The difference between good furniture and great furniture has to be experienced first hand…read more Hay, from Denmark are furniture manufacturers who - since forming in 2002, have embraced the design community and have become one of the main players in high end Danish modern furniture. This flagship store is operated by Cult, who are the dealers and manufacturers for other high end furniture such as Cappellini, Fritz Hansen and Magis. The prices of the pieces here are in the $500-$1000 mark for a good dining chair, but the quality and comfort means that you're buying an investment piece which will most likely increase in value over time. They also have the new "Wrong for Hay" range of homewares and office supplies, such as geometric nesting plates, magnetic cork paper clip holders and other items which would make great gifts and won't break the bank.

Maybe it's all hipster bait, but I love this shop. Run by…read moreCult Furniture so its got great providence, it offers a wonderful collection of cool Scandinavian style. The furniture is investment peices, the little nick nacks great presents

The most sensation, awesome and exclusivelly. Wonderful and beautyful furnitures I found in Laura…read moreKincade Store. I love their items.

This place has upstairs secrets. I was allowed up there to check out the dining chairs, and that's…read morewhere they keep their works in progress: wooden frames awaiting re-upholstery. It looks a bit creepy up there, like lots of wooden naked furniture limbs, all entangled up and dust coated. The downstairs has fancy re-upholstered lounges and armchairs, while the upstairs has dining chairs. Despite the name, A Pair Of Chairs do sell chairs singly, and they also have coffee tables and cabinets, but the emphasis is undoubtedly on the chairs. This is not a store where you will be left alone, the owners will definitely approach you and gently push sales. There's a lot of teak, a lot of Parker, and a lot of 50s style going on.... It's not everyone's taste, but if you're into mid-twentieth century design (specifically that straight-backed 50s look), then you've found the right strip of shops on Regent street to keep you busy. Here, you can buy the items unrestored or nice and fixed up - depends how much you want to pay. Last time I was here the woman owner told me to supervise the shop while she went upstairs, which was trusting and I took the responsibility seriously (ahem), of course .... nobody came in .... They also reupholster your old stuff, which is nice to file away in the back of your head ("when I am old and have money maybe I will get that chair fixed up....")

Just had my 60s sofa reupholstered, perfect style. Their items are industrial modern with a slice…read moreof retro and urban cool. Kim's an expert.

Found this antique home goods place in the Monocle travel guide for Sydney. I have high…read moreexpectations on furniture / decoration places and I didn't get disappointed here. Ici et la has beautiful old decoration objects from all over the world. From magical local shells to wooden and metal tables, chairs or lamp to handmade bags. Infact they have a seamstress in the store that creates blankets etc. with your initials. If I would live in Sydney, my interior design would be well influenced by this store.

From the owner: We also have classic French vintage ticking, stock ticking, antique linen sheets and linen tea…read moretowels.

This is a very weird and wonderful business. One day, not…read morelong ago, I was driving down Cleveland Street and much to my surprise, in one of the terraces was a big window with curtains drawn all around it. Displayed in this house/shop was one vintage bedside table and a cute set of drawers. There was a mobile phone number to call if you were interested in the few items. Intrigued, I parked and called the number. A lady answered and showed me into her home. The floor was scattered with works in progress. Little chairs, dressers, old mirrors. Upstairs her partner is a carpenter and builder. It's a strange little set up but what a great marketing tool. There's a lot of traffic on that busy street and it certainly piqued my interest enough to purchase a repainted 1920's bedside table. It's really cute and she has done a great job in retaining it's original beauty. The other day I was passing again and they have a retro bathroom sink and a kitchen sink in their window. I can only assume that he works on sites and hunts treasures that she then gathers and refurbishes. Brilliant! *Speak to Nikki

I love Exhibit. It's the perfect store in many ways. It's air-conditioned, it's next door to…read morePatisse (best cake shop ever), the store assistant is super lovely and most importantly it is filled to the brim with gorgeous and original pieces for your home. They do furniture, rugs, masks, lighting, ceramics, art, glassware, mirrors - a whole range of stuff which listing it seems to take something away from the beauty and exclusivity of them. I also like the fact that they stock a lot of local designers but also collect from overseas so the range in variety of product and taste is wide. The textiles from Africa, Australian artifacts, Egyptian crystal chandeliers and European ceramic pieces - it takes you to far away places without paying for the plane ticket out of here. Apart from filling your home with beautiful furnishings I find Exhibit is a good place to shop for wedding presents.

The display shop and furniture are wonderful. We love our bar stools, and liked the look the…read morebookcase we purchased on display. We requested help with delivery, assembly and setup. However the after sales experience was poor and has left us with a bookcase with remaining unresolved issues.

It looks small from the outside but there's a huge variety of plants here! From houseplants to…read moresucculents, cacti and hibiscus, there was a lot to explore. They even had an entire section of pots and planters, some locally made by artists. My favorite thing was the little skull planters with a cactus in it that looked like a brain. They even called it "The Brain." I also found a very pretty peperomia, which I wish I could have taken home. It was nicely variegated and I haven't seen those colors before. We parked across the street and down the road but it wasn't a far walk at all. We had come from a small cafe.

I love love love garden stores, despite the fact that I have the complete opposite of a green thumb…read more(red pinkie toe?) and can kill anything growing in my vicinity. Newtown Garden Market has everything you need to make your flower or vegetable garden thrive, or make your indoor herb garden ever-so fruitful. There are countless varieties of plantables, yes. But there are also plenty of things to fill your outdoor space with artsiness and style. I couldn't help but marvel over the tin garden sculptures of animals. Fashioned out of recycled materials (or so it seemed), these creatures are creative and somewhat abstract. Position one or two next to a solar powered gurgling bird bath and you might never want to leave your garden again. For me, I was drawn to the succulents. Spiky, cute, and virtually un-kill-able, these little bad boys are my favourite. Maybe it's because they also make me feel like a bit of a badass. It's not true, but a girl can dream, can't she?