Wilkins and Kent is a Melbourne-based furniture and homewares store…….I had heard good things about it, so we recently headed into Brunswick to check it out! Wilkins and Kents started as a furniture shop in 1993, founded by Jeremy Wilkins and Stephen Kent. Their workshop where they make their handmade furniture was, and still is, […]
When we visited Greville St in Prahran over the recent long weekend, we discovered another fantastic Melbourne shopping destination! The Lunar Store is an independent design store owned by the fabulous Jules…she has had the store for about 2 years, and loves it! It was a lazy warm Sunday afternoon when we visited, yet there […]
Today we were wandering around the city, and just happened to glance up an alley way, to discover The Melbourne Shop…and what a find! The Melbourne Shop by Lumbi sells items such as cushions, T-shirts, lamps, clocks, bags, ipod cases etc, all featuring graphic prints that represent Melbourne. The store is full of stock, but […]
On a recent visit to the fabulous “The Bookshop” in Queenscliff, we discovered this book – “Melbourne Precincts: A curated guide to the city’s best shops, eateries, bars and other hangouts” by Dale Campisi! I was born in Melbourne, yet am still discovering places I never knew existed…so this book sounded perfect for expanding our […]
The weather is getting warmer, and it is time to brave it…time to find a suitable pair of bathers! I hate trying clothes on at the best of times…I prefer to buy and hope everything fits…thank goodness for “Returns or Exchange”! Trying to find bathers that fit, that are comfortable yet stylish, is my idea […]
As a birthday treat, I took myself to Chadstone Shopping Centre to check out a new store that has just opened this week! Muji is a Japanese retailer which has 610 stores worldwide, in 25 countries! And I must admit, I had never heard of it before now…. It’s like a Country Road store crossed […]
I finally got inspired to do a little bit of retail therapy yesterday…actually it was out of necessity as I needed something to wear to a function on the weekend, and the weather wasn’t playing nice for my existing wardrobe! So I headed to my usual stores to see if I could find anything, and […]