Decorating is an easy way to inject personality into your home. Buying carefully selected home decor and furniture will instantly make your home look and feel unique and give you a sense of ownership over your space, even if you are a renter. Wellington has the coolest selection of furniture and home decor stores in New Zealand.
Whether you are looking for eclectic or on-trend furniture, we guarantee you’ll find something to love at any of these stores:
The Axe is a Wellington institution and is well known for its stylish selection of home goods. Here you’ll find a carefully curated selection of home decor and furniture from New Zealand and international brands. The store now has two locations: the original in Newtown and a central Wellington store on the corner of Victoria street.
Both stores are brimming with elegant homewares, high-quality furniture and plenty of products that would make for the perfect gift or housewarming present. There's something for every home style, from sumptuous linens, quirky vases, Scandinavian-style furniture, bright glassware and luxurious candles.
While the price point isn’t cheap, the wide range of home decor and accessories means almost anyone can add a touch of cool to their living space.
The Axe — 193 Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington 6021, New Zealand
Open 7 Days 10am - 5pm | +64 4 595 1417
If you’re looking for a home goods store full of surprises, a visit to Shut the Front Door is a must. They stock everything from women's fashion and accessories to gifts, homewares, eco items, kid's clothing, books and stationery.
If your home lacks colour or personality, purchasing something a bit more out of the ordinary can make all the difference. STFD’s range of items is the perfect way of adding an element of colour or whimsy to your home. Lacking storage space? Forgo buying a boring white pantry from Briscoes. Instead, opt for a colourful locker-style storage cupboard to brighten your area immediately.
They also have a great collection of mirrors created in organic shapes, throws and quilts in earthy, dusty shades and tableware to make mealtimes more fun.
Wellington: 15 College St, Te Aro, Wellington
Auckland CBD: 23 High St, Auckland 1010
Ponsonby: 275 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, Auckland
Takapuna: 464 Lake Road, Takapuna, Auckland
Christchurch: 268 High Street, Christchurch
If you’re looking for a furniture store in Wellington that stocks exclusively New Zealand designers, YOYO is your store. The shop is run by Todd and Fiona Hayvice, who collectively have decades of experience in the furniture industry. After working around the world, including for IKEA in Berlin, Todd returned to New Zealand and aimed to create a furniture store that stocked the best of New Zealand’s local designers. YOYO stocks quality, functional furniture that’s still accessible for many homeowners.
Many pieces are crafted from wood and would make fantastic focal points in any home. Shop their coffee tables, bookcases, sideboards, stools, and dining tables.
YOYO Furniture — 262 Thorndon Quay Pipitea, Wellington 6011 New Zealand
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm, Closed: Public Holidays | +64 4 499 3199
Cranfield's is a boutique department store that stocks higher-end products, including home goods, furniture, gifts and accessories from both New Zealand and international designers. If you are looking for home goods or furniture in Wellington that are unique, elegant and remarkable, you’ve come to the right place.
Their interior items are worth checking out — even if you’re not looking to buy. They stock vases that look more like works of art, and everything seems carefully chosen. Somehow each piece manages to strike the right balance between being timeless and utterly unique. From luxurious candles to fantastic lights, sculptural vases, and antique furniture, looking around the store feels more like visiting an art gallery than shopping for home goods.
Cranfield's — 40 Johnston Street, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Mon-Friday: 9am -5.30pm, Sat: 9am - 5pm, Sun: 10.30am - 4pm | 04 499 4336
Standing for ‘new objects of desire,’ Nood’s Wellington store is part of their New Zealand chain. Even so, a look around their Marion Street outlet doesn’t disappoint. Nood strikes the right balance between crafting on-trend furniture that still feels unique. Here you’ll find furniture, home decor, kitchen and dining items, bed and bathroom furniture and accessories, and gifts for the home.
Nood is a great place to shop for people who want trendy quality furniture but won’t go out of style quickly. You’ll find Scandinavian-influenced designs like dining and coffee tables fashioned in light wood, affordable mid-century style leather couches and sculptural armchairs that are on trend and affordable.
Nood — 10 Marion Street Te Aro Wellington 6011
04 801 0065
McKenzie and Willis is a Christchurch furniture store that has expanded to locations throughout the South Island. Their Wellington store is the only location in the North Island. They stock a wide range of stylish and trendy items. Despite being a chain store, every item feels carefully selected for quality.
While their furniture is a bit more expensive than other chain stores, McKenzie and Willis's items have a timelessness that sets them apart from big box retailers. Check them out for their impressive selection of sofas, armchairs, wooden and industrial-style bookcases, and leather upholstery.
