Room & Board
Room & Board
Est. 1980
About
Room & Board is an American furniture retailer and manufacturer of modern home furniture, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It sells furniture and home furnishings for the residential market, with an emphasis on modern design, durable construction and American manufacturing. The company is employee-owned. The company was founded in 1980 by John Gabbert in Minneapolis, with a focus on modern, long-lasting furniture made largely in the United States. Rather than following seasonal fashion cycles, the company built its identity around enduring designs and close relationships with the workshops that make its products, and it sells without commission-based selling or frequent promotions. A defining feature of Room & Board is its supply model: the company reports that more than 90 percent of its furniture and décor is made in the United States, produced by a network of small American manufacturers, many of which make products specifically for Room & Board. This includes long-running relationships with family-run workshops and makers across the country, which the company presents as central to its quality and values. Room & Board sells modern furniture across categories including seating, tables, beds, storage and outdoor furniture, along with home décor. Its approach combines in-house and collaborative design with this domestic manufacturing base, positioned in the mid-to-upper part of the modern home-furnishings market. In 2024 Room & Board completed a transition to 100 percent employee ownership. Its products are sold through its own stores across the United States and its website, aimed at the residential market. As an employee-owned American company focused on modern, largely US-made furniture, Room & Board occupies a distinct position among home-furnishings retailers.
Specifications
- Categories
- home
- Price Range
- $$
- Founded
- 1980
- Headquarters
- Minneapolis, United States
- Certifications
- GREENGUARD GoldCertiPUR-US
Resources
Common Questions
Room & Board is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States. It sells through its own stores across the United States and its website. Its furniture is aimed at the residential market.
Room & Board was founded in 1980 by John Gabbert in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He built the company around modern, long-lasting furniture made largely in the United States. It has grown into a national modern-furniture retailer and manufacturer.
Room & Board is known for modern home furniture — seating, tables, beds, storage and outdoor furniture — with an emphasis on durable construction and American manufacturing. It reports that more than 90 percent of its furniture and décor is made in the United States by a network of small American manufacturers. It operates without commission-based selling or frequent promotions.
Room & Board is employee-owned, having completed a transition to 100 percent employee ownership in 2024. It was founded by John Gabbert in 1980 and remains independent, not part of a larger group. It is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Room & Board reports that more than 90 percent of its furniture and décor is made in the United States, produced by a network of small American manufacturers, many making products specifically for the company. This domestic manufacturing base is central to how the company presents itself. furniture.directory is an independent directory and does not sell furniture directly.