Interiors by Consign

In Hughes Plaza on Hughes Road in Madison, Alabama, Interiors by Consign sells a rotating mix of new and pre-owned furniture and home accessories, with inventory that changes constantly as consignors bring in new pieces and shoppers buy others out the door. The business began in 1993 and has grown on a monthly basis ever since, first under previous owners Pam and Jennifer, who ran the shop for about a decade before starting to consider retirement, and later under Kasey Webb, a Huntsville native who took over the company.

Webb grew up in south Huntsville with a lasting interest in furniture and interior design, but chose a different path for her degree, studying nursing at Auburn University. She spent eight years working as a nurse in Huntsville across the ER, ICU, and outpatient settings, all while keeping her design interests alive on the side, refinishing furniture, helping friends plan their homes, and working part-time at a consignment furniture store. That hands-on experience eventually led her to take over Interiors by Consign, where she now runs the business day to day.

The Madison store, located at 181 Hughes Road, is the company’s newer of two locations, joining the original store in South Huntsville that has anchored the business for more than 30 years. Because the shop works on consignment, its selection depends heavily on what sellers bring in during a given week, which means the furniture on the floor on any visit is unlikely to look the same a month later.

Shoppers browsing the Madison location will find living room, dining room, office, and bedroom furniture alongside home accents such as lamps, mirrors, and artwork, spanning every room of the house rather than a single curated aesthetic. A recent look at what had just come through the door turned up pieces like a short etagere, an entry console with floral detail, a square coffee table, a hall table with metal scroll detail, a wood and metal indoor bench, a Bassett buffet and a Bassett club chair, a Mallin patio table, a cream and glass dining table with four chairs, a distressed console with glass doors, a glass door cabinet with two drawers, and a power reclining loveseat, a snapshot of just how wide the mix runs on any given week. That breadth suits the nature of a consignment shop, where inventory arrives from many different households rather than a single supplier with a consistent product line. For sellers, the shop offers a service Webb has described as filling a real need in the area: a way to pass along quality furniture rather than send it to a landfill, while giving buyers a discount off retail prices for pieces that are often gently used or even new overstock. The business also offers pickup and delivery for larger furniture pieces, a practical service given how much of what the shop sells is too bulky to fit in a typical car.

Because the shop restocks constantly, with new pieces added most days rather than on a set weekly schedule, regulars often treat a stop at Interiors by Consign the way other shoppers might treat a favorite thrift store: something worth checking back on every few weeks rather than a once-a-year furniture purchase, and the shop points shoppers to its New Arrivals page and social media accounts to keep up between visits. For Madison residents furnishing a home on a budget, or looking for a specific vintage piece that a big-box furniture store would not carry, the Hughes Road location offers a locally run alternative within the city, run day to day by an owner who has built her own career around interior design after starting out as a nurse in a Huntsville ER, ICU, and outpatient clinic.