The best Etsy shops for unique home finds, according to our editors

A destination for interiors lovers around the world, Etsy is a U.S-based online marketplace where buyers can find – often – handmade, vintage, and custom-made decor, fashion, art, jewellery, craft supplies, accessories and more. Founded over 20 years ago, it has become the go-to site for unique and hard-to-find wares, just like a bustling local market, only online. With over 8 million sellers and 95 million buyers, the sheer variety the site offers is unmatched. However with access to so many boutique makers from all around the world, navigating the site at times can feel overwhelming.

That’s where we come in. We’ve narrowed down some of our favourite Etsy stores for unique homewares, to help you on your interior design journey.

Best Etsy shops for homewares

Paper lanterns

Lumiere Shades is a family-run studio based in Australia supplying small-batch handcrafted linen and light shades handmade in Bali. We love this particular linen pendant light shade as it adds a touch of Japanese charm and introduces softness into the home.

Materials: Made from natural materials, including linen and rattan

Key features:

Female-owned
Handmade using traditional Balinese techniques
Based in Melbourne
Average of 4.9/5 stars

Picture frame wooden box

Handmade in New Jersey in the United States, these customised wooden frames are the perfect way to display cherished photos or artworks. Beautifully finished and thoughtfully designed, they’re sure to look right at home on your wall.

Colours: Oiled or Natural

Materials: Cherry, Maple, Walnut, Oak Wood

Key features:

Handmade
Customisation available
Corner joinery option

Wall lights

SoffleLights, an Etsy store based out of Sydney, sells scalloped rattan and woven seagrass sconces and lampshades that are perfect to suit any home, from Coastal to Japanese.

Materials: Rattan, Seagrass, Linen, Brass

Key features:

Beautiful lighting meets modern Australian design
Various sizes

Swedish fabric

With a collection of over 200 unique and antique ticking fabrics, a durable, tightly-woven cotton or linen, the Ticking Depot is a great place to find unique fabrics once forgotten in time. With striped ticking fabrics in classic sateen or twill weave, to damask ticking in jacquard weave, you’re sure to find a fabric for you.

Colours: Reds, garnets, lilac, blues, greens, browns, oranges, yellows, roses

Materials: From antique cotton to warm Nordic wool

Key features:

Over 200 antique fabrics
European designs
Average of 5/5 stars

Vintage door knobs

For small hand-cast brass items, look no further than The Foundry Man on Etsy. Making luxury 100% solid brass hardware that’s selling faster than they can make them, this is the perfect place to find your home’s finishing touch.

Material: Hand-cast brass

Key features:

Hand-cast brass hardware
40-50 different product lines
Average of 4.9/5 stars

Punched metal mirror

Creating Mexican hand-painted crafts and punched tin mirrors, Handmade Talavera, out of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico is our go-to Etsy store for unique Latin American wares.

Key features:

100% artisan handcrafted
Average of 4.9/5 stars

Decorative ceramic plate

Crafting handmade functional ceramics that elevate the everyday, The Klay Lab is a pottery studio based in Sydney creating quirky pieces with love. From hand-painted wedding plates to delightful olive platters, these pieces are sure to be a mainstay in your rotation.

Materials: Clay

Key features:

Handmade mugs, platters, vases, plates, jugs
Hand-painted
An average of 5/5 stars

Embroidered napkins

For beautiful, custom embroidered fabrics, bags, coin purses, handkerchiefs and more, the Handmade by Leyli Etsy store is the only place you need to go.

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