Bernhardt is lush. You walk in and you are surrounded by beautiful furnishings including a leopard…read moreround throw pillow. This store has two floors, the top being mainy bed room stuff and a continuation of the bottom floor. You'll find everything you need hear from Mirrors to rugs and sofas. There is something very plush about this shop, it's layout and the lone saleslady. You feel part of a very elite secret. Check it out!

Scrummangers sells really elegant gifts and home furnishings like glass perfume bottles. Everything…read morein this shop is very luxurious. I would say mostly of all this place reminds you of antique shop crossed with a boudoir. You'll find leopard cushions and loads of glass. This is a great place to buy a gift for a glamorous friend.

Scrummagers is a cross between shabby and chic. A potentially lovely shop which has consistently…read morebeen ruined by poor service and disinterested staff who are happier to yak on the phone than to serve you. There are also sudden price hikes from one week to the next which I struggle to believe are not made up in the spur of the moment. I had something on order from them which was suddenly a 3rd more expensive when my mother went to pick it up! She was also treated poorly and I am embarrased to have sent her there. When I queried the sudden price hike with the shop they told me to bring it back if I was unhappy and then slammed the phone down on me. I truly believe you'd be better off shopping somewhere else on-line than to visit Scrummagers.

Mirror Mad is the coolest shop around. It's not large but hey, if you can get a Michael Jackson…read moremirror, the size of the shop does not need to come into play. This shop literally is art in glass. Sometimes it is two-tone as well. It is not just for children. The Frank Sinatra would look nice in even in the most nicely kitted out place. I think this shop caters to a really great niche and is so cool. 5 stars.

'Small but spectacular', it's wonderful stepping into this shop. So unique, the mirrors cover all…read moreof the walls each one telling a different picture. The pictures on the website does not do them justice. What's more, if there is a mirror that they don't have, such as an obscure favourite cartoon character, they will draw up a picture of it for you and turn it into a mirror. Cut really well, some of the new furniture looks very impressive. Rick and Steve are very helpful and friendly guys. Definitely worth a visit.

DEMANDED EXTRA MONEY AT THE END My daughter's had a Build a Bear party for her 5th Birthday at The…read morePainted Pot in Barnet. The children loved the bear building though it was quite difficult for them to manage on their own and the store does not to allow parents stay for the party. Luckily my two older children were there to help the younger ones. The charge was £13.70 per child which included the animal plus a little T'shirt (for the toy) and a drink for each child and we are allowed to serve a birthday tea (supplied by us) at the table once the bears are finished. Few complaints: No drinks were supplied, the fabric pens for the T'shirts were all virtually out of ink and the shop was unable to loan us a knife to cut the cake (had to borrow one from a nearby restaurant). I would have overlooked these minor issues if the event had not turned sour. Five minutes before the end of the party, despite the fact that we were the only customers, I was told that we would be charged extra 'studio time' for every 15 minutes we ran over the specified time slot - this had never been mentioned at all beforehand, if it had, I would simply have asked parents to collect 5 minutes earlier. Luckily all of the parents were prompt to collect their children (as I mentioned earlier, they were not allowed to stay for the party) however after the last guest left, I finished cleaning up the table and went to pay. I was told that on top of the £178.40 (13 children) I was to be charged £15 cover charge for my own two older children who had only helped out - not built their own bears! Furthermore, they tried to charge me for the first 15 minute overstay of the allocated 1.5 hours. By this time it was 7 minutes after the party had officially finished, I had only overstayed to clean up the table and there was not one other person in the entire shop! I felt that I had paid quite a lot for the party and objected to the extra charges added, which were not advised in advance and seemed to be simply trying to bump up the charge and embarrass me as the host into paying extra for nothing. I was very annoyed and refused to pay the extra, at which point the manager was phoned. I did not wish to speak to her so I simply paid the money I had agreed in advance and left feeling very angry and humiliated, suggesting they might want to sue me for the difference. I have complained to the manager but have yet to receive any response. The absurd thing is that if they had allowed parents to stay during the party, I would have been happy to run a tea/coffee tab for them which would have bumped up their profit. Furthermore, the children could have been moved out a little earlier to make way for the non-existent customers they required studio space for. This is a nice, though pricey idea for a birthday party but I would definitely not use this shop again due to their underhand pricing policy and poor customer service.

Finchley nurseries is a large garden centre which has a couple of fields of plants and flowers…read more They also have a rather big shop where you can buy anything garden from garden tools, seeds and pots, and even food such as home made jams and cakes etc. The two women were really helpful and seemed to know what they were talking about. I bought a sprouting container from here and some seeds that I hope I can grow and eat. They took the time to explain how to do it so wish me luck. They also had some nice sweets, I bought a nut crunch bar from here and some juice. I really like this place and love looking at all the varieties of plants.

If you are talking a walk in the North/North West London Wilderness, you may stumble upon this…read morebeautiful legendary garden shop. This a true country style garden shop selling pet supplies, gardening gear, seeds and homemade chutneys. This store has a great assortment of plants and even sells parrot food. Surprisingly. this shop is also open Sundays. Brilliant!