10 of the best: Our favourite homewares stores in Sydney

Living room need a revamp? Bedroom a sight for sore eyes? Domain scoured the city in search of purveyors of pretty things for the home to suit different styles and budgets. Here, for your decorating pleasure, are 10 of the best homewares stores in Sydney.

Great Dane

The real deal when it comes to Scandi​ style, Great Dane stocks some of the premier brands in Scandinavian furniture. Think Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl, Arne Jacobsen and more in an emporium of expertly curated​ furniture, accessories, lighting and textiles.

613 Elizabeth Street, Redfern, (02) 9699 7677, greatdanefurniture.com 

​Zaffero​

Lighting with a handmade, industrial edge shares space with vintage furniture and one-off trinkets. Most of the lights are designed in Sydney and handmade in India using solid copper, brass, hand-blown glass, salvaged wood, silks and other interesting materials.

Unit 24, 198-222 Young Street, Waterloo, (02) 9690 2234, also Paddington and Bowral, zaffero.com.au

Citta​ Design

The New Zealand-based brand offers fresh, relaxed homewares with a global flavour. Each seasonal collection is inspired by textures and colours from a different part of the world. Latest stop: Mali. The modern furniture range won’t date any time soon – and won’t break the bank.

493 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, (02) 9360 7904, cittadesign.com 

​Koskela​

Beautiful sustainability is a hallmark of the furniture and homewares at Koskela​, housed in a vast former industrial space in Rosebery. The brand has serious environmental and social cred, collaborating with Indigenous weavers from Arnhem Land, for example, to produce drop-dead gorgeous lampshades.

1/85 Dunning Avenue, Rosebery, (02) 9280 0999, koskela.com.au

Papaya

With its neutral colour palettes and earthy textures, Papaya is a quiet achiever among the chain store crowd. You’ll find shimmering hand-hammered Egyptian lights, lace-cut metal outdoor stools and fine porcelain bottles among its wares. There are kitchen items, toys and fashion accessories too.

Bondi Junction, Mosman, Macquarie Centre, Birkenhead Point and Leichhardt clearance outlet, see papaya.com.au for store details and stockists.

Alfresco Emporium

Get a hit of Hamptons style without leaving Sydney at this northern beaches hub of coastal cool. The store showcases furniture, homewares and kitchen accessories, including an extensive range of rattan furniture. There’s also a cafe, play area for the kids, lounge area for the grown-ups, and fresh flowers to go.

1021 Pittwater Road, Collaroy, (02) 9919 0601, alfrescoemporium.com.au 

Table Tonic

Promising “global treasures for the modern bohemian”, Table Tonic has an eclectic and wallet-friendly selection of textiles, soft furnishings and jewellery from far-flung places. Think handmade Moroccan leather pouffes, feather juju hats from Cameroon and organic cotton beach towels from Tunisia.

Shop 6, 20 Avalon Parade, Avalon, 0414 508 473, tabletonic.com.au 

Le Forge

Inspired by France, made for Australia. Tucked away in the back streets of Camperdown, Le Forge specialises in galvanised steel furniture for indoors and out. There’s also an intriguing selection of European architectural accessories, homewares and fun statement pieces from far-flung places. Anyone for a rustic barber’s chair?

59 Denison Street, Camperdown, (02) 9516 3888, leforge.com.au 

The Country Trader

An Aladdin’s cave of decor, The Country Trader has a mind-boggling array of new and vintage homewares, furniture, artworks and curios as well as posh-meets-rustic pieces from the Ralph Lauren Home Collection. Find 18th-century Italian serpentine-fronted chests of drawers, tequila bottles shaped like flamenco dancers and much, much more in the 2000-square-metre space.

PYD Building, 197 Young Street, Waterloo, (02) 9698 4661

Becker Minty

Fashion for your wardrobe … and your home. Becker Minty offers furniture, home decor and lighting alongside men’s and women’s fashion, accessories and perfume in a stylish boutique in the heart of Potts Point. Brands include AERIN​, Blainey North and Akar​ de Nissim​.

7/81 Macleay Street, Potts Point, (02) 8356 9999, beckerminty.com