Wow, wow, wow!!! If…read moreyou've just purchased your perfect dream house and want to make it that extra bit more special then look no further than Garuda design!! Brought to you by Interior designer Suzanne Garuda this showroom is out of this world! When you walk in you immediately want everything!! The store was set up to make designs and products that little bit more affordable to the average Joe and even though its still upmarket it's certainly achievable. The sheer quality of the showroom speaks for itself and the designs wouldn't look out of place in cribs! They offer service such as project management, interior architecture and interior design. And also boasts of various projects across the country including Killeen Castle and Charlemont on Malone. Really love this place...maybe one day I'll be able to take advantage of this fantastic designer on my doorstep...

Always love visiting this quaint shop. Great service and unique items. I'll be back soon!read more

The feeling walking in to this shop evokes is in it's name - yep that's right 'joy'!…read more Oscar & Joy is a graphic designers dream, it's bright, beautiful and proportionally spaced just the way a true work of art should be. Their company motto is 'bringing design to life' and this is exactly what they do. Every product they sell is beautiful in it's own way. You can get books, gifts, household items and practical things. One thing I noted was that there was a huge amount of specialist coffee and tea products. One whole shelf dedicated to them. The lasy working was extremely friendly - saying a big warm 'hello' to everyone who walked in the door. That's not something you experience everyday, especially in retail. Looking for something different, a unique gift perhaps or just want to brighten up your boring kitchen - I suggest you head to Oscar & Joy - you won't regret it!

I recently visited The Cape Table to buy a present for my wife. Really glad I did. The items The…read moreCape Table sells are both beautiful and unique, great quality. The owner of the shop, Rose, and the other ladies were very helpful. And patient! Overall I couldn't be happier with the range of products AND the service. Highly recommended.

From the owner: Home decor and home furnishing store in the lovely village of Holywood Co. Down Northern Ireland…read more We offer an interior design service and wedding gift list.

Keens is a pretty cool interior design shop in East Belfast. The stuff on offer is pretty…read moreimpressive and although it is quite expensive, it's great quality stuff so worth the price- no boxed self build stuff in here! Its a far cry from Ikea! They obviously must be doing something right if they've been here for 40 years, especially as it's not exactly an upmarket part of town. I'd advice going in for a browse if you're doing a bit of decorating as the stuff is both beautiful and different!

Heading to find a sofa a couple of days after Christmas is not the way the OH wanted to spend his…read moreholidays, but I dragged him here anyway. Firstly, don't be put of by it's dreary location. Once through the doors you are greeted by a rainbow of colours, shapes and textures. A bit of a maze, with 3 massive floors there is loads to see and perhaps buy. I say perhaps as it is a good bit more expensive than the chain retailers, but what they do have is quality. If you are just looking to add a hint of style head towards the back of the ground floor where you will find all manner of trendy accessories to funk up the dullest living room at more reasonable prices. There was some cracking statues, which I really would have bought if the other half hadn't dragged me out. My VISA card thanks him.

Lush place. Very very fancy. Out of my budget but nice to…read morelook around. It's located inside an old church. Displays are on the ground floor and office space upstairs on the balcony. Lovely venue. Great branding. Though when your in an interior shop and it says on some of the displays 'no photos' it's a bit strange. Rather cold inside. Very difficult to park outside. Some of the furniture etc is also being used in the Vestry cafe in the same building. Perhaps this company either own the whole premed is or done the for out for the others also.

I'm very into improving my home and so am always putting up pictures or touching up paint and I…read moregenerally go to B&Q or Homebase for supplies. But there are times when I just need something really small like a tiny pot of white gloss paint or another little bit of black gloss - thanks to the five year old standing on the wet door saddle, exactly where I told him NOT to stand. Or times when I'm really in a hurry to touch up a skirting board before the school run. Yes, I know it's not normal. On those occasions, a jaunt to the cavernous DIY superstores, where I can get lost for hours, just isn't on the cards. That's when I go to my little local place, Decorator's Touch. This is a small shop which I can park right outside so that's time saved before I even go in. It's one of those mysterious little places that seems to have more stock than its space should allow. Paint, varnish, brushes, wall paper, check, check , check. They also offer a full interior design service - curtains, cushions etc. Quite how they manage to pull all that off is a miracle, but manage it they do. The owner is usually behind the counter and is really helpful if you're not sure which product you need. And best of all, he doesn't patronise me just because I'm a laydeee.

The world of student housing can be a very bleak one with unhelpful landlords, last weeks baked…read morebeans stuck to the way behind the bin and the kind of temperatures that would make an Eskimo feel at home. The least that can be done to make your place to live is get it decorated a wee bit( with the landlord's permission of course!) to make things less sterile and more conducive to good times! So when I was driving with my friends on their way to their new abode, we went out on a whim and called in here to pick up a few bits and pieces, and I was quite impressed! The staff were helpful and informative, and were ready to guide our bunch of unruly males to the lower cost end of the paint spectrum! There are a wide range of paints we were able to pick from, as well as other wallpapers, paintbrushes and other accessories that would be useful to the more advanced DIY consumer! We were just idiots with brushes, so basic coloured paints were just the ticket for us! I find the likes of Homebase and B&Q almost too large at times, and the customer service is sometimes lacking, so I find places like this most refreshing!