The Alfresco Emporium flagship store at Collaroy, NSW. The Alfresco Emporium flagship store at Collaroy, NSW.

Get to know Alfresco Emporium

An Australian family business specialising in creating classic family homes through elegant homewares and fantastic service.
DIRECTOR & FOUNDER

Janice Hore

After five years of managing a successful homewares store, Janice realised her dream of opening the first Alfresco Emporium in 1998. Her exquisite taste and desire to create a memorable shopping experience have underpinned the growth of Alfresco Emporium to be what is now a unique destination shopping experience. Janice's eye for detail, design talent, and merchandising approach has seen Alfresco Emporium grow to become a leader in the homewares and furniture industry.

INTERIOR STYLIST

Karen Blackbourne

A talented interior stylist with an eye for detail and a great understanding of her client’s needs, Karen brings over 20 years of interior experience to every project. Karen’s aim is to transform your home into a tranquil and purposeful space through a curated edit of Alfresco Emporium furniture, lighting, rugs and accessories to suit your budget and needs.

DIRECTOR

Kevin Hore

With years of business experience behind him and a strong desire to grow Alfresco Emporium, Kevin still maintains time to enjoy life with his family and local surfing community. Kevin’s role in Alfresco Emporium is somewhat hard to identify; varying from chatting to customers in the storefront, managing the finances and delivering orders to our customers at their home. Kevin’s catch phrase is “Jan’s inspiration is my perspiration”.

GENERAL MANAGER

Michael Hore

With a keen eye for detail and a love for design, Michael travels all over the world to source the unique, quality products Alfresco Emporium are known for. Michael plays a key role in the layout of our stores, the creative direction and the continued development of the Alfresco Emporium brand, ensuring customers are always embraced and enthralled by what is new at Alfresco Emporium.

BUSINESS ADVISOR

Linda Fitzgerald

Integral to the Alfresco Emporium brand, Linda assists with the management of the business from all aspects. With her extensive knowledge of the homewares industry, keen eye for detail, and background in design; her varied skills have shaped and helped grow the brand into what it has become today.

A family business specialising in lifestyle and dining.

Celebrating 25 Years

The Alfresco Emporium dream began in 1998 with a small gift shop in Neutral Bay, Sydney, Australia. Since those early days, owners Janice and Kevin Hore and their three children, Linda, Karen, and Michael, have proudly grown the Alfresco Emporium identity to what it is known and celebrated for today: an iconic family business specialising in lifestyle and dining. To celebrate 25 years, we have put together a timeline to showcase the memories and milestones of Alfresco Emporium.

Fresh flowers at the Collaroy store.

Collaroy Store

The flagship of Alfresco Emporium is located in the beautifully designed and award-winning store in Collaroy, on Sydney's Northern Beaches. The Hamptons-inspired interior showcases a classic collection of soft furnishings, décor items, and unique furniture. The one stop shopping destination also includes The Flower House, sourcing the freshest flowers from local growers, and the charming Alfresco Emporium Café.

The front of our Bundall store.

Bundall Store

In 2012, Alfresco Emporium expanded, opening in Queensland's ‘Island Emporium’ in Bundall, on the Gold Coast. Island Emporium is a tranquil shopping and dining experience, a true destination to enjoy fashion boutiques, luxurious salons, fine food, and of course, our homewares.

QVB Limited Edition Store

Indulge in stylish elegance at our exclusive city boutique, Alfresco Emporium Limited Edition. Our new QVB boutique will open for a limited time and showcase a curated collection of homewares in true Alfresco fashion. Explore our classic coastal Hampton's, and island style homewares, furniture, gifts and more.

A living room display in our Collaroy store showing a lounge with soft green cushions and a raw elm coffee table. A living room display in our Collaroy store showing a lounge with soft green cushions and a raw elm coffee table.

We’ve poured all the love into our in-store experience

Beautifully displayed with constantly changing looks, our stores offer an abundance of style inspiration. Our carefully curated collection of elegant interiors, stunning homewares, and incredible furniture pieces beautifully combine our iconic style with functionality and quality.

Our in-store visual merchandiser adjusting a display of prints above a mantle. Our in-store visual merchandiser adjusting a display of prints above a mantle.

Always classic style

Our beautifully merchandised stores offer inspiration across a number of styles; from Hampton to Mediterranean, tropical to beachy… yet always classic.

Fresh flowers at the Collaroy store. Fresh flowers at the Collaroy store.

Fresh flowers

Our Collaroy store offers fresh flowers from our on site florists.

A sales team member adjusting a lamp in one of our beautiful store displays. A sales team member adjusting a lamp in one of our beautiful store displays.

Customer service

Our customer service team members are ready to help make creating your dream home easy with their design knowledge and dedication to providing great service.

A great place to meet

Grab a coffee and a bite to eat at our Collaroy cafe.

Styling service

Our team of experienced stylists use their extensive knowledge of interior design to create stunning homes that are tailored to the needs of each of our clients.