I ordered 2 beds, both arrived well on time, delivered and installed as promised by two very nice…read morechaps. Highly recommend.

What can I say? This is a great spot for getting your furniture and household items. They supply…read moreeverything - sofas, suites, wardrobes, tables, mirrors, mats, etc., and have a separate shop just a few doors away which is a bedroom showroom, and is used exclusively for beds. They always have special offers, whether its discounts on furniture or free fitting or free delivery... there's always something. As an independent retailer it's stood the test of time. People who like to spend big money on furniture tend to go to Boucher Road. People who want quality furniture that's good value go to this place. Yes, you may find the odd bargain on a coffee table in Ikea, but there are several reasons I prefer Direct Furniture to Ikea: a) Ikea is a very inhospitable place, and you seem to have to walk through the entire place via some type of ingenious labyrinth one-way system to get out (I went in one Saturday and couldn't find my way out til Monday, although I was relieved to get out without being devoured by a minotaur) b) Ikea does some very annoying things, like have prices on their wardrobes that say something like 'final' price or 'total' price. After this, I discover that this doesn't include the handles or, in some cases, the pole for hanging things on. Perhaps my definition of final price differs from theirs, but my wardrobe is definitely neither final or total if I can't open it because it has no handles. Maybe they're like the doors in that film "What Lies Beneath", where you just have to reach towards the doors and they open... c) you get personal service in Direct Furniture. You go to Ikea and it's different people working all the time, relying on a handbook of policies to deal with returns, discounts, etc. In direct furniture, it's the same people all the time. Say you go in one day, having been in the previous week. The item you wanted is out of stock and, not being in the furniture business or having any descriptive powers to speak of, you can't accurately describe it. "I was talking to that sales person there about it" will result in the mystery being solved in no time. It's the same 5 or 6 staff all the time, and they'll remember you. Of course, once you enter the premises you implicitly agree to forfeit your name - people who only go in once in a while will be reborn, and given new names like "you're the fella that was in the other day looking the pine wardrobe". Customers always appreciate when someone remembers them, for whatever reason! Finally, if you're going to buy a wardrobe and decide that one could go in the other room as well (or you have a wife who, inexplicably, seems to believe that a nuclear holocaust is imminent, and that it's best to stockpile as many clothes as possible on a weekly basis, lest all clothes shops within a 400 mile radius be nuked in the very near future) bring your wallet with you and you might get a deal on the two of them for cash. Maybe... Good value, quality products, and excellent personal service make this the place for me every time. Sure, if i see a coffee table in Ikea for £7 (if that really is the 'final' price) and the advertisement comes with an instore map of where in the military compound I can get said coffee table, I'll take a run in, but apart from that it's Direct Furniture every time.

This is a cold dank warehouse in an industrial estate and they sell suites, carpets and bedroom…read morefurniture etc. I would have thought because of their store being a warehouse they might be able to keep prices down, but no such luck there! The furniture is a bit overpriced for what it is. There is a good selection of sofas etc if you don't mind paying their prices. They don't have many staff so when it is busy it takes a while to get served but otherwise if it is quiet then they are all over you like a rash - which is kind of annoying. Not a very welcoming atmosphere

I don't know reading other reviews here ,where you would buy cheaper good value furniture,sure its…read morenot a fancy showroom,we bought ,bed,mattress,wardrobe,bedside cabinets and oak table and chairs,the price could not be bettered by any stores we visited ,delivery was free and on time specified.....Give Gourleys Factory Furniture a try and you won't be disappointed.

Well my Mum and Dad swear by Reid (just as my mum swears by Matalan and a bunch of other rubbish…read moreshops that have no interest to me). Yet for once we finally agree on this. They went to this particular branch of Reid around lunch time to price a new suite of furniture. Upon entering this huge warehouse, we wandered around for a few minutes, looking at lots of pretty things that were very expensive. Setting their sights on what I am reliably informed to be "some nice pieces of furniture" (I was always more of a Ground Force man than a Changing Rooms man so it is all the same to me) we looked around for a member of staff. Now this store is rather big I'll admit, but we walked around looking for someone and found nobody. Not a notion where everyone had taken off to. If there was some sort of fire or a party or if they were giving out free biscuits, we were not told. After waiting for an exceptionally long two minutes, my father expressed his dismay using a number of expletives which I would have been embarrassed if anyone had heard, but I soon was reminded during the expletives that there was nobody around to help us. Thus making our trip to Reid almost a total waste of time! On the way out, we did see a nice member of staff who seemed to be guarding the door incase it was to fall over. They asked us if we needed any assistance. My Dad simply reminded him of the same point he had made a few seconds earlier. Very disappointing

Reid and Leather is a firm favourite with those of a certain age. It seems to draw everyone who is…read more'settled', as in just moved in couples, newly weds or long term live in partners who in a spring clean decide on a new sofa. The store on the Boucher Road is very busy as it is jam packed with sofas, living room furniture and dinning table sets. The designs range from traditional to overtly modern to suit everyone's taste. What I like about this store in particular is the fact they have set up scenes so you can imagine what a specific sofa would look like in a living room setting. This is great in terms of allowing you to design your own room with details such a s space, lay out and presentation. Just be aware that the sofa sales people are sometimes a little pushy especially on big discount days. Whether they are working on commission or just target selling, if you're not prepared, you could end up coming home with one sofa too many.

this store is no longer located in antrim however my mother can remember when it was and states…read morethere there was always a lovely piece of pine furniture to be had here at knock down prices. Shame it isnt there anymore in that case eh :)

Patrick Collins is an independent furniture shop in West Belfast. The stock is a real mixture of…read moremodern, contemporary stuff and more traditional looking furniture. Any stuff we've bought (which includes both mine and my mum's bedroom furniture) has been of exceptional quality. It is a little more expensive than going to a chain store, but I think the service and quality you get from here makes it worth it.