This gorgeous homewares shop opened about 5 months ago but somehow I'd completely missed it in this…read moretime. It's got some really lovely bits and pieces - Glasgow road signs, vintage map wall art, luggage cases, Shetland wool blankets, chandeliers, furniture as well as wee decorative pieces. One of my favourite finds was a glass pineapple that has a silver coating and now sits on my lounge room table. I didn't realise but they also have a shop through in Edinburgh and an online store. With fantastic customer service and great, unusual pieces, I'll definitely be popping in more often.

The window displays are so beautiful here, it almost put me off because I was scared my…read more'clumsiness' would mean I would knock everything over! Anyway, needed a mother's day gift and I'm glad I went in. I was focussing on the unique candle scents, rhubarb and ginger or fig to name but a few, for the gift. These were so delicious I came away with one for mum and one for me. Other things that caught my eye were the range of blankets/throws and room diffusers. Staff here are extremely helpful and friendly (none of the pouncing/smothering approach some people go for) and a pleasure to do business with. If you need something lovely...time and tide. (Even if you are clumsy!)

Located in The Hive building off Argyle Street this is Glasgow's first branch of The Scandinavian…read moreShop. I think they've primarily been an online retailer but have a shop in Helensburgh too. They stock Scandi brands like Skandinavisk, Menu, Sagaform, Broste, Pappelina and lots more. They sell homeware, gifts and a lot of candles! The shop is very spacious and well laid out. If you have a craving for some nordic style beyond IKEA then this is the place for you.

Without a doubt, one of the weirdest - and awesomest - interior design shops I've ever stepped…read morefoot in. It's like an Aladins Cave, with crazy cushions, stately chaise's, and obscure objet d'art. Not to mention the lamps. They do sinceriously awesome lamps - from multi-bulbed (of different sizes!), glass dome encasements, to the brightly coloured giant miners lamps. If you're not careful, you'll miss that they have a downstairs too. We did, and the staff ( who were in no way pushing sales), pointed it out. Third is whet they have some great pictures, in a variety of styles - but I really liked a big pop art one. If I had loads of money, I could easily spend a fortune here! The stock for somewhere like this must rotate quite regularly, so I look forward to checking it out again in a few months time.

What a great selection of contemporary pieces, Bonnie could not have done enough for us and her Wee…read moredog Clyde was The Star of the show. The service was first class and she was very friendly and helpful, Bonnie also gave us local directions to a great coffee shop round the corner. "Sonny & Vito" We will definitely be back, Colin & Bill

I have been to Princes Square Shopping Centre many times but it was only recently that I noticed…read moreDwell existed! I had never even heard of the company before! I popped in for a little look around and was very pleasantly surprised. Dwell sells all sorts of home wear from big furniture items like sofas and beds to more decorative items like candles, cushions and art. Everything is very neutral and classic in style and is of excellent quality. Some items in here would make a fantastic base for decorating your home to which you could add little quirky bits and pieces to put your own stamp on the place. I think the prices are actually pretty reasonable in a "you get what you pay for kind of way". Unfortunately I can't afford any of the larger items, but if I could I would definitely invest in a few! I fully intend to go back and purchase a few of the smaller (and cheaper!) items such as a lovely lamp I saw.

Dwell is probably my favourite furniture shop in existence; it's just a shame I can't be bothered…read moreremortgaging just to buy a table from here. The two floor store has all your weird, wonderful and quirky furniture needs for a contemporary home, but everything is so extortionately priced that whenever I go in, it's really just for window shopping. I think I've actually bought about 2 things from here and I've been in about 20. If the shop was slightly more affordable, it would be 5* without a doubt; I absolutely love the place. But it's not, so no 5th star!

