Military Road is a veritable strip of style, writes Melissa Penfold.

SOUK GALLERY

The old horse and cart delivery station sells Indian chests, twig lamps, Turkish wall panels and mirrors, stone pedestals, water features, carved Mexican fireplaces, jumbo cast-concrete garden urns plus a made-to-measure service.
Rear 522 Military Road, 9960 6200

THE DESIGN STORE

Essential kitchen-kit territory. Go for Japanese ceramic knives, silicon bakeware, spoons, trivets, herb keepers (to keep your coriander fresh for longer), onion choppers and gifts, too.
557 Military Road, 9960 1323

ORLANDO ANTIQUES

Good hunting ground for old Italian and French chandeliers, tables, chairs, mirrors and other furniture trinkets.
536 Military Road, 9960 7768

NATURAL FLOORCOVERING CENTRE

The retailer is known for its sisal, coir and seagrass flooring, which graces some of Sydney's best interiors. It has done flooring for the Historic Houses Trust of NSW. The current craze? We are busy ripping up our entrances to install internal PVC doormats in natural, chocolate or black, from $15 a metre, which is so much smarter than an external doormat.
559 Military Road, 9960 6921

ACCOUTREMENT

The shop constantly revitalises its gadgets, cookware and tableware with big-name brands as well as hard-to-find lines.
611 Military Road, 9969 1031

BED BATH N'TABLE

This retailer has made decent bed linen and towelling accessible to all. Reliable standards include crisp, white sheeting, waffle doona covers, towels in Armani shades, bath mats, Cath Kidston bed linen and embroidered drawstring bags for laundry and shoes.
756 Military Road, 9960 3366

CAMARGUE

French finds unlike anything else around from glorious ceramic tableware to glassware and French-style tables and cabinets that look like ancient pieces.
545 Military Road, 9960 6234

LUCIENNE LINEN

One of the best places in town to shop for quality bedding. At once practical and dreamy, you will find high-end French and Italian quilts that transform everyday objects into pieces of art. Also find Egyptian cotton and linen as well as embroidered and monogrammed bed linen for those of us who are serious about our sleep.
539 Military Road, 9969 4946

CHUCK & BOB

Charles Hinckfuss and Rob Manning mastermind this store's slick, sexy collection of vintage treasures and furniture. Just arrived are Georgian-inspired bookcases that rub shoulders with 1970s metal table lamps and metre-long vine-wall art.
61 Harbour Street, 9969 4033

TEMPO INTERIORS

Get the best soft furnishings whipped up onsite using top-drawer fabrics such as Jim Thompson, Zimmer & Rhode, Designers Guild, Nina Campbell, Colefax & Fowler. It also makes sofas, armchairs, bedheads, shutters, roller blinds, venetians and timber tables to order.
515 Military Road, 9960 2844

FANULI FURNITURE

This month the retailer launches into outdoor furniture with the Italian range of Kristalia from Venice. There are tables with fixed aluminium frames and slatted tops in UV- and stain-resistant Alucompact laminate.
269 Military Road, 9908 2660

COUNTRY ROAD

The spring-summer range has all the home essentials for modern living from porcelain bistro bowls to placemats, cushions, throws, vases and photo frames.
742 Military Road, 9960 4633