Anthropologie furniture & homeware

Anthropologie is known for homeware with a collected, story-led feel and plenty of pattern. Its best-known pieces include the Gleaming Primrose mirror, an ornate brass design that is its bestseller of all time, Bistro Tile monogram mugs, hand-blown Icon juice glasses, and sofas and chairs upholstered in named prints such as Leora block print. Bedding leans romantic, with candlewick, ruffled and embroidered duvet covers, and every autumn brings a large range of quirky glass Christmas baubles.

The Gleaming Primrose is Anthropologie's bestselling design of all time: a vintage-inspired mirror with an ornate brass frame and a decorative crest along its arched top. It comes in several sizes, from smaller wall mirrors to tall floor-standing versions, with UK prices running from about £448 to £1,298, and you can compare the sizes we list on this page. Because the frames are finished by hand, small variations along the edge of the glass are normal.

Anthropologie is owned by URBN (Urban Outfitters, Inc.), the Philadelphia-based group that also runs Urban Outfitters, Free People and Terrain. It began in 1992 with a single store in a converted car garage in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and opened its first UK shop on Regent Street, London, in 2009. Today it sells furniture and homeware in the UK through its stores and its UK website.

Anthropologie sits at the upper-middle end of the market, and its prices reflect design and making as much as materials. Many pieces are finished by hand, such as the Gleaming Primrose mirror frames. Rugs are often hand-tufted in wool, tableware is mostly stoneware, and furniture comes in linen, velvet and solid wood. Quality varies by category, so check the materials on each listing, and read our Anthropologie review for our verdict on the furniture.

Furniture is delivered for a flat £59 per order, however many pieces you buy. Most arrives within one to two weeks by a specialist courier who calls ahead to book a slot, and large furniture, oversized rugs and big mirrors go to the UK mainland only, excluding the islands and the Highlands. Smaller homeware has a standard delivery charge, free above a minimum spend. Returns are accepted within 30 days of delivery, with tags on and in the original packaging. Furniture returns are arranged by emailing Anthropologie's furniture team, and selected pieces carry a £59 return fee taken off the refund. Homeware and furniture can be refunded but not exchanged.

The Bistro Tile monogram mugs are the classic choice: stoneware mugs inspired by French bistro tiling, with one letter per mug, from around £12. The Tiled Margot is the best-known version, and festive and Halloween editions arrive each season. For a set rather than a single letter, look at stoneware collections such as Old Havana, sold in fours, or the hand-blown Icon glass mugs, each printed with a single motif.

Anthropologie is known for pattern and for gifting. Its own designs are built around named prints such as Leora block print, Irena and Judarn, which run from armchairs to cushions and bedding. Every autumn its hand-painted glass Christmas baubles, shaped like croissants, cocktails and cars, return in new designs, and personalised Bistro Tile monogram mugs make it a favourite for presents. Alongside its own pieces it sells work by other designers, from William Morris wallpapers to Molly Mahon napkins, so the edit feels collected rather than uniform.