Furniture

Save on furniture and home furnishings with these discounters and unique stores that were featured on our Best Buys TV Show.

THE PATIO COLLECTION IN NORTHRIDGE

Update September 7, 2010 The Patio Collection in Northridge is having its end of summer sale and clearance with big price cuts welll below their usual discount prices. This is high quality outdoor furniture that looks so good and is so stylish that you can use it indoors and it is now called "casual furniture" instead of outdoors or patio furniture. Yes, it's that good. There are sofa sets and dining sets that while engineered for years of outdoor use will look fantastic inside your home in a kitchenette or dining area or living room or playroom. The Patio Collection has been in business for twenty-five years and has an outstanding reputation. You will remember that I featured The Patio Collection in my Best Buys TV news reports on KCAL Channel 9 many times over the years. The Patio Collection is open 7 days a week at 9000 Winnetka Avenue, Northridge. Call them at (818) 772-5100 or go to www.patiocollection.com for information. They can deliver or you can pick up immediately from their warehouse just behind their extensive showroom. Watch the video report below.

DESIGNER FURNITURE AUCTIONEERS SELLS HIGH END PATIO FURNITURE AT LOW PRICES

Updated July 21, 2010 Designer Furniture Auctioneers at 1830 South La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles is a liquidation outlet for high end furniture from some of the biggest and best known department stores in New York and along the east coast. Designer Furniture Auctioneers now has high end and designer patio furniture with prices that are marked down at least 50% below what the major department stores were selling this quality furniture for. All furniture is new in the box, and is first quality, and Designer Furniture Auctioneers offers a lifetime warranty which is unheard of in the patio and outdoors furniture business.

Remember you are getting these great discounts on new, first quality merchandise that comes direct in factory boxes -- these are not floor samples.

Call Designer Furniture Auctioneers at (310) 841-0121 for information about their large showroom and warehouse near Beverly Hills that also has other high end furniture for the home. See this new patio and outdoor furniture in our new video below.

CONTEMPORARY LIFESTYLES FURNITURE IN TORRANCE

You will be wowed by the high quality styles and collection of exquisite furniture at Contemporary Lifestyles Furniture at 18406 Hawthorne Boulevard, Torrance. Call them at (310) 214-2600 or go to their website www.contemporarylifestyles.com for information. This is a quality store selling top designer styles for the contemporary home. Everything here is high quality and there are values throughout the store. This is actually a new location for this company which has served the South Bay area for more than a quarter century.

This company also manufactures custom furniture and has its own manufacturing resources in Los Angeles so bring your ideas and photos and sketches here. There are samples of bedroom sets that you can customize with your choices of hardware and woods and they will build to meet your size specifications.

Contemporary Lifestyles Furniture is also known for its giant collection of barstools -- and these are fine designer barstools for the finest homes and they're also perfect for kitchen counters. There is plenty of free parking behind the store and ask about the furniture "upstairs." This company also has a line of children's furniture available at its unique children's furniture store nearby. Watch our video report below.

JULY 4, 2010 WEEKEND SALE

During the July 4th weekend, there was a special sale of high quality Star International furniture with some prices reduced up to 30-percent. Contemporary Lifestyles Furniture isyour headquarters for this high quality Star International furniture featuring 3/4-inch thick crackle glass on dining tables, dining tables with self-storage leaves for extra guests and you will love how easy these mechanisms work. Other quality features include metal bearing gides on drawer systems, premium hand selected exotic wood veneers, stainless steel, top grain leater and high gloss finishes. Watch our video report on this high quality furniture below.

Below is the report about the special sale May 15th through June 15th, 2010 at Contemporary Lifestyles Furniture in Torrance.

SOUTH BAY KIDS FURNITURE IN TORRANCE

South Bay Kids furniture is at 20368 Hawthorne Boulevard, Torrance. Call them at (310) 371-6100. There is both high end, custom furntiure that kids can grow with and families can get a lot of value from, and there is also a very large selection of value-oriented furniture that will beat the prices at many other discounters and children's furniture stores. Park in the back of the store for the entrance to the "value furniture showroom" where you will find high quality furniture at very low, competitive prices. All of the furniture sold by South Bay Kids is quality furniture that can be passed down even from generation to generation. Kids might outgrow furniture but this quality furniture will always remain vital and popular. You'll find exactly the kind of furniture you need from complete bedrooms to bunk beds to desks and dressers and drawer setups. Custom orders are also available. Literally, these furniture items can grow with your family. Check their website www.furniture4kid.com for more information and photos and illustrations about the items they offer.

DESIGNER FURNITURE AUCTIONEERS LIQUIDATES HIGH END DEPARTMENT STORE FURNITURE AND WILL SELL YOUR FURNITURE ON CONSIGNMENT

JUNE 2010 UPDATE We were just at Designer Furniture Auctioneers and found new inventory that is superb with excellent prices. And now, when you shop at DFA you will see signs indicating which department stores this high quality furniture came from.

