Remember those retro label guns your parents used to stick achingly 'Well duh?' notes on your lunchbox with? Well, they're back in all of their overly organised splendour.

Blow-up paper balloons in the shape of giant strawberries, stunning origami paper, loads of furoshiki wrapping cloths and more varieties of washi tape than Pantone have colour swatches: seriously guys, Japanese homewares store Uguisu have everything.

While most cats and dogs seem content playing with a cardboard box and the loose strands of last year's knitting attempts, sometimes it's nice to give them a bit of a treat.

Ross's pottery collection includes creamers, tea sets, bowls and even herb stakes for your garden (also helpful if you have a vampire problem - at least they stay away from the garlic).

How would you like to curate your very own film festival that you could watch from the comfort of your couch?

No doubt, the '40s and '50s had some of the cutest household knick knacks around.

If you're over fridge poetry and/or tic tac toe, then be prepared to have your fancy tickled by these nicely coloured parallelograms.

 It's that time of year again: Lark, one of our most beloved little stores, is having their massive three-day winter sale.

Coffee is so much more satisfying when it is drunk out of a tiny porcelain critter by Miriam Brugmann.

These guys have an amazing supply of sweet wallpapers and wall stickers in all kinds of colours and patterns. Cartoon robots? Sure. Dutch porcelain plates? Uh huh. Birdhouses? They've got you covered.