Everyone loves to receive a gift for their birthday or at Christmas, but it is not always easy to find the perfect present. Some people seem to have everything, while others are just plain hard to please. For the person who is hard to buy a gift for, you may find something that is just perfect at an antique store.
A gift from an antique store will be something that is not available in the normal retail store, so can be claimed to be that extra bit special. It may be a tad more expensive – but then again, it may not. With costs of everything climbing all the time, an antique gift could be real value for money. And another thing about an antique gift is that it will very likely increase in value as the years go by. So the person who receives an antique gift should consider themselves very lucky.
You may also simply want to try and match something in your own home decor that seems not to be available in regular stores. An antique shop could provide the very thing you need with the many beautiful vintage wares they have on offer. The colours and styles of a bygone era are rich and graceful and could add elegance to your decor that may be impossible to find in modern furniture or furnishings.
There are many beautiful antique shops in Brisbane, so the savvy gift shopper will probably want to check them all out. At the Woolloongabba Antique Centre in Wellington Road you will be able to check out the wares offered by all 55 antique dealers. You can get free parking so staying for the day will not pose any extra costs for parking. And when you start to get peckish, stop and fill up at one of those great cafes. Twice Upon a Time is one shop you shouldn’t miss for its lovely antique furniture and crockery such as Doulton and Royal Worcester.
You can also while away lots of time by browsing through 60 odd antique dealers shops at Paddington Antique Centre. Here you will find not only furniture and furnishings, but jewellery, bric-a-brac and other collectables. Give yourself plenty of time; this kind of shopping cannot be rushed if that great bargain is not to be missed.
Wallrocks in Albion is another place to go shopping for antiques, but these are not sourced from local supplies. Here you will find elegant – and expensive – furniture from the Georgian and Regency eras among others.