Hello, I am a prospective international student moving to the United States soon. I will continue to work and live in the United States after graduate school.
My cousin in the US is giving away a puppy when I get there (great!), and considering my love for video games and the possibility of working from home, I decided to buy a modular sofa that will last a long time.
I'm thinking of budgeting around $2K - 4K. Based on my research so far, my list include Lovesac sactional, West Elm Harmony, Burrow nomad, and lower-priced Belffins and Honbays available on Amazon. On Reddit, there are many people recommending Crate & Barrel and Room & Board too.
So, I'm curious to see how much people who have actually purchased each brand's sofa recommend the product, and what pros and cons I need to know about the product. I wanted to run a poll but I realized that I can't on the furniture community here so...
Any answer or information would be of great help to me. thank you!
We've moved into a house that has a TV room and are looking for a quality sectional sofa. We currently have an Ikea Vimle that's 3 years old and it is starting to show its age. Ideally would be pet-friendly (we have a dog, so fabric and not leather would be preferable) and very comfortable (slightly firm to hold its shape). I would love something that we can nap on, watch tv or play video games for hours, and can fit friends/family when they visit. Our space can fit about a 120x120" L-shaped or corner sectional.
Budget is up to $4000, but would prefer to stay around $3000 if possible. In the PNW, so open to local stores too. We are also fine to wait up to 6 months for better sales. Thanks!
I moved into a new house and needed a new sofa last year during the height of all the supply chain issues when no one had furniture in stock. Being desperate, I bought an overpriced POS from APT2B.com. It looked nice and was in stock, but pretty much sucked right away. Uncomfortable, creaky, etc. and has only gotten worse with time.
If you wanted a sectional in a modern or mid-century modern style that is actually durable and comfortable, where would you look? Cloth and leather are both ok. Extra points if it can withstand dog and toddler abuse.
Bonus question: same question for a bed frame/headboard combo. I keep seeing Thuma advertised and they look solid and have good reviews, but I worry they're another crowd funded/Instagram advertisde product that just looks good online and has fake reviews.
So my wife and I may possibly have the absolute worst luck when it comes to furniture. Specifically couches and sections. We bought the Ektorp chaise from IKEA years back, but when our family grew we had to upgrade. We then bought a full set from Rooms To Go that lasted maybe 6 months before on chair broke and the fabric started splitting. Mind you we are not rough by any means on the couches.
We returned that set and found a sectional at Macys, which over the span of 3 years lost all of its support and because unbearable to sit or lounge on. So back it went. Then we went to Kane’s furniture, and got a really awesome couch, but with supply chain issues the remaining pieces were discontinued and we had only a loveseat with a family of 5. So that also went back.
I now have the Kivik from IKEA As a temporary solution which will eventually go to my man cave, but the wife complains saying it hurts her back.
We have searched high and low and can’t seem to find a good sectional. We love pottery barn as they are sustainable and seem to last, but the higher price point and supply chain is an issue. I almost pulled the trigger on Inside Weather Bondi modular sectional but the negative reviews really scared me away. We want something we can lounge on and watch a movie, but also something firmer. Space is also somewhat limited in our living room so a lot of sectionals are just slightly too big.
Anyone have any suggestions?
anything under $2.5k for a sectional will be hard to find if you are looking for quality and long lasting
Tough time for sofa shopping, long delays, $300 dollar mark ups, across the board, etc. High demand, short supply & timber, material, upholstery, manufacturer's having to catch up on backorders causing all of this. By sectional you mean with chaise, & to be honest reasonable right now is $2,500-$3,000 if you want to step up quality. Depends on size also. If you can have a look at C&B gather 2 piece deep sectional. It's pricey but recommend highly. If you can live with stock fabric can get it by april-may. Custom will be July- august. I think this will meet your criteria well. Go to a store & check it out if you can. Not many other good quality sectionals are available to ship now long wait times. If you need something quick look at mid century options they ship quicker but usually smaller sizes, firmer, less loungy & mostly internet only, can try West Elm also.
