At A world of furniture we can be accused of many things, anything but ordinary! We as fully independent retailers have come across some extremely weird and wacky items over the years and this post will show just a few of them…..

Fokker Triplane
Here we have the first example of eccentricity, the Fokker Triplane, from a company called Authentic Models it is a fantastic looking bit of kit and with a wingspan of 32″ it is fairly big, this on its own you may not think is that extraordinary but when you consider that it was joined by a 4ft long Hindenburg Zeppelin, a Sopwith Camel, a Spirit of St Louis and a few other bi-planes it did take a while to remember where you were!
The next great example is ………

The Gramophone (Ancient Ipod)
Yes it’s the amazing ancient method of mixing a bad beat, I give you the Gramophone, several years ago we had a consignment from India and the mix was…… well a little different. We had several of these bad boys on there, much to the amusement of customers who had popped in store at the time when we managed to find some records for them!
Next up on the weird stock countdown….

The glass Wasp catcher
These suddenly appeared in Salisbury once and there was much mockery at the time as it was discovered that there were “a few” knocking around the place, but there must have been a heavy wasp infestation that year as they all sold so that told us!
Next on the conveyor of odd….

Cane Motorbike
These are fantastic, well I am slightly biased as I am part of the biking fraternity but this are great little gifts and I emphasise little at this stage because these are only about 30cm long and so great for a mantle or bookcase.
However we did go one better than this when someone requested a full size version of this and we dutifully told him “no problem!” the next week arrived a gargantuan packing case with a full size cane motorbike in it!
Up next….

Teak Root Spider Coffee Table
This is a great line of outdoor furniture that we currently stock, made entirely from Teak Root, there are benches, side tables, stools, sculptures and these Spider Coffee Tables.
Now as you know Teak is a hard wood and hard woods tend to be on the bloomin heavy side and these are no exception! This is certainly something a little different for the garden, anything but ordinary!
And so this trend of anything but ordinary continues, it is a little while ago now but this year as many years before we popped up to the furniture show to see the latest odds and ends and the latest trends that would be hitting the market this season and lo and behold we came across this range….

Bespoak's Industrial Oak Range
and we had to have it!! Due into the stores in the next couple of weeks it’s Bespoak’s new Industrial Oak range, and it is quite simply superb and barking mad at the same time!
Constructed out of solid oak with coal truck wheels and associated iron work to finish off the look it really is anything but ordinary a great talking point for your guests who will think your either an interior design god or just losing the plot a bit but which ever it is it will certainly get people talking!
This is just a small selection of the odd items that we have had in over the years and some of it is still current (anyone for a Triplane or root coffee table…..), I am sure that some of the guys across the stores will have their favourites too, I hope that a few find their way onto this blog post, but it just goes to show the diversity of the products that A world of furniture are willing to stock and moreover the way that each store is encouraged to be just that little bit different and put a little individualism on the shop floor.
Lets face it (and this is coming from a male perspective…) shopping can be a little dull and if it can be spiced up a bit with some interesting bits and bobs then all the better…. now where did I put that 6ft Giraffe……