Coyle & Herr

Coyle and Herr is amazing. They carry a little bit of everything– my personal style leans more toward eclectic baroque, and last time I was in I found the most incredible gothic red plush velvet couch– it was incredible, in perfect condition, and only $ 400. People go crazy for mid century modern, which they carry plenty of as well. Every time I’m in there I feel like I could fully furnish and decorate 4 completely different apartments that I would be perfectly content to live in. Prices are much lower than some of the Andersonville antique shops I visit, and Mary Beth is absolutely lovely.

I recently used the consignment services of Coyle & Herr to assist in selling an entire household of furnishings which I inherited from a family member. I found the owner Mary Beth to be intelligent, personable, insightful and very knowledgeable regarding both home furnishings and collectibles. I arrived with a large moving truck loaded with many different items while dated from the late 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s. Mary Beth demonstrated her vast knowledge and business savvy in quickly evaluating, pricing and marketing the vast array of things that I brought into her shop. All of my furnishings were correctly priced which enabled me to sell them in a reasonable amount of time. My only complaint would be that aside from Mary Beth the part time staff did not have the knowledge of home furnishings, specifically collectibles to accurately describe and price some of the unique, vintage items that I had in my collection. I found numerous errors in some of the smaller items that I brought in which had been left to the staff to price, and market. I understand that the owner of a small business cannot do everything on their own, and overall I was very pleased with the end result of my experience with Coyle & Herr. My only suggestion to Mary Beth would be that she hire a staff that is more informed, well rounded and resourceful in researching and pricing of unique items that they’re left to handle for the stores clients.
Regarding the layout and style of the store I am at a disadvantage because I never had the opportunity to patronize the Bridgeport location. In all sincerity I genuinely like the large open space of their currently location and I have found it very easy to navigate in order to view the sizable inventory that they currently have. I have enjoyed browsing through Coyle and Herr on many occasions and with each trip around the store I always discover something new. While I understand the turn over of the stores inventory is very quick, I think a little staging of the furnishings & accessories might benefit the shop while allowing the customers to get an idea of how an item may look in their environment.
Finally, the prices at Coyle and Herr are spot on, in fact some items may be priced on the low end of the scale. During one of my last visits I was able to purchase a beautiful Cherry wood dresser for the bargain price of $ 186.- The dresser was from Room & Board and had a retail value of $ 1400.-. I also found an original oil painting for just under $ 125.-. In researching my purchase I discovered comparable works by the same artist selling in the $ 800-​$ 1000 range.
Some of the higher quality furniture may be priced higher, but when compared to the original retail value the items at Coyle & Herr are a bargain! One must remember that this is a store that is reselling fine furniture from reputable furniture makers such as; Armani Casa, Baker, Bernhardt, Century, Crate & Barrel, Design Within Reach, Henredon, Pottery Barn, Ralph Lauren, Room & Board and many more. The store also carries every style and genre of home furnishings from Traditional to Modern, including Transitional, Mid-​Century Modern, Scandinavian, Shaker, Federal and Early American to name a few.
In closing I think Coyle & Herr fills a much needed niche in assisting people with buying and selling fine home furnishings and accessories. You cannot go wrong with consigning or shopping at Coyle & Herr. — I suggest visiting the shop on a regular basis because the inventory is constantly changing. — Tom Feddor, Real Estate Broker-​Chicago IL.

A little disappointed in my last visit this past weekend… I love loved coyle and herr the last time I visited, a couple years ago when they were in their old space. I found an amazing octagonal Hollywood regency brass and glass coffee table for $ 150, which I recently sold (baby proofing… sigh) for double what I paid! What I loved about coyle and herr was the way everything was curated by the owners and when you walked into the space, all the items were beautifully staged and styled.
Walking into this new space, I was really disappointed. You basically walked into a storage space/​garage sale, but with the high prices of a museum gallery. There were some great unique pieces, but also some not so great pieces… the majority of them gave me some major sticker shock. In any case, it was not the enjoyable experience I’ve had with them in the past. It was hard to see items, and often art and decorative items were hidden or tucked behind other things. For such high priced items I expected the execution to be more thoughtful.

Wide selection of unique and one of a kind pieces. I will definitely return next time I am in the area!

I live close to here and popped by just to check it out. Sure, they have a good amount of interesting furniture, but their prices are crazy… particularly for consignment. There was a couch there for around 2k. Uuhhhm, I don’t care who made it, it’s used furniture. There was also one of those octagonal end tables from the 60s/​70s with that plasticky fake wood stuff for a door as well as bad faux wood veneer that was around $ 170. I’ve seen those tables at goodwill for $ 20 – 30. It wasn’t good vintage, just old. I dunno, maybe they haven’t really caught their stride with pricing, but I didn’t see anything there that I deemed with the price tag.