bad customer service, if you got any question need assist, the lady will not help you or will…read moreresponds with bad attitude even you just want to purchase a gift and need some recommendations.

It truly doesn't get more exquisite than D'Artagnan. Prints, antique armoirs and hall desks,…read moreart-deco and Victorian inspired coromandel screens, lamps and knick knacks to liven up your home. The elegant decor of the shop combined with the beautiful display of furniture and furnishings makes the shop itself look like its straight from the pages of Home Living. I just purchased a black and white art deco coromandel screen, some plush, Parisian black and cream cushions and a Victorian lamp. They're making my living room look very sophisticated and elegant indeed.

A company that sells mid century furniture from WITHIN a mid century building are either extremely…read moreflukey or crazily committed. Im going to choose the latter. A 1950's yellow brick house in Westgarth is the location for this recent addition to the vintage designer furniture/home wares market. The stock is made up the expected sleek Danish pieces, arm chairs, side boards, dressers, tables and cabinets. Theres a real mix of the high and low. So even if you arent able to pick up the four figure Swedish buffet you can still walk out with a cheaper selection 60s/70s crockery, bric a brac and art. I have seen a few pieces (70's vases, framed prints) considerably cheaper in op shops and larger vintage stores but there is still enough variation in their stock to warrant a visit from keen collectors.

I have a friend who went from ordering atomic 'inspired' chairs from Ebay - provenance: China,…read morevintage: last week - to filling his bachelor pad with exclusively mid-century Scandinavian design within a matter of months. People who fall for Scandinavian design tend to fall hard. For mid-century design junkies in Northcote, Know Your Product is the place to go. Stocking a small but extremely well edited range of 60s and 70s furniture and design from Scandinavia and Australia alongside cult pieces like 70s West German pottery lava vases and the like. Sure, an original sixties Danish teak cabinet will set you back a cool $2,000 but for those serious about good design or simply seeking some inspiration ahead of a trip to Ikea, Know Your Product is a great place for a browse.

"The greatest collection of everything but nothing in particular." How aptly said. This is the…read moretagline from the Supply and Demand store website. Yet, as a home ware store, Supply and Demand does its jobs well enough and offers a huge range of crockery and cutlery, napkins, table matter, candle holders, vases, tea towels, bathroom gear, art and selected pieces of furniture. It also carries a great range of vintage inspired tin signs, plenty of glassware and bits and bobs to give your home a fun, quirky appeal. I absolutely love the French inspired vintage garb, new (old) milk crates, milk bottles and the elegant collection of affordable provincial style décor items. And even though the shop is quite cluttered (and it will take you some time to soak in the atmosphere), it is because of this that Supply and Demand is so much fun to shop in. Great for gifts and picking up home décor items that you don't necessarily need but just add a fun touch to your décor scheme.

If you are a devoted interiors person like I am want to be, Supply & Demand does fill in the gaps…read more A great go- to place for a wide variety of homewares at heavily discounted prices. Some are contemporary, some provincial, some industrial, some retro kitsch... You get the idea here. It does offer a lot, and they seem to be working on their layout of things, which these days seem more grouped according to style and also function. Yay visual merchandising! Makes for a more pleasant buying experience. True, a selection of the items sold do make you wonder about the longevity and overall quality, but like I said, an interior stylists needs the range to work with, within budget and most importantly looks great and looks the part that they are crafting in terms of achieving the style. Good stylists know that you do NOT put a room together with things from ONE single store alone even though you could and no one will stop you. But beware the raised eyebrow! Sometimes, things just need to look good from a distance. The staff mostly leave you alone until you approach the counter with your goods. Still, don't really expect the ultimate customer service here. They have an offshoot store on High Street, Armadale called Industria which focuses more on, you guessed it, industrial furniture and home wares.

If you're looking to update your furniture with high quality, stylish upgrades go to Dowd's…read more Offering all the fabrics, styles, timbers and designs of the high end stores, the prices at Dowd's are what give it the edge in the marketplace. The same items here will cost you a couple of hundred less than at other spots like Domayne or Harvey Norman, and with that olden day good old fashion service you won't find better. I just scored a new sofa set in modern heritage decal, I LOVE IT!

Cote Provence is kind of what your mum's house looks like. Classic, everything perfectly placed,…read moreand very 'grown-up'. I feel like I'm looking at my future whenever I'm in this store... and I like it. This shop has mostly French-style products; gorgeous armoires and bookcases, gorgeous pottery and copper ware (did I really just type that?!), and also gorgeous garden furniture, lighting and linen. I would compare Cote Provence to a more upscale and less commercial Laura Ashley. So if you are looking to redecorate, and you are officially an 'adult', AND also have cash to splash, this may just be what you're looking for...

What a gorgeous shop front. Those windows! And that's just the exterior…read more Inside, it's even better. The ground floor is full of mint condition mid-20th-century furniture. Beautiful pieces of furniture in such good nick can demand a high price and they do. Knowing I can't afford much on this floor, I usually cast a quick glance over the goods just as a treat to my eyes, and then head up the stairs to the vintage clothes. I'm always pleasantly surprised by the prices here. For this location on Smith Street, the stall holders could really ask for more for their vintage finds, but they don't, and I for one, am not only grateful, but feel vindicated for being annoyed at retailers for upping the price tag just because they can. This is how it should be done. Beautiful store filled with earthly delights for all the enjoy (and possess).

A treasure trove of antiques and vintage furniture, if you wanted the decor of Mad Men all you need…read moreto do is visit the Smith Street Bazaar. Beautiful tables, sleek chairs and intricate sideboards are scattered throughout the enormous store. There are also some fantastic lamps, tea sets and vases, that look as thought they belong in your grandparents houses in the 1950s and 1940s. Up towards the back is a modest clothing section that has a great range of shoes, bags and accessories too (90s backpacks are back in people!). They also have an impressive range of costume jewellery. It isn't surprising that the Smith Street Bazaar always has some devoted retro fans or artists crawling through and marveling at the woodwork or kitsch posters. Last week I was very tempted by a slick wooden chair that was low, sexy, and remarkably modern, but with a price of $700 (quite reasonable for a quality piece but a mere dream to a student), I unfortunately had to kiss that beautiful piece of work goodbye. One day when I have an income and a house, I'll buy some furniture from the Smith Street Bazaar. But until then, it's always a pleasure to just look.

If you're looking for mid-century style replica furniture you should check out Interior Secrets,…read moreI've found they have quite a good selection of items and low prices. You can view and purchase online but I'd recommend going to the warehouse to actually see the items. Sit in the egg chair, have a swivel and you'll want to buy one.....I did (want to, that is) but I bought what I had planned to, Erik Buch replica bar stools. They're not as A-line as the real thing but I love them.........very Mad Men!

This site worked great for me. The egg chair arrived in 5 days after I ordered it in a square box…read more I put the legs on and carried it upstairs in about 30 minutes.

After going to all other shops and not finding what I want as I had specific sizes and colours for…read moremy new house I came here and was really surprised. They had a great range of pine and hardwood furniture. They were very helpful in getting what I wanted. The only problem I had was it took about 6 weeks to make as it was a specific size I needed, the salesman did explain that but I hoped it would of been quicker. Well worth walking in and asking them what you want.