Heal’s

Overall this is my favourite place to buy furniture in London with the bits that let it down being their wider non ‘own-​brand’ ranges in the furniture section.
Heals has, after a particularly excessive winter sale (80% off ftw), become the main place I come to drool at contemporary and occasionally bizarre furniture. The experience is certainly premium but good value considering the quality of the products (sort of the Waitrose of the furniture world). The range is sort of a half way house between what one would find in John Lewis and the contemporary styles of the Conran shop with prices to match.
In terms of large furniture I have an Amalfi corner sofa. This is one of their own brand sofas that, when reduced, has far better value than anything I found in the sales of Conran, Habitat or John Lewis. The delivery and customer service was just that little bit better and it’s in my living room now and being thoroughly enjoyed! I also have a range of much smaller things like vases, glassware and frames from the sale I mentioned above.
Where Heals falls a little it the wider range of designer furniture. It is eye poppingly expensive and stylish but try as I might I could not find very much love for the items, though perhaps that’s my taste.
Downstairs is mostly lighting and kitchenware which is generally reasonable value and on a par with the similar areas in John Lewis.
I will always love Heals, it gave me the comfiest sofa I will probably ever own and set me up in my first home through a rather ridiculous sale. It’s not perfect but I’m happy it’s there.

For some reason or other I’ve never been to the big Heal’s — only the smaller one in Chelsea. As I was in the area, I popped in for a wander around. I was especially impressed by the in-​house range of decorating fabrics. Yes, the prices are high — it’s Heal’s — not known for affordability, but they’re really special. I was thinking of what I could use a special metre of to make!
The sales staff seem a bit standoffish and perhaps even a touch elistist. I had a question twice and couldn’t get anyone to make eye contact with me (I was dressed in jeans and sweater — nothing either fancy or slobbish). But maybe I just didn’t seem interested enough?
It’s all pretty, if nothing else!

The price is a bit expensive
but it is surely worth the money that you pay for a good furniture design. It
is also the best spot to buy some interesting presents. Truly a great shop!

A fantastic place to find something a little different for your home. They have all the essentials plus extra special items.

I want to buy a cabinet for our stuff toys. We have plenty
of stuffs that they need a place where they might be comfortable with. So I
went to this shop and I found better for my stuff toys.

Oh Heals! I do like quite a lot of your stock, I am just not impressed with the service at all (especially when you consider how expensive it is to shop here!!)
Heals has a strange mix of truly gorgeous furniture and home-​ware goods along with some very expensive ugly pieces. That’s fair enough… different people have different taste, and at there is plenty here to look at! We considered buying a sofa here last month, but in the end chose a prettier, cheaper one from Habitat next door.
Now for the service:
**Eep, this may become rant-​like**
— I visited our possible future sofa more than four times… but never actually spoke to a member of staff. As someone who is considering buying an expensive item, I thought it was a little strange that staff were not available to help/​chat to me. Normally they would just stay sitting behind their counter and ignore customers.
— I have attempted to buy an Orla Kiely duvet cover here before Christmas, but they did not have it in the size I needed. I did ask if they had extra sizes stashed away, so a member of staff told me that all their stock was on display, but if I came back soon it would be re-​ordered. Fair enough. I tried once more in January, and the same thing happened.
— I wanted to avoid another wasted trip, so on Friday I attempted to call ahead, to see if they had my duvet cover in stock. Each time I had to go through one of those automated call services, then, as they put me through to the right counter, they hung up on me (grr.) I tried this three times, then attempted to get through to customer services instead. I let the phone ring for 15 rings, waited a few minutes, then tried again… no one bothered to pick up the phone! Anyway, I gave up and walked over after work.
— When I arrived there was a paper display telling me what goods are on each floor (that’s fair enough… they seem to be moving things around for spring) BUT they had not bothered to change this… so I wandered up three flights of stairs, only to find duvets had been moved to the back of the ground floor. *sigh* If you only have paper displays to let people know where to find things, how hard can it be to print a new sign?! I was pretty unimpressed. Of course once I found the right area, they still didn’t have my duvet size in stock. *more sighs* I asked a member of staff again who just said it was not in stock. He didn’t offer to take my details and order it for me, or anything helpful like that.
I wanted to spend almost £120 on bedding. If they bothered to pick up the phone, they could have told me it was out of stock/​offered to order it for me… as it is, I just walked out and bought it elsewhere.
I am VERY glad I did not buy the sofa from here in the end! If the service is this bad when you try to buy duvets, I can only imagine how bad it could be when ordering furniture!

