Any recent experience with Habitat furniture?

[raspberrymuffin]

We need a new bed and I've seen one on the Habitat website which I like and is in the right price range. However I'm a bit worried about quality now they're basically part of Argos. Has anyone got any recent experience?

Is there anywhere else I should be looking which fits into the gap I'm hoping exists between IKEA (we're upgrading from that) and made.com (too expensive)?

[CatherineMaitland]

I've just bought a bookcase and a table and chairs from them (3 weeks ago). Nicely designed, expected quality for the prices, delivered on time.

[leakymcleakleak]

Gosh I think habitat is much fancier than made.com. I'd be v wary of made, I really like some of their stuff, but had a set of chairs from there that literally broke, and a coffee table I love the look of but has scratched v easily. By contrast, I know people with stuff bought in habitat in the 90s still going strong - but I don't know if there's been a big change in their manufacturing recently. Certainly a few years ago we looked at some stuff in their storeroom and it seemed good in person.

I think there can be a big 'leap' in brands: there's IKEA, then there's loads of other crappy flat pack that isn't as good because they don't have the economies of scale, then there's much more expensive furniture. I like habitat, and west elm, but I think both can be pricey: I love Made for the look but would be wary about quality and I've heard terrible things about customer service.

[raspberrymuffin]

@leakymcleakleak I agree about 90s habitat, and have one of their rugs which is a hand me down from family and still going strong. They went bust a few years back though and are now part of the Sainsburys-Argos conglomerate. Made is more expensive so I naively assumed higher quality.

I really just want a bed that doesn't sway with DH's snoring in the wind and looks ok without having to wipe out my savings

[Notcontent]

Habitat today is not the same as habitat from the past. They went bust a few years ago and the name was bought by Argos/Sainsbury’s - but they are just a very budget shop now.

[LeavesOffTheCactus]

Made is very low quality and terrible customer care IME. Habitat great! I have bought a few bits including an ex display dining table and it’s all brilliant.

[Notcontent]

I think three is a gap in the market. I was looking for furniture recently. Wanted something other than IKEA. Not super expensive but ok quality. It’s all cheap and nasty or super expensive. There are lots of places selling a certain look - that very traditional, cottage look - but very hard to find anything else that is mid range.

[mamalovebird]

I've just bought some clothes rails and a bookshelf from Habitat at Argos. Perfectly good quality - feel sturdy and no problems putting them together. Delivered next day too.

[Lilboots]

I've got some bits of freestanding bathroom furniture from Habitat. Both currently still on sale, though I bought them from a neighbour who decided she needed even more storage. My neighbour had already assembled them, so I can't vouch for how hard they were to put together but I can say that they look really good and feel very solid.