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HTSI’s favourite hardware stores

Really useful shops that make everyday tasks more stylish

Rachel Wythe-Moran (left) and Simon Watkins at Labour & Wait in east London © Lesley Lau

Cult Shop: a landmark hardware-drome in Marseille
A tool shed on steroids, with a chambre d’hôtes to boot
Cult Shop: the Lewes store making everyday chores a joy
This mother-daughter duo aims to elevate the ordinary – from dustpans to dungarees
Labour and Wait – the store that made a £6 loo brush a must-have luxury
The utilitarian emporium beloved of hipsters and Rei Kawakubo is finally expanding
Hak Dei – a Hong Kong haven of nostalgic homeware
The Kowloon shop selling pieces of the past
Cult Shop: utility revitalised at Objects of Use
The Oxford hardware shop scours the globe for designs to spark joy