20 Years of Willow & Stone And The Next Chapter
We have been busy dreaming and preparing for a new phase at Willow & Stone with the opening of a rather beautiful Ironmongery Showroom planned for Spring/Summer 25!
Our current Ironmongery collection in our Falmouth shop
As we move forward with excitement founder Sarah reflects on her journey...
This year marks 20 years since I dreamed up Willow & Stone whilst commuting to London from Cornwall and working in my dream Architectural salvage job in Shoreditch. The time has flown and I can’t believe where we are now. We began with our little website, just myself and Nick packing parcels in our little 1 bed flat, then the first shop a year later, our first employees, followed by a couple more moves and then the addition of our Georgian office building that we have loved for 10 years but has been oh so impractical and certainly kept us fit carrying stock up and down 3 floors on a daily basis. Receiving deliveries and dispatching from a narrow Cornish high street has been anything but a breeze.
Farewell to our offices
BUT We have now finally achieved our dream showroom and warehouse (though work in progress!), still in Falmouth, easily accessible but out of the town, with parking and blossom trees out front and a cheerful buzz around a plethora of friendly businesses. Currently we are squeezed into what will be the showroom itself whilst the warehouse gets a mezzanine for a photography studio, an office beneath, a packing room, and a kitchen. The cold weather has even meant the construction of a wall of cardboard boxes and a cardboard door with gaffa tape hinges (sacrilege I know!) for the offices.
Our new big and bright warehouse space taking shape
Our warehouse has plenty of room for growth, storage and a comfortable seating area for staff to get together. As well as, of course, a dedicated showroom for our enviable collection of Ironmongery and Lighting where we can proudly invite you to experience the quality of our products first hand.
Outside the new showroom
Our shop on Falmouth high street will continue to welcome customers to a range of traditional homewares, beautifully illustrated paper goods and high quality books and gifts.
To all our recent customers, thank you for your patience, it’s been no mean feat balancing dispatching orders with a massive move.
My incredible team and I can’t wait to see you soon!
