I didn't get the sense that this shop is one of those ones people go to to get just any old bit of…read morefurniture to furnish their new flat or house. This is much more for those who are taking their time over decorating their house and want specific vintage pieces. The owner of this shop has clearly chosen each piece with equal care and although the furniture is stacked in quite a haphazard and informal way you can see they're all individual and quality pieces. The low lamp lighting adds to this warm atmosphere and casts a flattering light on the pieces. There seems to be a particular niche for weathered furniture in here, you'll be likely to come across pastel blue chairs with chipped paint and leather trunks with rubbed edges. There are more stylized things on offer too, like old tea tins for quirky storage and old fishing nets for an unusual wall decoration! Everything is imbued with such a history I couldn't help but love this place!

Pymble Antiques is a novelty store which is quaint and has lots of charm despite being quite…read moresmall. It almost looks a bit out of place in Pymble among other fast food joints and restaurants. The store sells a bunch of things from linen and retro goods to Paris artwork and knick knacks. The shop is very interesting to browse and there's always something interesting to look at. If you're in search of something unique as a gift or for your house, Pymble Antiques is the place to look!

Koskela sources everything from greeting cards to furniture from local and international designers…read more It's in a great warehouse space next to Kitchen By Mike. It's a perfect place to spend a weekend afternoon.

If you're looking to decorate your home with period pieces or add antique art to your collection,…read moreyou definitely have to take a look at the items in Isherwood Antiques at Queen Street. The store offers a mix of modern and antique European furniture and decorative pieces that are beautiful and timeless. From 18th century portraits and commodes to vintage Louis Vuitton luggage and the latest fabrics from Chelsea textiles, you can be assured that they are all of high quality because all pieces are carefully and personally chosen by its owner, Nicola Isherwood. This store is definitely one of the must-visit antique stores in all of Sydney.

Ahhhhh Rozelle markets stop taking all my money!! This is one of my favorite Saturday destinations,…read moreI love strolling through all the little stalls ogling and touching all the unique, eclectic and vintage items owners have collected through out their lives. There's a great selection of international food, a massage for your shopping exhausted feet and even tarot readings for curious minds. Stall owners are open to bargaining and and telling you their life stories as they entice you to buy their goodies.

Every Saturday and Sunday Rozelle Public School turns its playgrounds into a bric-or-brac utopia…read more Like an extended garage sale, you'll fossick your way through piles and piles of crap but will almost certainly come across a gem. Surrounded by busking musicians and haggling hopefuls in search of a bargain, I take the leisurely walk through Rozelle Markets with a market coffee in one hand and market dumplings in the other. Unlike at Glebe Markets, you won't find stores of designer clothes or jewellery at Rozelle Markets. Instead you'll palm off your dumplings to a friend as you flick through racks of second hand coats, a household of discarded dresses & shoes, antique jewellery, vintage kitchen utensils and second hand books. My best market buys have taken place just before closing. In fact, I think this is my favourite time to take on Rozelle Markets. Whilst it's a far less leisurely endeavour, there's an urgency in the air as storeholders begin packing their goods into their trucks. It's your mission to find the best bargain at the end of the day and it's theirs to make that last sale/have one less thing to pack up. If you're going to get the price down at all now is the time they'll start dipping. But beware the crafty storeholders - if you 'overhear' a neighbour storeholder commenting that the frame you were checking out is going for a "really cheap price", then you were meant to hear every word of it. Whilst my parents commented loudly on their first visit that "there's a helluva lot of junk here", I've never left Rozelle Markets empty handed. The problem? Now they make the same comment whenever they enter my room.

Oh my word, I love antiques and this place has something for everyone. There is a mixture of…read moreEuropean and Asian antique items, furniture and bric a brac. The shop itself is well organised and very clean. I did think the silver could have been polished and my favourites collectibles were not available.. Cuff links! The manager was most helpful and showed me items that I was very tempted to buy. He had a good range of coloured glass, red being irresistible in my case! I think I will be back to this lovely shop. It is well situated in the suburb of Glebe.

An Aladdin's cave of treasures! I felt like I'd died and gone to heaven just walking through the…read moredoor. Quirky and fabulous things aplenty and the best damn service around. This is not your average antique shop and it's not often my expectations are exceeded, but visiting Halchemy Design was one of those times. I will most certainly be a returning customer when in the city. Thankfully too, the funky and friendly owner Jade is only too happy to post smaller items to me once I fall in love with them on Instagram. Let me tell you...once you go in there's no going back. You will want it all!

So upon closer look, Newtown Old Wares has a smaller sub-shop to its right with more household-type…read moreitems. If you're even on a grand quest for an antique rotary phone, a retro radio, some decorative vases or perhaps a television circa 1950, this is your place! The long corridor through the center of the shop will lead you past nooks and crannies filled with treasures your grandmother once had. From gumball machines to Bakelite dishes, the antique merchandise has been well selected. If I had all the money in the whole world, I would have purchased two things here. First, I would have become the proud owner of a 60s desk with laminated world map covering its surface. However, by far the most interesting item in this whole shop is the 1960's home sauna. This contraption looks like a refrigerator with a head hole cut in the top. I can only guess that one climbs on it and shuts the door trapping oneself inside from the neck down and then.... Bakes? Or steams? Or stews? Either way, pretty ridiculous and therefor, pretty brilliant.

Macrame wall-hangings never died, they were just comatose for a while. Walking in here was like…read morewalking into my aunt and uncle's house when I was a kid. The abovementioned macrame, a cane chair-pod thing that hangs from the wall, dreadful kitsch nudes as art. Specialising in art and antiques from the 40's, 50's and 60's this is an absolute retro timewarp. You don't see pineapple-head money boxes and a green enamel electric stove for sale every day. While I was wandering the aisles, the two gentlemen staff were engaged in a very stern discussion over chair placement. People who take their furniture seriously. While not cheap from a buyer's point of view, the sign claims they hire and buy items as well. I still think macrame looks like an activity forced on 1940's mental patients awaiting their turn at the electroshock table.

More of a gift shop than an antiques shop, this has a lot of mass produced stuff masquerading as an…read moreantique. Be careful what you buy, they sell a lot of reproductions. They do have some real antiques but on the whole they are more of a gift store. A long and narrow shop, they have everything from dinner ware (real) to hat boxes (modern day replicas). They have some nice furniture but I am not sure whether it's real or not. A nice place to browse if you're looking for a present.