I was recommended to see Frames on Farrant by a friend who suggested that one of my wedding photos…read moreshould be framed and mounted on the wall. So, my wife and I made the Journey to the top of Stafford Heights to check out this store. I have only ever been in a framing store once before to pick up something for my mother, it was clean and everything was set on the walls. There was an air of don't you dare touch to that one. At Frames on Farrant, there ace frames of all textures, shapes, age and sizes around the place, all in handy spots to get a closer and more personal inspection of what was in store. On the walls there were paintings, photographs, posters and memorabilia that were framed in classic and creative ways. We were impressed. When we handed over our wedding photo the staff member took the time to talk about our wedding and find out what type of couple we are and chose a few frame examples to pick from. After a while we settled on something that, for us at the time, was kind of left field but made our photo pop.

From the owner: Frames on Farrant offers a full range of services - whatever your style, size of your artwork, your…read moreorder, your home or office.

My partner and I recently had some old posters framed at The Framer and they did a beautiful job on…read moreboth. One is a rare WWII propaganda poster that my boyfriend wanted to keep well protected. Choosing the cheapest frame (75x100mm), but with gallery quality glass and UV protection, it set us back around $400. For another, less precious, slightly smaller poster we had it done in the same frame without the special glass and it cost $220. The woman who works there was really lovely to deal with, had both jobs done on time and they look great. The Framer also doubles as a gallery and rumour has it there's a cafe coming soon too.

This was an unexpected find. I only went in here to ask for directions and ended up staying half an…read morehour. So what was it that captured my attention? It's more than just picture frames, which, to be fair, wouldn't have interested me for 30 seconds let alone 30 minutes. I loved the recycled trestle table (amusingly called an iTable) on sale for $250...which was long, but just wide enough for an iPad and a printer. I also loved the cute, sketches on canvas by Cary Davies - all little family tableaux; the antique style mirrors; and most especially the paintings for sale by mainly local artists (keep your eye out for the Brisbane cityscapes done by Vanda Hudson). All of that to look at, and I still managed to get the lovely store owner, Kerry Hart, to give me the right directions, too.

Everyone has their thing. For some people it's food, for others it's cars, and then for a few, it's…read moremilitary history. The Military Workshop on Samford Road is a treat for those with the latter fetish. The Military Workshop isn't much of a browsing kind of store. It actually looks like a mail sorting room in a post office. There's cardboard boxes and post paks littering the floor. They do most of their business on line. Their website is far easier to navigate than the store. Their main line of products are military figurines. They've got them all covered- you've got everything from infantry soldiers to flag bearers. They also sell replica pieces too- mainly medals. I'd assume that these guys are the main suppliers for people who are setting up war recreation scenes. If you're on the look for military prints, or need some framed, the people at Military Workshop can do that for you. People don't come in hoards to shop here. However, it does provide an important service for those with a fetish for all things military.

From the owner: Welcome to The Military Workshop web page.read more