This is like a cheaper version of habitat. You can find all kinds of housewares, home furnishings…read moreetc all at really decent prices. You will always find me over at the kitchen stuff (to the left as you walk in). On the look out for a wooden chopping board I found 3 that I really liked. I chose the biggest one 29.99. They have a large selection of cutlery and crockery in this store which can rival any specialty cook shop. The prices are exceptionally good. I also find they have really cheap sofa's here and almost bought one for my spare room. All round a really good home ware store.

I just love this shop! It sells fantastic things. You can get a lot of home and kitchen stuff there…read morethat are really cool. When they have sales it is even better. You can get really nice pillows/cushions for a good price. They also have cheap photo frames and kitchen utensils that are funky and durable. I bought some many years ago and I am still using them. Currently they have these hearts and dots collection in red and white - they have bowls, mugs, cup and saucer and biscuit tin. It is really pretty and I would go get some before they ran out of it. Their big furniture is really nice too. They have a set of really nice leather sofa on display and some nice tables as well. I think if you buy them in a set it might be a bit cheaper.

Sass & Bell is the most amazingly magical place to spend an hour browsing, yes a full hour. This…read morelittle shop use to be on Neal street but has now moved to this bigger location opposite Scott's on New Row. Basically it is full of a huge selection of RJB Stone goodies. For those of you who don't know this is a company that makes adorable tat that appeals to teenage girls and ridiculous women like me who insist of super cute nonsense in their homes. These guys only sell wholesale and I have never seen a collection like this in a shop. We are talking appliqued pirate bunting and hand painted Russian Doll photo pegs, white bird cages with stuck on flowers and butterflies. If you are looking for a new baby gift they have brilliant kiddies room decoration stuff, and as for stocking fillers, well this place is ideal. Nothing is more than £20 and some start from as little as £2.95 so you can really go nuts if you wanted to. As I have mentioned before I have happy places in London, this is one of them. I hate to Yelp this but I will and I am sharing this happiness with you.

After hours of looking round London for presents for my Mum and a wedding gift for my friend. I…read morefound them all under one roof! The store has loads of great things to hang up in your home. Not being that descriptive i know but if you go in there you will be amazed at what they have. I'm definitely heading back here to shop again as not only did they have so much choice for a small shop. It was reasonably priced!

I absolutely love 'In...'. If you're not careful you may miss it but if you work your way through…read moreall the stalls in Spitalfields you'll fihnd this gorgeous home furnishings shop. They have beautiful furniture (dinning room tabels, chairs, cabinets and shelving) all of which have great individual style. My favourite items in here are the trinkets and decor. They have beautiful bird cages for decor that you can put candles in as well as beautiful lighting and ornaments. It's a brilliant place if you're looking for gifts as they have stuff for men, women and children. The prices are reasonable and the staff are great.

I love this unique shop. They sell mainly quirky home decor items, as well as a small selection of…read morebooks (pop culture, fashion etc), jewellery, cards and gifts. It's a great place to head for an unusual gift or for someone hard to buy for. A lot of the stuff is a bit pricey but you can tell it's good quality. I'll definitely be popping in here when I move house to get some of the kitsch lighting and kitchenware they stock.

This shop has some really gorgeous items, loads of girly sparkly things and some great home…read moredecorations. I think it's generally top quality products but some will cost a fortune to take them home with you! A great place for one off items, such as cushions, mirrors, Christmas baubles etc as they can be really unique. A great place to visit in the sales though!

This is a gorgeous shop which I love to visit but to be honest it is quite pricey and I wouldn't…read moremake a habit of buying things there. The merchandise really is beautiful though! There are various items for the home such as candles, sprays, linen and pillows. There is a small selection of clothes and night wear including dressing gowns. Upstairs is where they keep the children's clothes and accessories (they have a lift) and it's lovely to have one or two of their pieces for your child if you can stretch to it. I'd definitely recommend going in the sales!

Oooh there are so, so many pretty things in this shop!…read more Some of it is just very expensive...and not that necessary...but there are also some really lovely items that are *possibly* worth paying a few extra pounds for. My husband and I popped in here to look at their "string" shelves. There aren't many places in London that stock them, so it was good to see it all set up. The staff were really sweet and helpful, and even gave us a string catalogue while we work out what colours will suit our flat... I really like mid-century and Scandinavian-esque designs...and while I'd prefer to get hold of vintage pieces...shops like twentytwentyone at least give me the option of ordering exactly what we'd like. Now we just have to save up enough cash to actually buy it all. Eep.

