Eden

I was pretty surprised at the rating scores for here, but then again I have only be once, so when I return if it isn’t as magical as I remember then I will change my review. But my opinion so far is that I love it here.
It is full of fun little trinkets and things for your home. I spent quite a while walking around looking at everything, and bought a couple things to decorate my room with. Much like my reviews of JOE and Clemetine, if you need a gift for someone then visit here for inspiration and you never know what you’ll come away with.

This is a crafts store with a good selection and decent prices.
Some of the selection are somewhat harder to find elsewhere, which surprises me because I would not expect to find a place like this at the busy, touristy Cockburn Street. I have to say many items are also in Crate-​and-​Barrel stores back in the states, with one exception: it’s cheaper here by about 20%. So, if middle class craft items appeal to you, you might be in luck.
I know many of these items appeal more to women then men; but I know what my girlfriend likes and this stores has stuff that would make her heart melts. The peacock feather pattern centerpiece bowl is beautiful and is hard to find elsewhere (tell her it’s made from recycled glass and she will faint at your brilliant and yet environmentally-​conscious mind :-). I would definitely give it a check-​out if there is a chance.

Eden is a place that is perfect for finding a new-​agey gift item, piece of furniture or accessory. I was impressed with the stock that they had on offer, and though it was probably out of my price range, I can appreciate why people would pay for the things they offer.
There’s a healthy range of scented candles and other smelly things, as well as gift cards and wrapping paper. In fact, this shop probably has everything you’d need to make someone happy with a warm fuzzy gift.
This is probably the sort of place that’s going to appeal more to women, who will no doubt spend a long time picking up little trinkets to beautify a house or flat. However, as a man, some of the stuff did appeal. I emphasise the ‘some’ here, as some of the other things made no sense to me as why anyone would want them. Each to their own I guess!
Another good find on Cockburn Street, which is seemingly the place to go in the centre of town for niche stores!

I couldn’t help noticing that the sign outside Eden is a blatant rip off of the sign belonging to the famous Eden nightclub in Ibiza. So I was a bit miffed when I went in and found a load of wooden goods, furniture, greetings cards and candles instead of clubbing gear.
However, I found myself browsing around Eden for ages, and even picking up a set of ceramic purple letters spelling out ‘LOVE’ for about £15. They have pride of place in my bedroom now and I get comments about them all the time!
The candle selection is great and some of the furniture in here is beautiful, very natural wooden pieces which don’t cost as much as I expected to do. They also have some lovely items for the home, such as hanging signs and cute wall decorations for as little as £3, I was almost tempted to get a wee metal carved ‘Home Sweet Home’ sign for the kitchen, but I always have to remind myself that I live with my parents, it’s not my house!
Give Eden a shot and you might find something for your bedroom that is really special.

There are days when I can come into Eden and love evrything I see — I can appreciate the timeless pieces of art and furniture that have been sculpted from wood, or the little things that Eden offers like the beads and candles which make perfect gifts.
Other times i come in here, take one look at everything and think its all just a load of junk. That seat is just a bit of drift wood with a nail in it — who wants to pay £562 789 346 for that? Etc, etc…
As such, I try my hardest to stay away from the main area of the shop — and concentrate on the gifty area which houses about a million Edward Monkton things and loads of gift cards etc. That should calm my nerves.

Boasting the biggest selection of Edward Monkton stuff I think I have ever seen in one place, this shop is ideal if you are stuck on a gift. It is sort of a mixture of a hip fashionable gifts and a more grown-​upish stylish gifts. I am a particular fan of the Japanese light shades and the fun fairy lights. They have a lovely selection of wrapping paper as well.
Granted a lot of the stuff would just collect dust on your shelf but I can usually find some neutral gift here without breaking the bank.

Eden seems to be a bizarre mix of wooden furniture and Edward Monkton cards.
If wooden furniture is your thing then you could pick up some bargains in here as many of the items are very reasonably priced and one off pieces too. This kind of stuff doesn’t really float my kind of boat but I did see a really pretty dark wood table at £95 that I quite liked.
They stock lots of little accessories such as crystals, jewellery and candles and the staff are really helpful too. The whole shop has a really laid back atmosphere and great for a browse without feeling pressured to buy anything.

Eden is quite deceptive — it looks like it’s going to have hordes of hippy dippy gifts, which might interest some people but not so much me.
Upon entering, there was certainly that free spirited vibe — they were playing the Cocteau Twins and the shop keeper was really relaxed. But that only made for a better browsing experience (and I LOVE the Cocteau Twins so I was happy). Yes, there are loads of carved wooden ornaments and chairs, hanging beads and dream catchers, but there are also some lovely rustic homewares, trendy candles and some truly gorgeous ornate wrapping paper. They have a range of cards and some lovely stuff for the kitchen, including plaid patterned coat hangers and pretty ornaments.
So even though it has the 90s hippy vibe, there is more variety than you may think if you care to enter. The shop assistant was absolutely lovely and her laid back approach left me free to browse to my heart’s content. I came out with cactus candles which are awesome but too nice to burn!

Eden’s a classic example of hippy gift-​shop. All your usual beads, stones and candle fun. Which, I’ll be honest, doesn’t interest me as much as it could do.
This is the place to buy 16 year old’s birthday cards. It was me and my friend’s only port of call for pieces of text which were funny, but without swearing (so people’s mother’s wouldn’t put a stop to us all hanging around together.)
If you, like me, aren’t really interested in carved bits of over priced wood then your mind blanks it out and you’re able to pick out some really nice little presents for occasions such as «I’m sorry I made a joke about your dog. I didn’t realise it had died».

Eden on Cockburn Street just off the royal mile is a favorite shop of mine.
Eden sells imported handmade furniture with an earthy feel to it such as root benches, carved Buddha heads, silk cushion covers, lanterns. As well as lovely scented candles, joss sticks, cones and tea lights. They also have nice range of cards and gift wrap similar to that of paper chase.
Its the kind of things you’d expect to see on holiday at a night market in the likes of Thailand.
Eden staff are lovely, they will let you wander at your own pace without hounding you so you feel at ease to wander around.

Eden on Cockburn Street is a great little shop with a good selection of gifts, ornaments etc.
Everything is imported personally by the owner and they have lots of stuff that’s come from Thailand, China, Malaysia, Kenya etc. There are lots of different styles of photo frames, ornaments, wooden boxes, lamps, cushions so it’s a perfect place to look for a present for the person who has everything.
There is also a great little section with greetings cards and small toys, mobiles etc as well as some lovely wrapping paper. Another thing to look out for is the beautiful furniture that all the goods are resting on. Everything in the shop is for sale, including this furniture, and it’s very reasonably priced. The owner has more stuff downstairs, so if you don’t see what you like, just ask, and they might have more.

One of those little bit of everything shops with home where and lost of lovely hand made wooden trinket boxes. Also has pocket money items and nice gift ideas only wish i had more money to shop there.

Eden sells a variety of random gifts and decorations. It is filled with wooden ornaments and smaller furniture items as well as candle holders and a small selection of beautiful handmade musical instruments. Contrasting to this, in another corner of the shop, are glittery, sequinned cushion covers and hanging decorations. In yet another corner you can find toys and humorous cards and jewellery for small, quirky gifts. Eden has a lovely, warm atmosphere and attracts a variety of consumers looking for completely different things — all interesting.