Best of Boston

This family-owned business has been selling period-furniture fixings to Bostonians for more than 75 years. One of the last of its kind, the store is [...] read more»

Everything from power tools to drain cleaners—and a staff that can tell you how to use them. read more»

Brand-new, spiffy, and huge. A supermarket for the do-it-yourselfer. read more»

With a parking lot, three floors of stuff, and a staff that knows the name for the thingamajig you need. read more»

Founded in 1842, and the oldest hardware store in the city, Wilkinson's has two floors full of necessary objects, mysterious and mundane. read more»