Best of Rhode Island 2008 Editors' Picks

Two floors and 8,000 square feet provide the promise of treasures every time. We counted thirteen boat models last month--and not the Newport kind. This unusual armada included a miniature pond boat and rugged fish-ing vessels. Had we not been distracted by the club chairs (two for $350), we would have grabbed one along with a deer head, Deco lamp and twin dandelion-colored Chinese dogs.