OUR STORY
From an Old Billiard Room in 2009, Paddington of Tyalgum was born. My sister company Chantilly Lace Boutique was already up and running with a beautiful ladies collection and I felt a strong pull to create a men’s shop that would include gifts and games. With old red cedar that lined my settlers cottage, shelving was created for the boutique and so began the transformation to a beautiful rustic boutique that was to include ladies clothing as well.
I found beautiful wooden games including chess boards, backgammon and nautical gifts and so began an old worldly rustic shop to counter balance the feminine decor at Flutterbies Cottage Cafe. My friend opened up a workshop next door to create one off garments for women and won an award in Sydney for his creations. We soon found out that the woman in the photo we chose to use on the front shop sign for Paddington was a seamstress who was trained in France and settled in Tyalgum and also ran the local refreshments cafe in our building!
I found beautiful wooden games including chess boards, backgammon and nautical gifts and so began an old worldly rustic shop to counter balance the feminine decor at Flutterbies Cottage Cafe. My friend opened up a workshop next door to create one off garments for women and won an award in Sydney for his creations. We soon found out that the woman in the photo we chose to use on the front shop sign for Paddington was a seamstress who was trained in France and settled in Tyalgum and also ran the local refreshments cafe in our building!
After 10 yrs of trading we suffered the loss of the building in the August Fires of 2019. As grace would have it we were able to move straight away into the Old bank building just 5 doors up the road. A tragic story which had its silver lining… where business is building and the collection refining to include menswear, gifts, games, beautiful leather bags and accessories.
The shop is now filled with bags and belts by Indepal and High Hopes, a huge range of delightful games from Finska including all the old favourites of Croquet, Beach Cricket, Skittles, Ludo, Solitare, Snakes and Ladders and many more. Card games and puzzles from Ridleys and a lovely range of journals from Paperblanks, Quills from World Collection and inspirational stationery and gifts from super colourful Intrinsic.
The shop is now filled with bags and belts by Indepal and High Hopes, a huge range of delightful games from Finska including all the old favourites of Croquet, Beach Cricket, Skittles, Ludo, Solitare, Snakes and Ladders and many more. Card games and puzzles from Ridleys and a lovely range of journals from Paperblanks, Quills from World Collection and inspirational stationery and gifts from super colourful Intrinsic.