The charming corner store Corner D’Or Homewares on Belinda Street Gerringong had its last day of trading on Sunday 10 December, 2023 and is now closed.

Corner D’Or (The Corner of Gold) was operated by proprietors Bronwyn and Wayne Dorsett, who also live next door.

Brownyn told The Bugle that the couple originally had planned to run the store for only five years… then it became twelve.

“It is time for us to slow down. We may open from time to time in the store space for pop-ups, but it is time for us to have a quieter time of it.”

The store specialised in Australian vintage and antiques, but often more in the quaint style of a feature or talking piece, something that comes with a story and a history.

Adding to the quaint and quiet charm were the well-known shop dogs Bailey and occasionally Joey.

Brownyn said “They are not even our dogs but visit from next door, mainly to enjoy the air conditioning, especially on a day as hot as it was today.”

The style of Corner D’Or always suggested the style of shop you could see in Paris or a small French Provincial town and was the first local shop visitors when they came off the freeway to enter Gerringong va Belinda Street.

Some of the tributes on social media in regard to the closing include:

• Susan who said ‘So sad to hear you are closing. You are one of our favourite shops. Good luck for your next adventure for both.’
• Another said ‘We will miss you and your lovely creative shop’
• Yet another post said ‘ It has always been a pleasure looking at your window displays.’

Gerringong and visitors will miss its quaint charm, as Corner D’Or sinks with quiet dignity into its own French golden sunset, and it is sad to see Gerringong lose yet a little more of its small-town charm.