After Noah

After Noah is a very interesting shop to pop into if you are strolling down the street after indulging at one of the many amazing cafes/​bakeries here.
Lots of quirky stuff, you never know what you may find. Spread across 2 floors, the downstairs is mostly furniture and the garden out back has outdoor furniture and décor.
The ground floor has a mix of children’s gift items, unique watches and loads of other bric-​à-​brac, that are a pleasure to browse through. I saw a lot of childrens items that I have only read about in books or seen on screen, and they also have some modern toys.
I’m no expert on antique /​restored /​refurbished furniture, but while the prices do seem high, they do seem to be good quality too.

A creaky TARDIS full of delights pretty much sums up After Noah.
I’m a sucker for a toy shop so succumbed to the siren’s call and went in. The shop is essentially split into 3 parts — the left is gifty-​type things. Reminded me of a Joy. Right has toys and games. Downstairs is vintage and vintage-​style furniture and furnishings.
While I was there, I loved it. It felt quirky and cool. But I left empty-​handed. I mean, it’s overpriced, of course. That kind of stuff you don’t need shop always is, and being in Islington compounds that. And it’s full. Really, really full, which makes me not want to look at things. But if I hadn’t already done Christmas pressies for my niece and nephew, I’m sure a few things would have ended up in my possession. For now though, it’s a nice place to pop in and look around, and gawk at the vintage things I just can’t afford!

After Noah has beautiful things, including some items lovingly refurbished to their former glory. I purchased a 1960s Danish sofa-​bed, and the staff were extremely helpful and knowledgeable in explaining its background and arranging for delivery. When I experienced a minor problem with the sofa months later, I simply wrote an email and they responded in less than 5 minutes! The exceptional service after purchase shows that they really care about their customers and their products.

This place is adorable. A bit pricey, but some of the items are so unique and quirky, that you can’t help but consider them. There’s this great lighted sign that hangs above the stairs that says «Open to Both Sexes» that I covet intensely. I’m trying to figure out if its for sale and if I can get it back to the States.
We popped in here recently to buy a baby gift for a friend and had so much fun playing with the charming toys and reading through the carefully selected children’s books. We bought the cutest wrapping paper — super thick and durable, cute vintage robots! — and it was a big hit. It better be, to be honest, at £2.50 per sheet.
Fantastic vintage pieces, goodies and furniture and definitely good for a wander.

Maybe I am weird, but I don’t seem to get gift shops. Why would anyone buy anything of no use? I find it with this shop in particular. Jewellery — ok. Wrapping paper — totally! I think their selection of wrapping papers is great (not that I would ever buy wrapping paper… I make my own.) but other than that. Nothing, I would need or desire or anyone else would. In fact, I never heard anyone saying: ‘Oh, I wish to get these quirky looking tooth picks for my birthday!’ Have you? If you have, please send me a contact for this person, because I would be very curious to understand him/​her…
Yes, pretty shop. But that’s about it. The furniture. Well, I rather won’t go there…

This is definitely the
shop to go when you are looking for aexceptional gift for the children. Many of
the toys are displayed. It is cool shop that provides kids toys, in a very
affordable price yet very high quality products. This store was such a treat to come here. It’s
the peak of toys. Generally, I would say it is definitely a nice place/​shop to
buy a toys, & a quite a fun experience and even if you don’t shop here
regularly for your toy needs, you should come at least once and spend a few timesviewing
around.

