Your mid-century prayers, answered: Here’s where to find vintage furniture in Australia
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WORDS BY IZZY WIGHT AND FASHION JOURNAL
Vintage and antique furniture, homewares, objects and more.
There’s something so wonderfully indulgent about buying a really unique piece for your home. We’re not talking about routine purchases of storage vessels, pot plants or plates and bowls (to replace the ones you’ve inevitably smashed). Finding that one-off object in the back of a vintage store – or hidden within your Instagram feed – is a special feeling.
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Not only have you secured a piece that’s more unique than ‘fast furniture’, you can continue adding to its history and (if looked after) even pass it on for generations. Here at Fashion Journal, we’re forever advocates of secondhand shopping – and our homes are no different. Below, find a growing list of the best stores to kickstart your vintage furniture collection.
Soft Focus House
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Soft Focus House is curated by Sarah Godden and based in Melbourne’s inner north. Sarah specialises in sourcing mid to late 20th century and early 2000s furniture and homewares, with a weekly Friday restock. Get in quick, these treasures get snapped up fast.
Goodspace
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Curated by Melburnian Holly Thompson, Goodspace collects, restores and sells vintage furniture and objects that will add an eye-catching element to your home.
Angelucci 20th Century
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Angelucci 20th Century has been in the vintage furniture trade for over 30 years. It originally opened with a focus on the mid-20th century period but has since shifted focus to the late 20th century design as well. Find vintage pieces sourced from France, Italy and Scandinavia, all restored in the studio’s Melbourne workshop.
CCSS
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A curator of mid-century furniture, CCSS provides unique vintage treasures that fit beautifully in contemporary spaces. From brass-decorated tables to Scandinavian armchairs, CCSS pieces will add a distinctive pop to your home. Purchase via the online shop or in-store at Collingwood.
Grandfather’s Axe
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Founded by Ed Klein in 2009, Grandfather’s Axe is a well-loved spot for Melburnians looking to make their house a home. With a focus on accessibility and sustainability, Grandfather’s Axe offers a curated range of high-quality, mid-century vintage furniture and homewares. Visit the showroom for the experience, or shop online for door-to-door delivery.
Ma House Supply Store
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Ma House Supply Store is the shoppable offshoot of Collingwood home, photoshoot and events space, Ma House. Owned and curated by Ben Mooney (with the help of his dog Goody), the store stocks an eclectic mix of old and new furniture, flowers and objects.
Curated Spaces
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Curates Spaces makes slow shopping a little easier. Its combination of secondhand and artisanal furniture means you can fill your cart with rare and gorgeous pieces, without the guilt of wasting resources.
Smith Street Bazaar
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Melbourne institution Smith Street Bazaar is “Fitzroy’s oldest established vintage design collective”. Co-owners Eddy Opmanis And Eryca Green select a mix of mid-century and modern objects from all over the world. From big-ticket items to tiny trinkets, the bazaar is a great place to spend an afternoon exploring.
Retro Melbournne
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Retro Melbourne in imports Scandinavian mid-century furniture. Operating out of its Bayswater showroom, the page specialises in restoring wall units – the perfect statement piece.
Nonu
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Based in Sydney, Nonu sourced pre-loved furniture and homewares for everyday living. Find vintage secondhand treasures, vintage Ikea, Kartell archives and more.
Yuck
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Nestled in Peramangk Country in the Adelaide Hills, Yuck is known for sourcing unique vintage pieces for the home, with courier available Australia-wide. Find pre-loved couches, chairs, lighting, homewares and more.
Mood Objects
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Melbourne-based vintage hub Mood Objects stocks all manner of sustainably-sourced couches, tables, lighting fixtures, shelves and more. Offering beautiful homewares for a range of budgets, Mood Objects has everything from coveted Togo couches to ’90s Ikea.
Didi and Dora
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Didi and Dora was cofounded by friends Cara and Sophie and named after their grandmothers. Both their grandmothers were known for their unique sense of style – a sense of style that extended past what they wore, and into their homes. This is the philosophy that guides Didi and Dora, and in both its online and in person store in South Yarra you can expect to find an array of special pieces that have been sourced from within and outside of Australia.
Mrs Secondhand
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Based in Preston, Mrs Secondhand stocks an array of high quality secondhand furniture and decor at affordable prices. If you’re based in Victoria and have furniture you want to sell, the store also buys select pieces. Out with the old, and in the with the new (or in this case, the old).
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