City: Kansas City, MO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (913) 432-8969

Address: 3925 W. 69th Terrace

Description: Stopping by Debbie Dusenberry’s antiques and home furnishings shop is like a minivacation as your senses are assailed by scented candles, offbeat treasures longing to be touched, and a danceable French tune on the stereo. On any given day you might find a peeling-paint medicine cabinet, funky mirror covered in shells, or beaded Barbie-size chandelier. Her selection of new and antique jewelry is divine. Here, vintage is cleverly mixed with made-to-look-old new items, such as the sofas tufted to within an inch of their lives. The store itself is a charmer; Deb transformed a standard space into a vintage wonderland with tin ceilings, cubbyholes, and her legendary more-is-more sensibilities. We dare you to visit Curious Sofa and not fall hopelessly in love. For just a taste, visit her flirty, evocative, totally sexy Web site, or, as we like to call it, foreplay.