#1 Victoria’s Basement

Mugs - check out the $1 price tag

I’ve never considered shopping at Victoria’s Basement until recently. After not having a teapot for 8 months, I was dying for a nicely brewed cuppa. While trying to be frugal, I refused to shop at David Jones, Myer and anywhere else where I need to pay the full retail price. Victoria’s Basement sprang into mind. After I dropped off my cousin at the airport, I made a pit stop at this home wares heaven where EVERYTHING is chic and cheap! They were so cheap that I had to stop myself and put down the candles that I was about to purchase. Every minute of being in the shop was a torture as I reminded myself that I was here only for a teapot and can only walk out with a teapot. Pretty proud to say, YES! I walked out with only a teapot.

Locations: Auburn, Artarmon, Alexandria and Queen Victoria Building

Recent purchase: Bodum Assam Tea Press 8 Cup with Bonus Tea Travel Mug-What else do they have?:

They have everything from Scanpans to blenders to teapots and knives. Be sure to set a budget before you walk into this shop or you will end up spending more.

The many many homewares at Victoria's Basement in Auburn

Only $39.95! Expect to pay over $80 in department stores

#2 Peter’s of Kensington

Peter’s of Kensington is similar to Victoria’s Basement. They stock all your brand name home wares to luggage and etc. Peter’s has also been featured in another of our post here. I love receiving Peter’s emails about the various deals that they have. Looking through the catalogues always make me want to buy something because they are really cheap. Peters is a great place to shop if you are after quality brand names.  Restraint needs to be exercised. Buy only what you need and it’s a good idea to save the rest. But if you really need home wares, this is the place to go to. They do delivery too so it makes it easy for you to shop online.

#3 IKEA

Who can forget about IKEA? This giant is conveniently located in Rhodes and always offers a great selection of products to choose from. Speaking from personal experience, IKEA has really chic items but they are not necessarily the best quality around. Often, the prices are comparable to the products that you can find from Victoria’s Basement and Peter’s of Kensington.

Hope that this article has helped some of you decide on where to go for your home ware bargains. Do drop me a line to share with our readers what you think about this post and where do you suggest going for home ware shopping.