A Reliable Inexpensive Sofas, Media Consoles, and Coffee Tables

The sequence matters: decide the footprint, then the finish, then the accessories. A few weeks back a good friend who's moving into a new apartment asked for my help sourcing some inexpensive furniture. She has a style similar to mine so there were already several pieces I had in mind while others I had to do some searching around for. I decided to put my living room choices (I'm still working on the bedroom ones!) together in a post to share with you and also to get your input about whether you have inexpensive pieces you love and think should be added to the list of possibilities. Here's what The household has got so far (post includes some affiliate links – see my full disclosure statement {here})

1     | 2 (no longer available) |     3 (similar)     | 4 (no longer available) |     5     | 6 (no longer available) |     7     |     8     |     9     |     10     | 11 (no longer available)

and here's the more detailed scoop:

Best Inexpensive Sofas

Sofa #1 is the IKEA EKTORP (now called the UPPLAND) which is what we have in our living room – it's truly the best bang for the buck around! The household has had ours for over three years now and it's held up beautifully:

We went with the white slipcovers which surprises some people considering that we have kids and a dog but whenever there's a spill or stain or they just get dingy, I simply take off the slipcovers and throw them in the wash. The only negative thing I have to say about the EKTORP is that the slipcovers shrunk a bit after their first washing (even though I took them out of the dryer when they were damp dry) but IKEA switched to new slipcovers since we bought ours so it's possible that the new ones are different.

Best Inexpensive Coffee Tables

Just like with media consoles, if you're going cheap I think it's best to stick with simple. Brass or black metal with glass (console #8 (available {here}) and console #9 (available {here}) is always a winner. Console #10 (available {here}) is the budget buy of the group.

That's what The household has got for living room furniture – I'm tackling bedroom furniture next! I would LOVE to hear from you about inexpensive furniture pieces that you own and love – please dish it!

It would help if that readers enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

XO,