Photograph: Caroline Voagen Nelson
Photograph: Caroline Voagen Nelson

For the past two years, Andrea Miller has lived nearby her women’s clothing boutique, Eponymy (466 Bergen St between Fifth and Flatbush Aves, Park Slope, Brooklyn; 718-789-0301, shopeponymy.com), with her French bulldog, Lady Bianca. The convenient setup was inspired by the native New Yorker’s grandparents, who lived atop their antiques stores in Northern Virginia and Cape May, New Jersey. After both shops closed their doors, Miller found herself privy to a wealth of 19th-century vintage fixtures and furniture. “[I thought,] Well, I’ll just do what any reasonable person would do and bring them up to Brooklyn and open a store,” she jokes. When she decided to debut Eponymy in 2008, it was only natural that the former playwright decorate the retail space with the items she inherited, much as she does in her roughly 300-square-foot rental.

Apartment tour: Studio in Park Slope, Brooklyn

Eponymy boutique owner Andrea Miller mixes heirloom antiques with modern staples in her timeless abode.

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Eponymy boutique owner Andrea Miller has an appreciation for antiques and older furniture, and largely decorates her Park Slope apartment with items that have been passed down from family members. She incorporates modern goods, such as Ikea curtain panels, a Target lamp and a Crate & Barrel canopy bed, for a timeless aesthetic. For decor, she purchases plants and flowers from Dig and Petite Fleur, and gets inexpensive framing done at Healthy Nibbles.

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Dig 479 Atlantic Ave between Nevins St and Third Ave, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn (718-554-0207, gardendig.com) Miller has purchased flora for both her shop and apartment from this gardening store. “It has all kinds of really interesting plants, containers and garden accessories,” she says.

Healthy Nibbles 305 Flatbush Ave at Prospect Pl, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn (718-636-5835) “It’s both a cafe and a frame shop,” explains Miller of this hybrid spot, where she finishes off many of her lithographs. “I usually bring my own frames, which means we just pick out mats—it keeps the prices way more reasonable. Plus, it has good juices and veggie Jamaican patties.”

Petite Fleur 71 Sixth Ave at Bergen St, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn (718-623-6443, petitefleurbkny.com) This Parisian-style florist is a favorite local source for flowers and gifts. “I even bought an old stackable law bookshelf there that’s in my shop at the moment,” notes Miller. “Margaret [Yuen], the owner, is very sweet—but her dachshund, Le Chien, is kind of a cantankerous old man toward Bianca, notwithstanding her French heritage.”

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