Instinct Magazine – April 2010
Instinct Magazine
April 2010
“Everything in my house is stuff that I have found at garage or estate sales…”
press
US Weekly: The Buzzzz-O-Meter
US Weekly
February 2010
“Jessica Alba and Olivia Wilde frequent This Is Not Ikea…”
Lucky MagazineLA Times – Three salesmen who put male shoppers at ease
LATimes.com
January 24, 2010
“Finding your aesthetic in furniture can be every bit as fundamental to your personal style as what you wear.”
BlackBook – TINI Los Angeles
BlackBook
March 2010
“Instead of lingonberries and spatulas named after Scandinvian hoo-hah, owners Alexis Hadjopulos and Tom Whitman have compiled a gasp-inducing collection of vintage furniture finds…”
LA Weekly: This Is Not Ikea – Turning a furniture obsession into a business
LA Weekly
August 05, 2009
“Alexis Hadjopulos is an unrepentant, unreformed shopaholic.”
h Magazine
Los Angeles Magazine“Speaking of Justin Long…”
Eonline.com
“Speaking of Justin Long… He and Jonah Hill were spotted browsing around vintage furniture store TINI in L.A. on Saturday…”
TINI
Thrillist.com
July 28, 2009
“Rifling through a yard sale for unexpected treasures can be a thrill, but who wants to drive all the way to Cerritos just to find that they don’t even have Little Monsters on Laser Disc?? Snag the trove without the hunt, at TINI”
“NOW OPEN: THIS IS NOT IKEA”
NBC Los Angeles Channel 4
NBCLA.com
Sept 21, 2009
“We’ve spoken of the votives. Of the change- ‘em-out couch covers. The meatballs, too. The big yellow bag often hangs from our shoulder, but when we’re looking for something offbeat and a mite mid-century-ish, we’ll make for Fairfax, and this fresh store devoted to one-of-a-goods…”
“Shaking & Stirring Up Home Furnishings… is a serving of TINI, now on Fairfax”
Gay List Daily
Gaylistdaily.com
October 15.2009
“Most things with –tini in their name have our whistles whet and us leaving the office early for happy hour. Sour apple, watermelon– you name it and it’ll be lacing our lips by noon.”
“Ladies and gentlemen, this sure isn’t Ikea, but we still smell a bargain…”
Apartment Therapy
November 5, 2009
“It’s rare that we find a store that not only has a selection of furniture and accessories that remind us of an awesome flea market stall but that also has prices that remind us more of craigslist than an LA showroom…”
“Mandy Moore was on a mission … a vintage shopping mission for husband Ryan Adams”
People.com
November 5, 2009
“The singer- actress popped into Tini on L.A.’s Fairfax Avenue, where she browsed the wares in a blue blouse and flats.”
“Mandy Moore, picking up vintage clothes for hubby Ryan Adams at LA’s TINI”
Out & About
Mandy Moore, picking up vintage clothes for hubby Ryan Adams at LA’s TINI.
“Finders Keepers”
StylesectionLA.com
Nov 9, 2009
“NO ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: TINI, a Fairfax Avenue design shop founded by Alexis Hadjopulos and Tom Whitman, challenges the notion that distinctive and affordable home furnishings require weird Swedish names and gratuitous amounts of particle board.”
“Furniture scavengers click with style seekers”
LA Times
May 12, 2009
“Furniture scavengers click with style seekers…At LA -based ThisIsNotIkea.com, visitors find thousands of moderately priced antique and midcentury modern furnishings they can be pretty sure won’t be in their friends’ or neighbors’ homes…a lucrative, enviro-friendly company”
“This is not IKEA”
Eleventy
March 26, 2009
“More and more we find ourselves doing our furniture shopping online… jump below for at least ten of our go-to places for mid-century, industrial, 50’s kitsch and 60’s swank online.”
“Design Focus: This Is Not Ikea”
LA2Day.com
The Los Angeles Lifestyle Magazine
September 18, 2008
“Five years later, he has over 2000 pieces at any given moment and the customers keep coming…Alexis has lured a steady following of customers eager to resist the pull of mass- produced decor…”
“top ten: online shops for vintage furniture and accessories”
Apartment Therapy
October 10, 2008
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“More and more we find ourselves doing our furniture shopping online… jump below for at least ten of our go-to places for mid-century, industrial, 50’s kitsch and 60’s swank online.”
“ThisIsNotIkea.com: The Best of craigslist”
Apartment Therapy
September 26, 2008
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“Alexis in the Miracle Mile was one of our favorite sellers. Not only did he have great stuff (we bought our orange lamps from him), from traditional to mid-century to modern, but he was well-located, had good prices, and was easy to deal with…”
“online store: this is not ikea”
citygirl – citygirlshops.blogspot.com
May 17,2008
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“After some research, we have found a gem… We found an affordable vintage shop with a wonderful selection of furniture + accents called This Is Not Ikea.com…”
“new things”
Be In – classydarling.blogspot.com
August 15,2008
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“If you are looking to design a space that mixes the old with the new, this site can be your guide.”
“this is not ikea”
citygirl – citygirlshops.blogspot.com
May 17,2008
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“…and I ended up finding this online furniture store. THIS IS NOT IKEA (dot) COM. Check Alexis out… He has an online furniture store and collects some amazing pieces.”
“designwatcher.com: This is not IKEA”
DESIGNwatcher.com
August 7, 2008
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“Alexis scours over 50 estate sales and auctions every single week to bring a constant rotation of stylish finds to provide unique furniture for people on the Ikea budget.”