Pottery Barn/Crate and Barrel or similar UK equivalent...

Since I'm going to be selling a majority of my furniture (which is all great quality and was a bit pricey) before I move out there, I wanted to know if there are any fantastic furniture stores that are Pottery Barn/Crate and Barrel/ Pier 1 Imports equivalent in the UK? I've been trying to google this and haven't had much luck.  Keep in mind I'll be living in the East Midlands so store suggestions in that area would be ideal. Some items I'm looking to purchase; queen sized bed frame (metal or upholstered are my favorites), espresso or dark colored wood TV stand and bookcases, sectional sofa or larger comfy sofa, a chaise or reading chair, accent/side tables (any type), pillows/blankets/curtains. Please don't suggest IKEA, we have it here in the states and as much as I enjoy their products I'm looking for quality vs. quantity  Also are there nice framing/pictures stores (Aaron Brothers equivalent)? Thanks

CB2, the more contemporary offshoot of C&B, is coming to the UK.  It's basically Habitat, which just went out of business. 

When will CB2 be in the UK?

I've looked on the website, and it looks like they have some info about upcoming Canadian stores, but no British ones.

They do ship to England though. (Can't imagine how much that would cost!  )

Habitat would have been the go to store for you on all counts, but, unfortunatly, it's no longer in existance. Habitat is available online! And stores in London. (I wish it still was a high street fixture!)

Have you looked online at John Lewis yet? They have nice furniture as well.

You may also just want to go on Google Maps and type in furniture in the local buisnesses search box, then you can start looking at their websites to see what's on offer.

As to an Aaron Brother's equivilent, I don't think there is one. I've pretty much picked up frames at John Lewis and Boots. Sometimes, local, family owned department stores are good for that sort of thing.

I think the Habitat website and line are surviving, it's just the stores that will be shut.  They were bought by Argos/Homebase, so I think some things might be sold as Habitat brand? I could be wrong, but that's the last I read about it.

This was the only thing I ever saw about CB2.  Admittedly, I didn't look hard, because, style-wise, I prefer regular C&B stuff. 

I actually tried to buy/ship a C&B chair to London last year.  It was exactly what i wanted and i couldnt replicate it here at anywhere near the same price point. The shipping costs quoted were obscene (although still less than the UK version i found). It more than doubled the price of the chair and C&B's intl shipping person was a nightmare to deal with and would not return calls (to an American phone number) and was incredibly slow and not at all thorough in answering my very simple questions.  I really wanted that d@mn chair, but if delivery cost (once it arrived in the UK, not the transatlantic shipping) hadn't put me off, the sh!tty customer service would have done it for sure.  They may use a third party service now? But at the time, it was still C&B doing the shipping and I was seriously disappointed.

Marks and Spencer?

Take a look online at Heal's. They are not in the midlands, and they are more on the Room & Board price wise, but they have some fantastic furniture. Also, along with John Lewis, i might check out Next Home. There is one in Leicester.

Take a look online at Heal's. They are not in the midlands, and they are more on the Room & Board price wise, but they have some fantastic furniture. Also, along with John Lewis, i might check out Next Home. There is one in Leicester.

I'll be sure to do that dels, thanks for all the suggestions. I'm going to start my search on their websites and see if there's anything I like

Agree with John Lewis, I wouldnt say they were moderately priced but great quality. Even in their 'value range' Our kitchen table has held up really well. The only problem we've had is with the matching chairs, but we only paid £25 for them... Luckily the table is generic enough, we can eventually replace without clashing.

We bought our sofas from Harveys. Theyre wide enough to even let me lay down and nap on them (Ive found a lot of UK sofas really narrow in depth) so thats nice.. I think for the two (a three and two seater) was £1200. They came with stain resistant material on them as well... Though we had to wait 12 weeks for the two seater to arrive. Furniture stores here dont seem to keep stock in stock and everything is to order

We bought our bed frame and mattress from a local store, as they were about £300 cheaper than Dreams and larger stores for what we wanted  - which was a king sized bed (UK king = US queen, BTW)

Some of the bigger retailers are as follows:
John Lewis
Marks & Spencers
Debenhams (Id say the UK equivalent of Macys)
Next
Laura Ashley
House of Fraiser
BHS (British Home Stores)
Dreams (for beds and frames)

BTW we bought all our bedroom furniture (well sans the bed) from Ikea. Its held up stupidly well, considering most of it has been assembled and reassembled three times and not fallen to bits.  Also, Ikea here isnt cheap.. Well, not argos cheap, but not as cheap as it was back home

Agree with John Lewis, I wouldnt say they were moderately priced but great quality. Even in their 'value range' Our kitchen table has held up really well. The only problem we've had is with the matching chairs, but we only paid £25 for them... Luckily the table is generic enough, we can eventually replace without clashing.

