Habitat

There are many furniture stores in Cardiff and Habitat remains my favourite. Habitat has a friendly vibe and atmosphere from the minute you enter the store. It looks so unique that it encourages you to have a good look around the entire store to see their whole range of products. They have everything for the household from kitchen appliances to furniture and to their new department: flooring.
One thing that struck me by the store was the politeness from the staff asking me if I needed anything and they make themselves very useful if you have any questions. My favourite department would be the kitchen items because they have such a wide range of items that you will feel spoilt for choice. I have bought many things from that department and I still have all the plates and cookware I bought years ago. I should mention that Habitat is not the cheapest place to buy from, but you do get what you pay for. They also sell some wonderful canvases and frames to go with them. If you want to brighten up your living room then I would recommend looking at the canvases.
Habitat is a wonderful furniture store that looks very unique and cool and it has a relaxing calm atmosphere with friendly staff. If only I had more money to spend I would buy the whole of Habitat!

I love this Habitat store despite the fact that it’s a bit out of my price range. Still it’s good for doing that fantasy style window shopping where you wander around picking out items you can’t afford for a house that doesn’t exist.
Downstairs there is a great selection of gift items. Lovely candles and holders along with photo frames and other such beautiful things that always satisfy mums, nans and everything in between.
Upstairs there are bigger furniture items and my personal favourite, the lighting. They have some of the most interesting and wonderful fairy lights, lamps and shades to glam up even the most basic room.
Indulge your inner fantasist and get lost for hours.

I’m a big fan of interior design, so I have a real soft spot for Habitat. This furniture here is trendy with a capital T, if you like traditional items this is not the store for you. The pieces available for purchase are incredibly modern, I recently purchased a glass desk from here, and it really has become a key feature in my office. I must admit the prices are rather high, but the uniqueness and quality of the furniture in my opinion really justifies this. On the cheaper side of things they do sell a wide variety of clip frames (both glass and Perspex), which are often on sale and great for art lovers.

Now that The Pier has sadly left our little Welsh lives forever, Habitat is the next best thing for high street home furnishings and furniture.
This is a giant and unmissable store located in The Hayes in the centre of Cardiff, near to all the new glory of St. David’s 2, yet still I speak to local people who don’t seem to know where it is. I’m sure you’ll be fine though; Unilocal is populates by sensible people.
Habitat is great for items such as picture frames, vases, cushions and candle holders, as well as larger items and items that you didn’t even know existed before. But now you must have it. They go in for quite a modern style; combining sleekness and practicality with traditionalism and ethnic designs.
If The Pier and Ikea had a lovechild, it would be called Habitat. My mother is now pointing out that habitat apparently came first (?), but I’m sure you know what I mean despite her confusing the issue.
Although Habitat can be quite pricey, it’s a great place to go for cheaper frames and small items. If you’re ever stuck for a mother-​in-​law type of present, this would be a great start.