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

I walked in and Bon Iver was playing, clearly my shopping spree was meant to be…read more Paddington feels like a Parisienne arrondissement, and The Vignette Room would fit right into Montmartre. A curated shop of bespoke homewares, scented candles, pillows, throws, kitchen accessories, and bar knick knacks. I was sort of in a daze (I had been to Bon Iver's concert the night before) and my aimless wandering led me to discover they had Kip & Co linen sheets! A brand I had been trying to get my mittens on for a while, winter was coming** - so I bought a beautiful crushed blue quilt cover to cocoon myself in bed. The lady working was so lovely and helpful, and we had a rather loud squealing moment when we realised we had BOTH BEEN TO THE SAME CONCERT. I did skip out of the shop, but not sadly into the arms of Justin Vernon because... well, he probably doesn't shop for homewares. ** If you get the pun, we are truly meant to be friends.

Not your average, cookie cutter homeware/interiors store. This gorgeous terrace in Paddington is…read morefull to over flowing with eccentric, unique, bespoke pieces of homeware, pillows, candles, brassware .... man it's full of very interesting, collectable stuff, and the service is first class.

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.

Walking in, I was initially blown away at just how goddamn COOL this shop is - literally. Every…read more Single. Thing. I wanted desperately to buy and covet for ever. And then, just like that - all my dreams were dashed because I noticed the prices. Now I expect prices to be high - we are in Double Bay after all, these prices would be out of reality at 50% off!

Domo Collections is one of Paddington's high end home wares stores. I love these shops they are the…read moreheight of style and expense. I can't really afford anything in them and I don't own a home to put anything they offer, but none the less it is fun to pretend. My favourite thing in Domo is their furniture, they sell the most amazing lounge suites, many of them other quite other worldly, I can picture a sophisticated, well dressed alien reclining on this kind of furniture. I would describe the lounge designs but they are so unique and innovative I honestly don't know how. They have the coolest display cabinet I have ever seen, consisting of uneven lopsided cubes it again follows the futuristic style they offer, yet it somehow does not seem over the top. This is such a great shop, if you have the budget it is must see.

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

Best designer shop in Sydney. You honestly could be in any major design savvy city in the world,…read moreand this beautiful shop would still be hard to beat. I've had the most wonderful customer service, and the gifts through to the art and furniuture is first class, and really quite unique. They're always doing something different, so you can pop in regularly and still be suprised.

I can't find my camera. I left it somewhere and I don't know where. Calling around to the places…read moreI visited, I contacted the store manager at Becker Minty, Woollahra. He was the most helpful man and even though he didn't see it in the shop he was going to contact the worker who was there the day before and call me back (all of this not even knowing if I left it in his store or not). I eventually found my camera and contacted the store manager thanking him for his efforts. The store itself is situated in the courtyard where patrons of Bills are dining. A sister store to there location in Potts Point, this store is much more compact, but has a great variety of beautiful items. I've purchased a couple of gifts here and there unique selection of items and beautiful gift wrapping make it such a great place to get one of a kind item gifts. The last time I was there I was looking at a selection of beautiful designed silk scarves. The store manager pulled out a number of designs for me to see and we had some fun trying different styles and colours. There is always such a great vibe about this store and the staff is helpful without being pushy or salesman-like. If you are on the look out for a sophisticated and unique gift for someone or just want to find something to pamper yourself, Becker Minty is a great place to look.