We bought our sofas from Harveys. Theyre wide enough to even let me lay down and nap on them (Ive found a lot of UK sofas really narrow in depth) so thats nice.. I think for the two (a three and two seater) was £1200. They came with stain resistant material on them as well... Though we had to wait 12 weeks for the two seater to arrive. Furniture stores here dont seem to keep stock in stock and everything is to order

We bought our bed frame and mattress from a local store, as they were about £300 cheaper than Dreams and larger stores for what we wanted  - which was a king sized bed (UK king = US queen, BTW)

Some of the bigger retailers are as follows:
John Lewis
Marks & Spencers
Debenhams (Id say the UK equivalent of Macys)
Next
Laura Ashley
House of Fraiser
BHS (British Home Stores)
Dreams (for beds and frames)

BTW we bought all our bedroom furniture (well sans the bed) from Ikea. Its held up stupidly well, considering most of it has been assembled and reassembled three times and not fallen to bits.  Also, Ikea here isnt cheap.. Well, not argos cheap, but not as cheap as it was back home

This is a great response, thank you! I've been told of the UK to US bed sizes lol. As far as Ikea goes I'm not knock it, my whole bedroom now is Ikea and I love it! Did you mean not cheap in quality or in price? What about picture frame stores? 

This is a great response, thank you! I've been told of the UK to US bed sizes lol. As far as Ikea goes I'm not knock it, my whole bedroom now is Ikea and I love it! Did you mean not cheap in quality or in price? What about picture frame stores? 

Glad I could be of help!
It took me ages to figure out the bedding, lol.

Ah, I was referring to Ikea in terms of cost, not quality. I bought a duvet in Ikea back home and it cost me $20 and here it was almost £60 for roughly the same size...  Compared side by side, they seem to be of the same quality and thickness.. So I dont know why the cost difference... (though, its probably a poor example, but its one of the few things I brought over with me when I moved)

Glad I could be of help!
It took me ages to figure out the bedding, lol.

Ah, I was referring to Ikea in terms of cost, not quality. I bought a duvet in Ikea back home and it cost me $20 and here it was almost £60 for roughly the same size...  Compared side by side, they seem to be of the same quality and thickness.. So I dont know why the cost difference... (though, its probably a poor example, but its one of the few things I brought over with me when I moved)

I couldn't agree more I'm bringing ALL of my linens in vacuum sealed bags on the plane ride over (rather spend a little mroe in baggage fees than shipping fees) lol I've been told the bedding in the UK is subpar to the bedding in the US (minus the really expensive bedding)

I've been told the bedding in the UK is subpar to the bedding in the US

I haven't found that to be true at all!

I've been told the bedding in the UK is subpar to the bedding in the US (minus the really expensive bedding)

I havent found a difference either, though my bed linens are from Ikea, Dunnes Stores (Irish chain) and JC Pennys. The stuff from Dunnes is the best, but, unfortunately, doesnt fit our bed - but does our guest bed. We currently have the Ikea set on, and no issues. VERY comfy, almost feels like we're sleeping in a plush hotel bed.

We've had bedding from Argos and that was CRAP. Colours bleed out and shrunk after one wash (so wouldnt fit the bed) but I didnt buy that, the BF did before hand. So, I blame that on him

What I have had an issue with is trying to buy a nice feeling duvet. The super cheap ones (£10 or so) have this nasty polyester outcovers that feel ghetto. To get a really soft nice cotton outercover, you need to drop at least £30 or more...

I also vacuum sealed my duvet and 2 pillows when I moved over.. LIFE saver. When I opened my suitcase when I arrived, BF just laughed at me... He couldnt believe I did it and fit it in!

I haven't found that to be true at all!

This! Ive been happy with our bedding since moving over!

(never post first thing in the morning. stupid typos)