From the hills of Northern Thailand to the waters of Madeira Park, Gina Kusuma Thongbai has brought a taste of her beautiful culture to the Sunshine Coast.

Visitors who come across Fresh From the Coat are delighted with the eclectic assortment of Coasty things. Locals check in regularly to buy gifts for their off-Coast friends or to find just the right quality objects to decorate a corner of a room, a garden, or a new suite.

Décor. What does it do for us? Does it just tyrannize us with prescribed colour, rigid style, and fussy objects that we have to clean around? No. Not when employed intelligently and with a sense of fun. It can define our space, set a tone, speak of our priorities.

The Rusty Hinge is a new garden shop beside the natural foods store in Roberts Creek. Owner Rhoda Baxter waited a long time to claim this terrific location in the heart of the Creek.

This is a store you can spend some time in. It’s casual, comfortable, country-cottage, earthy; it’s the quality stuff people really wear.

Browse through our all-season gift ideas for some of the best items you can find in our local stores for the holiday season or other special occasions.

An eclectic treasure trove of unique collectibles on consignment, vintage home furniture and accessories, and displays of local art, Funky Finds in Madeira Park combines the old with the new in a welcoming homey setting. Owner Sylvia Rui conceived the store to appeal to both young and mature shoppers through an ever-changing, wide array of [...]