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What's the best furniture store in Houston? For the last few years, Living Designs Furniture has finished as a finalist for Houston’s Best of the Best Furniture Store category, an online contest where Houstonians vote for their favorite businesses. We've even become a go-to recommendation on Houston Reddit threads when people ask where to find quality furniture in town.
Being nominated for the best furniture store in Houston and placing is an honor we do not take for granted, and a victory we celebrate each year. We have dedicated our business to creating furniture that lasts, with craftsmanship and customization you won't find at typical retail stores. We put furniture quality and the customer experience above all else. That commitment resonates with our shoppers.
If you’re shopping for furniture in the Houston area, here are seven reasons why local homeowners keep choosing Living Designs Furniture, and why you should too.
- We are a Houston family-owned business
- We craft furniture that lasts
- We offer factory-direct pricing
- We let you try before you buy
- We make one-of-a-kind furniture
- We offer full custom capabilities (for less)
- We give back to our community
Thank you to our Living Designs Furniture and Texas Mattress Makers fans, community, and family for holding our businesses close to your hearts. Because you all deserve nothing less than perfection, and we will continue to provide the best quality products for the best prices around.
1. We are a Houston family-owned business
Living Designs Furniture is a Houston family-owned business and sister company to Texas Mattress Makers, with over 45 years of family ownership. When you shop with us, you're supporting local jobs, local craftsmen, and a Houston legacy built on making locally-made furniture with quality and integrity. We're not a faceless corporation with shareholders to answer to; we're your neighbors, and we take that responsibility seriously.
Being family-owned means we make decisions based on what's right for our customers and our community. It means the people who design your furniture, build it in our Downtown Houston factory, and help you in our showrooms all work for the same family business that's been serving Houston homeowners for generations.
That kind of continuity and accountability simply doesn't exist when you’re shopping for furniture at national furniture chains.
2. We craft furniture that lasts
What furniture brands last the longest? It’s the brands that manufacture the furniture themselves, using only quality materials and construction techniques.
Our furniture is built in our Downtown Houston factory using solid hardwood frames, quality upholstery, and construction techniques designed for decades of use. While mass-produced furniture falls apart and needs to be replaced every 3–5 years, our pieces are investments that serve you for generations.
Wondering what the signs of good furniture are and how to spot them? Here are some steps we take to ensure our furniture quality is always top-tier:
- We hand-make all of the furniture we sell on-site
- We only hire expert craftsmen from the community
- We use proper joinery to ensure stability for decades
- We install extra wooden slats for support
- We upholster with fabrics chosen for durability and style
Think about it this way: products made by cheap furniture stores might save you money upfront, but when you're replacing them every few years, you're spending more in the long run. Our furniture costs less over its lifetime because it actually has a lifetime. Better materials, better craftsmanship, and better value result in furniture your kids might inherit someday instead of hauling to the curb.
3. We offer factory-direct pricing
Because we're the manufacturer, not a middleman, we can set our own, fair, factory-direct prices. No crazy import tariffs, no distributor markup, no retail overhead inflating costs. Your money goes into quality materials and skilled labor — not shipping containers, warehouses, and supply chains. This means custom furniture at prices comparable to (or better than) mass-produced options at big-box stores.
Let’s compare a $3,000 sectional from a national chain to a $3,000 custom sectional from Living Designs Furniture:
- Fabric options: Living Designs Furniture has endless options of fabric colors and textures to choose from, whereas other stores limit you to whatever is in stock. We can also use any existing fabric you have and incorporate it into your custom piece.
- Construction: We use locally-sourced, durable materials that can last through decades of use without significant wear and tear. That mass-produced sofa was made with only cost-efficiency in mind…and it shows in the first few years of use.
- Configuration: Whether you want a modular sectional or a uniquely shaped sofa, finding furniture to fit in your space is stressful and time-consuming. Let our furniture experts make a piece for you that is guaranteed to fit and function perfectly.
