Baker Furniture—no longer to-the-trade only—has a Tribeca shop with everything from 18th-century Chippendale to more traditional contemporary styles. Check out Barbara Barry’s signature oval X-Back chair and a twenties-inspired Kiosk butler’s cabinet by Bill Sofield (he outfitted the Gucci stores).
Have a piece of vintage Baker furniture you need appraised? The company will help you identify your piece and figure out the approximate date of production.
Filling 12,000 square feet are tasteful furnishings arranged in scaled "rooms." Industrial materials inspired the metal stairs and pendant lamps set against a subtle backdrop of oyster-hued walls. It's like a Restoration Hardware store, gone way upscale. The Baker brand encompasses more than twenty collections, so there's something here for everyone, provided your pockets are deep enough. The...
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Posted by Contributor
on April 21, 2009, (Edited October 04, 2007)
The salespeople were friendly and fairly helpful when purchasing the furniture pieces, but were quite rude and condescending once the purchase was made and when we had questions about delivery, etc. Terrible. Will not shop there again.
Posted by shpr
on April 21, 2009, (Edited July 10, 2008)
On the advice of the "Insider Tip" listed for this store, I called to ask one or two general questions I had about some Baker furniture pieces I inherited. The salesclerk I spoke with had very limited knowledge of Baker furniture, and cut me off in mid sentence to say "So what exactly do you want from me?" I'm trying to figure that out". Horrible.
Posted by justay
on April 21, 2009, (Edited March 23, 2008)