Dunelm Mill Shop

Ages and ages ago when I was a very little girl, long before the concept of soft play areas, Disney Pixar at the Odeon or Laser Quest, my mother considered it a day out, nay, an actual TREAT to drag me around a homeware shop for hours on end whilst she searched for the right net curtains. Such abuse left such deep mental scars that, in later years, any glimpse of a «soft furnishing» department brought on a cold sweat.
My phobia has long since been cured and indeed, I now consider myself a connosseur of interior design, as I pour over house mags, make mood boards and revel in shops which specialise in making my home beautylicious. So, to Dunelm Mill I headed today to indulge my passion and laugh at little children being dragged there by their mums.
It ain’t the prettiest shop, it has basic displays and is akin to a homeware hypermarket, but this shop has everything you need and more. Fantastic quality bedding, scrumptious cushions and bone china sit alongside dodgy fake flowers, scented candles and funky blinds. On the upper level resides the haberdashers selling gorgeous fabrics, voiles and oilcloths. There is also a café for you to take the weight off your feet– my how homeware stores have evolved!
The only downside here is the service, you can rarely find a staff member in this gargantuan place and paying for goods at the till can be a time consuming full-​time occupation. On the plus side though, prices are reasonable and you will leave with at least 3 items you don’t need but could not resist buying.

This is a large store, full of loads of household goods. They have a huge array of bedding everything from full bed sets down to single items. Loads of fabrics and colours are always in stock. They have loads of duvets with samples of each one so you can see exactly what you are buying. The same applies for pillows. This is a great idea as it minimises the risk of buying something unsuitable.
Also on the ground floor there are loads of towels, again in loads of sizes and colours. Lamps and lighting, Curtains (ready made), rugs and mats, storage, wall art, mirrors & prints,
They also have candles, dried flowers, other arty stuff, cutlery (both in sets and individually) Loads of baking trays, and enough cups, glasses plates etc to kit out a small village!!!
They also have quite a lot of seasonal stuff they are full of Christmas stuff at the moment (they have some lovely things in right now)
Upstairs they sell fabrics You can have made to measure curtains in the fabric of your choice.
They also have loads of craft type fabric (fun furs etc) and various sundries (needles, trimmings etc)
There is also a coffee shop on the first floor. Always smells ok but haven’t been so can’t comment.
Dunelm Mill is worth a look they regularly have interesting things in and it is a good place to have a browse in.