A brand that defined comfort – now, they are setting the bar for style
Dan S. Morris is the Chief Content Editor and founder of Chosen Furniture. He covers high-quality furniture products designed to last, so he is the best contact for house goods advice.
It all started in 1927 in a garage in Monroe, Michigan. Two cousins, Edwin J. Shoemaker and Edward M. Knabusch designed a reclining wood-slat porch chair (which was later upholstered at a buyer’s suggestion). This chair launched the La-Z-Boy brand and a new category in the furniture industry – the iconic recliner. The company name La-Z-Boy was later suggested by an employee who won $25 for coming up with it. Since their humble beginnings, they have strived to build the highest-quality furniture, doing much of their work in the USA.
Like other innovative and pioneering companies, La-Z-Boy is so well-known for its recliners that the name of the company is often a synonym for recliners! And, yes – they know how to build one of the best American-made recliners. A quick look at the styles offered on their website yields over 300 different designs in the recliners section alone.
The La-Z-Boy recliners have that signature look of plush pillows and a full leg rest that pops to allow maximum comfort. Others are either modern or traditional in design that you’d barely know it’s a recliner. Yet, the La-Z-Boy company offers an array of other pieces of furniture. You’ll find a plethora of chaises, sofas, loveseats, sectionals, tables, desks, swivel or gliding chairs, and home accents.
La-Z-Boy Furniture Scores
- Customer Satisfaction: 9.6/10
- Price Value: 9.4/10
- Perceived Quality: 9.7/10
- Design Style: 9.4/10
- Delivery / Set Up: 9.4/10
- Return Policy: 9.0/10
The La-Z-Boy corporation owns several other well-known brands, such as American Drew (high-fashion bedroom and dining room collections), Kincaid Furniture (solid wood case goods), Hammary (complete living room and family room furnishings), England Furniture Co (moderately priced family-oriented furniture), and La-Z-Boy Residential (a leading manufacturer of reclining chairs and one of the US largest producers of upholstered sofas, loveseats, chairs, and ottomans). La-Z-Boy furniture is available worldwide through several different channels. These include company-owned and individually franchised galleries and studios and independent retailers who sell a mix of furniture from the above brands.
Since its very first day, La‑Z‑Boy had a clear focus on building great-looking furniture with a focus on quality. And their commitment to total customer satisfaction has remained firm and unchanged. Share on XConsumer Reports – LazBoy Furniture Pros and Cons
With a huge variety of high-end sofas, recliners, and beds, all with ample customization options, La-Z-Boy Furniture brings personality into your home without having to find expensive furniture. They don’t compromise the quality over styles and make luxury furniture meant to be a part of your home for lifelong.
- Have a strong reputation for quality furniture.
- Offer hundreds of color and fabric options to customize your furniture.
- Free designer services provide expert guidance to help bring your vision to life.
- Free swatches to find your inspiration.
- LazyBoy recliners are the first choice for most buyers.
- Found products in many showrooms throughout the USA.
- Sell their products within major furniture retailers.
- Available to buy directly online, constantly updating its inventory.
- A dedicated credit limit to use on their galleries.
- iTunes App Store or Google Play augmented reality app to see how furniture will look in your home.
- Limited 3-day return policy.
- No free shipping options.
- Do not offer trial periods and returns.
- Extremely long shipping window for customized furniture.
La-Z-Boy FREE Design Services
From small updates to complete transformations of a house, La-Z-Boy expert designers will guide you through each step. First, start with a free consultation with an interior designer at home, in-store, or virtually. Both will develop a custom plan for the room/house that reflects your style, wants, and budget. After that, you’ll select swatches, wood finishes, and 3D renderings of your new room so that you can better visualize your furniture. Once you decide on the final touches, your designer will order, set up, and reveal.
You can even collaborate with one of the La-Z-Boy interior designers from the comfort and safety of your home through chat, video conference, or a simple phone call. Go to their main website, find the “Design Services” section, and enter your zip/postal code to connect with a local design expert who will help you redesign any room in your home. La-Z-Boy designers provide expert guidance to help bring your vision to life – and it’s FREE of charge!
Where To Buy LazyBoy Furnishings
All LazyBoy furnishings can be found in property furniture galleries, retail stores across the USA, and multiple destinations worldwide. This is a good option if you want to see and test the furniture you want to buy. You cannot buy a La-Z-Boy product in one area and have it shipped by a La-Z-Boy store in another part of the country. Want to know which store is the closest to your home? They have a handy store locator on their website. If you want to buy right from the comfort of your home, LazyBoy sell products directly from their website.
