Homebody

Local business with fabulous modern furniture carrying excellent product lines, such as hard-​to-​find Gus Modern. Also has a wonderful selection of cool housewares for everything in the home. Friendly & very knowledgeable owner and staff. Great experience all around!

3.5 stars
Sometimes I feel that if you’ve been to one cute home goods store, you’ve been to all of them. Many of them seem to carry a lot of the same items. That being said, I did actually purchase a small item here, and would stop by again if I were in the neighborhood.

I bought a Gus modern sofa at Homebody. It is a beautiful couch, but the customer experience after purchase, and up to delivery (6 week lead time) was lacking to say the least. A particular associate showed us careless treatment and was a poor communicator resulting in a 15 day delivery delay of the much anticipated sofa. Next time I buy a Gus product, I will do so from Minima in Philadelphia, or via the web. This review is sincere and not meant to smear so feel free to contact if interested in name and/​or details of the experience.

This store is pretty neat. I was introduced while volunteering for the Barracks Row Festival a few years ago. It’s a good place to go for cutesy knick-​knacks, gifts and home/​office décor. Everything’s a conversation piece.
Like a few people have already mentioned, you won’t find anything similar to Pier 1, Pottery Barn or HomeGoods. This store is more like a brick and mortar Harriet Carter Catalog.

We’ve been there to purchase smaller ticket items — wine tags, cards, frames, etc. This weekend was the first time we looked there for furniture. We were able to pick up a perfect little embankment side table. (You can see it from Homebody’s website). We bought the one that was all wood.
What makes it so perfect, let me enumerate the ways:
(1) it was specifically designed for the smaller spaces provided by rowhouses
(2) it was suprisingly affordable (on pare with Room and Board)
(3) incredibly seemlessly made — you cannot see any nails whatsoever
(4) the furniture maker, Graham Campbell responded to my email about how much I admired his table
(5) the designer’s day job is designing exhibits for the Smithsonian!
(6) the materials are enviromentally responsible — bamboo.
(7) its an art piece — and will probably increase in value.
(8) its not the same old, same old you see in every single house. Trust me, where open houses is practically a Capitol Hill sport, its nice to see something a little special. :)

My fiancé and I absolutely love Homebody. Even before owning our own home, it’s always been a great local place to buy unique and fun gifts and art. Now we own our own home and are slowly getting our house together, we’ve fallen even farther. Erin and Henriette are extremely helpful and knowledgeable. They not only will help find the perfect modern piece for your house (furniture, light fixture etc.) but if you need help with installing a light or anything they are able to recommend great people to come help with the handy work. I highly recommend to Homebody to any casual shopper or homeowner looking for something special for their house or friend.

Homebody is a great addition to Barracks Row. I had intended to stop in for some time and finally got a good excuse when I received a gift certificate. For a small shop, it carries an eclectic collection of items that would be great in your own home or as gifts. This would be a fantastic place to stop in for a housewarming gift.
Goods range widely in price and in style, from small, fun items you don’t find many other places (I got a luggage tag shaped like a taco!) to large, one-​of-​a-​kind décor pieces and beautiful high-​end furniture. As an added bonus, the store is dog-​friendly and the owner is very sweet.

Lovely, eclectic store with very friendly owners. They have been very helpful and warm even when we’re just window shopping. High quality, high end furniture items and interesting gifts too. Highly recommended alternative to Crate & B, Pottery B, etc.

Homebody is one of several great home décor stores in the District, with a solid selection of Umbra, Fred, Bodum and other standard modern home brands. What’s best about Homebody, though, are the owners, Henriette & Erin, who are super friendly, helpful and fun.
Homebody has occasional events with wine and snacks where you can meet local artists and designers and they also have good sales at various times throughout the year that make it just that much more difficult to resist splurging on a beautiful new lamp or a espresso cup set.
Stop into Homebody the next time you are on Barracks Row.

