The beloved vintage houseware consignment shop / full-time flea market Stuff, which closed its Valencia Street location in January 2024 due to a rent hike, lives on in two locations now — one in Polk Gulch, and one in the East Bay. But the operator of the Polk location is readying an even larger new location back in the Mission District.

Stuff by Luxe is prepping for a September opening at a 20,000-square-foot warehouse at 1830 Harrison Street, near 14th Street — not far from the original Valencia spot. The co-owner, Ha Kwan, was a vendor at the original Stuff, and got the blessing of former owners, married couple Will Lenker and James Spinello, to use the Stuff name, and even acquired the original big STUFF letters, which will soon adorn the Harrison Street space.

SFGate was the first report on the move back in March, about a year after Stuff by Luxe debuted at Pacific Avenue and Polk Street. Kwan says that the Pacific Avenue shop will remain open, but the Harrison Street shop will a far larger location in the Mission that retains the spirit of the original.

Mission Local now reports that the new Stuff by Luxe will be softly open as of September 5, with a grand opening planned on October 4.

As Kwan tells Mission Local, "It’s really convenient for our customers who used to shop at Valencia to be able to come here." She also says that she selected a location that was bright and airy, with high ceilings, that feels more like a high-end showroom than a dark antique mall.

She also says it will be, once open, the largest vintage consignment shop in the Bay Area.

Like the original Stuff, Stuff by Luxe will feature multiple areas curated by 40 to 50 different antique vendors, showcasing goods that include vintage furniture (heavy on the mid-century and Danish modern), accessories, artwork, lamps, and other housewares.

A third location operated by another pair of former Stuff vendors, Stuff East Bay, is also still open in Albany.

The original owners, Lenker and Spinello, have meanwhile retired and relocated to Hawaii.

Previously: Popular, Recently Shuttered Vintage Store Stuff Opening New SF Location Saturday In Polk Gulch

Stuff by Luxe - Open daily 11 am to 6 pm at 1545 Pacific Avenue, opening September 5 at 1830 Harrison Street (near Best Buy)

Photo by Erik Wilson.

For serious collectors of hand-carved phallic items, this "WOW" table made from one massive, hard piece of driftwood that recently turned up on Craigslist may be the conversation piece you've been searching for.

According to the Craigslist poster, who has apparently kept a firm grip on this gem since the early seventies, the male member was carved by Chico-based chef and artist Angelo Lucido in '73. The glass tabletop is cut to fit, naturally.

If you're in the market for a one-of-a-kind dick table, you'll have to bring your own truck: The table is listed in the Castro (the wellspring from which everything gay pours forth), but is actually located in Chico — about a three hour drive from the city's rainbow arrondissement.

Actually, there is one former Folsom Street leather bar where it would fit right in with the decor.

[Craigslist]

Photo by Erik Wilson.

All cats deserved to be spoiled. This is a given. So why not do so with this nifty couch that allows them to scurry in and out via a built-in habitrail? Simply called This Cat Tunnel Sofa, it was made to "communicate and share feelings with a cat," explains Korean designer Seungji Mun, adding, "After analyzing and observing cats’ habits and behaviors through experts’ opinion and sufficient research, we designed the structure and shape of the sofa to be fully in harmony with."

Though the entire thing doesn't come apart for easy clean up — "if a cat decides to puke in the right elbow you may just have to deal with it until it dries up and the smell goes away," points out Geekologie — it sure would make your feline family member(s) happy. Pipe dream: This Cat Tunnel Sofa could also possibly deter your cats from shredding apart your couch.

Check out more cool designs from Seungji Mun.

"Saving Face" by Erik Wilson.

"Let's Sit Together for a Moment" by Erik Wilson.

It's been over a year since we first took a look at San Francisco's abandoned living room furniture. After local photographer Erik Wilson introduced us to the Sofa Free Flickr Pool, he and other upholstery-obsessed local photographers have been keeping busy snapping photos and gathering info for whatever the furniture version of a homeless census would be. Here are the highlights from the SFist Flickr pool in all their gritty, seated glory.

Photographer Erik Wilson (famous for his abandoned sofa oeuvre) snapped this shot of a message from brokenhearted Pappy to his very special Bugaloo. Pappy wrote similar pleas here and here.

Here's to hoping it all worked out in the end!