Cool places for furniture?

[PiKA2001]

I got some of my furniture at IKEA- They have some pretty decent stuff and everything they have is dirt cheap.

[mu_agd]

I like a lot of the stuff at West Elm.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by mu_agd

I like a lot of the stuff at West Elm.

I tend not to like contemporary furniture, but I've heard a lot of people are fans of West Elm. Somehow I'm on their email list; I think they're connected with some other chain store where I've bought furniture/etc.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

I tend not to like contemporary furniture, but I've heard a lot of people are fans of West Elm. Somehow I'm on their email list; I think they're connected with some other chain store where I've bought furniture/etc.

West Elm is the cheaper cousin of Pottery Barn...owned by the same company as PB and Williams-Sonoma. If you get one of their catalogs, you likely get them all.

[33girl]

Yeah, I was going to say try consignment shops or estate sales if you don't like contemporary stuff.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Yeah, I was going to say try consignment shops or estate sales if you don't like contemporary stuff.

Actually, a lot of the consignment shops here in Seattle have a great deal of deco and contemporary stuff. Mostly stuff from the 1980s that is trendy again. And then they have the more traditional stuff too. But that's here...I don't know if that's true of other places.

Pottery Barn has good quality furniture, though, and they'll replace it if there are defects...they replaced my mom's couch two months after she got it because it started to "creeeeeek."

[shinerbock]

Just go to Pottery Barn and Ethan Allen and call it a day.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

West Elm is the cheaper cousin of Pottery Barn...owned by the same company as PB and Williams-Sonoma. If you get one of their catalogs, you likely get them all.

Ah, got it thanks. We've gotten stuff from both, which would explain the emails.

[blueangel]

Pottery Barn's furniture is cheaply made, overpriced particle board. I wouldn't touch their stuff with a ten foot pole.

Consumer Reports gave them a good flogging in a recent article for how poorly made their stuff is.

[GeekyPenguin]

I am sitting on a 10 y/o couch from Pottery Barn. It is delightful and made from fluffy fabric.

[HBADPi]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

West Elm is the cheaper cousin of Pottery Barn...owned by the same company as PB and Williams-Sonoma. If you get one of their catalogs, you likely get them all.

Thanks I was also wondering the same thing as KSigKid, I just started getting their catalogs one day and was wondering how they got my information. They just recently opened a store by my parents house and I've been meaning to go. There were definitely a few things in the catalog that I would like check out in person.

[PhoenixAzul]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I got some of my furniture at IKEA- They have some pretty decent stuff and everything they have is dirt cheap.

yep, IKEA is a good place for stuff like that, and you can typically find some good deals in the "as is " department...its where they sell all of their floor models for something ridiculous like 50 percent off. When I worked at the IKEA in Pittsburgh, one of my coworkers got a leather sofa for a hundred bucks.

[Kevin]

I don't know whether Dane Design exists outside of OKC, but if they do, that's a good place to go.

eta: Never mind, they're only in OKC.

We don't really get national chains here.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by PhoenixAzul

yep, IKEA is a good place for stuff like that, and you can typically find some good deals in the "as is " department...its where they sell all of their floor models for something ridiculous like 50 percent off. When I worked at the IKEA in Pittsburgh, one of my coworkers got a leather sofa for a hundred bucks.

Guys -

I've been through all the "first-tier" places like IKEA - it's not like I didn't do any research here - and while I like some of the IKEA stuff, I'm very picky (because I'm kind of a douche bag) and would like some more options - anything else similar?

mu_agd -

The West Elm stuff is pretty solid - drop me an IM and we'll discuss, thanks though, that's the type of place I'm looking for.

[valkyrie]

I was going to mention West Elm -- I love what I've seen in their catalogs, although I haven't purchased anything from them yet. Design Within Reach is HOT, but, uh, only within your reach if you want to shell out some $$$. Mod Livin' is a cute local place out here, but their website says free shipping for most stuff over $100, so that might be an option.

I have a catalog at home that has some funky, modern, inexpensive stuff -- I can't remember what the hell it's called but I'll let you know.