After dining at Matchbox for lunch with a friend, I was led to Homebody to a little shopping.
Homebody is a cute little gem of a shop with unique stuff for your home. Homebody offers glasswares, picture frames, barwares, kitchenwares, furniture and various odds and ends.
Homebody is a nice break from Pier 1 Imports, Pottery Barn, IKEA and other similar stores. Plus, the staff were extremely friendly and attentive.
I’m definitely coming back for stuff around my home!

Very fun store (and dog friendly :). Cool and creative merchandise, a little pricey, but great spot for gift shopping.

Refreshing furniture offerings, solutions for small space living and down-​to-​earth staff. Reasonable prices on local pieces and just plain fun! (In the hot months you can buy beanies knit by one co-owner’s mama for $ 5. Looking for a coffee table in the shape of the District? They’ve got it!)
We bought a set of perfect rubberwood nested coffee tables, they ordered promptly and had them to us in 10 days, cheerfully helped us load our borrowed truck. When we got them home, we unwrapped and noticed one was slightly damaged. When I called to report she remembered who I was, realized it would be a pain for us (no truck of our own!) to return right away, said she’d order a replacement and told me to keep the damaged one until the new one arrives. It’s like she knows how difficult life is at our house without a coffee table!
Let’s just say Homebody is an oasis of customer service in a desert of big box home furnishing stores. I’m only rating the price range as moderate because they don’t sell cheap items; good design is a worthwhile investment.
If you’re new to DC, growing out of your IKEA, Pottery Barn, Crate and Barrel phase of life, stop in at Homebody, yo.

Funky Chic! A great place to buy gifts or furniture to update your style. The staff is very friendly and extremely knowledgeable. Love this store. Terinee B. must have bumped her head…

This place was JUST «OK»… I really don’t see what all the hype is about! There were a few pieces that were ok, but nothing that really made me wanna pull out my wallet and drop some cash. Maybe you’ll have better luck!

Great stuff, unique, great price range– perfect for gifts

The owners are always incredibly helpful. Once I walked in, described the folks I was buying a gift for and they walked me over to something I never would have noticed, but was perfect! Always friendly — great small business owners who clearly appreciate their customer base.

Really cute shop, great if you need to buy a great gift or cool local artisan product. The felted purses, screen printed t’s, and cool serving pieces were all very appealing.

«Homebody» is a great store for, as the name would imply, clever home goods, décor, and larger furnishings. It’s my go-​to shop for gifts that are both practical and have some personality, whether for birthdays, weddings, or Christmastime. I’ve definitely had luck with year-​round kitchen gadgets and various smaller artistic pieces, and this holiday season (for all you last-​minute shoppers) some really beautiful hand-​blown ornaments for the tree. Prices can range widely, depending on the items in question, but they’re not unreasonable.
I especially make sure to hit up Homebody for the monthly Barracks Row «Second Saturday» events, where the store becomes part gallery, showcasing the works or wares of local artists of various stripes (jewelry, sculpture, photography, etc.). The owners, Erin and Henriette, are always welcoming, and create a great browse-​and-​buy atmosphere, with music, food, and drinks for all comers.

I also like Homebody for serving pieces, glasses, tableware, etc. I’ve seen the exact same brands/​items that Homebody has at Barney’s NY — only at Barney’s they are 2 or 3 times more expensive!
There will be a kitchen store opening on the Hill Barracks row about December of 2007, called «hill’s kitchen» located nr the kInko’s. So with Homebody and Alvear this should really help round out the home goods offerings on the hIll

If you are tired of having rooms in your pad look like a page out of a home store catalog (Pottery Barn, anyone?) then head to Homebody. The punny name makes sense in this case since with stuff like this, I would want to stay home more.
Located on Cap Hill on Barracks Row, Homebody offers uncommon and unusual furniture, home décor accessories. The furniture selection is pretty good while the kitchen type stuff– while cool– is a bit limited.
You won’t find any antiques or old English style furnishings here. What you will find are hip and fun contemporary items for your home. Like BauXo earrings, necklaces and belts This is my source for Dani soy candles sold in various sizes and fragrances such as grapefruit ginger.