Decorium is a brilliant wee shop in Partick, right on the corner of Dumbarton Rd and Crowe Rd. It…read moredeals in Moroccan interior home furnishings and at a reasonable price as well! After visiting Decorium today I was pleasently surpirzed by the place. It has an array of beautiful lights, mirrors tables and soft furnishings all with a north African feel to them. The owner of the shop says they get deliveries from the African continent around once a month and was kind enough to advise on the perfect mirror for our family home. I also noticed a lovely wooden table and 4 chair set for a very reasonable 270 pounds. I wil definitely visit this place when furnishing my first flat!

Incredible range of wallpaper here in a really large shop in Gallowgate. Despite its name which has…read morevery poor connotations for people from India it's well worth a visit if you're after wallpaper at decent prices.

Visited the untouchables at glasgow cross to buy some wallpaper for my sons room and came hope with…read morea new leather sofa!!! They now sell sofas, very decent ones as well and great prices. Not just a wallpaper shop - pictures, mirrors flooring you name they do it. My wife went crazy, it cost me a fortune. She'll be back, don't know if I will!!!

For all your tile needs, Fired Earth is the place to go - I didn't even realise this place existed…read moreuntil our landlord last year redecorated our kitchen. We needed to sort out a time for them to come by and drop the tiles off, so I stopped off whilst in town. What a tiny wee tile shop! The staff were very friendly, and even knew what I was talking about when I basically garbled a spiel about our landlord and tiles. I even got a sneak peak at the tiles - not exactly my first choice in tiles, however, I was only going to be in the flat for another 2 months... (Yellow - like egg yolk yellow - tiles for a white/brown kitchen? Er... no thanks). We sorted out a delivery date and the tiles arrived. Perfect - well it would have been if they hadn't been THAT 'lovely' yellow....

As far as tile shops go, this has the advantage of being central and having a wide range of styles…read more There is a preponderance of earth tones, and the nature of tiles don't strike me as entirely appropriate for my Glasgow bedsit, but I enjoy browsing here and dreaming of that Tuscan villa and warm pottery beneath my bare feet... It is rather expensive, and aims at an affluent market- Tedesco's, out in Springburn is better for bog-standard tiles- but these are far more elegant and stylish.

Clearly there is some confusion with this listing, as the Maia I went to was a wee basement shop…read morefull of knick-knacks and quirky gifts on Bath Street, not the huge glass-fronted expanse with coffee shop that people talk about in the reviews... the Buchanan Street one closed in 2011. Anyway, I was on the hunt for a particular 'Glasgow Patter' tea towel and was guided here by my online personal shopper Briony (that's Yelp for you!). Sadly, they only had a Scots patter one, not the Weegie version, so my search continued. But it looks like a nice wee store if you're looking for a gift or greetings cards. It's easy to walk past though as it is in a basement. (Didn't this used to be 23rd Precinct?)

Love this wee gem of a gift shop. Could have spend a small fortune but am trying to be very…read morerestrained, only buy for other people and not be a selfish mare like usual. An eclectic mix of moomin candle whirlers, ipad desks, quirky jewellery, amazing cards and everything in-between. Well worth a wander if you are searching for the illusive gift for that hard to buy for sod at the bottom of your Christmas list who wants for nothing. I was in for stocking fillers for the girls and did not leave disappointed. Smudge is going to be utterly delighted with her scarf wearing panda necklace and Santa was pleasantly surprised at the less than terrifying price tag. With the additional 10% check in discount I felt positively virtuous and absolved of all the sinning I had just been committing in Waterstones. Where my restrained buying for other people plans had failed spectacularly. By the time I had reached the till I had already decided this was going to be a five star review but then the wonderful staff at the till tried to help me lug the buggy up the stairs. I say tried because I may have been using the handy basket at the bottom of the buggy to hide all the books bought in Waterstones, meaning that the buggy weighed more than a family hatchback and actually couldn't be lifted even by two people and Puff just had to suck up bumped up the stairs. A great wee shop that I'll probably be back in again before Christmas. If only because I need some of the amazing Christmas cards with huge Rudolph noses and really my tree isn't going to be finished until I have a rocket decoration hanging from it. I didn't even know I needed a rocket tree decoration, well now I do...