Just Plain Gorgeous

Just Plain Gorgeous is a lovely shop. It has a strong style of it’s own and makes no apologies for it. Lots of pastel colours, floral prints, spotted tea sets and cushions.
It is a great place to browse as there are lots of cute things to admire. I am yet to buy anything. I quite like a lot of the items for sale but not much goes with my current home décor. Also, if you were to get something as a gift, you would need to be pretty sure they like bright florals.

This shop is full of items I like to call «Granny Chic». There is a lot of pastel colours and floral and paisley patterns.
Lots of soft pinks and baby blues, but I really like the stuff they sell.
They sell reusable/​ceramic coffee and tea cups, teapots, plates and dishes, cupcake liners in amazing patterns and colours, tins, homewares and knick knacks.
They also have a range of outdoor cushions — really cute patterned cushions that are covered with a durable plastic-​like cover so they can survive in rain or shine.
There is also a range of kimonos and dressing gowns that are absolutely beautiful. They aren’t the cheapest, but are really beautiful and would make for a great gift.

I agree with most of the reviewers,
saying the owner likes her florals is putting it mildy.
This small boutique is absolutely overrun with flowery
and decidedly girly patterns, prints and symbols.
(Having had to elbow my way past bored partners and children
I can also tell that this place is a hit for the Mammas who shop.)
This store overdoses on cute
and the shelves are heaving with Jewelry, lamps,
bangles, mirrors, clocks, cool printed pillows and
other odds and ends to sift through.
My favourite part of the store is actually the counter,
perfectly wallpapered it features a small cast of flying ceramic swallows.
(One day you will be mine Powder Blue and Rose!)
With it’s location on the main Oxford St drag of shops
you can’t go past this place without having a gander.

If this shop were a person, they’d be furiously mocked for their sheer vanity. And the overuse of floral patterns.
The name of this shop slightly overshoots its actual description. Yes, there are some items for sale that are just a tad cute (packaged floral design cupcake patties which come in muffin, fairy cake and mini muffin size [SO cute!]). And some beautifully designed floral cups, tea pots and saucers. Also a collection of lovely floral cushions. Starting to see a trend here?
Everything is floral. And bright. Shades don’t exist here. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of floral, I just wouldn’t decorate my entire house in the stuff.

The name of this store is fairly accurate. The shop is full of a myriad of items, all of which possess the main criteria of being gorgeous. Clothes made of stunning fabric, interesting jewellery, beautiful cushion covers, accessories and other things for around the home are all on offer here. I spent a long while staring at the adorable cupcake wrappers. They come in all different sizes, from the very cute mini variety to muffin sized. There was an impressive range of designs, and of course, they were all just plain gorgeous.

That’s nice. More cutesy tea and crockery sets on a street already loaded with contemporary home wares. Sure, there’s some well crafted stuff in here (the pink rose tea cups are very pretty, yes) but for the most part it’s nothing new.
It’s got you usual kitschy home décor stuff as well as all the new crazes like muffin cups that have prints and patterns on them (still a phenomenon I just don’t get). There’s a beach meets backyard kind of aesthetic to the wares in this shop (that being the owner’s schtick and all). But it’s more floral print than some of us can handle I’m sorry to say. It’s got heaps of cushions and lots of things you’d want home décor wise if you’re looking to live in a magazine picture perfect photo shoot house.
They do sell craft jewellery there too, but again, it’s nothing you haven’t seen before at design markets, or even a couple of doors up the road on Oxford Street. The best features of this shop are the owners who are very friendly and will talk with you all day about craft if you want, and the cockatoo lamp perched in the shop window.

Kudos to shops like this one who sum it all up in their name. this little place has it down, with colourful pillows being the first thing that greets you as you walk in the store. I found this pretty charming because, what place has a huge stash of pillows in such a small place and can still make it look cute and uncluttered? Well, this one, actually. And there’s the whole, beachy-​antique type vibe that swallows you up in this place. It’s lovely.
It’s range of jewellery reminds me a lot of Thousand Island Dressing, and that’s one the of best compliments. Some of their accessories are so cute that you wonder how people think to make things out of such random items and ideas. For instance, Just Plain Gorgeous has scrabble letters from which you can either make earrings or bracelets. The best however, is its selection of the same choices in typewriter letters. Now that’s just nostalgic and reminds you of another time. They’ve given such a simple idea a really sweet and vintage twist. This is a great place to go if you want to put together something a bit more personal from a really unique basic idea.