Best sectional out there under $5000

All I’m going to say is good luck. We were shopping for a sectional couch a couple years ago for the basement media room at our lake cabin and the sticker shock was real. 😳 You can still get quality furniture but it’s going to cost big money. There is a place in our area that sells Amish built furniture. We bought our bedroom set there years ago just before our kid came along and it’s very sturdy and has a lifetime warranty, so that was our first stop. Holy crap, a basic couch there, on sale, was about $5000-6000. Just for a couch, not a sectional. Okay, it was outside of our comfort zone to buy a couch that would take literally 4-5 years to pay off so we kept looking. All the stuff at places like Ashley Furniture or Slumberland is particleboard junk, and even that wasn’t cheap.

What we ended up doing was buying a microfiber sectional in like new condition from one of DH’s clients who was moving and didn’t have room for it at the new place. It’s not what I would have picked, but it’s decent and it serves the current purpose plus it was $400, so I guess I can’t really complain. The guy was going to list it on Marketplace buy DH happened to be in the right place at the right time. Knew it was about $1200 but the guy didn’t think it came apart (I figured out that it did once we got it to the lake) and he just wanted it gone. Win-win.

I guess if I was looking for something like that again that was better quality at a lower price, I’d check Marketplace or an estate sale first. There are always people selling really nice stuff because they’re moving or downsizing or whatever, especially big things like sectionals or king size beds that they don’t want to move. My friend’s dad is a great example, he’s 80 years old and wants to downsize but he has a whole HUGE house full of top quality, barely used furniture that he’s going to have to offload somehow first. My guess is that when the time comes, he’ll have an estate sale and that’s how all that stuff will go.

We bought one at Macy's at least 10 years ago and it still looks brand new. It is microfiber. It doesn't have all those extra cup holders, charging stations or the recliner seats. It is just really well made.

I bought ours from a local sofa store. Maybe look for an independent store.

Check the Radley sectional at Macy’s. You can get almost any configuration you want and they’re a great deal, especially when on sale.

Will you consider leather?

Our leather sectional came from Costco about 10-12 years ago. We taped out the dimensions and crossed our fingers ordering it sight unseen but have been really happy with it. I'm not sure if I can find the label/brand anywhere though.

Our 18 year old leather sectional is still going strong. It was demoted to the bonus room only because we wanted something bigger in the family room.

We’ve had our LoveSac sectional for four years and still love it. I’ve had to wash an arm and a back cover when a cat barfed on them, pretty easy. And I’ve had to switch up the arrangement of them and like how easy it is to do. They are pricey but I got them when they were offering a discount, and they’ve been worth it.

We got one from American Furniture Warehouse in Denver, an Ashley brand, can't remember the model name for $800. It is comfortable, has attached pillows, kind of a dark gray (not best color) with a lounge on one side.