One Small Room began life in one small room! A street frontage shop selling second hand furniture…read morewith a Scandinavian, Eames era flavour which quickly flourished and became ever so popular. This was a turning point to the whole streetscape as other businesses took residence and it just evolved into what it is today, a funky, trendy, popular place to be in Elizabeth St Croydon, especially on a weekend. OSR has optimised the space to feel and look like your living room at home, a place to test the chair or browse the pictures on the wall and it's never a dull shop to be in as there is always something new and quirky to fill a vacant spot. With so many things and so little space and evolution taking place OSR gradually expanded taking over the shop next door and then the door next to that one, I suppose you can call it three small rooms' now but the theme still continues. A lot of items have a distinct Ikea-esque feel but with quality and much more expensive to match. Mind you, OSR is not just about furniture it also has vintage clothing, fabric, lampshades and knick-knacks plus always more. As long as they don't bubble up and burst at the seams, the store will remain in the street for many years to come I'm sure, when you're on a good thing stick to it. Parking is on the street and I recommend you don't leave the Jag there as it gets pretty squeezy, don't want any nasty surprises. And also, many people have been confused in the past thinking OSR is on Queen St - which does have a better ring to it- but as you go over the Croydon train line it then becomes Elizabeth St and then trails off down the road. Incidentally, the owner is also part developer of the Bowerbird Bazaar.

One Small Room, unusual name, moderately unusual shop. They'll sell you something obscure, like a…read morewooden cage for taking the cat to the vet, beautifully hand crafted at some stage; and they'll wrap it for you. There's a collection of fabrics you can go through, books, furniture and what would once have been called curios I suspect. Most of it has a natural finish to it, and it's almost all wood. It's a lot to go through so if you like to browse this is a good place to do it.

Nordic Design's furniture show room store sits in front of their factory. Everything is made on…read moresite and so designs, colours and materials can all be requested and altered. They're more than happy to personalise pieces to exactly what you want. The showroom stock is all an attractive mixture of modern and classic style, and there are some gorgeous pieces here. Until you look at the prices. If I had a spare two thousand dollars to spend on a single couch chair, I don't think I would be furniture shopping in Magill, Adelaide, South Australia. If you're looking for a 12 seater dining table in dark wood with high-back leather seats, and are happy to part with $15,000, then this is your place. It's nice to browse here, but if you didn't look at the prices you wouldn't think they were worth this much. Their wood is all quite lightweight, which though useful, makes it seem lower quality. While the designs are elegant and appealing, I'm not sure why you'd pay these prices when you can get similar pieces at a much more reasonable cost, and still Australian made.

Cannot thank Nordic Design enough for my fabulous high quality dining table, I'm in love…read more The purchasing experience was outstanding and Daniel went out of his way to organise delivery. Extremely happy I even went back and purchased 2 more pieces.