Designer Furniture Auctioneers at 1830 South La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles is a liquidation outlet for high end furniture from some of the biggest and best known department stores in New York and along the east coast. Designer Furniture Auctioneers liquidation excess inventory from the top department stores and furniture manufacturers. The liquidation sales are caused by excess inventory and the closing of many department stores around the country, as well as the closing of some specialty furniture stores. DFA's low prices have been dropped an extra 20% on furniture and prices on hand made and hand knotted one-of-a-kind rugs have been cut an additional 40%. This means overall savings of up to 80% off original department store prices. And you are getting these great discounts on new, first quality merchandise that comes direct in factory boxes -- these are not floor samples.

DFA is also selling mattresses from the big department stores with the same kind of giant discounts. And there are lifetime warranties on everything sold in the store -- including the high end 100% Italian leather sofas, chairs, ottomans and love seats and sectionals.

And here is something new-- Designer Furniture Auctioneers is also taking trade-ins to help close the deal, and for the first time it is taking quality furniture for consignment sales. If you have been hit by the recession and need to sell your furniture, talk to DFA about selling it on consignment. Now at DFA you'll see exquisite designer furniture that some families had to sell because they downsized -- and moved from large homes into small homes.

Call Designer Furniture Auctioneers at (310) 841-0121 for information about the emergency liquidation sale, as well as information about trade-ins and selling your quality furniture on consignment at their giant warehouse and showroom near Beverly Hills. Watch the video below.

GET CUSTOM FURNITURE AT INTERIORS MADE EEZZY

Please be aware that it has been many months since we're heard from the folks at this store so we do not know what their current inventory or pricing is. I suggest you call in advance. Below is our original report.

Before I tell you about the deals and low prices on custom furniture at Interiors Made Eezzy in Culver City, let's clear up this thing about the name of the store. Eezzy is their way of spelling easy. And when you visit this store you'll find that it's easy to get custom furniture fast and at low cost. Their secret is that much of their custom furniture is manufactured in Los Angeles and that cuts down on shipping costs and speeds up delivery times. Most custom pieces can be delivered in two to four weeks, and not eight to ten weeks which other stores might quote.

Prices are low on custom furniture because this company knows how to control costs. Yet, you can pick from many fabrics and woods and determine your own size and style for sofas, dinettes, dining tables and book cases and other furniture for bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms and throughout your home. Interiors Made Eezzy also has kids furniture including low cost bunk beds and memory foam mattresses are available for the bunk beds too. Check out their large bedding department featuring upscale but low cost mattress sets by Diamond Lady Americana and Englander.

The experts from Interiors Made Eezzy will also come to your home for window coverings and reupholstering furniture. They even work with antique furniture. Interiors Made Eezzy is at 10730 Washington Boulevard, Culver City. Call them at (310) 842-7197 or go to their website www.InteriorsMadeEezzy.com for more information. Remember, this is where you can have custom made furniture created for your home at a lower price. Watch our video report below.

OLDE GOOD THINGS FOR UNIQUE FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS

When you shop here you will say "I've never seen anything like this!" And unless you have traveled back in time you haven't. Olde Good Things describes itself as an architectural salvage company that rescues old building materials, old furniture and artifacts and creates stylish furniture that will fit any home. These are, for the most part, unique and one-of-a-kind pieces that can be the centerpiece of any home. You'll find copper that was rescued from old buildings in New York City that was fabricated into mirror frames and table lamps. There are tables made from salvaged wood from buildings and from the boardwalk of a seaside resort. Table legs are made from industrial legs for machines. The wood from toppled rare mahogony trees was cut into table tops. Church pews were shortened and made into benches that will fit into your home. Window frames from landmark buildings were converted into mirror frames. Fireplace mantles from suites in magnificent old hotels were rescued and can be installed in your home. There are old refinished chairs from soda fountains. You'll find iron gates that were turned into tables, and rescued wood filing cabinets that are almost a hundred years old, and old time factory carts that were converted into unique cocktail tables. And you can dress up your home with original doorknobs from buildings built in the 19th century.

Olde Good Things has two locations: 11240 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, and you can call this store at (310) 477-8444. There is another store at 1800 South Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. and you can call this location at (213) 746-8600. Or go to their website at www.oldegoodthings.com for information. Watch our video report below.

MAKE YOUR FURNITURE SHOPPING A FAMILY ADVENTURE

Bring the kids when you do your furniture shopping at this unique discounter -- because all of you will have a wonderful adventure with birds, fish, pirates, knights in shining armor, and you'll be captivated by an original 1923 Cadillac and be amazed at the pilot who survived his plane crash in the center of the furniture showroom. What am I talking about? It's Larry St. John & Co. Furniture Island in Gardena. This is not your typical furniture store because when you reach the place you'll think you are entering an amusement park -- and then once you are inside you will see how affordable high quality custom furniture can be-- and this includes high end custom leather furniture also. Check out the new custom mattress department and Larry St. John's "non-prorated warranty" which means it won't cost you a dime to get a replacement mattress during the warranty period. And no chain store can offer a deal like that. Overall, you will find prices up to 60% off what the big chain stores charge for furniture -- but the chains can't customize the way Larry St. John can.