The site is well constructed and offers factual information for a great shopping experience. Main furnishings are sorted by style, room, or collections. A great service to the buyers is their iTunes App Store or Google Play augmented reality (AR) app. The AR app can add a computerized 3-D image to your “real” room. Most LazyBoy sofas, loveseats, chairs, and recliners are viewable in AR. Look for the button that reads “View Virtually in Your Space” on the product pages.
You will find LazyBoy furniture at the mid-price point, and it is good value for the price. LazyBoy offers many upgrades and options you might find useful as well. Some are rockers, some have lumbar support, and some are power chairs that lift the legs effortlessly. Customization is limited to fabric and wood finish for details, handles, and cushion options. LazyBoy offers over 900 fabric and leather choices in different grades. The fabric choice affects your final price, and the delivery period might take longer.
If you feel more comfortable buying online from a major retailer, LazyBoy furnishings can be found on websites such as Wayfair and Walmart (in a minimal number of products).
La-Z-Boy Furniture Pricing
Need a fresh start? This is the perfect time to update a room. Whether it’s a coat of paint, a new bed, or a new sofa, even a small change can help you achieve your goal. You can find excellent bargains in terms of price and quality at the right time. On this spot are some prices for best La-Z-Boy furniture pieces we love.
- Recliners start at $560
- Sofas start at $1,100
- Sectionals start at $2,000
- Mattresses start at $500
- Panel beds start at $1,50
- Chairs start at $680
- Swivels start at $880
- Dining tables start at $500
- Ottomans start at $480
- Patio side tables start at $200
- Loveseats start at $1,000
La-Z-Boy Furniture Top Picks – Most Iconic Pieces and Collections
La-Z-Boy has always stayed close to its traditional roots. Still, they add fresher, shiny designs in response to changing demographics. Their furniture catalog is divided into categories such as Recliners, Chairs, Sofas, Loveseats, Sectionals, Home Accents, Bedrooms, Kitchen and Dining, and Outdoor. Below you’ll find some of their best-selling pieces and collections.
1 Recliners Collection
Recliners Collection by La-Z-Boy
La-Z-Boy invented the recliner, and the changes to styles and functionality over the years are just amazing. La-Z-Boy is a maker of around 300 different models, ranging in price from $580 with standard options up to $3,000 for power-lift recliners with stain-resistant fabrics. You can choose between recliners that move with the touch of a button, rocker chairs that combine a rocking chair and a recliner, wall recliners that can help save space by being placed a few inches from the wall, swivel recliners that rotate 360 degrees or lift recliners that can help with getting in and out of the chair.
The Pinnacle Rocking Recliner is our top choice because it has an easygoing style that’s just right for resting and relaxing. Sink in and enjoy its plushly pillowed tall back and padded rolled arms. The chaise seat and leg rest cradle your body in a continuous comfort zone. Rowan Rocking Recliner is a best seller and is an exquisite combination of style and comfort. Its design is glossy, while the flared arms maximize the seating area. Use the handle on the outside arm to raise the leg rest.
2 Duo Collection
Duo Collection by La-Z-Boy
The Duo is a collection of contemporary furniture styles that includes sectionals, sofas, loveseats, and chairs – all with the power to recline. Use the side-mounted 2-button control panels to recline and raise the leg rests. With built-in USB ports, you can charge your phones or laptops. The patented ComfortCore cushions provide the best support for a short or long sit.
Each product includes two 20-inches accent pillows. The Duo is ultra-customizable since there are over 800 fabrics and leathers. The powered leg rest provides limitless reclining positions on both sides, all at the touch of a button. La-Z-Boy Duo furniture comes in four different silhouettes: Colby, Bennett, Edie, MaKenna. Many factors influence the cost of a Duo piece – including but not limited to quality, customization, and upgrades.
3 Sofas Collection
Sofas Collection by La-Z-Boy Furniture
The style varies from a classic sofa with simple lines, rolled arms, and semi-attached pillow backs to a casual look and feel. These sofas are available in 900 different fabrics, colors, patterns, and materials. La-Z-Boy sofas also feature three deep seat cushions, welt detailing, and an extra-wide stance. La-Z-Boy is also a luxury furniture maker for loveseats, stationary couches, and sleeper sofas, with power and manual reclining options.
Collins Sofa is one of the most popular sofas because it fits into a wide variety of home styles, while Leah Full Sleep Sofa is our favorite. Leah’s sleek profile is perfect for smaller spaces, yet it opens up to become a super comfy full bed, complete with a Supreme Comfort quilted innerspring mattress. The average price of a La-Z-Boy sofa can range anywhere from $799 – $4,000, depending on the fabric, options, and upgrades. When compared to competitors, these sofas from La-Z-Boy Furniture typically cost a little less.
