Furniture Stores
Seating and home furnishings shop on level one of Aberdeen Centre, selling sofas, recliners and accent chairs. A small showroom rather than a warehouse, so expect a curated set of models with fabric and leather options to order.
Buying a sofa on level one of Aberdeen Centre is a different proposition from driving to a warehouse the size of an aircraft hangar off a highway. Lotus Seats is a small showroom, so what you get is a selected set of models, sofas, recliners and accent chairs, with fabric and leather options to order rather than a floor stacked with everything at once.
That format suits Richmond's housing better than the warehouse model does. A great deal of what has been built here over the past fifteen years is condos and townhomes, where the constraint is not budget so much as the width of a lift, the turn at the top of a staircase, and the fact that one room has to hold a sofa, a dining table and a walkway through the middle. A smaller showroom with made-to-order options is answering that question. A warehouse full of sectionals is not.
Being inside Aberdeen Centre also means furniture can be looked at as part of an afternoon rather than as an expedition, which quietly changes how the decision gets made. Bring measurements. Bring the width of your doorway and the depth of the wall you are filling, because the ordering conversation moves much faster with numbers than with gestures. Pin down the lead time on made-to-order upholstery before committing to anything, and ask at the same time how delivery into a strata building is handled, since that usually needs booking with your building manager well ahead.
In the Golden Village neighbourhood of Richmond.
Get directions (opens in a new tab)Keep exploring
Other furniture stores and nearby businesses in the Richmond directory.
Independent Lansdowne Centre showroom specializing in solid mahogany furniture. Dining sets, tables, desks and storage cabinets in both classic and cleaner modern shapes, aimed at buyers who want hardwood rather than veneer over particleboard.
View details
Independent discount furniture and mattress outlet on the east end of Bridgeport Road. Sofas, beds, mattresses and household basics at outlet pricing, open daily. Worth a look before paying chain prices if you are furnishing a rental or a first place.
View details
Busy second-floor salon inside Aberdeen Centre with thousands of reviews behind it. Strong on Asian hair texture, precision cuts and bleach work, and easy to pair with a mall trip since you are already parked underneath.
View details
The Aberdeen Centre branch of a Vancouver-area salon group, open seven days a week from late morning to early evening. Cutting, coloring and styling for a mostly Cantonese- and Mandarin-speaking clientele, with walk-in timing that suits mall hours.
View details
Nail and lash salon inside Aberdeen Centre, open daily 10am to 7pm. Gel manicures, spa pedicures, custom nail art and eyelash extensions, with online booking and free mall parking underneath the building.
View details
An ice cream counter upstairs in Aberdeen Centre, listed in Tourism Richmond's guide to the city's frozen desserts. Being inside the mall makes it an easy stop mid-shop, and it draws the Golden Village crowd rather than Steveston day-trippers.
View details
From the blog
Longer reads from the editor, with the places worth a detour linked inside them.
The Night Market's final season is the loud story. The quieter one: free admission at the Cannery ends Monday, Britannia keeps summer hours through Sunday, and Steveston does sunsets better than anyone.
Read the guide
Nothing on Alexandra Road is a secret. It is just in a strip mall with bad signage and no patio, which is why visitors never find it. Here is how I actually use Richmond's plazas and food courts, which specialists are worth the drive, and when not to bother.
Read the guide
The West Dyke Trail is about five and a half kilometres of flat gravel between Terra Nova Rural Park and Garry Point, and I ride it most mornings. Here is what is actually at the north end, which way to walk so the wind is on your side, and why winter is the better season for it.
Read the guide
Keep the directory honest
Own Lotus Seats?
Claim the listing to confirm your details, add your hours and photographs, and keep what people find accurate.