McKenzie and Willis Interiors — 230 Thorndon Quay, Pipitea, Wellington 6011
Monday – Friday 9am – 5:30pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am – 4pm | 04 595 4250
Mango Interiors are an offshoot of the beloved Greytown store. Starting in 2021, while they are new in town, they are quickly becoming as unique as their original store in the Wairarapa. If you are looking for a chic, elegant and sometimes quirky items for your home, a visit to Mango Interiors is in order.
Goods are sourced from New Zealand and around the globe. From chandeliers to French-style cabinets, antique stools and wooden tables to velvet upholstery and quirky lamps, one of the joys of shopping here is that everything feels unique.
Mango Interiors Petone — 251 Jackson Street, Petone, Lower Hutt 5010, New Zealand
Every day 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | +64272629001
Located in Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Goldie is a small store by the sea. Packed with thoughtfully curated items, including home goods, artisan foods, books, children’s clothing and toys, Goldie is a home and lifestyle store for design lovers. Open only on Fridays and Saturdays for limited hours; they are the perfect store for browsing on a sunny day by the seaside.
Goldie — 27 Rimu Street Eastbourne Lower Hutt Wellington
Currently open reduced hours Friday 10am–4pm, Saturday 10am–2pm
Located on Ghuznee Street, surrounded by similarly trendy boutiques, KauKau is one of those stores that only stocks a select few items, but everything is beautifully crafted. Here, makers, designers and artists come together under one roof. They stock objects for the home, clothing and accessories, and a select amount of jewellery from New Zealand artisans.
KauKau — 30 Ghuznee Street Te Aro, Pōneke
10-5 Mon - Sat 11-4 Sun | 04 803 3882
Humble and Grand was started in 2015 as a store specialising in New Zealand's best and internationally designed home goods and furniture. A visit to the store does not disappoint. Whether it’s the beautifully crafted wooden furniture, sculpted stools, architecturally designed tables or side tables crafted from tree roots, every piece looks like it should be on display.
While their price points are higher than in some places, the goal of Humble and Grand is to help New Zealanders fashion their homes more sustainably. Their collection feels less trendy and like unique pieces that will never go out of style.
Humble and Grand — 133 Main Street, Upper Hutt 5018
9:30-4:00 Mon to Fri 10-3:00 Sat Closed Sundays & Public Holidays | 045270333
Orient is a homeware and gifts store that stocks Japanese ceramics you’re unlikely to find anywhere else. Come in for a browse and stay for a cup of coffee or custard tart at their coffee shop. While the store is small, it’s packed full of beautiful ceramics that will brighten any meal of the day. They also stock homewares, beauty items, kitchen utensils (always beautifully crafted), candles and diffusers and other small things to make your house a home.
Orient — 29b College Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Monday - Friday 9.30am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 4pm Sunday 10am - 4pm | 0800 746 767
Small Acorns is another Wellington design store attached to a coffee shop — this time Squirrel on Blair street. Small Acorns specialise in colour and prints, so if it’s textiles you are after, you’ve come to the right place. If your style spans the eclectic, bohemian, rustic, or cottage care aesthetics, prepare to spend a lot of time perusing their collection. You’ll find colourful textiles, printed pillows, patterned cushions and throws, and a variety of home goods and gift items in the store.
Small Acorns — Cnr Blair & Wakefield St, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
+64 4 8025795
“Nothing you need but everything you want.” A browse through Brown & Co is precisely that. You might not find anything you need for your home, but you will find plenty of items that excite and delight you.
Brown & Co might be the only store in Wellington where you can shop for taxidermy, candles, furniture and accessories. Here, eccentric, elegant, everyday items sit comfortably alongside one another. Vintage items and contemporary, mid-century designs and child’s toys, you’ll find it all at Brown & Co.
Brown & Co — 253 Wakefield Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Mon 10-4 Tuesday - Sat, 10am - 5pm Sunday, 11am - 4pm | +64 4385 0102
WJL is another design store that perfectly encapsulates “wants rather than needs.” Here you’ll find higher-end furniture and home items that are fun to buy or equally fun to just look at. They stock home goods and furniture, real and fake plants and flowers, art and home goods from all over the world. You’ll find them on Allen Street.
WJL — 14 Allen Street, Te Aro Wellington, 6011
Tuesday - Saturday: 10:30am - 4:30pm Closed Sunday & Monday | 04 213 7313
Tea Pea Home has the perfect collection for you if you’re a fan of cute and quirky homeware. They stock everything from jewellery, clothing and accessories for women and children, linens, homeware items, puzzles and games and some furniture. Everything feels light, colourful and fun, and half the joy of walking into Tea Pea is not knowing what you’re going to find. They are the perfect location for picking up presents or shopping for housewarming gifts. They also have a wide variety of children's and baby clothing. They are located at 1 Grey Street, Wellington.
Tea Pea Home — 1 Grey Street Wellington
9 - 5.30 Monday - Friday 9 - 5 Saturday 10 - 4 Sunday | 04 499 4743
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