Katie Sarah: National Stationery Week #7 Shops

Shops that sell any kind of stationery are my favourite kind of shops. So I’ll pop into Paperchase every now and then to have a look around, I’ll browse the stationery section of Hobbycraft as well as the arts and craft, and I will cast my eye over the notebooks in WHSMITH.

To mark the end of National Stationery Week I thought I’d share my experience of a couple of shops and also list a couple of independent shops that are on my bucket list!

Paperchase, Tottenham Court Road

I’ve been to this Paperchase a couple of times. I love that it has all the stock of smaller stores and more, but also that it has has creative magazines, some home ware and art prints too. It also has a selection of art supplies; papers of every colour, paints and pens. For the frugal shoppers who still want to treat themselves to some stationery there is also a sale section!

Tiger

A bit like a little Ikea, the path to the till in Tiger winds through displays of all sorts of products; from fanciful home ware and party decorations to a selection of candles and foods. Their stationery section is worth a look! On my first visit to the shop I picked up three or four notebooks. I was visiting a friend at the time and returned home on the train with a rucksack stuffed to the brim!

Some of my very favourite shops are independent. Some I’ve gone to with purpose others I’ve stumbled across and they’ve made my day. They’re the ones with so much gorgeous, practical design in them, and the ones with so much to look at that I could lose an hour amidst their walls.

I found this gem, Smug, after I’d been to a fair at the London BDC in Islington a few years ago and I have been back since. The first time I visited I picked up a copy of Flow Magazine. It is for paper lovers and always includes some insightful articles.