A great little shop that is miles away from High Street chains. If you're looking for an accessory…read moreor household item with a Moorish theme, you're likely to find it in this modern Moroccan treasure trove. The leather accessories - choose from beaded slippers, elaborate belts and authentic bags - appear to be handmade and good quality. The white birdcage-style lanterns are prettily intricate, yet still simple and elegant. Lots more unusual items, large and small, are available to provide a hint of the exotic for your home. Good for gifts when you're after something a little different, too. ************************** Update - May 2008 Sad to say that Skoura has just closed-down, although I have heard rumours that they are likely to re-open, close-by, in the near future. Hope so! I'll keep you posted.

This little gem sells weird and wonderful furniture and accessories for your house. If antique…read moredesigns and funky items appeal to you, then this shop can't be missed!

This is a quirky little lighting and electrical shop selling a wonderful array of eccentric lights…read moreand light fittings (Star of David light bulb filament, anyone?). There's also an attempt to do hardware like rolls of electrical cabling, and they got some pretty nifty old retro clocks and watches. This is the kind of shop I would've liked when I was 14, when my parents allowed me to start 'decorating' my bedroom and 'design' programmes like Homefront and Changing Rooms were big. It's quite fun

Oh, SCP East. Enter…read morethe doors to this stylish lair on Curtain Road...waft dreamily around the luxuriously funky fabrics, tangibly tempting textiles and handmade pretty pieces of pomp and circumstance. The prices are surely not for the faint of heart. Rather, SCP East is a place in which you select an "anchor." Something by which the rest of your home rotates and revolves. An eye-catching pillow. A hand stitched throw. A chair your grandchildren will covet in 50 years. It's surely a splurge, but one that will not be regretful. I popped in on a chilly Sunday to find a bustling shop full of revelers. There's quite a few gifts to be had as well, so if you are looking for that "hard to find" special someone, take a peek in here and see if there might be something you never thought of. As for home decor, SCP East will inspire. A well-curated selection appealing to the upper echelon of the East London crowd. Working on a budget? Come for the creative energy and if something catches your eye...save and build around it. Nothing else will do now that you've seen the potential. Great locally-owned shop with interesting pieces. I'll surely be back once I've gotten a grip on how expensive London is. The throws were literally calling my name from their bundles "Colleen, cuddle with us. Take us home."

Well done on managing to find this review on SCP! I say this because for some reason this shop…read moremakes almost no effort to write its name on anything. I must have been in here hundreds of times and it was only on my last visit that I made a conscious effort to read the small white writing on the door frame that read SCP. Come on guys, I know you're trying to be stylish but with a shop this good you should be screaming your name from the roof top! SCP is the kind of place that most of us will never buy anything from but will nonetheless enjoy roaming through the store. Furniture in here is so stylish it would only suit a very specific style of house and a very full wallet for that matter! However, for the rest of us SCP also stocks a great range of smaller items, kitchen accessories and design books. These things are a lot more affordable and will allow you to take home a bit of SCP's style without breaking the budget. Staff are lovely although I always get the impression they are looking over my shoulder for a more profitable customer. This aside, SCP is a great shop!

custom carpentry fitted 4 pine floating shelves in the alcoves of our front room Victorian flat and…read morethey look brilliant! We've had bad experiences of builders and decoraters in the past and wanted someone we could trust to make and fit them without the usual mess and hassle . I'm still amazed at how easy they made it seem -they arrived on time ,knew exactly what they were doing and made totally solid,perfectly fitting shelves AND left absolutely no dirt and mess ( that's a first! ) We are planning to have music/storage units fitted nextand can't think of anyone we would rather use . Great work -would definitely rcommend them .

It is not uncommon to pay a lot of money and receive poor quality products and service in London…read more How refreshing, then, to meet Tristan and his team. We had fitted wardrobes and shelves built in our bedroom and they look fabulous. It was great to see not 1 or 2 dingy photos of previous work but 2 whole portfolios of clear bright photos of the whole range of work Custom Carpentry carries out. Tristan filled us with confidence, from the start; he paid great attention to what we said we wanted, made drawings and discussed every detail with us until he was sure we were happy. Valentine and Jan who built the wardrobes and shelves and then painted them were punctual, polite and skilled. Plus; there was no mess left behind! We cannot recommend Tristan highly enough. I look forward to getting further work done by Custom Carpentry. Lucy Bell, Queen's Park

This is such a cute little store, it has lots of things and cute decorations for your bathroom and…read morefor you. This is the shop to come to if you are decorating your bathroom in a cute chic motif. They have really cute baby/toddler robes and cuddly pyjamas too. You can get an old fashioned styled shower cap, neat little toilet paper holders, scales, robes, stuff to do your nails, I had no idea there was so much to do in the bathroom besides the obvious. If you need a little gift for a gal pal I would pay a visit to this shop.

A cute shop of housewares, particularly accessories for bathrooms. Sounds strange to devote an…read moreentire shop to such a thing, but it's nice to know that whether you need a toilet seat cover or a dressing gown you can do so by supporting a local shop. In addition to fixtures, they also sell soaps and linens. If you have a fondness for the new rage in furniture - dilapidated old pieces made shiny and new with a thick coat of pastel paint - this is the place for you. They have regularly rotating stock of individual pieces. They're still pricier than if you went looking for a piece to paint yourself, but a lot cheaper than the shiny new pieces with uneven scufffs to add that aged look sold by the high street chains. People with a fetish for interiors - and anyone who enjoys a long soak in the tub - will love this place.

Eccentricities is in a large warehouse, two storeys full of furniture,accessories, tables, sofas,…read morechairs, mirrors, lamps, chandeliers some antique some made to look antique. Its a jungle in there. The furniture is built up in the countryside and then sold in London. The services have been featured on a number of occassions in the top design magazines. However they do not provide a transport facility, though they can put you in touch with someone who does the job. Very friendly staff and its not such a busy place. Which I think is good; I'm not so sure if the owners feel the same!

There was a gilt edged sitting chair in purple upholstery in the window of Eccentricities, that…read morecompelled me to go inside for a closer look. I found a treasure house of antique furniture inside. There seemed to be countless mirrors in ornate settings in various parts of a maze comprised of any and all sorts of antique furniture. I was really impressed by some of the bath units, with marble and bronze fittings and set in a carved wooden unit. There were some complete sets, lovely dressing tables and bedside units with wooden panels of carved motifs. Also some very modern looking bookshelf units and a large bright pink display unit (that had already sold!!!). Its a fun place to shop for some classic and quality furniture for your house. The people here are happy to help as well if you need help in choosing the right pieces to go with your interiors.

Pratts is an amazing old fashioned Timer merchants with excellent staff and delivery service. The…read moreservice is second to none and if you require a new floor or maybe a staircase Pratts will supply you with anything from pine to oak. A large range of wooden items including skirting boards through to bannisters and they cut items in the deceptively spacious yard behind the small shop. Once having bought from Pratts you will view large DIY stores with a jaundiced eye. A great place to visit and situated close to Queens Road Market

~If you have the money this is the VERY BEST possible quality of building..it is more of an…read moreexpereince than a construction company. They will not only consult you on absolutely everythingfrom the foundations of the house to the placing of the finishing touches (they got me an African mask wall hanging and I arrived to a complete finished product) but this company is obsessed with absolute QUALITY! If you are looking for a specialist in providing a beautiful bespoke home.this is the company for you.