One of the South's largest home furnishing retailers

About Us

An established family business serving the South of England since 1975, Material Things is built on the idea that comfort and beauty make a house a home. From humble beginnings re-upholstering chairs in a garage, we have grown into an impressive 12,000 sq/ft furniture showroom – the finest (and friendliest!) in the South of England. We put our heart into your home with our collections of stunning international designer furniture and our bespoke range, Bowes & Hill – exquisite furniture made in Hampshire, with love.

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

An established family business serving the South of England since 1975, Material Things is built on the idea that comfort and beauty make a house a home. From humble beginnings re-upholstering chairs in a garage, we have grown into an impressive 12,000 sq/ft furniture showroom – the finest (and friendliest!) in the South of England. We put our heart into your home with our collections of stunning international designer furniture and our bespoke range, Bowes & Hill – exquisite furniture made in Hampshire, with love.

We have some of the largest furniture showrooms in the South...... built in front of the largest upholstery workshops in the South! We are the original one stop shop! Whether you're looking for the finest prestige furniture brands, a completely bespoke made to size suite or cornersofa, your sofa re-upholstered, curtains, blinds, carpet, flooring, fabrics, pictures, mirrors, curtain poles, we have it all.

YOUR ONE STOP SHOP!

We have some of the largest furniture showrooms in the South...... built in front of the largest upholstery workshops in the South!
We are the original one stop shop! Whether you're looking for the finest prestige furniture brands, a completely bespoke made to size suite or cornersofa, your sofa re-upholstered, curtains, blinds, carpet, flooring, fabrics, pictures, mirrors, curtain poles, we have it all.

Thousands of fabrics and designs make up our extensive ranges of furniture, flooring, curtains & blinds. Our own pieces are made on-site by our experienced team of professionals and our tailored re-upholstery service offers outstanding value, quality and customer service including home visits, free fabric samples and local delivery. Your home is where our heart is.

OUR AMAZING TEAM

Thousands of fabrics and designs make up our extensive ranges of furniture, flooring, curtains & blinds. Our own pieces are made on-site by our experienced team of professionals and our tailored re-upholstery service offers outstanding value, quality and customer service including home visits, free fabric samples and local delivery. Your home is where our heart is.

We believe you beat the competition through authenticity, no one can be better at being you than yourself. If we manufacture a sofa, re-upholster a suite, or hand sew a pair of premium curtains, we work by the ethos that our production Director, David Shiers, coined "when you craft a piece of furniture, you make it as if you were making it for yourself. Then you'll ensure it's perfect." That’s why we’re the finest upholstery and soft furnishing retailer on the South Coast.

OUR ETHOS

We believe you beat the competition through authenticity, no one can be better at being you than yourself.

If we manufacture a sofa, re-upholster a suite, or hand sew a pair of premium curtains, we work by the ethos that our production Director, David Shiers, coined "when you craft a piece of furniture, you make it as if you were making it for yourself. Then you'll ensure it's perfect."

That’s why we’re the finest upholstery and soft furnishing retailer on the South Coast.