A lot of the stuff in Twenty Twenty One would look out of place in the average home. Although there…read moreare a lot of pretty and unique designs, I've never once felt my life lacking because I didn't have a neon orange vase shaped like one of the falling bricks in Tetris. Twenty Twenty One takes no prisoners in its drive to promote contemporary design. Nonetheless there are a few items in Twenty Twenty One which the more average soul might be interested in. I bought a small purse from here which was purple with red dots and very sweet. A few lamps and ornaments also caught my eye. Anything much larger than this however, was completely out of budget. Even the wooden duck in the window was £120. I would say that Twenty Twenty One is the perfect shop if you are a young, rich couple looking to deck out your first home in all the best designs. While there are a few items for the rest of us, this shop is likely to leave you feeling poor and uncool.

OK, I confess, I only remembered to pop into Luna & Curious for a browse yesterday because of all…read morethe hoo-ha surrounding Peaches Geldof's 'alleged' recent shoplifting incident in this little Brick Lane boutique. Celebrity spawn and their 'alleged' misdemeanors aside, Luna & Curious is a charming and diminutive boutique stocking a mixture of vintage one-offs and contemporary designs along with a good range of jewellery and some utterly whimsical porcelain. Staffed by the kind of sweet girls with kindergarten haircuts that seem to rule in hip places like Brooklyn's Williamsburg, Luna & Curious is a beautifully realised little shop and a joy to visit whether you're looking to buy or simply browse.

Luna and Curious is a haven for all things creative and beautiful. Everything from its simple…read morewooden shopfront to the extravagant text of the shop name and gorgeous treasures inside ooze style and gorgeousness. They have some cool quirky objects for the home as well as brilliantly restored vintage furniture and bejewelled, frilly and flamboyant, as well as simple and sleek, clothing. I love some of the ceramic pieces they sell in here too and the antique stuff is fabulous. This place has great style and a great eclectic vibe going on which adds a spark of glamour to Brick Lane. I've even heard that Natalie Portman has visited and bought from this little boutique. It's definitely worth a look but don't be surprised if some of the prices are over budget.

This store is middle age signed, sealed and delivered in one room. I don't even know what half the…read morestuff they sell is, but I found myself, literally minutes away from Christmas, neck deep in a credit crunch and scrabbling around trying to buy an £18 colander. They do sell lots of lovely house hold bits and bobs but until I have a house, Labrador and a child called Mimi Fifi Orchid Clooney (a girl can dream) I wont be buying anything from here. It's a personal thing, possibly connected to being a huge consumerist ass hole whilst having a huge problem with consumerism. For me, buying a £300 pair of shoes is wrong but necessary, where as buying two plain white enamel breakfast bowls for £16 seems ridiculous. I am aware that this statement is ridiculous in itself, in fact, I just don't want to talk about it anymore. I will say though, that this shop is lovely, but I prefer Ikea.

I've been meaning to visit Labour and Wait ever since I read an article sometime ago in The…read moreGuardian profiling couples who had started up new and innovative businesses in the East End, and the L&W concept really struck a cord. You can be assured the new shop in Redchurch Street sells the same functional products for the kitchen, home and garden as the existing shop on Cheshire St, however I believe L&W are moving from Cheshire St to Redchurch St in the not-too-distant future. For too long, consumers have been lulled into a false sense of security with large, "convenient" hardware stores such as Homebase and B&Q etc. who unfortunately have, over the years got away with cheap replicas of good quality homeware goods. L&W moves away from this methodolgy and focuses fully on sustainable goods made in enamel, stainless steel and wood, rather than plastic and throw-away alternatives. The shop is minimalist in style, but all the products are displayed in a creative and alternative way, which I'd liken a little to the layout of Muji stores. As most shoppers today, I am mindful of what I buy having an effect on our environment and planet, but love L&W's ethos. I especially love the enamel kitchen sets, glass jugs, butter dishes and stainless steel buckets and watering cans. True classics! Now, don't get me wrong, you can't get anywhere near the vast selection (though often poor and low quality) of hardware and homeware products from L&W that you get in chain hardware stores, but what you do get (as the blackboard outside the shop and web home page state!) is "high quality, traditional goods for the home", with the added bonus of browsing a low-tech shop and experiencing a low stress retail experience. Now that has to be worth a trip to Shoreditch any day of the week!

This shop has a beautiful window display, attracting many potential customers inside. The interior…read moreis colourfully decorated with the store's many home products. The items range from intricate yet modern vases to tasteful cutlery to a wide variety of decorative cushions. The prices are reasonable compared to similar stores in Central London, but the best time to do some serious shopping there is during the sales, as the discounts make everything seem like a real bargain. The staff there are extremely knowledgable about their products, and once they know what you're after, they're more than happy to recommend other products that they think you might prefer. This shop is definitely better than some of the other home stores out there, because even though it is smaller, they sell items that are much more unique and that will add a lot more character to whichever room they are in.