# Quality Goods — Trusted Vendor List (starter)

The curated shortlist the `/quality-goods` skill searches FIRST when shopping for a
physical item. These are heritage / small-batch / made-to-last / made-to-repair sellers,
or aggregators that pre-vet for craftsmanship. Anything on this list already carries a
high trust signal.

This is my actual working list — prune it to your taste and grow it. **How to grow it:**
when you shop somewhere in person you love, a craftsperson at a market impresses you, or
a trusted friend strongly recommends a maker — drop them in immediately. Add a note and a
source attribution so the trust provenance is preserved. Curation over volume: a vendor
only earns a spot if it clears the bar at the bottom of this file.

> Seeded from Nathan Williams' thread (https://x.com/nwilliams030/status/2048526120039952540).
> Everything marked "me" is my own addition.

## Vendors

| Vendor | URL | Category / Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Blossom Linens | https://americanblossomlinens.com/ | High-quality linens | seed |
| Blue Quail | https://bluequail.com | — | seed |
| Boston General Store | https://www.bostongeneralstore.com/ | In-person rigorously tested goods; high-signal aggregator | seed |
| Bürstenhaus Redecker | https://www.redecker.de/en | Home goods, brushes | seed |
| Buly 1803 | https://buly1803.com/en-us | Bath products and more | seed |
| Elephant Desks | https://elephantdesks.com | ⭐ Solid-wood office furniture — **standing desks** + desk shelves/accessories. Saman wood, steel legs, hand-polished live-edge options; 30-day money-back. Thinner review base — vetted personally. | me (2026) |
| ET Woodcrafts | https://etwoodcrafts.com/ | ⭐ Handcrafted solid-wood furniture + decor — live-edge tables, headboards, vanities, shelving, sculptural wall art. Sustainably sourced (riverbed-aged + licensed-forest wood), made-to-order + custom, 30-day return + warranty. US-based (VA/WY/DE). Premium (~$95–$3,380). Thinner independent review base — flagged. | me (2026) |
| Fog Linen | https://www.shop-foglinen.com/collections/kitchen-etc | Kitchen goods | seed |
| Front General Store | https://frontgeneralstore.com/ | — | seed |
| Hand and Fire | https://www.handandfire.com/ | — | seed |
| Iris Hantverk | https://www.irishantverk.se/en | Swedish brushware | seed |
| Keelan Scott | https://keelanscott.co | ⭐ Live-edge walnut furniture — dining tables, **standing desks**, coffee/console tables, floating shelves. Hand-finished kiln-dried South American walnut, zero-VOC, ~84 reviews. Fills the furniture-maker gap. "this one is epic" | me (2026) |
| Lee Valley | https://www.leevalley.com/en-us | Cabinet & furniture hardware | via Simon Sarris |
| Lodenfrey | https://www.lodenfrey.com/ | German clothing, especially kids | via a friend |
| Loghouse Craft Gallery | https://www.bcloghousecrafts.com/ | Hit & miss but all handmade goods | seed |
| Mama Owl | https://mamaowl.net/en-us | Kids clothes & toys | seed |
| Manufactum | https://www.manufactum.com | Broad home goods | via a friend |
| Manufactus Italy | https://www.manufactus.it/ | Leather goods | seed |
| Nalata Nalata | https://nalatanalata.com/ | Homewares | seed |
| Quality Woods | https://qualitywoods.com | ⭐ Amish-made solid-wood furniture — dining tables (incl. extendable Flex Table), chairs, beds, casegoods. Heritage craftsmanship, made-to-order. My walnut extendable dining table came from here. | me (2026) |
| Quince | https://www.quince.com | ⭐⭐ **Amazon-replacement default** for men's basics, bedding, home, leather. Factory-direct DTC at ~½ typical markup. OEKO-TEX cotton, 365-day returns. "they're so good" | me (2026) |
| Ruggable | https://ruggable.com | ⚠️ **NOT heirloom-grade — practicality only.** Two-piece washable rug system (printed cover + non-slip pad). Doesn't clear the heritage/small-batch bar — mass-produced, polyester, heavy DTC marketing, mixed organic reviews on longevity. **Use ONLY for:** kitchen runners, kids' rooms, mudrooms, under highchairs, rental units where machine-washability genuinely solves a problem. **Do NOT use for:** hero rug in a room with heirloom furniture (look reads flat, undercuts other pieces). Cover is replaceable on the same pad — small circularity win. | me (2026) |
| Salter House | https://salter.house | Homewares, hit & miss | seed |
| Schuster | https://www.sport-schuster.de/ | Wool biking socks | via a friend |
| Spry Interior | https://www.spryinterior.com | ⭐ Solid-wood **floating wall shelves** (modern-farmhouse aesthetic), home goods. | me (2026) |
| VanDyke's | https://www.vandykes.com/ | Hardware | seed |
| Vintage Hardware | https://www.vintagehardware.com/ | Vintage & Victorian hardware | seed |
| WM Sco Shop | https://wmscoshop.com/ | Desk goods: stamps, calendars, pencils, pens (weekly planner source) | seed |

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## Category-specific shopping rules

Rules of thumb to apply during a `/quality-goods` search before recommending a size or product. They live here so they auto-load with the vendor list.

### Rugs

- **Dining table on rug → rug must extend 24" past the table on every side.** Otherwise the back legs of chairs roll off the rug edge when pulled out, snagging the binding and tipping the chair. The "small rug centered under the table" look reads great in photos but lives badly day-to-day.
- **Dining use → flatweave > pile.** Cotton dhurries, kilims, or low-pile wool flatweaves. Chairs slide; spills sponge up; no permanent pile-crush under table legs.
- **Walnut furniture pairing → sage / olive / forest green + cream/ivory.** Skip mint (too cool against the warm wood) and skip sage + chocolate brown combos (too matchy).

## The bar for inclusion

A vendor earns a spot if it clears most of these:
- Several years / decades of history; reputation precedes it
- Manufactures in small batches or curates makers who do
- Goods are made to last and made to repair (materials disclosed, parts/repair available)
- Reviews are real (organic across multiple trusted sites, not paid or AI-generated)
- NOT a trendy DTC brand that mostly spends on marketing and hasn't been around long