Dwell

Situated just off Deansgate in the little square by the G-​Mex, Dwell is a classy, expensive furniture and accessories shop.
It seems to predominantly specialize in loungery. No that’s not a word but you know what I’m getting at. It sells sofas, tables and that kind of thing, but the nicest stuff is probably the other miscellaneous lounge items such as rugs, coffee tables and that kind of thing. These are really nice, and would make great accompaniments to the classy apartments around Manchester.
If you could make your lounge actually look like the ones in the showroom then you’d have a house of dreams, but you would have to own nothing but a vase of flowers and a couple of stylish coffee cups (with no coffee in).
Prices are, predictably, high. A coffee table could set you back up to £250 (for a lovely three-​tiered one, and will be at least £150. Rugs too are in some cases over the £200 mark.
In summary: If you can afford it, its great.

We wandered in here on a Sunday morning on a weekend break in Manchester and it was the first time I had been to a Dwell store. It was really quiet and we pretty much had the store to ourselves. There were loads of unusual nic-​nacs and modern, trendy homeware products. I wish I could have afforded some of the furniture as it was real statement stuff! Instead, we went home with some cushions and a black and white map metal noticeboard with magnets. The guy working there was really chatty and friendly and put our items behind the counter while we continued our shopping elsewhere. I was so impressed that I signed up to their mailing list and now I get regular catalogues through the door. To top it off, a famous footballer parked right outside as we came out of the door!