Where do people buy "real" furniture in Southern California?

Question

I want to buy a bedroom set that will last, preferably for at least a couple generations, in solid wood. I don't want Ikea or anything like that. Where do you buy your furniture? Any tips on good, discount furniture?

Answer 1

Ethan Allan has really good stuff, but its really expensive. Stuff made out of real wood (not pine or particle board) is fairly pricey. Wicks has some decent stuff. We priced out a nice mahogany bedroom set there with a queen sleigh bed, highboy dresser, and a pair of nightstands which came out to about $3500. I'd say stay away from Levitz. I bought a recliner from them that fell apart within 2 years. My wife fell in love with a sleigh bed from Thomasville. without the matress it was $2500. I found a guy on ebay selling the exact same bed that was 6 months old for 1500 with a nice beauty rest matress. I went for it, but had to pay a few hundred to have it shipped from NYC to Los Angeles. You might try that though, look around in the high-dollar stores, note the maker and model number then look to see who might have it on ebay or maybe an internet retailer.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I make My own furniture. I am picky about the quality that I see in anything that I can afford to buy, so I spend my time as a hobby making real, hardwood furniture. I believe in using high quality materials and taking the time to do things right so that the grain and figure match up without the need to color the wood to hide mistakes. Alot of the furniture that I see available in stores has mismatched grain and the stain is applied so heavily that it hides the natural figure of the underying wood. If I were to keep track of the time I spent on any pieces they would likely cost me as much as buying from a store but I enjoy the challenge of making fine furniture.

Answer 4

Well I don't know bout you, but I live in southern california, and there's furniture stores everywhere. I think I got mine from a place called Eckono furniture or something like that....


But I see lots of furniture stores around me...

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