:walks through door:
«My word, this place is darling!»
:rushes around looking at everything excitedly:
«This is what I’ve been looking for! Look at all the THINGS!»
:peers at price tags:
«WHAT!?»
Alright, I realize we’re all up in Angel here… where the streets are paved with money and the wallets open freely, but I just cannot get on board with the general pricing structure of After Noah.
For a small gift? Perchance. There are some very cute things, most notably the children’s toy and gift section. I wouldn’t imagine you’d buy these for your own children, but perhaps for other unrelated children of which you were looking to impress their parents or get in good with your boss that has sprung offspring.
But the vintage restored furniture? Blasphemously overpriced and indulgently ridiculous at said price point. Especially, if you know your stuff. While its all very gorgeous and wonderful, the prices are absolutely outrageous. Even for London. Even for Angel.
Why the ire? Well, you see… they had an IDENTICAL chest of drawers to one that lives in my home. Same make, really… identical. I purchased this from *The Restoration in Stoke Newington a few months ago for £300 (and free delivery). How much do you think it was at After Noah?
£1,295.
Get out of town, Noah. That is just some ish right there.
Don’t get me wrong, this place is truly, truly darling — but just know what you are getting into. Perhaps if you are sick of looking, have a lot of extra cash or have your ey on something you cannot live without you can stomach the price, but I could not.
However, their stationary, gift and child toy collection? A bit less rich, and a good stop for a present. But, the furniture… well, I’ll find somewhere else to sit, thankyouverymuch!
*The Restoration:

This shop is hard to describe, I would say I use it as a gift shop — they have quite a nice range of children’s toys and board games and although you may find them cheaper on Amazon, sometimes you just need something quickly or wanna hold it in your hand first. There’s a whole vintage feel to a lot of things in the shop so chances are those toys you played with as kids will be here somewhere.
It’s also a furniture shop, my mum bought a small leather sofa from here and they delivered all the way to Wales. They also have mirrors, old signs, hats, hooks and more. Everything has a vintage feel about it so don’t come looking for modern stuff.
It’s one of those shops where you can browse for ages but come out having not bought much, still it’s fun and I have wasted a lot of time so it’s A-​OK with me.

I love this place for the slightly quirky selection of items ranging from toys (for both kids and adults) to vintage products, cards and accessories.
I always find something to buy here.
Definitely a unique shop and well worth a visit.

SIDN stores (Shite I Don’t Need). Angel seems to be full of em.
This one takes the cake. It has everything that anyone could ever not need. haha
No really though, cute antiques, great little gifts for men and women, a great toy selection as well.
When it’s not super crowded (cause busy but narrow walkways can get annoying) I could walk around and browse through everything in that darn place for hours.

Antique furniture
Wrapping paper map-​posters
Mr Men/​Little Miss mugs
Kitsch-​covered notepads
Wooden printing block letters
Retro kiddies toys
Collage artcards
Jigsaw puzzles
Old fashioned sweetshop jars
Floral print watering cans
Vintage jewellery
Penguin classic books
Travel journal pocketbooks
…and so much more you’ll have to go look yourself, and see what you find.

Wow, just wow! Ever in a bind finding a gift for someone? Not after a visit here. You’ll find what you’re looking for or be inspired enough to pick up something completely unique and original. I really could spend hours in this shop, browsing the tea sets, paper dolls and plastic vegetables. Yup, I’ve turned into a 7 year old. But don’t judge me, walk in there and it will happen to you.
Hold on a moment, I’m desperately late for some urgent finger painting…

Caverne d’ali baba pour petits et grands !!
Une petite boutique toute colorée qui vend jouets, meubles, livres, papeterie, tout ça dans un joyeux bordel savamment maîtrisé. On craquerait pour chaque chose: les petites voitures, la dinette, les peluches, les cartes rigolotes. C’est un très joli endroit, je vous le recommande pour un retour illico en enfance.
Chose non négligeable, les vendeurs vous laissent tranquille, on peut flâner, acheter ou pas. Agréable.

I love After Noah. And I’ve never even purchased anything here. Of course, I plan to. The only problem is that I want to buy EVERYTHING in this store.
If ever the world is getting you down, or its just one of those cold blustery days that happen all too often here in the N1, just hop over to After Noah and you’ll be six years old again — as happy as when you had the best presentation for show and tell.
There’s everything from board games to models to dolls and beyond. But its not just for kids, there is plenty of stuff here that would make a great gift for anyone who is still a little kid on the inside… and really, isn’t that everyone?