Heal’s is one of the best stores to find all needs and other decorating things for your home. I always found beautiful crockery for my kitchen whenver i visited it but they were at times quiet expensive for me to buy.

The store is definitely worth visiting. There is an amazing assortment of curios with which to enhance the appearance of your home. I bought a small lamp shade to give as a house warming present to a colleague and later saw it holding the place of honor in his home.

This is a great place to find somehting different for your home. You can change the atmosphere with a lot of items offered in Heal’s. I found one of the most amazing furniture ideas there. They are expensive, so keep in mind to take more money when you are shopping there.
Everyone is friendly and helpful if you have any questions. The last time I bought a ceramic cat for decoration, it is made by Jonathan Adler and I think he is a really good designer. I am happy when I am at Heal’s. Everytime I find new things there.

A mixed review of Heal’s.
I like Heal’s or at least the concept of what Heal’s is and what it used to be. For me it was a place that was the epitome of good taste in modern design where you could come and imagine how you design and furnish your des res penthouse that you would have one day. I’ve been several times in recent years however and found it didn’t quite live up to my expectations any more.
Upstairs, it seems that the Heal’s contemporary design aesthetic in their furniture selection has been replaced by a more random policy. Yes, some good stuff is still in there but some of it looks a bit frumpy or overblown. Maybe it’s a sign of the times and a reflection of the tastes of the clientele. Who knows.
The ground floor is more successful, especially the kitchen and bathroom products.
Still better than Habitat next door but with prices to match.

Love it!
I’ve been coming here for 50 years.
In the 60’s & 70’s I brought my children
to their childrens’ events at Xmas: wonderful!

I must have spent hours wandering around this beautifully laid-​out shop dreaming about furniture I can’t realistically afford. There are still plenty of good reasons to look around, however: the kitchen and gift sections are amazing — always handy for a little treat — and the little-​known ex-​display section on the first floor is well worth a look.

This shop has been here since 1840! And if you look in the right places you can tell. The outside of the building is beautiful and used to take up the whole space including Habitat. The staircases are also classy.
Everything here is top quality and the price tag reflects it.
My favourite bit is browsing the kitchen section looking for things to make my life easier and dinner parties flashier. They also have a nice selection of cookery books if you don’t fancy trekking to a book shop.

Heals, Habitat, Conran and Conrans wife…
Sometimes one tries too hard at a review title. This may have been my step to far. I apologise. Anyway, Heals is a bloody useful store. All the unnecessary, shiny, smelly things in life on the ground floor. Perfect for birthdays, christmas and all other gift giving times. A good range of quality ‘stuff’ and interior design accessories for the discerning trendy. It is unsurprisingly very similar to the Conran shop and not unlike Habitat, its neighbour. Simple reason for this is Terence Conran who started in the high street with Habitat then bought Heals, reinventing a dated furniture store and then created the Conran shop. Now he only retains the Conran stores from this stable of retailers.
Beyond the first floor is an mixed bag of great and slightly unpleasant furniture and soft furnishing. Cheap it is not but they always manage to make me spend my money in there.

Schöner Laden für allen Kram, den das Haus nicht braucht auf der Krammeile Tottenham Court Road. Es gibt alles Mögliche an Wohnaccessoires und auch Möbeln. Gut zum Gucken, wegen des Transportproblems nicht unbedingt zum Kaufen.

