A Maize Homewares

I love this store. Every time I visit, I see new and different products to buy and some are small enough I can afford to send them abroad in the post! There are such interesting and eclectic mix of goods and some great unique presents too — sometimes it can be dangerous!
I love how it’s on the edge of the Fremantle market so you don’t have to go through the whole market to get here — the shop has its own door near South Terrace.
The jewellery is really cool — they have necklaces with clocks hanging from them — so I guess you could call them pendants. The store also sells little boxes with the Union Jack, London and other designs printed on them. I also love the postcards and notecards you can buy. The owners always try and source original and cool goods and they do a great job. Come here for any type of shopping — birthdays, Christmas or just to treat yourself!

At the end of or entrance to (depending on how you look at it)
A maize Homewares is a cleverly compiled shop containing a mixed bag of treasure, accessories and functional décor products to beautify people and their places alike.

I’m hardly the type to get excited about home wares. I don’t really understand the fascination people have with buying expensive coasters of things that hang on walls. But if I were the type to get excited about ornamental boat oars and cushions made out of recycled coffee sacks, I think I’d shop at A Maize. It certainly looks like the sort of place full of things to send a homemaker up the wazoo. From the outside of the store, it looks almost like a little cottage with a verandah. it doesn’t actually have a verandah, but it’s got so much homey shit piled outside I can image a fine lady with a bandana dusting the awnings and singing Sweet Caroline.
The inside of the shop is just as lovely. They certainly seem to be channeling a Parisian shabby chic aesthetic. To their credit, they pull it off splendidly. If you’re looking into decorating your home, here you’ll find loads of throw cushions (what is the point of those? They do look quite charming, I’ll admit), bags made by local designers, novelty pens, some Audrey Hepburn coasters, exotic rugs out the back, organic soaps and things adorned with floral patterns.
I’ve knocked off a star because although they almost convince me to part with my utilitarian ways, their prices send me promptly placing things back on their shelves. I did however manage to find myself caring about what I stored my dirty clothes in and picked up a nice laundry bag.

This shop is simply dripping with beautiful things. If you’re looking for something pretty to put in your home or a quirky gift, this would be a good place to start your search. They’ve got some absolutely gorgeous chinaware — being a fan of a nice teapot, some of theirs had me salivating, as did their selection of handbags and purses. Candle holders, bejewelled light fittings, cute storage boxes, soaps, handcreams, tiny little trinket boxes too small to actually fit anything in — they’ve got all the girly crap you could possibly ever want (and I use ‘girly crap’ in the most complimentary way). They’ve also got a really cute kids’ section — if I had a child to buy a gift for, I’d look in here. In fact, I was tempted to have a baby just so I could. I was seriously tempted by a ‘build your own pirate ship’ set — for myself, of course. In the run up to Christmas, the shop is bursting with stylish yuletide décor. They have some seriously desirable Christmas decorations, including some absolutely beautiful hand-​painted baubles, and some ‘Australian’ decorations — koalas, platypuses and kookaburras wearing Christmas hats. Cute. They are slightly pricey though — a tree bedecked entirely with these decorations would set you back a fair amount. But it would be BEAUTIFUL.