I happened across this treasure trove of a shop the other day. From the outside it looks like just…read moreanother fancy home store, with minimalist decoration, selling a few expensive items to those who list interior design as a hobby. Yet it turns out to be much much more than that. Walk into the shop and the building is like a TARDIS, with aisles winding further and further back into the shop. What was more impressive was the content - yes there are pretty boxes, and furnishings, but also candles, a plethora of craft items, a wide array of different coloured candles, cookery utensils, old fashioned sweets, and much much more (and at affordable prices too!). A quick internet search when I got home revealed the shop to be a "Danish lifestyle retailer... selling a range of home accessories, kitchenware and hobby items", and this Dun Laoghaire store is it's first in Ireland, Well worth a look in if you are in town.

This store is just perfectly lovely. Beautiful but affordable goods for home, kids and more. I…read moreliterally wanted to buy one of everything! The quality is impressive and the prices are more than reasonable. If I had little ones their room decor would come from here.

Meadows & Byrne is a pretty cool home and garden shop in Dun Laoghaire. It's one of those places…read moreyou walk into with no intention of buying anything, and then leave with a whole range of interesting items you never knew you'd ever want or need (but you need them now!) They sell all sorts, from kitchen furniture to glasses, to 'slurp' soup mugs, to banana leaf trays and garden settings. My favourite item in store is the wall-mounted wine opener, which comes in at a pretty 139 euro (ouch, but once you see it no price is too great!) A good place for some Sunday shopping if you're of the inclination. They also have an Insomnia cafe attached for those who tire of their partner's browsing habits.

This is a nice big open store with plenty of ideas if you are furnishing your home...at a price…read more Good selection of cooking and kitchen gear and they are mostly where I go when I am looking for something in particular as they generally have it. Think Ikea but more expensive so keep an eye open for their sales as they generally have a good bargain to be found. When you do bite the bullet and buy something you generally still love it even after a few years and their stuff is always good quality so perhaps they may be expensive but worth it.

Now, having the various dangly bits which necessarily makes me male means I don't really understand…read moreshops like this. If however you are of the species that enjoys shopping for curtains and wall papers in what even I have to admit is a rather attractive setting then this is the place for you! There are lots of end of line and bargain bins as well which is probably where people like me get stuff to decorate their homes.

Shambles, never called for initial fitting. When it came to fit the blinds they made a mess of the…read morejob and fitted the wrong blinds and made holes in the wall that were unneccesary. When they were suppose to return they never arrived. Avoid at all costs and I have since heard a similar story about them.

I loved this garden centre, until my visit today. I visit the centre to purchase a pizza oven. It…read morelook me 15 minutes to find someone to help me. I was then asked to wait a further 15 minutes for tge help. I then waited 20 for the item to be told there was none left. I had checked the day before and they were in stock. I was then told that what I wanted was not good and they said they are better ones, which are very very expensive. Very poor costumer service. I think they were in stock and they were trying to get more money from me. Very disappointed.

I lost count how often I drove past this Nursery and just because it's a tiny entrance I never…read moreconsidered going there (well, plus the fact that I live in an apartment without balcony, so it's not often that I need plants). Bad mistake. This time I needed a nice plant as a present so seeing they are basically on my doorstep I drove in - what a surprise. It's actually a quite big nursery with a rather big car park too. Looking to find the best suitable plant for my friend I looked at almost all plants on display. And they all looked great with good prices. Together with pots and other gardening related items it's definitely now a place on my map. The staff was very nice and obviously enjoyed working there.