Where to buy unique furniture? Finding truly unique pieces of furniture is not easy. Most furniture is made in very large quantities, and even if you don’t personally know anyone else who has your sofa, you can rest assured that somebody out there does. In all likelihood, quite a few people. These days, about the only way to get a unique piece of furniture is to have a woodworker make it for you, or go sifting through the UK’s countless antique stores for something that’s 200 years old that can be reupholstered.
4 Places to Buy Unique Furniture
The only real way to get truly unique furniture is to have it dressed in custom upholstery. Then even if the piece started life as 1 of 1000 ottomans produced by X furniture maker, it will take on a completely unique look and feel that enables it to stand apart.
But where do you find that Duncan Phyfe mid-20th century mahogany sofa that you can reupholster to create your one-of-a-kind furnishing? There are a number of antique markets in Greater London. We would recommend the following:
Old Spitalfields Market
Located in East London between Bishopsgate and Brick Lane, Old Spitalfields Market offers a variety of new and used products, including furniture. Although furnishings make up a relatively small part of the market, there are still treasures to be had for the persistent that could be transformed into brilliantly unique pieces by the skilled artisans at Jerome Shorter.
Alfies Antique Market
The quantity and variety of old, potentially unique furnishings at Alfies, dwarfs what you will find at Old Spitalfields. Located in North London at Marylebone, Alfie’s is one of the capital’s largest antique markets, with nearly 100 antique dealers selling high-quality pieces with loads of customisation potential.
Greenwich Market
While the amount of classic upholstered furniture you will find at Greenwich Market is not likely to set your world on fire, the aesthetic quality of the pieces you will encounter are likely to have an enormous amount of potential if your goal is to reupholster and transform them into one-of-a-kind furnishings. Greenwich Market is located in, you guessed it, Greenwich, southeast London.
Portobello Market
Sure, there may be 500 tourists taking selfies for every person interested in actually buying something at Portobello Market, but that does not diminish the quality of some of the antique furniture on sale here. If you are looking for interesting pieces that are either custom-made themselves or could be transformed into unique and compelling custom pieces, then this is the place to be on the weekend. Located in Notting Hill, Portobello Market is the place to find furniture with unique potential.
Get in Touch With Jerome Shorter
Once you have located the piece you would like to transform into a one-of-a-kind creation, get in touch with the artisans at Jerome Shorter. We’ll help you decide on a custom upholstery scheme that will create a totally unique piece of furniture that will quickly become the talk of your home. Alternatively, we can create bespoke new furniture for you thats exactly what you want. Call us today on 01892 725304 or email: jerome@jermoneshorter.co.uk.
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