If you like textiles, fabrics, design and gorgeous things then chances are you probably already…read morelove Chee Soon & Fitzgerald. This tiny interiors store on Crown Street stocks everything from furniture, wallpaper, lamps, bags and purses, cards, wrapping papers and all sorts of small design pieces. There's a good selection of designers wares including Marimekko and Georg Jensen as well as beautiful pieces by the stores own CSF brand. The owners are passionate and love to talk you through the pieces and the history of the store.

Textiles! Furniture!…read moreDecorative arts! These dapper chaps have been celebrating life and furnishings for 18 years, first at Surry Hills and then at the vanguard of the Redfern revival. As friendly as they are urbane, as urbane as they are storied, there's that much great fabric and lampshades and interesting schtuff in their little shop I feel like one of those kids with melted chocolate all over their hands that goes around touching everything. Massrs Chee Soon & Fitzgerald are also well down for a chat, pick their brains about the history of Surry Hills and the inner west, they're a font of artsy knowledge.

Oh my word, I love antiques and this place has something for everyone. There is a mixture of…read moreEuropean and Asian antique items, furniture and bric a brac. The shop itself is well organised and very clean. I did think the silver could have been polished and my favourites collectibles were not available.. Cuff links! The manager was most helpful and showed me items that I was very tempted to buy. He had a good range of coloured glass, red being irresistible in my case! I think I will be back to this lovely shop. It is well situated in the suburb of Glebe.

An Aladdin's cave of treasures! I felt like I'd died and gone to heaven just walking through the…read moredoor. Quirky and fabulous things aplenty and the best damn service around. This is not your average antique shop and it's not often my expectations are exceeded, but visiting Halchemy Design was one of those times. I will most certainly be a returning customer when in the city. Thankfully too, the funky and friendly owner Jade is only too happy to post smaller items to me once I fall in love with them on Instagram. Let me tell you...once you go in there's no going back. You will want it all!

Check out the 'Flying Possum' illustration from 1789 - colonial Australian art is like watching…read moreminds melting, trying to assimilate what they saw into a context that didn't have room for it. The possum looks goofy and ungainly, and sure to plummet straight to the ground. The Antique Print Room is like a visual history lesson, from politcal cartoons to Art Nouveau advertsing prints, amazing Gould's bird illustrations and maps of all vintages and varieties. Before you dismiss it all as hopelessly out of your price range, you can find a bargain here. I once bought a lovely illustration as a gift for about $25, and framed it up. Looked a million bucks. When gazing at the beautiful art the other day, the cheapest I saw was about $40, but still a great option for gift giving. Unless your recipient has a vast collection of old French Fashion plates or botanical illustrations, you're unlikely to double up. And more welcome than socks, surely. I've got my eye on some Ida Rentoul Outhwaite prints (early 20th century Australian children's writer and artist), they'd be spectacular for a kid's room. They do framing here too, and the staff are quiet and kind, and don't mind people just looking.

I only found this place yesterday: it's a bit 'hidden away' on the third floor of the QVB which,…read moreonce you know it, is in fact the most interesting floor. The owner? staff? is very friendly and clearly enjoys her job. She also has a very distinct and interesting dress style. There are beautiful prints in various price ranges and books-with-prints. I bought a relatively cheap book (about 20 AUD) with maps of Australia since it was discovered until it was rounded for the first time - a fascinating follow-up of man's development in this area. Even then, the service was impeccable. I may go back for more..

We were in Sydney for a few days on holiday. I brought with me from home an opal pendant that had…read morebeen gifted to me decades earlier. I wanted to buy matching stones to make matching earrings for the pendant. During our stay, we visited several jewelry stores in the Rocks and CBD areas of Sydney. None of the jewelry stores we visited compared with Giulians. Giulians is a family-owned, jeweler-operated jewelry store located on the third floor of the Four Seasons Hotel. Their jewelry is unique and beautifully crafted. The owner and his son are very talented jewelers with a passion for gemstones and jewelry. Although located in a four-star hotel (which initially caused me to think their prices would be higher than jewelry stores located on the streets), their prices were reasonable and the quality of their gemstones and jewelry was exemplary. I purchased a beautiful pair of exquisite opal stones that matched my pendant perfectly.

Great place to get the best jewelry David Cofee is a genius when it comes to jewelry. Satisfied…read morecustomers Jim And Rae Wohlford

This is a great little studio. It's filled with pieces made by Hazel Butterfield Tate (married to…read moreactor Nick Tate) from a 35 year career spanning art hubs like London and LA. The gallery is filled with all things vintage and recycled -her catch phase is 'Deconstruct Creative, Reconstruct Uniques' and her philosophy is indeed 'reduce, reuse, recycle'. Prices aren't cheap but they're still affordable for the average Jo. Vintage textile cushions range from $95-$300. Upholstered chairs in vintage hand patchwork fabric $1,800 to the Bottom Line recycled cards $7.50 there's something for every budget. She also has vintage textile linens, handmade lamps and shades, chandeliers and vintage costume jewellery. Most of her materials and goods are sourced from her travels across Turkey, Spain, Czech Republic, the UK and the US. Definitely worth a look for vintage and original art lovers.

If you're looking to decorate your home with period pieces or add antique art to your collection,…read moreyou definitely have to take a look at the items in Isherwood Antiques at Queen Street. The store offers a mix of modern and antique European furniture and decorative pieces that are beautiful and timeless. From 18th century portraits and commodes to vintage Louis Vuitton luggage and the latest fabrics from Chelsea textiles, you can be assured that they are all of high quality because all pieces are carefully and personally chosen by its owner, Nicola Isherwood. This store is definitely one of the must-visit antique stores in all of Sydney.

Something old something new! This little shop has some beautiful french provincial pieces. I love…read morethat you can find a set of antique french teaspoons beside new placemats that are of an older style. The linen is of the highest quality. The prices are more on the expensive side...but you won't find the same thing in a friend's house when you go to that special dinner party. Buy and enjoy that little piece that is different. You are bound to get a comment. The shop is on Military Road at Mosman, parking is an issue. However there is a nearby small shopping centre and you can just walk across the road.

So upon closer look, Newtown Old Wares has a smaller sub-shop to its right with more household-type…read moreitems. If you're even on a grand quest for an antique rotary phone, a retro radio, some decorative vases or perhaps a television circa 1950, this is your place! The long corridor through the center of the shop will lead you past nooks and crannies filled with treasures your grandmother once had. From gumball machines to Bakelite dishes, the antique merchandise has been well selected. If I had all the money in the whole world, I would have purchased two things here. First, I would have become the proud owner of a 60s desk with laminated world map covering its surface. However, by far the most interesting item in this whole shop is the 1960's home sauna. This contraption looks like a refrigerator with a head hole cut in the top. I can only guess that one climbs on it and shuts the door trapping oneself inside from the neck down and then.... Bakes? Or steams? Or stews? Either way, pretty ridiculous and therefor, pretty brilliant.

Macrame wall-hangings never died, they were just comatose for a while. Walking in here was like…read morewalking into my aunt and uncle's house when I was a kid. The abovementioned macrame, a cane chair-pod thing that hangs from the wall, dreadful kitsch nudes as art. Specialising in art and antiques from the 40's, 50's and 60's this is an absolute retro timewarp. You don't see pineapple-head money boxes and a green enamel electric stove for sale every day. While I was wandering the aisles, the two gentlemen staff were engaged in a very stern discussion over chair placement. People who take their furniture seriously. While not cheap from a buyer's point of view, the sign claims they hire and buy items as well. I still think macrame looks like an activity forced on 1940's mental patients awaiting their turn at the electroshock table.