# The Drawing Room, Sydenham The Drawing Room is an arts and crafts business at 500 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, inside the Sydenham commercial centre. [Call 03 366 0033]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. The picture the page leads with, from its own website: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=the-drawing-room-sydenham. From the street, a verified Street View pano (2025-04): https://www.google.com/maps/@?api=1&map_action=pano&pano=bbDAJIMJbW8TFDKhp9TtKA ## About, in one paragraph Its own website describes it as “Shop our huge range of international art supplies online or visit our Christchurch store. NZ owned &operated, we’ve been helping hobbyists & artists fulfil their creative needs for over 25 years! Deli”…. It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Colombo St near Cass St, route 1, route 8, route 44) is 58 m away; a cycle lane passes the door; council off-street parking is 323 m away. The address’s own page keeps 36 council reports on file. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday – Friday: 9 am, 5 pm - Saturday – Sunday: 10 am, 4 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 500 Colombo Street, Christchurch 8023 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Kind:** Craft _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** +6433660033 _(Its own website)_ - **Website:** https://www.thedrawingroom.co.nz/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **NZBN:** 9429038647024, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** THE DRAWING ROOM LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 1994-02-10 _(NZBN register)_ - **Industry:** Artist supply retailing _(NZBN register)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Sydenham, large neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [500 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/500-colombo-street), 36 reports on file ## What stood on Colombo Street [1860, High Street and Colombo Street](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/star/prints/pre1900/ccl-cs-4127) _From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Formaggio's, 2025-04._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street#s-then) ## The reports nearby 2,432 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9083365), [15B Byron St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/15b-byron-street) - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9082854), [458 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/458-colombo-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9064931), [460 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/460-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044497), [456 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/456-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044498), [456 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/456-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044486), [448 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/448-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044415), [451 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/451-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044408), [458 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/458-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044389), [64 Sandyford Street, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/64-sandyford-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044349), [40 Cass Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/40-cass-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044312), [481 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/481-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9044304), [481 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/481-colombo-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Colombo St near Cass St, 58 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Colombo St near Byron St, 143 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Moorhouse Ave near Moorhouse Ave Slip S, 191 m (routes 140) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - Car park, Wilson off-street parking, 323 m (28 spaces) _(Council parking data)_ - [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Drawing%20Room%2C%20500%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5416686,172.6368328) ## Nearby - [Extrastaff](https://www.chch.live/business/extrastaff-sydenham), Recruitment, 7 m - [Crate Escape - Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/business/crate-escape-sydenham), Attractions, 34 m - [Bar on Colombo](https://www.chch.live/business/bar-on-colombo-sydenham), Restaurants, 68 m - [Christchurch Premium Cars](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-premium-cars-sydenham), Car dealers, 76 m - [Allen & Yee Lawyers](https://www.chch.live/business/allen-yee-lawyers-sydenham), Lawyers, 86 m - [Form Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/form-gallery-sydenham), Galleries, 117 m - [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve), park, 39 m - [Buchan Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1146-buchan-playground), park, 389 m - [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve), park, 416 m _Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._ ## The nearest other craft - [Gordon Harris](https://www.chch.live/business/gordon-harris-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 626 m - [Paint 'n' Sip](https://www.chch.live/business/paint-n-sip-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 1.3 km - [Trinity Glass](https://www.chch.live/business/trinity-glass-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 1.8 km - [Pinot & Picasso](https://www.chch.live/business/pinot-picasso-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 2.1 km - [Wool Yarn Fibre](https://www.chch.live/business/wool-yarn-fibre-woolston), Woolston, 3.9 km - [Every one in Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft#in-sydenham) ## Also in Sydenham - [MG Road Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/mg-road-eatery-sydenham), Restaurants, 119 m - [Indian House](https://www.chch.live/business/indian-house-ex-mg-road-indian-cafe-and-restaurant-sydenham), Restaurants, 123 m - [Mythos Greek Souvlakis](https://www.chch.live/business/mythos-greek-souvlakis-sydenham), Fast food, 132 m - [Backstreet Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/backstreet-cafe-sydenham), Cafés, 136 m - [G Majesty](https://www.chch.live/business/g-majesty-sydenham), Hairdressers, 138 m - [Supa Karts](https://www.chch.live/business/supa-karts-sydenham), Sports centres, 142 m - [Auto Inspection Services](https://www.chch.live/business/auto-inspection-services-sydenham), Car repair, 146 m - [Bikanervala](https://www.chch.live/business/bikanervala-sydenham), Restaurants, 155 m - [MadeCurious.](https://www.chch.live/business/madecurious-sydenham), IT & software, 155 m - [Pizza Club](https://www.chch.live/business/pizza-club-sydenham), Fast food, 159 m - [Every kind of business in Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5416686&lon=172.6368328) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5416686,172.6368328,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Drawing%20Room) - [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4553449794), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is The Drawing Room?** An arts and crafts business in Sydenham, Christchurch. **Where is The Drawing Room?** 500 Colombo Street, Sydenham, on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5416686,172.6368328,17) **Is The Drawing Room still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **How do you contact The Drawing Room?** phone [03 366 0033](tel:+6433660033) (its own website), its [website](https://www.thedrawingroom.co.nz/). **When is The Drawing Room open?** Monday – Friday: 9 am, 5 pm; Saturday – Sunday: 10 am, 4 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other craft are near The Drawing Room?** [Gordon Harris](https://www.chch.live/business/gordon-harris-christchurch-central-city) (626 m), [Paint 'n' Sip](https://www.chch.live/business/paint-n-sip-christchurch-central-city) (1.3 km), [Trinity Glass](https://www.chch.live/business/trinity-glass-christchurch-central-city) (1.8 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft). **What’s near The Drawing Room?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/500-colombo-street) holds 36 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Extrastaff](https://www.chch.live/business/extrastaff-sydenham) (7 m); the Colombo St near Cass St bus stop is 58 m away: routes 1, 8, 44; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve) (39 m). **What stood where The Drawing Room is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5416686&lon=172.6368328) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0) - Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) - Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin - Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/the-drawing-room-sydenham Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft Suburb: https://www.chch.live/sydenham