Reeds Homestore

Reeds Homestore: furniture, beds and homewares in Downham Market and Ely

Reeds Homestore is a furniture and homeware retailer trading from two locations, one in Downham Market (Norfolk) and one in Ely (Cambridgeshire). Its range covers living room, bedroom, dining and office furniture, alongside flooring, curtains and blinds, homewares and gifts. The company presents itself as combining the breadth of choice of a national department store with a personal service, and states that its staff know the products in detail.

Sofas, chairs and upholstery

The seating catalogue is organised by type and by material. Sofa options include standard sofas, corner sofas, recliner sofas and sofa beds. The chair range covers armchairs, accent chairs, recliner chairs, snugglers, swivel chairs and footstools. Upholstery is offered in fabric and leather versions. Among the brands listed for this category are Celebrity, G Plan, Hydeline, Parker Knoll, Shackletons, Sherborne, Stressless and Wood Bros.

Beds, mattresses and bedroom furniture

Beds are grouped by type and by size. The type list includes divan beds, bed frames, wooden beds, upholstered beds, guest beds and day beds, headboards and adjustable beds. Sizes run from 2'6 small single and 3'0 single through 4'0 small double, 4'6 double, 5'0 king size and 6'0 super king size, plus zip-and-link combinations configured as king size (2 x 2'6) and super king size (2 x 3'0). Mattresses are sold in the same size range and under brands including Harrison Spinks, Highgrove, Hypnos, Mi Bed, Silentnight, Tempur and Vispring.

Bedroom furniture includes wardrobes, chests of drawers, bedside tables, dressing tables, blanket boxes and ottomans, dressing and cheval mirrors, and bedroom chairs and stools.

Dining, office and occasional furniture

The dining range covers extending, fixed and round dining tables, with seating made up of dining chairs, benches and bar stools; chairs are available in fabric, leather and wooden finishes. For offices, the store lists bookcases and shelving, filing cabinets, office chairs and office desks. The occasional furniture selection includes coffee tables, console tables, lamp tables, nest of tables, telephone tables, wall mirrors, storage basket units, chests and cupboards, display cabinets, dressers, sideboards and TV and media units.

Clearance and featured lines

The site maintains a clearance section described as ready-to-go items that will not remain in stock long. At the time of writing this profile, the listed examples included a Delia three-seater sofa, snuggle and footstool reduced from £4,957 to £1,799; a Lavinia three-seater sofa and armchair reduced from £3,315 to £1,649; a Harrison Spinks Lotus king size divan bed reduced from £3,838 to £1,499; an Essence corner wardrobe reduced from £3,469 to £1,999; a Skovby SM101 table with four chairs reduced from £3,605 to £2,499; a Camilla wardrobe reduced from £1,159 to £699; an Anna sofa bed reduced from £949 to £799; and a Calia Italia Fox Trot Relax two-seater sofa reduced from £1,729 to £1,499. A featured selection also showed a Canterbury item at £509, a Silentnight Talia 1400 UltraGel mattress reduced from £799 to £639, a Fiesta bedroom set reduced from £1,205 to £989 and a New York dining item at £349.

Homewares, flooring and the in-store cafe

Beyond furniture, the store's offer extends to curtains and blinds, flooring, homewares and gifts. Both branches also include a Reeds Cafe. The company publishes pages on delivery and installation, a price guarantee and a quality guarantee, and maintains a jobs section.

Two branches in East Anglia

The Downham Market store is at Nelson House, Bridge St, Downham Market PE38 9DS. The Ely store is at Lancaster Way Business Park, Ely CB6 3NX. The two branches keep different Sunday and bank holiday hours, with Ely open on both while Downham Market is closed.