Next door to Habitat on Tottenham Court Road, Heals is a perennial favourite. It’s got a great selection of gifts for this Christmas and I’m looking forward to the beginning of the sales!
I like the selection of kitchenware with lovely nice things that one would covet.
Few people probably realise that there is a good restaurant upstairs on the same floor one finds furniture. It’s a nice, peaceful place to rest after a hard days shopping. Lots of teas to select from and light bites for lunch or a general snacks such as soup, salads and sandwiches.
Service is good and it doesn’t feel too busy when it is full.

Talk about a turn off and thats what I get when Heals is in sight. Its even worse than Habitat. Well these two are competing with each other I tell you. Heals does tend to overstack their display. Its all in your face baby.
But the only slightly sensible section is their furniture section, where they do try to do something slightly different. Providing Interior Designers with a readymade solution is what they have on offer. Worth a walk in; you might find it good for the price.

It has always been a bit tricky to figure out where Habitat ends and where Heals begins seeing as they often share a similar design strategy. Heals however, is decidedly more expensive and tinted with undeniable glamour. Heals houses designs from some of the biggest names. From Alessi to Phillip Stark this shops contains the finest of the fine. When walking in this shop you will find that everything from the beautiful golden globes, the comfy towel robes, the natural soaps and perfumes, the unconventional lampshades and the gorgeous stylish coffee machines will become an absolute necessity rather than a treat.
As a lover of all gadgets, designer objects, storage devices, and glamorous furniture, I find myself wanting to wrap every object in store into a neverending Mary Poppins-​style bag and immediately head home to live forever happy with my favourite objects.
This store will probably bring out the worse of your materialistic nature, but after seeing these 3 floors of materialistic bliss, trust me it will be worth it.

I once found a copy of ‘Elle Decoration’ on the train and asked my friend whether we were too young to care about the interior of our — rented — flats. Her response? An unequivocal yes. After visiting Heals on Tottenham Court Road, I’m afraid I’ll have to agree to disagree.
If expensive furnishings are your thing then you needn’t look further than Heals. A more upmarket version of both Ikea and Habitat with a slightly different design sensibility and a lovely selection of beauty bits and bobs encompassing products by Korres, a natural beauty brand whose tinted lip balms are gorgeous and Diptyque, whose Fig perfume is to die for.
The lighting section is divine, with gems including chandeliers rendered in everything from perspex to lead crystal; some rather lovely floor lamps with pure silk shades in de rigeur jewel-​tones; and Tom Dixon’s popular copper light shades which seem to grace almost every one of London’s gastro pubs.

Heals is the Harrods of Home Furnishings. I love this shop.
Heals sells upscale kitchenware, glassware and toiletries. They sell towels and furniture. I can not stress the glamour factor.
I bought a Vodka Shaker here for 30 pounds last year. It was worth the money for the sheer elegance a gift (a gift for me) from Heals brings.
It is also stainless steel, rather than plastic rubbish.
This store offers a wide range of gift items on the ground floor including toys and games. I wish I could kit out my entire home in Heals furnishings. Dream on.

I came here recently and had a meeting in the restaurant upstairs and enjoyed myself so much I forgot I was there on business.
The afternoon tea menu is great, and I was most impressed to see rooibos tea being served as if you ordered that in a place in Leeds, where I live, you’d probably just get given a pasty or something instead.
Really pretty, cosy, fairytale-​esque inside, it was.
The rest of the shop had me drooling and wishing for payday, but I did pick up a mug for a reasonable £8 (one of those fancy Pantone ones), and I’ve promised myself at least an hour’s proper mooching the next time I’m in London.
UPDATE
I have just knocked a star off because I had lunch in the restaurant here yesterday and the service was appalling. But the food was tasty what a conundrum!

déco, maison, magasin très sympas. et des prix super abordables !

Wunderbarer Laden, um Insipration für die heimische Inneneinrichtung zu bekommen. Der London Besucher hat natürlich meistens das Problem des Transports nach Hause…