Best places to buy furniture in LA?

[imported_Tomato]

My mom is flying in to LA this weekend (her first time to LA, and it will be her first time seeing the ocean once I take her to the beach) to help me furnish my apartment, which currently has nothing in it but a bed.

I need:

- couch
- tv stand
- bookshelf
- desk
- chair
- storage stuff (especially shoe racks to hang over the door)
- end table
- coffee table
- dresser

Can anyone recommend a good place to buy furniture that isn't TOO expensive, but a little better quality than IKEA? (IKEA will be the backup plan) Do you know of any areas where there are a lot of furniture stores? I heard there are a bunch on Sepulveda, but I'm not sure where... have you had any particularly good furniture-buying experiences, and if so, where? Thank you!

 

[gsaldivar]

Four walls and a bed are all you need.

First rule of Fight Club is....

 

[Yossarian]

Wickes is probably a little better than IKEA. At least you don't have to put it together yourself.

 

[oog]

There is a lot of ugly stuff, but you could try somewhere like Wickes. We ended up buying a coffee table and sofas there. The problem is that you should ask how quickly you can get the furniture. Some of it needs to be delivered, and you may not get it in time for the weekend.

 

[brtspears2]

You can buy somc cheap furniture from the stores along Valley in Alhambra/San Gaberiel area. They do carry name brands and you can haggle with them if you pay cash.

 

[imported_Tomato]

Wickes, thank you for the suggestions.

Looks like we'll be going there after eating dim sum/breakfast. Hopefully there will be other furniture stores nearby...

 

[imported_Tomato]

Originally posted by: brtspears2
You can buy somc cheap furniture from the stores along Valley in Alhambra/San Gaberiel area. They do carry name brands and you can haggle with them if you pay cash.

That sounds great... apparently there are good Chinese food places along Valley as well, 2 bird with 1 stone... Could you name an intersection, by any chance? Valley and...?

 

[Aquaman]

If you can wait till next year I am going to be taking some furniture building classes.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[imported_Tomato]

Originally posted by: Aquaman
If you can wait till next year I am going to be taking some furniture building classes.

Cheers,
Aquaman

Heh... that'd be awesome, except I'd rather not sit on my floor watching TV for the next 365 days.

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Dezign

Originally posted by: Aquaman
If you can wait till next year I am going to be taking some furniture building classes.

Cheers,
Aquaman

Heh... that'd be awesome, except I'd rather not sit on my floor watching TV for the next 365 days.

Cinder blocks + Plywood = any furniture you want

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[FleshLight]

Originally posted by: Dezign

Originally posted by: brtspears2
You can buy somc cheap furniture from the stores along Valley in Alhambra/San Gaberiel area. They do carry name brands and you can haggle with them if you pay cash.

That sounds great... apparently there are good Chinese food places along Valley as well, 2 bird with 1 stone... Could you name an intersection, by any chance? Valley and...?

Valley and Garfield

 

[Rufio]

my g/f and her sister went to all hte nice furinture places, wrote down the brand and models of the stuff they liked, and went to some shady Vietnamese furniture dealers.

2 weeks later and 50% off retail price, they had their furniture!
AHAHAHAH

 

[imported_Tomato]

Originally posted by: Rufio
my g/f and her sister went to all hte nice furinture places, wrote down the brand and models of the stuff they liked, and went to some shady Vietnamese furniture dealers.

2 weeks later and 50% off retail price, they had their furniture!
AHAHAHAH

Whew... "shady Vietnamese furniture dealers"? :Q

 

[Rufio]

Originally posted by: Dezign

Originally posted by: Rufio
my g/f and her sister went to all hte nice furinture places, wrote down the brand and models of the stuff they liked, and went to some shady Vietnamese furniture dealers.

2 weeks later and 50% off retail price, they had their furniture!
AHAHAHAH

Whew... "shady Vietnamese furniture dealers"? :Q

ya..
u want me to get their info?

they are actualy pretty cool people, but they are shady!
ahahhah