Dallas, Dallas - so good they named it twice!
I've got to say, interior design shops get more intimidating the further up the pay scale they go. This one is the sergeant in an army of cool. It hosts a number of styles from European designers and generally sells a lot of minimalistic yet at times retro styles. The vast majority of stock is linnear and clean cut but can sometimes verge towards the current trend for the organic, with floral based patterns on couches and cabinets to dandelion shaped lamp shades. You can tell from the various designers on display here that Ikea's emulations lend a lot to these originals.
However, I do not have £130 pounds to toss at Dallas & Dallas for a new desk lamp, nor am I completely blindsided at their attempts to conceal price tags in their window display! When a shop does that, you know the price is going to fire through the roof. So while I admire and indeed would desire some of the stock they have on offer here, I'm a long way off affording it - which I'm sure is a common trait across the country at the moment. If you have the money and some time to browse around here then it's modern, stylish designs will no doubt tickle your fancy, but I can barely afford a pair of knickers and a haircut at the minute, so the poor newly graduated side of me will continue to shop at Ikea for the next wee while... read more