Showroom Department - FAQs

No problem! Everything we make is handmade to order and fully bespoke. Unlike some furniture retailers, we won’t limit your choices to a few fabric books. All our sofas and chairs are available in thousands of different fabrics: from patterns and plains to checks and prints, we’ve got every variety of fabric you could imagine. We have a huge variety of chenilles, velvets, weaves, wools, man-made fabrics and leathers from the finest upholstery grade fabric suppliers in the World, all of which are available to see in our fabulous fabric room – we can proudly boast the largest choice of fabrics on the south coast. Our experienced interior design team are on hand to help you create your vision and advise on the most suitable fabrics to fit your needs.

Yes you can. We make bespoke sofas, to any size. Provide us with the information, and we will custom make your sofa to any size.

We certainly can! We have a large choice of foams, fibre and feather fillings to choose from on all our suites. From the standard soft, medium and firm foam to the traditional feather filled seat, feather-wrapped foam will give you a firmer option and there’s the super-soft fibre option, perfect for that shabby-chic chaise. We have samples of all our many seating options available for a ‘test drive’ in our showroom and we will always advise on which filling to choose for your requirements.

Material Things has the proud distinction of having the largest display of fabrics in the south. With thousands of beautiful fabrics from the finest suppliers throughout the World to choose from, it’s the perfect place to visit when choosing materials for your home. With fabrics starting from as little as £15 per metre, we have huge collections from World famous brands including Sanderson, Harlequin, Villa Nova, Romo, Kirkby Design, Colefax & Fowler, Jane Churchill, iLiv, Prestigious, Ashley Wilde, WIlliam Morris, Warwick, Linwood, Jim Dickens and many many more…!

We can make it higher, lower, wider, thinner, and even a different shape! Our Bowes & Hill range is made on site by our own team of highly skilled upholsterers here at Material Things, therefore it can be tailor made to suit your needs. If you’d like your sofa a little longer, a bit shorter, the backs higher, additional lumbar supports, different arms, fixed backs, two seats instead of three, loose covers, skirts, different feet, castors… we can do it! Seen a sofa in another retailer and they can’t make it in the right fabric? We can do it! We can duplicate any design to your needs, even adapting it to your specifications.