Looking to get a nice sofa or sectional that will last a long time, or forever. Thanks for the help!
www.cococohome.com
The leather chesterfield I got from them will probably outlast me!
Classic styles (a lot of restoration hardware copies) Hand made in North Carolina High quality materials (kiln dried hardwood and amazing, thick leather) my pitbull has been jumping and sleeping on it for 7 years. He scratches it up, but doesn't actually damage the leather if that makes sense. In this case, the scratches "buff right out"
Customizable to a fault (will take you forever to decide on style, size, color and material).
Heirloom quality.
The Vimle at Ikea would be my rec. It's one of the newer products they've brought in, but it's really good quality.
When we were doing our research, we found that staff at Ikea were posting comments online that it was holding up remarkably well on the sales floor. The usual estimate is six months on the sales floor is equivalent to about 10 years of use in an average home. Their comments indicated that it didn't look like it had been on the floor as long as it had.
It's also one of the most modular offerings.
My only concern is when my dad visits. He drops the last foot or so into chairs and sofas rather than sitting down in a controlled manner. He's broken my brother's sofa and every single sofa he and my mum have ever owned. I'm not sure any sofa could stand up to that kind of abuse, and I don't think we'd be able to repair the base on our own. It's not flat slats inside, but bent pieces to provide the support. Luckily, the base can be bought separately so it would at least be possible to replace just the base if my dad destroys my sofa.
My wife and I just had a kiddo and our current couch isn't really fitting that vibe. We'd love to get a sectional of good quality but I honestly don't know where to start. Our current couch, while stylish, only felt comfy for ~2 years and we got that via Overstock.com. If I can pull this off before Christmas, it will be the best cozy Christmas ever.
Ideally, I'm looking for a great quality in the $800-$1400 range that offers some sort of financing. I'm okay with buying outright but being that I have a kiddo right now, I'd rather flex the available credit I have for something that's $0 down or 0% interest for 6 months.
Many ty!
In all honesty, Macy’s has some great sales at certain points of the year. We’ve snagged two awesome sectionals that were between $2000-2500 for close to $1,000 on some massive sales. Great quality and durability.
Don’t sleep on some of the larger stores, “name brand” stores. I would avoid Ashley and Art Van if you can. Have seen nothing but bad things from them when friends bought there.
Edit: Should also mention they had 0% financing for 12 months each time as well. Great overall deals.
Big lots has them in that price range of you are into a ton of pillows and no actual cushion from the couch.
Like the back is just wood and all the padding is from the big plush loose pillow/cushions
I have a toddler so stain resistant is a plus. I just don't want to have to replace it in a couple of years. Preferably something that will last 7+ years and available online to order. I was looking at West Elm but have read mixed reviews. Any reviews for Room & Board? Thanks
i have read probably thousands of reviews on different brands/sofas so far - and am going in circles. i want something super comfortable and nice-looking as the main furniture in our living room to have guests sit on, watch TV, etc. needs to hold up to kids and cats/dog. don't want performance fabric - needs to be PFA/PFC free (look it up!) and i just need a basic color - white or tan. willing to spend between $2-8k for a couch i would expect to last 5-10+ years.
i am leaning against the "cloud" style - though it seems comfy, lots of negative reviews about not holding up for multiple years and just looking messy.
would love a trusted furniture brand with good customer service. i have researched everything from maiden home, mantle, urban natural, restoration hardware, floyd, sundays, crate and barrel, pottery barn, west elm, article, 7th avenue, benchmade modern, sixpenny... and all seem to have some issues. was going to look at design within reach and room and board next, unless anyone has a magic answer!
does this exist?!
EDIT UPDATE: We narrowed it down to Room + Board (Weber), Design within Reach (Emmy) and some Benchmade ones as they all were solidly made, with OEKO-text or greenguard certified fabrics, in our price range, and mostly made in US. HOWEVER we then figured out we just don't have enough room for a sectional with a chaise in our living room, so we hit pause. I think I will try to do Room + Board when we resume, their furniture and company values are awesome, lots of it made in US and with sustainability in mind!
