Francfranc

We’ve been frequenting a lot, or should I say A LOT of home furnishing stores lately since July while waiting to move-in to our new place and I would like to share some of our favorites.

Since I now work near Vivo City, let’s start with Francfranc. Although at first the name reminds me of France, it is pronounced as Furanfuran (フランフラン) and is not French. It is actually a well-loved Japanese home furnishing store which also has branches in China, Hong Kong, South Korea and 2 branches here in Singapore. One in Vivo City and the other in JCube.

Francfranc is relatively new in Singapore. They just opened their stores here last year and regard their brand concept as "casual stylish". Noticeable are their use of humongous armchairs and giant wine glasses in the store. There’s even a life-size giraffe at the entrance! All these give a quirky feel and a sense-of-humor to the place.

There are a lot of decorative pieces to buy for every room in the house and are priced reasonably. Furniture pieces are of high-quality and of good craftsmanship. The sizes look smaller and lower and seemed to be customized. Their two-seater sofas however are either low and small or oversized. You'll get what I mean on how they play with scale when you visit their stores. In addition, their beds are on a non-standard size so don't look for king or queen sizes.

I'm sure we'll find some ornaments for our sideboard top, or display cabinet here. And probably some Christmas decorations very soon.

What we love: The store is spacious, bright and cheery. Their products are displayed well and are showcased in artistically-designed tableaus.

Check them out here.