I had been searching for local furniture stores and though I often use Yelp, I finally went…read moreelsewhere to find one. Low and behold, I read about Seavey's in Portsmouth (with parking!) which apparently is in a new location. It is a light-filled factory building space but not overwhelming. It is set up so you want to walk around and try things out. Much of the furniture brings you back to the 50's. Some pieces are works of art! But many were beautiful but affordable. And made in this country! And it is locally owned! Which is what I wanted. Michael the owner is friendly and informed. And no pressure. He spent a lot of time with us trying to choose pieces for our limited space. We have swatches at home now to make decisions and look forward to returning to work with him. Maybe the categories on Yelp need to be switched up with furniture stores at the top so you don't miss going here first.

We have bought so many items here, from lamps to chairs to tables to rugs. Each time we've been…read morethere, Michael the owner is friendly, knowledgable, helpful, and very chill. Seavey's has great (free!) delivery, and every time we visit there are a ton of new items. All modern/mid-century, and from different brands. You can't go wrong with a visit or purchase. They are a local business that we want to and will continue to support.

As a design professional I highly value showroom service and I try to use local suppliers whenever…read morepossible. I researched bathroom floor and wall tile at several showrooms throughout the state and am very glad that I ultimately purchased thru Coastal. Not only did they have what I was looking for, they went out of their way to find a tile that met my exact specifications. I visited the showroom several times during my renovation and the staff was consistently professional, courteous, communicative, and a pleasure to deal with. I chose them for my carpet source as well and again, very happy with the process and product.

Fair pricing, great communication, and great selection. Not only that, but I'm an avid DIYer and…read morethe staff at Coastal are always incredibly helpful and responsive. They we've let me use one of their shop saws for a particularly difficult tile cut!! Can't recommend enough, honest, accommodating and supportive... can't really ask for more. Highly reccomend!!!

Excellent experience purchasing kitchen and bedroom window blinds. Jolene was so informative and…read morehelpful; Ralph so welcoming and accommodating. the pricing more than fair, quality product, easy scheduling, professional installation. Will return for more blinds and other home decorating needs.

I was super happy with the service at this place. They went out of their way to make sure I got…read moreexactly what I wanted. Highly recommended.

Colleen has a great eye for New England country design. Love her color palette. Great showroom!…read more It's a breath of fresh air to have the option of seeing a display of finely constructed quality merchandise in these days of AKEA and the discount boxed furniture store market full of Chinese made wares. Haven't used her design services yet but planning to in the fall!!

We contracted The Look to do our new home in Portsmouth. It was a large project and when we spoke…read morewith the owner of The Look she was very engaging and had some good ideas. The first thing we probably should have noticed is that she never took any notes. We had to repeat ourselves over the course of several meetings. Perhaps we should have pulled out then, but we had hopes things would work out better. Things did not get better..... Once we started things only got worse, the timeline slipped by months and we found that we could get the exact same pieces that were specified by the designer for thousands less by doing a simple google search. These were not knockoffs, they were the exact same items. We decided to buy the items ourselves for a savings of well over $15,000.00 Before we go on I think it is important to clarify a few items. The designer and owner of The Look was very clear that her design services were a separate cost from her retail store and that if we did not want to buy from her retail store it would not affect the other services. She said that the retail store was competitive, she quoted "We also search the web to price match" Unfortunately that is not what happened, she was unwilling to match the full retail prices we were finding on the internet. So we decided to save ourselves thousands of dollars (and get the credit card miles) by buying ourselves. Surprisingly (or maybe not so) the designer became less interested in our project after that. She insisted that we had to manage all of the contractors by ourselves and didn't take any ownership of the errors that she made early in the process. For example, an entire floor of our house was neglected in her painting quote, a floor that we were extremely clear would need to be painted, but somehow she missed. To reiterate - I understand if a designer gets paid by taking a percentage of the retail items and that is why they would have higher prices. But the owner of The Look was very clear that that was not her practice. I caution anyone from buying directly from this establishment, A short google search could save you thousands. And even other designers in less than a 50 mile radius had the exact same pieces for less. Also, we wanted a specific wallpaper for one of our rooms, that she said had been discontinued. we were disappointed until we looked online and found that the wallpaper was available and The Look just could not locate it. We did buy several items from her retail store, and we were very disappointed by the service. I imagine that we were put at the "back of the line" after she lost interest in our project, but we paid over $7,000 for a bed and two hanging pendant lights. Our check for payment was delivered to The Look on June 30th. The bed was installed on September 21st, even with 2 months to make the bed that is a little long. But the real kicker is the two hanging lights. They were also paid for on June 30th, after 4 months on October 30th we finally cried "uncle" and just cancelled the order. There was still no delivery date and the story we heard is that they were back-ordered several times. Several times? How does that happen? Throughout these four months of waiting we had to always reach our to her for updates, she never emailed us with updates. She basically disappeared right after we sent her the check. After we cancelled the order she emailed us to say that she would send a check right out but "It takes a few days to get out". We took her at her word, until two more weeks passed and we still had not received any check. So, we had to drive to her office to manually pick up the check (on the 20th of November). Needless to say, working with The Look was quite the painful endeavor. Regarding the design services. She did produce good concepts. Except when she tried to convince us to put our hot tub on the front lawn - that was weird - I am sure our neighbors would have loved that! But I would warn everyone to get everything documented via email so that you can be clear on what is and is not included in your project. And you can refer back to the quotes when the bill comes. Also, double check your invoices - I was double billed for a $500 item that I had to catch.

