A well-kept secret
Nines is a warehouse and furniture showroom in Denver’s River North Arts District (RiNo) filled with designer furniture and upscale vintage finds from estate sales, foreclosures and credit seizures across the country. Thanks to owner Ben Alvarez’s dedication to providing stylish, affordable home decor, devotees of the store — including local and out-of-state designers — regularly uncover pieces by the likes of Eames, Kagan, Jacobsen, Wormley, Dunbar and Widdicomb. 2609 Walnut St., 303-803-6243, .
All buttoned up
The National Button Society celebrates its 71st anniversary this year with a three-day Denver convention Thursday through Aug. 8. The button showroom, featuring dealers from across the country and abroad, and select workshops, will be open to the general public. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 8 at the Crowne Plaza DIA Convention Center, 15500 E. 40th Ave. Registration is $8 a day for adults; children under age 17 admitted free with a paying adult. Workshops are extra. Details at .