We did however just buy a sleeper sofa for our guest room from Innovation Living (Neah model) and absolutely love it! Very well made and SUPER comfy for guests to sleep on, as it uses the American Leather mechanism instead of the regular sleeper sofa steel bar contraptions that companies like West Elm use :)
Does anyone have any recommendations on where to get a good quality sectional, for a reasonable price?
I've done The Brick before, and the quality just isn't there.
Layzboy is really expensive, and from the reviews on their Collins sectional, poor quality as well.
Edit: Does anyone have any experience with Ashley furniture?
What constitutes as reasonable varies from one to another...however my folks have some picked up some really solid furniture from Urban Barn over the years. might be worth checking out...will be more expensive than other recommendations so far (Leons, Brike, Ikea)
Have an Ashley couch. Don't do it. It's only 6 years old and it's been ready for the bin for about a year now. Looks-wise, it's still fine, but structurally, the support is all gone. We also had quality control issues in the beginning- couch was torn when they delivered it. Friends of ours have an Ashley sectional and had a similar experience with the QC- one of the legs from the lounger section was missing when they received it and it took about 6 weeks to get the part in.
Not looking to spend a tonne of cash but I'm not really looking for a Kijiji special, thanks in advanced!
Got ours from Costco, it's holding up very well and is comfy as hell. They don't currently have the same one, but they do have a similar one, and I believe it's $1200+ or so.
Seriously Wayfair online. Ships to your house, way cheaper than anywhere in stoon.
Got a full outdoor sectional that has umbrella fabric and a gas fireplace for $1000+ less than any sectional in town.
Experiences with online couches is welcome! Thank you!!!
Our 8th edition of a weekly themed furniture recommendation thread, this time covering Sofas Couches & Sectionals. Please include the name of the piece, a link to purchase it online, and your general review.
If possible include a photo of the piece in your space, and if you purchased it locally please include the name of the store/city it's from.
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Couches are such a hard standard to look for. There is just so many aspects to think about. Cushion sink factor, height from ground, seat depth, relaxed seat or have to sit like your at an office desk, can I nap on it?
Whenever I see people recommend a couch online it’s always for $1500 plus. Even though I may love the look of it online, I just can’t push myself to buy something that expensive without actually sitting on it irl.
What does everyone feel is a “nice” mid range price couch go for nowadays anyways? I mean I see the super cheapy ones under 500, then I feel like anything over 1400 is upper end expensive so it better be everything and cook me meals at the same time or I’m not gonna be happy.
I guess I should just ask, what did you pay for your current couch?
I'll get us started, I have the Joybird Hopson sofa in Taylor Grey ($1312) with Mocha legs - got it on CL for about half that price tho. It's honestly not very comfortable, but looks sharp and is large enough to sleep on if someone stays over
I need deets. I'm moving out of state to a bigger place and my current couch can eat a dick. I told husband we're getting a new couch or someone dies, but I don't know where to look that isn't ikea (no) or some crappy furniture store that doesn't sell anything that lasts more than a year. So tell me all about your amazingly high-quality couch and why you love it and why it hasn't or won't be destroyed by your kids. Money is sort of an object but if your shit is like a literally magical unicorn couch and was crazy expensive, I still want to hear about it. So let's do this.
I want to know the following:
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Type of couch
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Comfort level (scale of 1-10)
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Cost
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Fabric type
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Ease of cleaning (1-10)
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Pictures would be awesome
I got mine at Ikea for several reasons. (a lot of people think they are crap.. not the case)
Its extremely comfortable, so far its 2 years old and is basically brand new. No sag, great cushion quality.