J Renee is owned by a very friendly couple that have years of experience with fabric and design…read more Although they are located in Rye, they are surprisingly inexpensive. I shopped around in Portsmouth and Exeter for custom window curtains and J Renee was definitely the least expensive. I was very impressed with the amount of time and patience they has as I really wasn't sure what I wanted. Their store has 100's of samples to choose from. They also have all kinds of unique furniture and knick knacks that you never see in a retail store. I fell in love with some stools and googled them to do some research. They sell the stools for less than half of what they would cost elsewhere. In the end, I was beyond satisfied with the custom job they did for me and I feel that if there was ever an issue they'd stand by their work.

They have the most amazing selection of wallpaper books! The owners are so helpful. It was a…read morepleasure to get some wallpaper there and support a local family business in doing so. I'll definitely go back for more decorating needs.

The furniture was not much different than other places I've been to except it was seriously…read moreoverpriced. I certainly can't afford a $4000.00 couch.

If I had known that Ethan Allen had such talented designers who would not only provide excellent…read moredesign services, great customer service and incredible communication, I would have used them years ago. I was trying to find the "perfect" dining room table and chairs online and decided to ask a question on their "chat" option. I was fortunate to meet Julie P. during this "chat". She was extremely helpful, very knowledgeable in addition to being a wonderful designer. Within little over a week, my samples arrived. Julie kept in touch with me throughout the entire ordering and design process. I've had a few additional design dilemmas and she has been a life saver. I would not hesitate to contact Julie at Ethan Allen for any future purchases in furnishing my home. This has been a great online shopping experience!

I shopped here the other day with my wife and we met the owner, Erin. She was such a gracious host,…read morenewly opened for just a few weeks, and her shop is full of lovely hand-crafted gifts. We bought a couple of oyster shell Christmas trees and gifted one of them to my mother-in-law. Erin also takes your old furniture and refinishes it with hand-painted embellishments and the examples in her shop were beautiful. Definitely worth checking out this unique gift shop!

A great new place to visit. Erin offers thoughtfully repurposed and refurbished furniture,…read morebeautiful handcrafted pieces, and unique finds you won't see anywhere else. The furniture transformations are especially impressive--you can tell there's years of experience, care, and creativity behind every piece. And if you have a piece of furniture that needs new life or a piece you found at a thrift store, Erin will make it a one of a kind, personalized beauty! I purchased one of the oyster shell Christmas trees as a gift... and ended up keeping it for myself because I loved it so much. The store also features lovely quilt hangings made by her mother, along with curated consignment clothing and home goods, which makes browsing such a treat. If you appreciate craftsmanship, sustainability, and one-of-a-kind items, this shop is absolutely worth a visit. Great opportunity to find special and unique Christmas presents as well.

Ricci Lumber has so many good options for hardware and they always have what I want. The employees…read moreare so kind and knowledgeable. I enjoyed working with Karysa from the design department. She is detail oriented and understands the concept of a great kitchen design!

Ricci Lumber is a lumber yard and an Ace Hardware store. But what it really is, is a place to go…read morefor things that they don't have at Home Depot and Lowe's. Really, I've found a variety of odd bolts, downspouts, aluminum channel, and other things that I can never find at Home Depot. And the people know what they're talking about. I'm not saying that no one at Home Depot knows anything, but there's a difference. The pipefitter who's working as a Home Depot as a greeter is a nice guy and I wish him all the best, but the guy at Ricci who knows where every obscure nut and bolt is located does me more good. I haven't compared the prices. I doubt if Ricci is cheaper, but my guess is that they're similar in prices and frequently after I go to Home Depot, I have to stop at Ricci anyway.