Friends, finally my furniture hunting ended with Ashley Furnitures...

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Sam's & Costco has nice furniture too. Have you tried Gardiner White. (not bad I feel....... you get what you pay for :)))

cappucino, heard that ikea furtinuters donot last long,if you have kid/kids and if the couch has to face severe misuse ,the go for some sturdy leather couches because anything spilled,scribbled could come off of leather ..but not microfiber. so if you have kids or planning to have one leather is best. the main drawback with leather is it gets too cold in winter and hot in summer. buy black leather so people cannot see the stains if any..no matter what you buy kids will come up with new ideas to spoil it ;-) regarding stores, if you see craigslist,you'll see advertisement from local furniture shops,no name shops who sell good furniture,even branded names furniture for low price.its better than going to ethan allen or ashley or whatever..also i bought a good leather couch via craigslist (used but was in great condition) for less than 200 bucks , recliner with massager model, it works fine and have seen many months..also check out local flea market ,some flea market have furniture shops and you can bargain. shops who donot have permanent address at flea market cannot charge you sales tax (like amazon.com which doesnot have any brick and mortar store or permanent store at a location cannot charge sales tax).you'll save a lot with state sales tax if you live in a huge tax rip off state like mine.

Mullai ma'am, abimuthu and busy bee thanx for ur suggestions.

I too personally don't like ikea for sofa collections. Gals, as per ur ideas, let me try other stores too.

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Ikea furniture are not fancy... but, personally i like their collections. They have warranties even (usually 5 yrs). You can put lot furniture in a small space... We are using ikea furniture only back home as they are light weight, flat packaging & reasonable. It was worth for us to buy from Malaysia & shift to our place as light weight & falt packaging...

We are using it for more than 4 yrs. We move to many places often. Still its lasting for 4 yrs... Although they are still in good condition i would like to send them to some home & get new stuff. Its so boring to have same furniture for long time.. Happy shopping. I dont know abt other furniture shops as i have been to ikea only. The rest furniture at home is my own design.

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Busy Bee

Cappuccino,
If you are looking for decent price look in Jennifer convertibles and Ashley furniture.
If you are looking for a wide range of models and designs with moderate price, then Raymour Flaningan is the best.
I personally like their collections since you can pick and choose from a wide variety of designs. I bought a microfiber sofa here and it is so good.

I dont like IKea is even though it is economical it does not last longer.
Hope this Helps. Happy Shopping!

Hi Cap, if you're really looking for pricey stuff with more looks and comfort then Ethan Allen have good collections, get one of their catalogs. On the other hand.. if you're looking for just comfort with minimal looks then.. local discount stores are your best bet. Google discount furniture stores which are located in your zip code, call or visit stores and check what they offer. Sometimes they have pretty good stuff and there's always a price difference ranging few hundreds. I would do that before going in for any fancy store deals. Good luck.