Keeping House

A really cute small upmarket housewares store. Though it is small in size, they have a really nice selection of things. Perhaps not the best place if you have a particular item in mind, but it is certainly good for browsing and kitchen-​gadget gifts.
A smal selection of items I saw today:
–Silicon ice cube moulds in fun shapes
–Pyrex and enameled baking dishes
–Cookie cutters and stamps
–Cute mugs
–Mason jars
–Garlic peeling gadgets
–Small, stylish food storage containers
–Silicon spatulas in fun colours
–Shot glass and science-​style measuring cups
–Baking moulds in a variety of goofy shapes
–Buddha butter dish
This kind of thing. Certainly not inexpensive, but about what you’d expect from a small, privately owned store on Columbia Road.

This is a great shop stocking mostly kitchenware but a few other home/​garden things at the back. The prices are very reasonable, which is great considering that often shops in the area impose an East-​End-​Tax.
It seems like anything you want for your kitchen, with the exception of white goods (!), you can get here and they stock a wide variety of brands from generic porcelain, modern Joseph Joseph to classic Tala.
It is a bit cramped but that goes without saying on Columbia Road and they pack a lot in and always have a lot of people browsing. So go in here before you buy your bouquets and bay trees.