How the Roomes showroom in Upminster grew to 42,000 sq ft
Roomes Furniture & Interiors has a 42,000 sq ft showroom at 22-24 Station Road in Upminster, one of the largest furniture stores in the South East. It opened in 2001 as a purpose-built 25,000 sq ft furniture store, and reached its current size in 2006 and 2007, when Roomes took over a neighbouring DIY store.
Our frontage on Station Road is small, so the showroom is a lot bigger than it looks from the street.
How big is the Roomes showroom?
Our Upminster showroom covers 42,000 sq ft, which makes it one of the largest furniture stores in the South East, and there's step-free access and wide walkways for wheelchair users and prams. That's room for sofas and chairs, beds, and dining, living and bedroom furniture, along with lighting, rugs and home décor.
Because sofas, beds and dining furniture are all under one roof at Roomes, you can choose all three in one trip.
How did the showroom grow to 42,000 sq ft?
It grew in two steps: a purpose-built 25,000 sq ft furniture store, which opened on Station Road in 2001, and the neighbouring DIY store, which we took over in 2006 and 2007 and brought into the furniture business. The 2001 store is the foundation of today's showroom.
The story goes back much further. James Roome, a master draper, opened a general store on Green Street in Upton Park in 1888, and Roomes opened on Station Road in Upminster on 4 May 1927. After the war, a dedicated furniture store followed in the late 1950s, and the business kept growing through the 1970s and 1980s. You can read the full Roomes story since 1888 on our heritage page.
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What can you see in the showroom today?
Our furniture is set out in room settings, so you can see how a sofa, a dining set or a bed looks in a room, rather than on a screen or on its own. Our Friendly Furniture Experts are on hand for personal advice, with no pressure to buy.
Alongside the room settings, you'll find:
- more than 70 beds and mattresses to try
- our ercol Gallery, featuring many of ercol's new designs alongside its classics
- ercol dining displays that set out complete table and chair combinations
- our interior design service and made-to-measure curtains and blinds
We're a pet friendly store, so you're welcome to bring your dog along while you shop. If you're coming to choose a dining table, our guide on how to choose a dining table and chairs will help you get the size right first.
We have more than 3,500 verified reviews on Feefo, if you'd like to hear what our customers say.
Is Roomes Furniture & Interiors the same as Roomes Fashion & Home?
No, they're separate businesses that share the Roomes name and history. They've been separate since 2009, when Morleys Stores bought the department store that trades as Roomes Fashion & Home.
Roomes Furniture & Interiors is the furniture and interiors showroom at 22-24 Station Road, run by the fourth and fifth generations of the Roome family. Roomes Fashion & Home is the department store at 41-49 Station Road, part of the Morleys Stores group. Both are part of the same Upminster story, and as they share a name and a road, it's worth checking the address before you visit.
How do you get to the Roomes showroom?
We're a short walk from Upminster station, which has District line, c2c and London Overground services, and there's low-cost parking on site: the car park postcode is RM14 2UW. The showroom is on the edge of east London, about two miles from Hornchurch, four from Romford and six from Brentwood. From Romford, the Liberty line runs direct to Upminster in nine minutes, and from Hornchurch it's two stops on the District line.
We're open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm, Sunday from 10:30am to 4:30pm, and bank holidays from 10am to 5pm.
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Frequently asked questions
How big is Roomes in Upminster?
Roomes Furniture & Interiors in Upminster has a 42,000 sq ft showroom at 22-24 Station Road, one of the largest furniture stores in the South East. It shows sofas, beds, dining, living and bedroom furniture in room settings, with more than 70 beds and mattresses to try and a dedicated ercol Gallery.
When did the Roomes furniture showroom open?
Roomes opened its current showroom on Station Road, Upminster, in 2001, as a purpose-built 25,000 sq ft furniture store. In 2006 and 2007 it took over a neighbouring DIY store, bringing the showroom to 42,000 sq ft. The Roomes business itself dates back to 1888 and has traded on Station Road since 1927.
Is Roomes Furniture & Interiors the same as Roomes Fashion & Home?
No, Roomes Furniture & Interiors and Roomes Fashion & Home are separate businesses, though they share the Roomes name and history. Roomes Fashion & Home, the department store at 41-49 Station Road, has been owned by Morleys Stores, another family-owned retailer, since 2009. Roomes Furniture & Interiors, the furniture and interiors showroom at 22-24 Station Road, is a Roome family business.
Who owns Roomes Furniture & Interiors?
Roomes Furniture & Interiors is a family business, run by the fourth and fifth generations of the Roome family. The business dates back to 1888, when James Roome opened a general store on Green Street in Upton Park, and it's traded on Station Road in Upminster since 1927.
Is there parking at Roomes in Upminster?
Yes, there's low-cost parking on site at Roomes Furniture & Interiors, and the car park postcode is RM14 2UW. The showroom is also a short walk from Upminster station, which has District line, c2c and London Overground services.
Can you see ercol furniture at Roomes?
Yes, Roomes is a flagship ercol stockist, and its Upminster showroom has an ercol Gallery featuring many of ercol's new designs alongside its classics. Roomes displays ercol in realistic home settings, with its dining tables and chairs shown as complete sets.
- 7th November 2026
