Hey Chicagoans! Where do you buy furniture in your beautiful city? Anything except Crate and Barrel? Are there any other places I can walk in and check the stuff offline, like good old-school way? C&B prices work for me; Design Within Reach — hell no :) I moved here about three years ago and finally admitted that it’s probably time to make my rental apartment feel less rental (I have enough IKEA; it doesn’t feel like long-term home, so it’s not in the equation).

I need a new couch and some other stuff. Where are the best places?

I’ve finally moved into my own place in Culver City and I have zero furniture, like literally nothing at all except an air mattress, so I need to basically buy everything for my apartment.

I’m trying to strike the right balance between decent quality furniture that looks nice and lasts a while but I also can’t afford to break the bank buying super expensive stuff.

To give you an idea, I went to IKEA which I know is relatively affordable, but I hated everything there which I felt looked really basic and cheap, but was definitely in my price range. Then I went to West Elm and loved all their stuff but my jaw dropped when I saw the couch I liked was $2600, something I definitely can’t afford.

Basically, I guess I’m looking for somewhere that’s in between IKEA and West Elm in terms of price and quality.

Is there any furniture store you know of in LA that has nice furniture for a comparatively cheaper price?