Federal Hill has gotten another interior design and home d�cor store.
Curiosity opened last month at 1033 S. Charles St. on the second floor of a rowhome. The shop sells art, antiques, home decorations and gift books. Owner Katie DeStefano sells treasures she finds at auctions and flea markets.
"If it's pretty and fun we have it here," DeStefano says.
The interior designer also sells sketches, photos, prints, and other art pieces she collects on her travels to New York, Los Angeles, and Savannah, Ga.
"Everywhere I go I look for something that catches my eye," DeStefano says. "Every time I get on an airplane something is coming back with me."
The business owner describes the store's style as "sophisticated and fun" with an eclectic mix of furnishings � from 19th century pieces to modern 1960s-style items.
Curiosity is the latest design store to call
Federal Hill home.
SoBo Design Loft also opened last month. The neighborhood also houses Shofer's Furniture and linen and bath store Phina's for the Home.
DeStefano says she chose Federal Hill because it's full of young, stylish people who will hopefully want to shop at her store.
"I love that people here are young and open to the idea of great design," she says. "A lot of places are not forward looking enough."
Writer: Julekha Dash
Source: Katie DeStefano, Curiosity