Wards of Southwold is a small department store brimming with the latest home accessories, gifts, linens and outdoor clothing. With gifts for everyone, including new ethnic and fairtrade gifts and Mexican jewellery; a large range of tableware; glassware from Dartington and Royal Scott; beautiful wooden toys from Haba; and classic Gund teddies, there is always something special to catch the eye. On a larger scale Wards have a choice of furniture and furnishings which is no less impressive. This includes small trunks and coffee tables, sofas, beds and children’s chairs.

If you adore quilting, appliqué, sewing or simply the magic of creating a story using beautiful fabrics, Quilters Haven in Wickham Market is a must-visit. Filled to the rafters with top American and British quilting fabrics and accessories, Quilters Haven is the largest and best stocked quilt shop in East Anglia. Since its start in 1993, owner Karin Hellaby has also successfully nurtured the teaching centre which runs alongside the shop, and she holds regular courses, events, and overseas quilting holidays for quilters of all abilities.

Since 1989, the beautiful 16th century Castell farm and stables have been the home of M.D.Cannell Antiques and East India Trading. The large showrooms house an extraordinary array of rugs and textiles from Persia and Afghanistan, where they rub shoulders with antiques and furniture from Britain and Europe. The overall effect on first time visitors of the lovely surroundings, the sheer mass of beautiful objects and the lack of pushy salespeople, is one of wonder coupled with disbelief.

Tom Hart, one of Suffolk’s leading interior designers, heads up a practice that delivers a fresh approach to interiors for businesses and home owners. Hart Interior Design can provide innovative design thinking, matched with a highly professional service across a range of client budgets. The studio contains one of East Anglia’s premier furnishing and design product libraries, including exclusive products from London, Europe and America. The studio is open from 11am to 4pm Monday to Friday or at weekends by appointment.

Blending generations of craftsmanship with state of the art design, as well as good old fashioned customer service with vision and fresh thinking, Mulberry Kitchen Studio promises to turn your dream kitchen into a stunning reality. Their team have years of experience in designing, producing and installing beautiful bespoke cabinets, as well as units and appliances from some of the finest manufacturers in Europe. Backed by their own team of project-managed tradesmen and builders, they can guarantee that whatever the scale of the project, they will make it straightforward and stress free.

Every now and then a designer comes along who produces something you suspect you will never tire of enjoying. In this case the artist is Mark Aldridge; the product is his range of on-glaze painted tiles. Adorned with fruit, topiaries, wildlife and country themes, Mark’s collections (fired right there on the premises) have a hue and style uniquely their own. Complement them with one of Smoke & Fire’s natural wooden or stone floors and the finished look is stunning.

With more floor space than ever dedicated to furniture, furnishings and gifts, the Sole Bay Pine Company is always a pleasure to visit and explore. Years of working as a buyer means that owner Gerard Delaney has an enormous selection of wardrobes, dressers, beds, chests, mirrors, tables, chairs, rugs, cushions, throws, Scandinavian-type furniture...all at great prices. Situated just off the A12, he has barns full of everything you could need for a home, including a wide choice of bespoke comfortable armchairs.

Sarah Anne Interiors offer an individually-tailored interior design package aimed at providing a personal, professional and reliable service. And their service is quite literally a floor-to-ceiling one - from carpets, vinyl, natural flooring, wood and laminate flooring, through to wallpaper, paints, curtains and blinds, to the finishing touches such as furniture (new or upholstered), loose covers, cushions and throws.

Since starting out in 2004 Opulence has rapidly grown into a thriving furniture, fireplace and stove business with a stunning range of top quality products including surrounds, hearths and fireside accessories. Combined with a spacious and welcoming showroom complete with lit, working stoves, it's easy to imagine the warmth of Opulence in the heart of your own home. Opulence are stockists of Clearview, Dunsley Heat and Franco Belge stoves to name but a few, and with qualified HETAS engineers on hand to provide free home surveys you can be sure of the best advice.

When Geoffrey Wilson started keeping koi in 1977, he would never have predicted that these glorious fish would one day become his livelihood. Today, with no less than 10 grand champions to his credit, Geoff travels regularly to Japan to select and purchase relatively small to medium numbers of high-grade koi to offer for sale to hobbyists at affordable prices. Specifically, he concentrates on body shape, skin quality, bloodlines, colour and pattern when choosing which fish to bring home.