2 Best Shopping in Palm Springs and the Desert Resorts, California

Owned by TV production designer/artist Anton Goss, who is a part-time high-dessert resident, this bright and airy boutique specializes in mid-century and bohemian-modern furniture and home decor, with pieces sourced locally as well as from Mexico, Mali, and elsewhere in the world. It's also a full-service nursery, making it handy if your days in the desert have inspired you to invest in some new succulents. Should you need time to contemplate potential purchases, stroll through the meditative green space out back.

On the same strip as a number of other must-shop stops, small, veteran-owned Habitat specializes in home decor, especially of the ceramic variety (mugs, plant pots, plates, vases, etc). There’s also a wide range of whimsical and botanical prints and tea towels, house plants, mirrors, and pillows—plenty of which are made by local artisans.