Arundel Eccentrics.......Who? What? Where? When?




Arundel Eccentrics.......Who? What? Where? When?


But not necessarily in that order.


What?

Let's start with what. 
Then if it's not something you're interested in ........



Decorative antiques.
Mostly English




 and French.







Maybe a smattering of Italian once in a while.....



Large pieces



and small






and quirky






The occasional object that isn't antique at all



because it's just too beautiful or unusual to leave behind........


 a whale carved from reclaimed wood from Portsmouth dry docks.


then there are mirrors









and chairs.....










and the objects that started life as one thing and wound up to be something completely different

Mirror made from two 19th century French windows


and the pieces we paint and decorate ourselves....like small Victorian boxes



& tole trays

and tins
and larger pieces like chests of drawers....



and English Victorian bamboo




pair of mid-century French bedsides

French demi lune


old enamel washbowls that we decorate with gilt and decoupage


and fishy chests
  BTW the first chest we decorated like this wound up in................

Architectural Digest
 Ten years ago...

Where?


So by now. you may be interested or you may have returned to looking at FB.

If you are still with us lets look at where.

Arundel West Sussex UK.



Probably one of the most picturesque towns in the country

especially  in the snow like it is at the moment













Not on the high street, but hidden away down a little alley, or twitten as we say down south.

From the High Street, you walk down the hill and over the bridge, keeping to the right-hand side.
Next to William Hill is a narrow alley.
You're in a salubrious part of town now.



Walk to the end
Turn left.
Sharp left again.

There may be vans or cars blocking your view.
There may be a Co-op van unloading.
Or a potato van unloading to the chippie.

Dont give up now...youve come this far.....

You may wonder if you are in the right place.
Don't be deterred.


There they are.
Three large antique warehouses.

The last remaining buildings of Arundel's 19th century Swallow Brewery.

Arundel Eccentrics is the last in the row.
Last but by no means least.



With no window to press your nose against, you could be forgiven for thinking it's not that big.


but beyond these unassuming red doors.....










 Well, you get the picture....








Oh and by the way we are also in Liberty London.
Just a small collection now, but we had the huge room on the 4th floor in 2016.

Amazing to have been invited.
We were chuffed to beans.





Arundel Eccentrics in Liberty London





Who?


Husband and wife.

Nass and Brenda.

Live in the town.
Have done for almost thirty years.
In a lovely Victorian terrace at the other end of the street.
The river Arun at the end of the garden.

With their latest addition












If you have the time and the inclination this is how we started the business 20 years ago



But if not....lets move on to

When?


Well, anytime really.
Officially we are open Fri Sat Sun 10-4pm.

Because?
There's just us.
There's no big team.

It makes us laugh when someone asks us to,
"Get your team onto it."
Particularly as our team sleeps so many hours.
the third member of our team

We may be out buying.
Or decorating furniture in our studio by the river.
Or collecting from the restorers or upholsterers.

But we are often there throughout the week.

Just give us a ring.

We will make sure we are there if you are coming a distance.

07973968446

Trade?

Come anytime.
Really. I mean it. 
Anytime.
Night or day.

Just let us know.
Ahead of time.
Even the day before.
Even an hour before.

We live just along the road.



We are so sad when someone calls us with,
"We've come from London (or Texas) and we are outside your warehouse and there's no-one here."

But we are 50 miles away collecting furniture.


Meanwhile, many of our latest pieces can be found on


Heres our FB page

Follow us on 

Have a good day
As for me?

We are off  for a walk


 over the Arundel hills





Work can wait until later this morning.

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