Its so kid friendly because the fabric is hardcore, comfy and strong, the absolute best thing about it is that its ikea, so we put this bad boy together, fabric covers and all, you know you can buy a new cover for $150 and take the couch apart and recover it in an afternoon for what is basically a brand new couch if your kids or pets ruin it beyond repair?
If you don't want to do that the entire cover comes off, even the arm rests and back of the couch, and its all machine washable. I have only done the cushions and they come out looking brand new. You have to air dry them though or they will shrink.
It was super cheap.
It is HUGE.
This is it you can buy different pieces to make it as large or as small as you like.
I have owned a lot of couches over the years, this one is by far the best quality that I have had. You just cant beat the durability of this thing.
Edit: I am also going to add in that the armrests are low and they make perfect laptop tables.
We just got a brand new Ashley sectional for $675 including delivery. Here is my method:
Go to a locally run furniture store and ask which brands they carry and if they do price matching. Once you get that information, go to the Nebraska Furniture Mart website and find a sectional you like, then you can Google around and see if its available to view in any showrooms in your area. Once you view it, go back to the local store and show them the price at Nebraska and see if they'll honor it, if not see if they'll haggle. The sectional we got was originally like $1200, so $650 was a super duper mega steal and cheaper even than the Ikea sectionals. Plus you can buy with a payment plan at a real furniture store.
EDIT: Its the Ashley Loric. The fabric is easy to clean and its kind of flat so nothing gets stuck in it. There's room for four adults and a few kids, plenty of room for two adults to lay down and the cushions are super comfy. I love it.
I currently own a 5 year old IKEA sofa that has served its purpose but needs to be retired. I am looking for a well built sectional sofa. I am past the point in my life in which I feel comfortable purchasing disposable furniture. I would appreciate suggestions. My budget is $4,500 with a little wiggle room. I don’t have a Room & Board or Stickley in my state. Thank you in advance.
I live in northeastern PA, we currently have a budget of 2k but would like to be a little under if possible, we don't have specific measurement requirements, but bigger is better and we are looking for an L shaped sectional with a chaise on the other end. The side of the chaise/L doesnt really matter. We have a golden retriever who will be allowed on the sofa, and are looking for a lighter grey color, but can go a darker grey as well, we'd just vacuum it more often. We've visited Ashley furniture, bobs discount furniture, and big lots and have found sofas we like at each one, but then read mixed reviews of them all and can't decide which to go with. I don't have the names of the sofas we looked at previously but can likely find them if necessary. I totally know that 2k for what we're looking for will have it's drawbacks, but we're also doing a lot of work elsewhere in the house so 2k for a sofa is all we can do at the moment. Thank you!
Good evening everyone, (first post here so I apologize if it doesn't belong)
In the spirit of "buying it for life" we are closing on our home in a few weeks. I currently have an Ashley Furniture sectional piece that I bought literally 3 years ago. The fabric that holds the cushions up are tearing, it creaks, etc. So we're ditching this sofa and looking for a new one for our new home.
We have gone to RH (restoration hardware) but after reading tons reviews, I think we're going to pass on them. Joybird is our next option and then maybe LoveSac. We have been able to save and are getting back some cash at closing that we will be able to use towards the purchase of a new couch.
We'd love find something comfortable, soft, and deep. We have about 6K available to spend on something that we will use daily, and take occasionally naps on. It's just two of us, and two cats so we don't need anything massive.
Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
(( Update, 11/27/2025, we ended up buying a modular 2 seater and an ottoman from Diorama Living last year and we're absolutely loving it till this day))
We went to 4 different retailers today, looked at over 100 couches, and ended the evening feeling very disappointed. Every couch we tried either had this horrible rough texture or just wasn't comfortable at all. We have a four year old lay z boy and it's definitely wearing out.
We're moving soon and want to upgrade to a decent, mid-size couch/sectional/couch with chaise but we just don't know where else to look. Does anyone have advice on finding affordable but comfortable couches? We looked at Value City Furniture, Ashley, La Z Boy, and Furniture Row. I'm wary of ordering online without sitting in one first.