Old fireplaces, stained glass and wooden doors, not your standard local shop but fantastic…read morenonetheless. The reclaimed fittings that you will find in the Junction Emporium are unique and beautiful, enough to give an old house a new lease of life. The owner, formerly a builder, specialises in supplying and fitting old fireplaces. You will not find a shop where they know more about this select market or have such a stunningly unique collection than at The Junction Emporium.

This shop sells fully restored pine furniture, much of it coming from Eastern Europe, fully…read morerestored fireplaces and surrounds as well as beautiful pieces of original furniture. It also provides Restored pine furniture and fireplaces from the 1800s to the 1930s. Also a large range of architectural pieces such as door handles, ornamental cast iron, stained glass windows and a comprehensive stock of stripped internal and external pine doors. It is a family run business for many years they are very happy to offer free advice and have a wealth of craftspersons at disposal, including stone masons, stained glass window repairers, cast iron welders and architects to name a few. They also offers a pine stripping service, custom built kitchens and wardrobes and personally installs fireplaces. So if you want your problems and headaches sorted out then get down to the Junction Emporium, Lordship Lane in east dulwich.

Me: "I'd like to speak to Mister Conran, please."…read more Sales clerk: "Certainly. May I ask why?" Me: "Yes, I'm here to write that Yelp review and I'll need several pieces of your furniture for, uh, long-term testing." That's the conversation that played in my head because the only way I'll be having any of this super-cool stuff is in my dreams. Conran sells amazingly high quality designer furniture and housewares. While most of it is very functional, some of it is... designer and therefore is very nice to look at but maybe not as functional. On the minus side, the prices are all perfectly displayed.

The Conran Shop is the best shop. I love the Conran Shop…read more Maybe I've got a little infatuation going on but I can't help it. This shop has so many things and it's overwhelming and hilarious and fun at the same time. For example, I bought a little popcorn set for my mom here for 8 pounds, and then I saw those crazy purses here, you know, the ones that look silly and are made up of shiny triangles and you think they look stupid but then when you touch them you start to think you want then? You know those crazy purses? the 500 pound ones? You know those kinds?!?! And then I guess they sell furniture here. But they also sell funny little games, and also these intricately designed santa cookies, and cards and just weird freaking stuff! That's the funny thing about the Conran Shop. It has a lot of fun stuff and maybe something is 8 pounds, or 800 pounds, you just need to check. But the best thing about the Conran Shop is their little cafe in the back. It's decorated beautifully and they serve food as well. I love going there. They've got wifi and it's a great place to escape... also because there aren't usually a ton of people there. So hopefully I've lost everyone with my crazy purse description to read the end of this review. ;)

Wow, Walked past the window and had to stop and walk back to have another look. Some amazing modern…read morecreations to fill your ultra modern penthouse with. Sculptured plastic chairs in vibrant colours, solid wood carvings made to also be functional and a whole host of kitchens and furniture for the home. It all looks very high end and would make for a dream home but unfortunately, when enquiring on the prices of said kitchens, It is well out of my price range. Maybe another day !! Some truly wonderful pieces however and if you can afford it, I would suggest a vist to Mark Zoranovski.

This is by far one of the most intriguing furniture shops I have been too, having worked closely…read morewith furniture designers that is saying a lot. I was not particularly interested in their more traditional kitchens and furniture, what caught my eye was these amazing hand made sculptures/ functional furniture pieces they have on the window display. From far away one of them is a wooden sac perfectly sculpted with a rope tied around the top, when you come closer it is a chest of drawers, nine drawers to be exact. Designers always manage to amaze me when they can create something that is not only functional but it is also aesthetically beautiful.

OMG, this place is just brilliant! I've been looking for a reliable source of no-nonsense…read moresecond-hand furniture for ages, when I finally got around to checking this place out I was not disappointed. Here, you'll find "all sorts" of second-hand and vintage furniture to help give your home some character and style. Most of the pieces are in good shape but not in such amazing condition that you'll pay above the odds - just well chosen pieces that are honestly priced. Yesterday, I was told the shop was under-stocked following the xmas period, it was still crammed with tables, chairs, picture frames, shelves and trunks. I ended up buying a large solid oak bookshelf for £45 and it's made me so much happier than anything from IKEA could ever do! Best of all, the shop's owner will deliver on the day, accepts cash on delivery and does not charge for the service. A real bonus for a non-driver like me, and he even ventured out to sunny South Tottenham. Yay!