With Living Designs Furniture, you’re getting what you pay for: quality furniture that looks, feels, and performs exactly to your standards. At other stores, you’re gambling on whether or not those pieces will be worth it in the long run. Hint: they probably won’t be. Our furniture is made better and sold for better prices. It’s that simple.
4. We let you try before you buy
Visit our showrooms to see, touch, and sit on our furniture before you commit. Feel the quality of construction, test the comfort, see fabric samples in person, and work directly with our team who actually builds your furniture. We want you to be completely confident in your choice — not guessing based on photos online or hoping it looks as good in person as it did on your screen.
There's no substitute for experiencing furniture in real life, which is why we highly encourage you to try before you buy. Upholstery feels different under your hand than it looks in photos. Cushions have different firmness levels that matter for your comfort. Dimensions that sound perfect on paper might feel too large or too small in your actual space. Our showrooms let you make informed decisions with expert guidance, not impulse purchases you might regret.
5. We make one-of-a-kind furniture
Your home isn't cookie-cutter, so why should your furniture be? We create pieces that reflect your style, fit your space perfectly, and stand out as truly yours. Want colorful furniture that fits your home’s unique color palette? We got it. Need a sofa or sectional in an out-of-the-box shape? No problem. Whether you're customizing an existing design or creating something completely unique, you get furniture that no one else has.
One-of-a-kind doesn't just mean visually unique. It means furniture sized exactly for your room, upholstered in the fabric that makes you happy, designed with the details you love. It means your living room doesn't look like everyone else's living room. It means when guests compliment your sofa, you can say "thanks, I designed it" because you actually did.
Looking to get inspired? See how real Houston customers have designed their homes with our custom furniture.
6. We offer full custom capabilities (for less)
Full customization doesn't mean luxury pricing at Living Designs Furniture. Choose from hundreds of fabric and leather options, including performance and stain resistant options, customize dimensions to fit your exact space, select design details like tufting or channeling, and work directly with the craftsmen who build your piece. This level of personalization typically commands premium prices, but our factory-direct model makes it surprisingly accessible. Also, you can’t get this service anywhere else in Houston.
We provide Houston custom furniture designed specifically for you without the price tag you'd expect elsewhere. You can start with one of our existing designs and customize fabrics and dimensions, or go fully custom and create something entirely new. Either way, you're getting furniture built for your life, your space, and your style, often for the same price as (or less than) generic options at big-box retailers.
7. We give back to our community
As a Houston family business, giving back to our community matters because we live and work here. We partner with local organizations, support Houston causes, and invest in the city that's supported us for over four decades. When you shop with Living Designs Furniture, you're supporting a business that believes in making Houston stronger. Not a national company with no roots.
Our commitment to the community goes beyond just doing business here. We employ Houston craftsmen, source materials locally when possible, and actively participate in making our city better. It's part of being family-owned — we live here, our employees live here, and our customers are our neighbors.
Learn more about our community involvement and efforts to support a thriving Houston.
See for yourself why Living Designs Furniture is the best furniture store in Houston
We’re simply not like other furniture stores in Houston. Houstonians have shown that they believe we are the best furniture store in Houston, thanks to our superb customer service, commitment to quality and fair prices, and community involvement.
Whether you’re looking for a custom sectional or sofas in Houston, visit one of our showrooms to experience the Living Designs Furniture difference. Sit on our furniture, feel the quality construction, explore over 100 fabric options, and work with our team to design pieces that fit your home perfectly.
We'll show you exactly why Houston homeowners keep choosing us, and why factory-direct, locally made furniture is the smarter investment for your home.
Living Designs Furniture is part of a family-owned Houston manufacturing company with more than 45 years of experience crafting quality products like mattresses and furniture locally. Many Houstonians already know our sister company, Texas Mattress Makers, which has been voted Best Mattress Store in Houston multiple years in a row. Living Designs Furniture was created to bring that same commitment to craftsmanship, customization, and customer service into the furniture world. Just like Texas Mattress Makers builds mattresses locally using premium materials, Living Designs Furniture creates high-quality, American-made furniture designed to last for years in your home.
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