Larry St. John & Co. Furniture Island is a freeway close adventure at 18101 South Figueroa Street, Gardena. Call them at (310) 630-5828 or on the web at www.LarryStJohn.com -- and really enjoy your furniture adventure. Watch the video below.

AT DESIGNERS BLOOPERS A SPECIAL LIQUIDATION SALE OF BRONZES, PORCELAIN, IMPORTED FURNITURE, ART AND MORE

Designers Bloopers in Los Angeles has been holding a special liquidation sale for a giant importer of art, accessories, furniture, and designer pieces. The liquidation sale is going on at the Designer Bloopers Showroom. See the video below on this special sale.

Designers Bloopers is at 12600 Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles. This is near Culver City. Call them at (310) 398-9396 or go to their web site at www.DesignersBloopers.com for more information. The store is open Wednesday through Sunday.

In this special sale you will find Tiffany-style table lamps with a bronze base for only $375 and these sold for as much as $900. You will love, as I did, the teak wood altar table with drawers that is only priced at $450 in this liquidation sale. There are many bronze statues and bronze fountains that are priced at less than half of their original prices.

I loved the solid mahogany lady's dresser with a mirror and a stool priced at only $699 in this liquidation blow-out. A handpainted bar cabinet is priced at only $450, and an Empire-style Chinese lacquer chair with a cushion is priced at only $395 and there are many of these available.

If you've ever wanted a crystal chandelier for your home, now is your chance to get one for literally pennies on the dollar. Some of these crystal chandeliers originally sold for $5,000 or more and in this liquidation blow-out at Designers Bloopers you will find many priced at only $1,000 each with prices discounted 60% or more.

LEADERS SUPERSTORE SPRING 2009 DEALS

Leaders Superstore has two locations -- in Commerce and El Monte -- and it's a direct importer. And with the economy the way it is, factories are cutting prices and Leaders is passing along the savings. You will find deals on appliances and electronics and of course furniture. Leaders has a giant department store that specializes in furniture for the entire home. And to help families, there is instant credit available with zero interest financing available for those who qualify. Leaders has its own financing plans so the credit is easier to get at Leaders. You will also find prices cut as much as fifty-percent off, and in some cases there are bigger discounts. The newest styles are all discounted.

Leaders Superstore is at 4900 Triggs Street, Commerce and this is just off the 5 Freeway. You'll see it from the Freeway. Another Leaders Superstore is at 10720 Valley Mall in El Monte. Call them at (800) 70-LEADER or (800) 705-3233 or go to their web site at www.leadersuperstore.com for information. Click on the video below to see the deals that were brought in during Spring 2009.

DESIGNERS BLOOPERS

Designers Bloopers has always been one of my favorite furniture stores and over the years I showed you their deals and bargains on the news and now I am proud to have them on my Best Buys TV Show. Watch the video below.

Here's more about Designers Bloopers. Designers Bloopers sells custom furniture with goofs, mistakes, errors -- usually made by the designer or the factory. For example, the shade of color on a sofa might be wrong, or a sofa that was supposed to be eight feet long was made only seven and a half feet long. Or, you might find a dining table that was supposed to seat 12, but the factory made it large enough to only seat ten. My favorite bloopers include sofas with the colors that were reversed-- instead of a gold sofa with brown pillows, the sofa was made in brown with gold pillows. And when you get a blooper or goof like that, the designer has to "eat the loss," and that means the furniture goes to Designers Bloopers for liquidation at deeply discounted prices.

You can easily save fifty percent off or more on fine custom furniture only because there was a minor error in the design. Oh, it's a minor error to you and me, but to the client it was a disaster! The inventory changes all the time, because goofs are made all the time. And for the most part you are getting one-of-a-kind custom pieces here. Fact is, when you buy a blooper, it's unlikely anyone else in the world has the the same thing. You will also find factory samples and canceled orders, and some overproduction.

LEADERS SUPERSTORE

If you are looking for discounts on furniture and appliances and electronics, then you want to check out Leaders Superstore. It has two locations: at 4900 Triggs Street in Commerce and this is just off the 5 Freeway, and at 10720 Valley Mall in El Monte. Call them at (800) 70-LEADER. they are open 7 days. Go to their web site at www.leadersuperstore.com for additional info and the latest best buys. Leaders is a wholesaler and direct importer and also gets deals from factories here in the USA. Be sure you mention "Alan Mendelson" for extra savings.

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