Edinburgh is full of inspiring interior shops—many of them independent and beautifully curated. As an interior designer working closely with small retailers and boutique businesses across Scotland, I’m always on the lookout for spaces that do it well.
Whether you’re a fellow shop owner looking to refresh your store or simply someone on the hunt for beautiful home pieces, here are my favourite six interior shops in the city.
Jeffreys Interiors
It is a must for people who love luxury and classical style. It’s an exquisite well well-established interior design house located in Stockbridge. If you need advice and help with soft furnishings, furniture and accessories, they are very helpful and real experts in this field. It’s worth going just for inspiration, their showroom is always immaculate and a joy for the senses.
Moleta Munro
Right at the bottom of Broughton Street is a fantastic shop supplying designer furniture, lighting and other accessories. It is a carefully curated selection of modern and contemporary offerings. Love it, love it, love it… A go-to place for me for design classics and new and up-and-coming furniture designers.
Antropologie
Antropologie sells home decor, clothes, accessories, furniture, and gifts. It is not local, but it feels that way. Their story is an interesting one, and they always collaborate with artists and makers. I am drawn to this place for another reason – their Visual Merchandising, which is another passion of mine. And they are the kings of Visual Merchandising!
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Lifestory
Lifestory, an independently-owned gem in Edinburgh, is a dynamic destination for aficionados of Scandinavian design and lifestyle. This shop showcases a thoughtfully curated selection of products that embody both beauty and functionality.
Under the discerning eye of owner Susan Doherty, Lifestory offers a perfect blend of lifestyle store and coffee bar, featuring locally sourced coffee beans. The shop’s diverse range includes ceramics, cushions, unisex fragrances, children’s toys, jewellery, and design magazines, ensuring there’s something for everyone.
Lifestory’s minimalist aesthetic and clean Scandinavian lines are a brilliant source of inspiration for independent shops looking to create a calm, design-led customer experience. It reminds me of a project I worked on a few years ago in St Andrews—Spoiled Life. We embraced a similar palette of soft tones, natural materials, and a clear layout that let the beautiful products take centre stage. It’s now a thriving shop, and well worth a visit if you’re heading to St Andrews.
The Red Door Gallery
It’s a gallery, of course, but also some original homeware, jewellery and other interesting items. It is almost impossible to get out of this shop and not picking up anything. It is located in the Old Town but has a young and cool vibe, a must-see. Click here for the website.
STOR LIFESTYLE
Last but not least a newly opened interiors shop in Edinburgh’s city centre. Stòr Lifestyle is a beautifully curated ethical lifestyle atelier and bookshop. It offers an exquisite selection of quality handmade goods, homewares, gifts, and seasonal flowers, all perfect for a natural living environment.
Stòr Lifestyle brings a refreshing perspective to modern retail by promoting thoughtful purchasing and investing in skilled artisan pieces crafted from time-tested materials. These items are designed to become future heirlooms.
Collaborating directly with makers from across the EU, Canada, and Nepal, Stòr Lifestyle has created a marketplace for practical goods that are both beautiful and expertly crafted.
Via Stor Lifestyle
So that is it, hope you would enjoy the visit to some or all of these. If you need help with choosing items for your home and making it work in your space and with the existing furniture, give us a shout. We can consolidate deliveries so you get everything at one time from different places, install it and style it too.
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