Discount Living Room Furniture



Discount living room furniture is simply furniture priced at a discounted rate.  Well, of course it is!  Defining it is easy, finding it is a completely different story!  But there are places where you can find some great deals on living room furniture and we’ll explore where these discounts can be discovered.

First things first:  decide on the style you seek with your living room furnishings.  This is the first step in furniture buying process.

To get your creative juices flowing, here’s a quick list of popular furniture styles that may appeal to you:

  • American Country
  • American Heritage
  • Art Deco
  • Arts & Crafts / Mission Style
  • Asian
  • Atlantic Seaboard
  • Bohemian
  • California Coastal
  • Casual Contemporary
  • Cottage
  • English Country
  • Expeditionary
  • French Provincial
  • Gulf Coast
  • Mid-Century Modern
  • Moroccan
  • Retro
  • Shabby Chic
  • Shaker
  • Southwestern / Lodge / High Country
  • Sub-Continental
  • Tribal Eclectic
  • Tuscan Villa
  • Urban

Okay!  Now that the style you’re after has been determined, let’s see what where we can find some discounted living room furniture.

Locating Discount Living Room Furniture

Sure it would be nice to have a wallet stuffed with cash and just walk into one if those swanky furniture stores and pick out what you like.  But if you’re searching for living room furniture discounts, chances are that isn’t going to happen.  This is the real world.

With that said, it is advisable to visit a furniture store or two just to get some ideas.  Furniture catalogs are also good places to look.  And you never know, sometimes those furniture stores do have some great deals!

While there, ask about any scratch-and-dent furniture they may have in stock.  As furniture is moved about, it’s bound to pick up a nick, scratch, or minor tear in the upholstery.  And this tear might even be in the back of a chair or couch that no one would ever see!  The store can not sell this piece as new so they’ll likely offer substantial discounts just to get it out of their warehouse.

This is also true of living room furniture sets that have been sitting on their showroom for a while.  Stores like to keep their inventory ‘fresh’ and if a piece or grouping hasn’t been sold in awhile, they’ll often steeply discount the price just to move it.  This of course takes timing, but bargain can surely be had be keeping your eyes open.

Timing can be everything and often you’ll find particular pieces of furniture on ‘seasonal’ sale.  If you’re not in a rush to furnish your living room, you can find deals on discount furniture by reading the sales flyers and planning ahead.

Furniture stores try to anticipate what will sell and will schedule some excellent deals on particular pieces at certain times of the year.   Here’s when you likely see some items go on sale:

  • January and July: Always clearance times and deals to be had
  • April and August: Office and back-to-school furniture sales
  • May-June: Recliners and other chairs
  • June-August: Bedding
  • October: Dining room furniture

TIP!  Plan your shopping toward the end of the month.  Furniture retailers are usually trying to meet sales quotas and will steeply discount furniture to boost their sales.

Outlet malls may be a good place to check out too as they also may be inventorying slow-moving or slightly damaged pieces.  Space is premium for an outlet store and inventory must be moved quickly to make room for incoming stock from their distribution channel.  Their rush to sell is money saved for you!

Shop Online For Discount Living Room Furniture

Of course, when of the best places to do some shopping is exactly where you’re at right now.  Online.  Instead of running all over town, you can discover some great furniture deals in the comfort of your home.  Plus you’re not limited to what’s on sale near you.  (That is if there ARE furniture stores near you!)   Deals across the country – even the word – are now available.

Since these furniture retails make their living selling online, it’s in their best interest to provide great customer service.   And if they don’t, furniture shoppers who’ve had a bad experience won’t be quiet about it.  A quick search will uncover if there’s any history of poor customer service or product complaints.  (Internet shoppers don’t stew in silence if they feel they’ve been taken advantage of!)

While you’re visiting the online furniture store, be sure to check out the prices, warranties, and service they provide after the sale.

Discount Used Living Room Furniture

If you don’t have to have “new”, there are other great locations for discovering living room furniture discounts, consignment shops being one of them.

Consignment shops are like organized, quality, high-end yard sales.  Folks desiring to sell their slightly-used furniture will often enlist the help of a consignment shop instead of attempting to sell it out of their garage.   Consignment shops are also convenient instead of running around town to sift through yard sales.

But don’t completely rule out yard sales!  You can find some monster deals, you just have to look a bit harder.  (But for some this is a favored activity and not to be missed!)  Flea markets can also be a place for harboring furniture deals.

Estate sales can provide outstanding furniture deals.  These sales are often listed in the newspaper – but again, you have to have time and patience on your side.

The economy is tough but discount living room furniture can still be found with a little searching and ingenuity.  The internet is your fastest route to discovering some great deals on furniture for your home.