On any given day as you approach Mr. All Sorts, you find yourself walking up to an eclectic…read morecollection of second hand and vintage piece of furniture and decorations. - It's a small store so don't expect you'll find everything. One week Mr. All Sorts may have a healthy collection of chairs, the next week a surplus of tables. - Most things are reasonably priced, and to be honest, I feel good when you buy something from a hole in the wall compared to any of the larger auction houses and stores in Angel. - You end up paying the same if not less than you would for ikea furniture and there you are with a lovely solid, beautiful antique wood table.

I once found a copy of 'Elle Decoration' on the train and asked my friend whether we were too young…read moreto care about the interior of our - rented - flats. Her response? An unequivocal yes. After visiting Heals on Tottenham Court Road, I'm afraid I'll have to agree to disagree. If expensive furnishings are your thing then you needn't look further than Heals. A more upmarket version of both Ikea and Habitat with a slightly different design sensibility and a lovely selection of beauty bits and bobs encompassing products by Korres, a natural beauty brand whose tinted lip balms are gorgeous and Diptyque, whose Fig perfume is to die for. The lighting section is divine, with gems including chandeliers rendered in everything from perspex to lead crystal; some rather lovely floor lamps with pure silk shades in de rigeur jewel-tones; and Tom Dixon's popular copper light shades which seem to grace almost every one of London's gastro pubs.

It has always been a bit tricky to figure out where Habitat ends and where Heals begins seeing as…read morethey often share a similar design strategy. Heals however, is decidedly more expensive and tinted with undeniable glamour. Heals houses designs from some of the biggest names. From Alessi to Phillip Stark this shops contains the finest of the fine. When walking in this shop you will find that everything from the beautiful golden globes, the comfy towel robes, the natural soaps and perfumes, the unconventional lampshades and the gorgeous stylish coffee machines will become an absolute necessity rather than a treat. As a lover of all gadgets, designer objects, storage devices, and glamorous furniture, I find myself wanting to wrap every object in store into a neverending Mary Poppins-style bag and immediately head home to live forever happy with my favourite objects. This store will probably bring out the worse of your materialistic nature, but after seeing these 3 floors of materialistic bliss, trust me it will be worth it.

I love their design products, but 95£ for a mug is a little bit OTT…read more PS_if you save enough though, then you do get the creme de la creme

This boutique is a dream. A mini-Colette in Paris or 10 Corso Como in Milan it sells the most…read morestylish furniture for urban living. It has adorable gift ideas that they wrap beautifully (check out Mathilde M for the prettiest scented ceramics)and even has an adjoining fashion boutique with some quirky but wearable labels like Patrizia Pepe and Repetto. The great thing is, there's a lot to enjoy but it's manageable too. I defy anyone not to love it.

C&C sell very plain crisp bed linen in ginghams and provence style designs. Everything is either…read morepure cotton or pure linen.Expect to pay around £35 for a single duvet cover.Everything is very well finished, right down to the large old -fashioned pearlised style button fastenings. There are also some great interior design pieces-lamps, occasional tables and Chinese laquered boxes ( hand painted- no cheap Hong Kong imports here). The style is Kensington in the South of France-if that makes any sense.

My family has been coming here for years! Well before I was born. We're not local-we're Americans,…read moreand on every visit this was a must stop. There are many antiques from Alfies in my home that we inherited from my mother and smaller special keepsakes from my time living in London in my 20s. My husband & I spent part of our honeymoon in London, and it was his first time in the city (September/October 2024) and this was a nonnegotiable stop for me. Plan to spend a few hours wandering around and exploring-it's humongous! Also, generally speaking not on the inexpensive side but you can always find some gem's. I can remember on one visit when I was 19, we stumbled on a vendor that didn't realize what he had, it was a 20 year old authentic bubblegum pink Kelly (Hermes) and he had it priced under $1000. I still to this day regret not buying it for resale alone (bubblegum pink is not for me lol)

It would be an understatement to say that I am besotted with antiques. I love them. Can't get…read moreenough of them. Know London's antique and vintage purveyors like the back of my proverbial hand. And Alfie's is one of my favourites, a veritable antique market located in trendy Marylebone. With dealers selling clothes, fine and costume jewellery, furniture, textiles and collectibles, Alfie's should satisfy the needs of even the most ardent collector. And with a surprisingly accessible atmosphere at odds with the sometimes rarefied world of antiques and vintage, Alfie's is perfect for a browse for the expert and neophyte alike. I visited Alfie's just before Christmas last year and spotted cute as a button Mark Owen from Take That looking incredibly dapper. This is the place for vintage/antique fans to find unique Christmas presents without recourse to the high street.