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January 10, 2008
kitchen and bath showroom
any suggestions for a decent showroom to look at fixtures (specifically bathroom lavs). I'd like to avoid "Garfield/5th ave Kitchen and Bath" as we've had bad experiences with them.
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The Home Depot in Manhattan on 3rd Ave has a large high-end showroom. Not the same as your local HD. Thats where I ordered all of my fixtures.
For faucets and accessories I recommend Restoration Hardware on 22nd Street...you should also check the website for Pottery Barn as its a slightly less fancy offering at a much lower price...the polished nickel items are fantastic.
Posted by: guest at January 10, 2008 11:50 AM
i used 'home and stone' on coney island and ave m for various needs, they have a nice size showroom and a range of options
Posted by: guest at January 10, 2008 2:05 PM
Gracious Home also has a lot of great stuff on display. I've bought from them, but I've also ordered online after seeing a product in one of their stores in order to get a better price. They are frequently 20-30% higher than anyone else, price-wise. But the staff generally knows about the products.
Posted by: tinarina at January 10, 2008 2:22 PM
Go to a high end showroom like Hastings, formerly at Park Ave. in the 20's. now in the D&D Bldg. near Bloomingdales. They are pricey but creative both in use of tile and fixture. Then as suggested go online and shop for the same or cheaper version. I hardly agree with you regarding Garfield, they are difficult.
Posted by: bergenbabe at January 10, 2008 3:49 PM
Hastings is great, but the D&D building is "to the trade." Some (but not most) showrooms will let you in, but they may not be nice to you if you're there without your interior designer or architect.
Posted by: tinarina at January 10, 2008 9:23 PM
How does Garfields stay in business? There are countless complaints about them here, and on other forums. Their business has to be based entirely on walk-ins by being seen in a prominent location on a hip street in Park Slope, NOT by word of mouth recommendations, that's for sure. Though it's so hard to believe anyone would hire someone for such an important home renovation project, simply based on the location of the showroom. That would be really dumb.
Posted by: guest at January 11, 2008 1:06 PM
Thought that it was just me who had a bad exp. there, but based on other comments I don't think that I'm alone. I felt rushed, and like they didn't want to help once they found out that i wasn't looking to spend $25,000 for a top-of-the-line kitchen. Man working (owner?) was dismissive, in a hurry, and didn't want to help once he found out that I was 'just looking'. Yeah, just looking today, but buying soon (and not there, based on the craptastic service received.)
With so many dissastified customers and potential customers turned off by bad service, how does this place stay in business?
Posted by: guest at February 6, 2008 12:03 PM
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