Barker & Stonehouse

Barker and Stonehouse is a furniture store. Is that all? Nope of course not. To be rude would be to call it a mismatch of stuff all under one roof. Kinda like Toys’R’us, sorry no, that was wrong and unfair. My caffeine induced manic is taking over. There are many different genres of furniture to be found in this Barker and Stonehouse all of which are excellent in quality. If Habitat is Mark’s and Spencer’s Food, then Barker and Stonehouse is Sainsbury’s, not quite as rich and expensive, but still excellent in quality and taste.
There are the styles that suit the grander tastes, more antique French sort of styles, high back chairs, ornate framework and very detailed fabrics, sitting next to the more futuristic looks of leather and steel, clean lines, tubular framing, bold colours and prints, sleek and sharp lines, perspex, acrylic, stainless steel, velvet, leather, fabric, oak, copper plate.
Sofas, chaise longues, arm chairs, book cases, coffee tables, dining room tables, bedroom furniture, lounge furniture, you name it and it’s probably here.
This particular store is fairly huge, there’s plenty to walk around and poke at, sit on, open, close, test, wipe, swipe and have a nosey at. The staff aren’t as pushy as you’d find in somewhere like DFS where the moment you plonk your derrière down on a sofa there’s a smartly dressed sales bod at your feet, you’re pretty much left to your own devices until you’re ready to ask a person for help, which is great as you don’t feel pressured to buy or bolt.
Another good thing about Barker and Stonehoue is the end of season clearances, which are unique to each store, there are some mega savings to be had on particular items, with savings edging over the £1000 mark on sofas or speciality furniture.