One In The House

This minuscule shop used to be a pub, but heaven knows how the locals managed to sup their ale without spilling it over each other. These days it is crammed with charming and attractive household items, jewellery, and gift boxes.
Venture upstairs to view the ‘model’ bedroom which looks like it might have been transported to Trafalgar Street from some Provencal hillside village. A wrough– iron bed is strewn with linen, the vintage dresser and chest of drawers are just the right side of distressed, and I wouldn’t have been surprised to discover a ceramic chamber pot under the bed (sorry, I didn’t look). The highlight for me is Flo Snook’s textile wall art featuring Brighton landmarks.
A tiny treasure-​trove.

A charming shop a stone’s throw from Brighton Station, One In The House reminds me of boutiques you’d find in the South of France. Everything is laid out beautifully with products stylishly arranged on distressed wooden shelves, tables and old dressers.
As the name suggests, One In The House mainly sells elegant home décor with a lovely line of ceramics, glassware, candlesticks, clocks, tiles and kitchenware scattered alongside cushions, wool blankets, art prints and jewellery. Everything looks antique or hand-​crafted with the dominating colours being white, cream, stone, grey, silver, caramel, chocolate and wood.
A great place to pick up a unique gift for a friend… or yourself.

It took me awhile to find One in the House, as it’s a bit further up Trafalgar than I usually need to venture. I did spot it, though, and became a fan of the small, quaint shop with a small quaint mix of items.
Jewellery was mostly in silver, with dainty sets of earrings, necklaces and pendants. Other knick knacks included engraved silver key chains and candle holders. For home décor, the shop sold hanging artwork, clocks, pitchers, dishware and cosies for tea kettles. Small renovation items like knobs for cupboards and decorative tile came in several varieties. There were also a few racks of greeting cards near the back.
In summary, a quaint (have I mentioned that?) shop with unique home, personal and gift items.

The items and presentation of this homewares shop are flawless… perhaps a little too flawless! Is that ridiculous? This small shop is very lovely but, I guess, just a little too delicate and stripped back for my style. That’s only a subjective comment though– if you dream of a country house look filled with whites, grey and browns– beautiful cushions, wool blankets, lovely simple pottery and ceramics, delicate glassware, rustic wood and touches of silver ornaments… this is your place and my taste can get lost. It makes me think of a cottage in Norway that a romantic poetess/​potter might live in– one admittedly with a decent trust fund as all of the lovely, often exclusive gift and homeware items in this shop are fairly expensive. The prices reflect the excellent quality and craftmanship, as well as the uniqueness of some of the pieces– but still, be warned before you enter and fall in love with something!