London Road Furniture Co.

A family furniture showroom on the A224 near Sevenoaks

The London Road Furniture Company is a family-run furniture retailer with a showroom in Halstead, on the London Road near Sevenoaks in Kent. The business traces its origins to the village of Farningham in Kent, where it was established in 1987, and presents itself as having built a reputation for stylish, distinctive and high-quality furniture supported by dependable service and customer care. The company describes itself as family run since 1986, a date it also uses in its own summary of the business.

The showroom occupies a characterful three-storey Georgian building and displays a curated selection of furniture, including in-house designs and accessories sourced from what the company describes as trusted and innovative suppliers. The site notes that the location sits on the A224 near Sevenoaks, close to junction 4 of the M25, and that parking in its large car park is free.

Furniture organised by room and by type

The catalogue is structured around the main rooms of a home, with dedicated sections for the dining room, living room, hallway, bedroom and office. Within each area, pieces are further grouped by type, which makes it possible to browse by function rather than only by collection.

• Tables: dining tables, coffee tables, console tables, side tables, nest of tables, desks, bar tables and dressing tables.
• Chairs: dining chairs, bar stools, reclining chairs, benches, office chairs and armchairs.
• Sofas: love seats, two-, three- and four-plus-seater sofas, corner sofas, sofa beds, footstools and cubes, armchairs and reclining chairs.
• Storage: highboards, display cabinets, dressers, chest of drawers, wardrobes, sideboards, cupboards, TV units and bookcases.
• Bedroom: bedside tables, blanket boxes, chest of drawers, wardrobes, dressing tables and beds.
• Accessories: lighting, mirrors, clocks, coat stands, fireside items, bar units and wine racks, and decorative wall art.

A clearance section runs across the same categories, covering tables, chairs, sofas, storage, bedroom pieces and accessories.

Named ranges and pieces in the catalogue

Several collections and individual models recur throughout the site. The Reims oak range appears across dining, living, storage, bedroom and accessories, with items such as the Reims 145cm extending oak table, the Reims oak coffee table, the Reims 1 drawer 1 door piece, the Reims 2+2 oak chest, the Reims oak bedroom range and the Reims oak mirror. Other named pieces include the Skovby SM33 round extending table, the Venjakob Chi round extending dining table, the Ironville four-door sideboard, the Ironville two-door wall unit and the Ironville mirrors, the Bloomville small sideboard, the Clipper, Soren and Merino dining chairs, the Pin bar stool and Soren bar chair, the Indigo large sofa, the Peyton medium sofa, the Butterfly patchwork armchair, the Nairn power recliner chair and several Fama items, among them the Lenny armchair, Lenny footstool, Moon Relax armchair, Kangou footstool, Moonrise Big Power Recliner Armchair and a battery pack.

Prices shown in the catalogue at the time of writing range from £140 for the Soren dining chair to £2,310 for the Ironville two-door wall unit, with the Reims extending oak table at £995, the Reims oak coffee table at £495 and the Indigo large sofa from £2,025. The site also listed reductions, such as the Clipper dining chair at £365 after £40 off and the Fama Moonrise Big Power Recliner Armchair at £1,845 after a 20% reduction. The Peyton medium sofa was marked as available on enquiry rather than with a fixed price.

British makers and made-to-order pieces

According to the company, every piece is hand-picked for quality, many are made to order by British makers, and the showroom aims to offer premium and bespoke furniture at what it describes as honest, competitive prices. The business also states that advice is given without a hard sell. These are the company's own characterisations of its offer rather than independently verified claims.

Service, delivery and environmental commitments

The company highlights more than 40 years of experience in furniture retail, friendly and expert guidance, after-sales care and its own in-house delivery service. It also states a commitment to reducing its carbon footprint through recycling and sustainable practices. The showroom is presented as a place to see and feel the collections in person before buying.

Corporate details

The site identifies the operating company as Farningham Pine & Oak Ltd, trading as The London Road Furniture Company, registered in England and Wales under company number 4911153, with a registered address at 9 Hare & Billet Road, London SE3 0RB, and VAT number GB 467426228.