22/12/2011 Lamp shades and all those itsy bitsy pieces that…read moremake you say, wow! This nicely hidden, tiny, crammed and crowded shop packs in quite a lot of different things to add to your home. It's all cute, I especially liked the white desk lamps. My eyes were so busy looking around this store. I really liked how the staff asked me if I needed any help, and if I couldn't find it in here, they directed me to three other stores that I could look in. So helpful. The only reason I didn't rate this higher was because it was so packed, and hard to move and look around, that I just needed to find my item elsewhere.

I can't really fault this shop. It's one of my favourites! Full of bags, jewellery, candles by…read moreGlasshouse (which smell amazing by the way), home wares, well-being and inspirational books, journals and unique finds. Each time I have come into Fireflies I've had a warm welcome. The staff are very friendly and helpful. I have bought two Christmas gifts from here and they kindly gift wrapped for no extra charge. I also bought my travel journal from here (after looking everywhere else in the city); the lady got together all the travel journals they had which gave me a range to choose from. In the end I left happy with my purchase. If you are looking for a special gift or a treat for yourself, you'll have no trouble choosing something. Go in, have a browse, and I'm sure you'll come back for more!

Presentation is everything as my mother would say, and this gorgeous store's front gets top marks…read moreevery time. Now located a few shops down the Regent Arcade from their Renew Adelaide pop-up, the store has settled in and the Arcade's vibe suits it well. Stocking the hand poured Zuki & Boo soy candles in some truly delectable scents, this is my primary reason for swinging by. I'm a real lover of a 'natural' smelling candle (as opposed to the saccharine qualities many other scented candles give off) and this stock is top notch. Available is different glass jar sizes and also available poured in a tea cup (with the saucer to match), they make great presents for yourself or others. My current fave is Bergamot & Banksia but the Coffee Bean is just right to get your day started (I work night shift so burning candles after waking is perfectly acceptable at 6pm!). Check the candle 'menu' for some potential favourites and the staff can let you know when they become available (or pour some for you). The store also has a beautiful array of posies and floral arrangements with the ladies happy to create a floral arrangement to your colour palette or floral taste for an excellent price, however I can never go past the gorgeous bouquets often sitting in the store front (and often so cheap!). Succulents at various stages of growth and in an array of pots plus terrariums can be picked up and once again, all very reasonably priced. Other assorted soft furnishings are available, cushions and throws, as well as some stationery and assorted homewares. A great place to find a gift for yourself. I'm a fan.

Having had a good lurk of places to check out over yelp whilst killing time waiting for a car…read moreservice I decided to check this place off the list! It's like a florist for the young and funky where you can grab terrerium pieces planted into clever little pots, glasses, teapots and large jars. Being a fiend for cacti and succulents I went absolutely bananas over the place and was stoked the owner shared my enthusiasm for her awesome little shop! There was so much I wanted to buy but budget limitations meant I just left with a large jar with some little leafy babies inside for the bargain price of $45 (so little considering it has five little varieties included). VERY well priced and lovely woman I want to come back and grab a teapot with some scented candles next time I'm in town for sure so please leave me one haha... so make sure to check it out!

There are a few House and Garden stores in Adelaide, however they all have their own unique feel…read more My local is Unley however I stopped at the Magill Road store in Stepney to pick up a Christmas gift and found a completely different arrangement to the Unley store. They stock a similar range, but have a large room at the back and an upstairs area with a great selection of furniture. Upstairs is more shabby chic white metal furniture and artificial plants. You can always find great specials in the front downstairs section of the store with many products discounted, glasses, Maxwell Williams, gadgets and lots of other things that the kitchen. There is also a small, cute selection of baby toys which make perfect gifts. The home decor here is not that different to what you find in a House and Garden magazine without the pricetag. I have bought beautiful bedside tables for under $100 and I have made good use of a white dresser with cane drawers in my bathroom - a large three drawer tallboy for around $350.

House & Garden is an Adelaide only affair with a store comprising of furniture, kitchenware and…read moretableware for your humble abode as well as a few other decorative pieces. The items on offer have a strong rustic vibe with the main furniture displays featuring "retro" vibes and old country manor feelings-there is a hell of a lot of wicker, oak and lacquer here! A larger and more spacious showroom allows for a greater volume of stock and better displayed furniture pieces. Your stock standard kitchen brands of Maxwell and Williams. Scanpan, Raco, Salt and Pepper and Circulon are all here with more platters than you can poke a stick at but I find the store lacks a decent utensil and kitchen tools range. Staff at the Magill store aren't as helpful as at the Malvern store, I've been carrying items in my arms and been ignored a few times and did have the delightful experience of being told that the floor staff didn't have enough time to look up the price of a piece of furniture on the floor for me. So although I love pieces in here, based on past experiences, I'd head off to the Malvern store as I love the friendliness.

Greg works the weekends and Julianne keeps everything happening through the week. This is a great…read moregift shop with heaps of really amazing carved wood and lots of other stuff, but it's the carved wood that is featured. Giant critters of all kinds. I was originally attracted to the big spiders for hanging on the wall, because they are kind of unusual and not so real they'd freak you out; upon closer inspection the shop is crammed full of all sorts of really wonderful odds and sods. Bangles, beads, book ends, wall hangings, candle sticks, sarongs, bags, a few baskets; all pretty much imported stuff from all over the place. Not too expensive and a great variety of things. African carvings and probably Indonesian, Indian, some Australian as well, I've been in several time and still see stuff I didn't notice the first and last time, if you get what I mean. It is a family business (as in wife and husband), so you can rely on them if you are looking for something unusual to help you out - they know their stock pretty well and since so much of it is wood they do a fair amount of polishing and keeping things fresh. I really like wood so I really enjoy having a look through this shop. Some items are quite small and then they vary in size through to really large features objects like elephants and giraffes. Its fun browsing and hard to visit without seeing something you want to take home, so be warned!

