About

Velvet Stores Ltd was set up in Brighton in 2000 by husband and wife Nick and Emma Harrop and Emma's Mum, Iris Draper. Our first store started out selling gifts and accessories and over the years we have expanded to 4 shops in Brighton and Hove, selling everything from furniture, lighting and mirrors to clothes, shoes and accessories, with a very hardworking team of 30.

Our two main Velvet furniture stores on Bond Street, Brighton and Church Road, Hove sell a huge range of furniture, lighting, mirrors and home accessories from French reproduction to kitsch retro and ultra modern pieces.

The buying team spends a great deal of time sourcing new and original products from all over the world, from hundreds of different suppliers. Our website is also updated with new stock on a regular basis. If you can't find what you are looking for do call or email... we may well be able to find it from our hundreds of suppliers!

We constantly push the boundaries of retail excellence with new stock arriving daily, beautiful displays and shop layouts and a huge mix of gorgeous products appealing to all ages and tastes. This along with our passion for customer service helped us win 'Best Independent Retailer in Brighton and Hove 2007' and 'Independent Retailer of the Year South and South East 2008'.

Customers travel from all over the country to visit our stores because of our very competitive pricing and extensive range of products. We also have lots of celebrity customers, from actors and politicians to music and television stars.

Even as our business grows, we remain a family business at heart that really cares about our staff and customers. Our team enjoys working here and that transpires to giving the shops a lovely atmosphere.

"Velvet is my favourite shop! I always bring my friends in here when they visit"

Aisling McVeigh, ITV Meridian Reporter and Customer