Address: | 1519 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA 94707, USA |
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Postal code: | 94707 |
Phone: | (510) 525-7873 |
Website: | http://www.matsu-store.com/ |
Monday: | 12:30 – 6:30 PM |
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Tuesday: | 12:30 – 6:30 PM |
Wednesday: | 12:30 – 6:30 PM |
Thursday: | 12:30 – 6:30 PM |
Friday: | 12:30 – 6:30 PM |
Saturday: | 12:30 – 6:30 PM |
Sunday: | 12:00 – 5:00 PM |
Very nice selection of Japanese fabrics and bedding. You've also got a wall of interesting Asian knick knacks on the right side. This is one of the few places in the Bay Area you can buy tatami and associated furniture like mattresses, zaisu, zabuton and tea tables. The owner is very nice and was very transparent about back ordered items
We purchased a queen-sized shikibuton from Matsu to replace our air mattress for camping. I've always hated air mattresses so we were ready for something new.
Our shikibuton was beautifully custom-made and ready within a few days. It was pretty affordable, made a world of difference for camping, and we now also have it available for house guests.
I bought a full-size cotton/wool futon online. I later discovered I could get an organic cotton/wool futon with no flame retardants, and switched my order to that. Even though they had already started my order, Betty switched my order to Organic. I also had to get a doctor's note in order to purchase it with no flame retardants.
Betty was very helpful and welcoming. From what Ive read from the other reviews, Betty is also the owner. After a bad experience purchasing a mattress from J Life International, shopping with Matsu was refreshing. Every futon is custom made based on how many layers you want, what size, and what materials. They also sell many futon covers, and I plan to buy one soon. The price is very decent for the high quality of the product.
I love Matsu!!! I've been a customer here for the last 8 years. Betty has made me the most beautiful custom futon mattress, amazing pillows and I've bought awesome meditation cushions and small pieces of furniture.
I love this shop! It's so quiet and peaceful, a real delight to visit. The prices are very reasonable and there are lots of custom fabrications they are willing to do for you.
So happy to write this review.
Wonderful place. The staff was lovely and very friendly and very knowledgeable.
We were looking for a meditation bench. We tried the one they had and it was a bit too short. They said they could have one made for us one inch taller or more if we needed the extra height for comfort. We debated how tall it should be and sales lady said that our backs were almost straight. If it was too tall we would feel like we were going to fall over. We had the make us one for the same price and it only took a week. We bought a few other things.
Wonderful shop. We will be back!