Surprisingly, you might find yourself going home with a large order of home décor items to spruce up your house’s interior. Chiang Mai offers such a good selection of cheap and unique crafted items, furniture, wall hangings, lamps, art and antiques and fabrics.
Baan Tawai offers wooden furniture at good prices, while built-in furniture can be purchased at Ikea or Index furniture stores. Hang dong district has many curtain shops, as well as decorative item stores, which sell garden ornaments and such. In the city centre, unique rattan furniture is sold for next to nothing.
Recently Chiang Mai has opened a large Index Living Mall, located on the super highway near Carrefour, where most domestic items can be found. There are many stores in Chiang Mai catering to household goods, with an imnpressive variety of soft and solid furnishings. HomePro in Carrefour specializes in necessary items such as fans, ironing boards and washing machines.
Both malls Central Kad Suan Kaew and Robinson’s Airport Plaza have sections dedicated to household, ranging from large items such as furniture to dining utensils.
Chiang Mai has a wide variety of home articles, ranging from Chinese themed to traditional Thai to modern décor.
But mostly, visitors from abroad will be interested in the Asian themed décor items, which can all be shipped home and result in a considerable saving for redoing your home. Here are some suggested retailers.
Glossary Shopping in Chiang Mai
Shopping tours of Chiang Mai
Online shopping for Asian items