quality collections from that era.
I have purchased Heywood Wakefield dressers, bookcases & desks from her over the past 15 years & most recently acquired Conant Ball bookcases by Russell Wright.
You can trust Pam completely…
And, she’s great to work with!
She’s a total pro…
Jack

Pam is wonderful to work with. We ordered a Danish table based on internet photos + description to be shipped to our home in Brooklyn. She was attentive throughout the process; answered questions we had + updated us on shipping information. We were obviously nervous about ordering such an expensive vintage item sight unseen, but the piece was beautiful and as described.

Pam is wonderful with a lot of great mid century pieces in her store. We’ve bought several pieces from her and she’s fixed and found replacement chairs for some pieces we had at home. Highly recommend.

Lots of mid century pieces to choose from. Very nice service and willing to negotiate. Will definitely shop there again.

Pam is very knowledgable on everything in the store so I encourage you to ask questions. I recently bought a beautiful Danish teak chair and Pam helped me pick out the perfect fabric. On top of that she is a first class business woman. When the chair was delivered it got a tiny nick. She insisted they re-​sand and re-​stain the spot. (And now that I have it, I LOVE it.) I will definitely go back again.

While this store has a nice selection of mid-​century pieces in stellar condition, stores like this really take the fun out of it for me. Unless you are loaded, I see no reason to pay so much for vintage pieces. We walked through this store last week and noted several items that we owned and purchased for almost half the price in comparable condition. I understand that everyone needs to earn a living, but this place was just not for us.

This store is awesome. The prices are more reasonable than other places in the city, and the pieces are revamped quite nicely. Pam knows her midcentury furniture very well.

Although I haven’t bought anything from this store, I just like to admire their pieces and chat with the quirky, fun owner. Pam, one day when I get a big check or inheritance, those awesome vintage signs will be mine!

I had a wonderful experience from start to finish! I fell in love with an art deco dresser (and would probably have paid the asking price) but Pam, the charming owner, was happy to come down almost 20% and I was overjoyed. Everything in the store was gorgeous and my sister ended up buying a lamp, even though she was just there to help me! Pam delivered it (carefully and thoughtfully) to Marin for free! She was also interested in looking at my antiques and played with my cat. The dresser is in superb condition and I am so happy with the piece and the service (thanks to Ryan, too).
Highest recommendation!!!

Pam has quality furniture here and knows what she’s doing. You can go in and talk to her about exactly what you want and she will tell you if she can help you or not. I was looking for a very particular table. She brought it from another location for me to look at. And then she re-​finished it to exactly the color I wanted, and all for a very reasonable price, considering the quality and the amount of work involved. Now it will be a permanent family piece. If you’re looking for mid-​century modern, definitely stop in Another Time and have a talk with Pam about what you’re looking for. Nothing but quality here. She takes pride in it.

So glad to see all the good reviews. It’s all true — Pam’s pretty amazing and gets the best stuff at great prices.

Pam is the best! I have been to Another Time on many an occasion, mostly day dreaming about owning some of the beautiful pieces in the store. Pam has always been very friendly, informative, and very patient. She is down to earth and doesn’t cop a condescending attitude like some other shops who make presumptions whether or not you can afford to shop there and don’t give you the time of day.
Well the day finally came when we found that certain heywood wakefield vanity that was meant to be ours. Pam gave us a great price which included refinishing the piece. On top of that FREE DELIVERY! When the piece arrived, it had a slight defect that no one had noticed at the store before. In my opinion, I was willing to live with the defect since it was overall still a very lovely piece. However, Pam, just short of twisting my arm, insisted on taking the vanity back to her workshop and making it right. A week later, she dropped off the vanity back at our house again and it was absolutely perfect! Where can anyone find a store owner with that degree of integrity and work ethic anymore? It is clearly obvious to me that Pam is passionate about vintage furniture and she loves what she does.

This store is a treasure trove of mid-​century delights. I’ve been looking over a year for the perfect bar cart. I was intrigued by the gorgeous Eames Lounge Chair in the window and wandered inside to get a closer look. Pam, the owner of «Another Time» came over and had a great chat about furniture and decorating. I told her that I wanted a bar cart but that I hadn’t found anything. She showed me the most gorgeous Danish Modern teak bar, with which I fell instantly in love. She was delightful to deal with, interested in my design aesthetic, and even provided free delivery. Sure, there are phenomenal pieces in the Art Deco Collection down the street, but why pay 2x-​5x the price of gorgeous pieces at Another Time? (And Hell, why go to Design Within Reach for official repros when you can have the real thing?)

Good eye for mid-​century modern. Heywood-​Wakefield yes, and some other makers that are coming into their own. Free delivery, hard to believe but yes!

After three trips in one week to this lovely store I bought a beautiful modern Danish rose credenza. I love it and I am very happy with my purchase.
Pam is very knowledgeable, friendly and patient. The store is full of gorgeous pieces and the prices are some of the best in the city. Pam also offers free delivery, what more can one say.

I have bought a number of pieces from Another Time and I couldn’t be happier. The quality is outstanding, the store is really enjoyable to browse and the owners are very nice people who deeply care about people being happy with their purchase. Highly recommend!

There’s nothing like the REAL thing. They just don’t make furniture like they used to. Sure, you might be able to buy «style» at places like Design Within Reach, but look closely at the details and mostly what you’ll find is carelessness, or even worse, a lack of experience at the craft of furniture making. Charles Eames said, «The details are not the details. They make the design.»
At «Another Time» you’ll find mid-​century modern furniture, including Heywood Wakefield, vintage 60’s teak and art deco furniture, as well as art objects… all at a fraction of the price you’ll find elsewhere. Pam, the quite knowledgeable and friendly owner, sometimes will even offer a discount to the already reasonable prices. PLUS she throws in delivery for free! (in the San Francisco area). How’s that for customer service in a do it yourself world?!
Not only is the merchandise from «another time», so are the prices, the manners, and the customer service.

Who shops here? It is strangely empty with beautiful furnishings in the window when I go by.
I dropped in last week and wanted to furnish my entire house, alas, I did not win the lottery this week.