Ashley Furniture Industries

The Ark - 1302 N Milwaukee Ave - I got a couch here for $175 - delivered to a third floor apartment for $50. They will also haggle and have half off deals on I think Mondays - I'd call to make sure though. Threads - 2327 N Milwaukee Ave - Got two end tables here for around $50 + a tv stand for $40 I think. Delivery was about $30 for all three pieces. They have deals also (10% off ___ color tags, 40% off ____ color tags, etc) and will lower prices if you buy multiple things. Grandpa's Attic - 3526 W Armitage Ave - Got a big coffee table here for $20 - Delivery was $15. You can check their website for what furniture they have instead of going all the way over there since they only have a couple things. Edit: Also try yard sales. You can search for them on craigslist or just look out for signs before it gets chilly. Use that Dolly app a fellow Chicago redditor made to get help with the heavier things. More on reddit.com

In case this matters, Ashley Furniture was fined nearly $2 million by OSHA in 2015 for willful and repeated violations of worker safety at its Arcadia, WI location. At the time it was the largest OSHA fine ever, not sure if that’s still true. Out of 4500 employees, there were 1000 injuries. In short, it’s garbage and they treat workers like garbage. More on reddit.com

i went there a couple of times between august and september 2015. i had moved to Chicago from out of town, and i had to replace a couple of items. i had an overall good experience. the gentleman that owns and runs the place is straightforward, understands the clientele, and knows his store very well. i also visited Ashley Furniture store in Niles because most of the items he has are a subset of AF's catalogue (he outright told me to check it out). some of the items he has are cheaper, including the sofa i wanted. in the end, it was cheapest online (i regretted ordering online, though, because the $70 i saved was somewhat offset by the three week delivery time). i did return to his store to buy a dresser, bc they had a good selection, and i was happy to give him some business.

just addl info: there's a flat $50 delivery fee, which i think is very reasonable if youre getting some large items and its worth renting a truck/carrying it yourself).

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Check out Andersonville -- it's a bit north of the city but is sort of a cluster of cool furniture places. They all seem to buy old furniture and redo it quite nicely. Scout is definitely the bombest place. And when you're hungry eat some yuppie brunch at M. Henrys -- holy magiscience is it good.

Most of the stores aren't cheap, but there are a bunch of antique or second hand shops that you can gravedig and find good things at if you're into putting in a lot of time to sand and repaint.

Other than that, craigslist or IKEA.

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