From the owner: Hand crafted giftware, including wood carvings, iron and wooden wall decorations, mosaic and shell…read morebowls, platters and coasters, art canvases, sarongs and accessories. Range includes abstract carvings, cats, dogs, giraffes, elephants, African sculptures, buddhas, dragons, snakes, and more.

So, here's the skinny (heh, I feel cool)....you are in the Central Market, getting some set to get…read moreyour food on and you get a text from your main squeeze that it is her mums Birthday and you are late for dinner. Firstly, bummer that you have to bail on the crazy bowl of noodles that you were about to order, and secondly you need to suss out a pressie pronto! Head on over to the Global Village a pick youself up a carved wooden elephant and a couple of groovy candles, problem solved! I only just noticed the name of this place yesterday, before hand I just knew it as the funky-hippie place with the tie-dye stuff and incense sticks. It really is a bit of a treasure trove of hand made 'fair trade' nick nacks, clothes and the odd bit of furnature, definately worth a look...but be warned, you will probably end up buying something whether you need it or not!

The global village is a pretty cool hippie store in the central markets…read more Lots of the products for sale here are sourced directly from local crafts people in developing countries. The owners of the store also contribute towards several community projects in developing countries, largely Nepal and East Timor. In stock is the complete get up you will need to fit in, in any drum circle, a bunch of home wares are more nick nacks and paddy whacks than you can poke a stick at. Some of the craft work is really fine and, although much more expensive than if you were to buy direct, some of your contribution will still reach developing communities in the end. Of particular interest are hand painted vietnamese bamboo doors and curtains and also, my favorite, the singing bowl.

This is an online business that makes and sells candles run by Carolyn Wild. Or claims to sell…read morecandles. I placed an order on November 2 2016. The status remained as "unfulfilled" for the next week. I emailed - multiple times - asking when my order would be shipped. I never received a single response. I have asked for a refund. I did get it - no apology though and no explanation. Truly bizarre - very disappointing and very unprofessional.

I don't frequent gift stores because I'm cheap and would rather give people discount finds from Big…read moreW and my neighbours' backyard, but I do like to splurge every now and then. All Wrapped Up (genius pun), is a little-girl heaven. Lots of sweet little purses and jewellery boxes and tiny little things you can keep in your pocket and bring out at recess to sparkle and make you look cool. They also have some appealing homewares that are actually things you'd like to receive as gifts. Funky clocks and bookends and whimsical jewellery stands and all sorts of giftables that Kath and Kim would pronounce 'Noice.' It's much more reasonably priced than you'd expect from a sparkly gift shop in the Eastern Burbs and the staff are pleasantly chatty and not at all snobbish. When a co-shopper was looking at a photo frame made out of a combi van, the sales assistant pointed out they also have combi van egg cups. Now this might sound stupid in theory but if you'd seen the things, you'd have been as delighted as we were. Needless to say she took two.

I was looking for a present for my little cousin recently, just a small trinket. Was wandering…read moreaimlessly through Norwood for a bit until I found this place. Pretty much the perfect place, I just spun around with my eyes closed and finger outstretched and bought whatever I landed upon. Was a little pink make up sort of thing, even got the wrapping paper there too. Seemed to go down pretty well.

Jack Horner Interiors on the Parade at Norwood is a veritable Aladdin's Cave of furniture and…read morebeautiful decorating pieces. They deal in true statement pieces that will make the décor of any room pop. These guys have simply the best selection of mother of pearl inlaid pieces you'll find anywhere in Adelaide. From chairs to dressers to bedside cabinets, you'll find it here. If you're in the market for an oversized statue of a pink flamingo, trust me you would have more chance of the Jack Horner people sourcing one for you than anyone else. I simply don't know where they get their amazing pieces from and that's why they're such a fave with film and TV industry professionals who are in search of that perfect piece when they're decorating a set. If you need a piece of wall art, a light fitting, a sofa, a chest of drawers, a bed, a Buddha, a mannequin or a whatever ... go see them. If you're looking for a Venetian Mirror, they specialise in reproductions that achieve the right look without the big price tag. I had a piece of furniture restored by them years ago and they did such a brilliant job that I haven't had to do a thing to it since. It still sits proudly near my dining table and all I ever do is change the decorative piece sitting on top. There is something incredibly quirky about the design talents of the Jack Horner people. If you're a bit of a bower bird and you like to collect things, stop by for a visit.

Zebras! ZEBRAS! This…read moreisn't just a furniture store. You can see that with a casual glance through the display window. This is a bizarre furniture store. I know nothing about interior decorating. As I waltz around Jack Horner, the logician in me as saying, 'You wouldn't furnish your entire house with this stock at this store. You'd come here for particular items.' But then the Mario in me decided the logician was wrong and stupid and tacky. I have made a personal pledge to myself. If I should get a house in Adelaide (having failed all my endeavours overseas), I will stock my ENTIRE house with things that can be found at Jack Horner. Including (nay, especially) the zebra patterned items. This place is so queer and quirky it is a joy to inhabit. Knowing full-well I could afford nothing, and would have nowhere to put it if I could, I still had a grand time browsing. It was a delight to see what item in the store would surprise me next.