# Contemporary furniture store help **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 17, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemporary-furniture-store-help/679109 "2014-01-17T22:59:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemporary-furniture-store-help/679109/1 "2014-01-17T22:59:57Z")
I’m moving into a (slightly) bigger apartment in May (Lake View area, north of Waveland) and I’m looking to furnish it with some stylish, contemporary furniture that doesn’t cost a fortune. I’ve found [Modani](http://www.modani.com/furniture-stores/modern-furniture-stores-chicago) to be well worth a look, although their Yelp reviews are very mixed. I’m heading there tomorrow to look at their showroom. [Design within Reach](http://www.dwr.com/home.do) is not within my reach except for maybe one piece. However, I do love the style of their furniture. Their furniture is pretty much the ideal of what I’m looking for, without the $1000 prices and way up. Other suggestions on places to look, preferably in the area from the loop heading north? I can go to the burbs if the place is worth checking out. Ideally, I’d like to find a place where I can buy several items, mainly living room and bedroom. Delivery charges add up very quickly, so ideally I can find one or two showrooms I can order from. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemporary-furniture-store-help/679109/2 "2014-01-18T04:39:27Z")
Check out [Domicile Furniture.](http://www.domicilefurniture.com/) We bought a floor sample sectional couch at the Lincolnwood location, and we love it to death and it was reasonable for decent-quality furniture. It would still look brand new 4 years later if not for the cats. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemporary-furniture-store-help/679109/3 "2014-01-18T05:16:27Z")
For some reason, Chicago is not very big on contemporary. I had a sofa shipped from Dallas because we didn’t yet have a Bo Concepts store. We do now. Several good places went out of business in the recession. My top choice is probably Room&Board, and next would be Dania (Lombard or Glencoe), but you might also see some individual pieces at Art Van or Domicile. Crate&Barrel seems to be trending country more than I like. West Elm is worth a look. And don’t forget to look at Affordable Portables and Ikea just in case. There are also a couple of strange places in Niles and around that import modern furniture from old Eastern Block countries, which have a rather distinctive aesthetic. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemporary-furniture-store-help/679109/4 "2014-01-18T06:22:52Z")
I’ve bought stuff from Affordable Portables. Very crowded showroom on Clark Street, but they have a nice range of styles from contemporary through traditional. They deliver, but their warehouse is on Ashland near Diversey, so just renting a truck for a couple hours and shanghaiing a few buddies can save you some bucks. I’ve also bought nice stuff at Roy’s, which burned to the ground not too long ago. I hear they’ve rebuilt and reopened (still on Sheffield) but haven’t been back since. And if you know what a cheapskate I am, you can trust that I wouldn’t mention anyplace that wasn’t pretty inexpensive. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2014, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemporary-furniture-store-help/679109/5 "2014-01-19T05:01:48Z")
CB2 is Crate&Barrel’s hip younger sister. Pick up a copy of _Chicago Home & Garden_ or _CS Interiors_ and look through the ads. Also, there are places that advertise on Craigslist, with whole warehouses of stuff (probably from China) out near O’Hare. ---
**Author:** ![Stormcrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@Stormcrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stormcrow)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemporary-furniture-store-help/679109/6 "2014-01-20T21:40:07Z")
I’ve also bought a number of things from Dania Furniture. They have stores in Lombard, Northbrook, and Skokie (that one is branded “Scandinavian Design” but I think has all the same stuff), IIRC.