4 Sectional Collection
Sectional Collection by La-Z-Boy Furniture
For sectionals, La-Z-Boy bears multiple unique models that can be customized and purchased online. You can select the upholstery and color, a specific configuration, the cushion type, and the leg style, and you can add power recliners to combine into sectionals. La-Z-Boy sectionals are not cheap, as they cost anywhere from around $2,500 and can go up to $8,000+, depending on the options/upgrades and finishes.
The Meyer Sectional has simple style elements paired with deep and wide seats. It is perfect for a family movie night or afternoon nap. Plus, it’s a best seller for this collection, even if we like a little bit more the Collins Sectional Sleeper Sofas. This sectional is big on comfort, featuring deep and wide seats with simple lines, overscaled rolled arms, and welt trim for a style that looks good and feels even better. It comes standard with patented ComfortCore cushions, providing just the right amount of support for a long or short sit.
5 Chairs Collection
Chairs Collection by La-Z-Boy Furniture
To achieve the ultimate seating experience, a chair maker must balance high-density foams, cushion support, and fabric or leather cover. La-Z-Boy chairs are priced at around $800 to $2,000, depending on the model, upgrades, and finishes. The Kennedy Chair is a best seller, and it looks great in large or small spaces.
Its clean lines, narrow track arms, welt trim, and decorative wood legs give it a classic style that blends easily with any decor. Albeit, the Allegra Swivel Gliding Chair is our option – it combines a streamlined look with subtle details to complement your casual decor. A gentle gliding motion eases you into relaxation, while a 360-degree swivel base lets you change your focus without ever getting up. You can customize it with your fabrics and other available upgrades.
How To Protect and Care LaZBoy Furniture
The LaZBoy furniture is made from a combination of an engineered wood frame, steel supports, and fabric. When it comes to the cushioning of stationary sofas, loveseats, sectionals, and chairs, you can choose between the standard cushion offering, Airform cushions (, which provides an additional 2 inches of high-performance Airform foam over a foam base), and ComfortCore Gel seat cushions (which uses Airform and gel-infused foam over a foam core). Some LaZBoy dining and bedroom furniture pieces come in solid wood construction.
iClean from La-Z-Boy is a high-performance fabric engineered for extreme comfort, durability, and ease of maintenance. It has a luxurious feel, is exceptional in comfort, and is available in various colors and patterns. Utilizing nano base technology spills bead up and sit on the fabric until they are blotted with a cloth for clean-up. With their moisture repellency and stain resistance, iClean fabrics make it easy to keep your furniture feeling brand new. iClean fabrics are warranted for three (3) years for specific stains.
For the upholstery, to prevent soiling in general, frequent vacuuming or light brushing with a nonmetallic, stiff bristle brush to remove dust and grime. Use a professional furniture cleaning service when an overall soiled condition has been reached. To clean fabric successfully, it is important to determine the type of fabric and the recommended cleaning code. This information can be found on the tag attached to the furniture.
Leather is easy to care for of all upholstery materials. Each leather type has its care and cleaning specifications, but some generalizations exist. You must dust, vacuum often, avoids direct exposure to sunlight, and keep leather furniture at least 12 inches away from radiators and other heat sources.
Reclining mechanisms might need maintenance. We recommend using clear mineral oil to lubricate the mechanism if lubrication is needed. Ask for service personnel if you don’t know how to do it. They would be able to inspect your chair, diagnose the problem it is encountering, and then offer a solution. Every authorized La-Z-Boy dealership employs knowledgeable, well-trained service personnel to assist customers if their furniture requires service assistance or replacement parts. While the dealers provide such services under warranty, there may be additional charges, such as trip and inspection fees, that the LaZBoy warranty does not provide.
La-Z-Boy Furniture Frequently Asked Questions
Below you’ll find some frequently asked questions about La-Z-Boy Furniture. If you cannot find the right answers to your questions, visit La-Z-Boy’s main website.
Is La-Z-Boy Furniture good quality?
La-Z-Boy furniture is well-known for its quality, unique design, and comfortable pieces. They are the only company in America that tests its furniture at two times the industry standard.
Are La-Z-Boy recliners worth the money?
The La-Z-Boy recliners are worth the money because of their patented features, selection of fabrics, and customizable upgrades. Plus, recliners from La-Z-Boy offer peace of mind with their limited lifetime warranty and local customer service.
Why Are La-Z-Boy recliners so expensive?
La-Z-Boy recliners come in a wide range of sizes for people of different heights and body types. Material cost is a major factor in the final price of a recliner. This is why bigger recliners come with a higher price tag than smaller recliners.
Which is better La-Z-Boy or Ashley?
La-Z-Boy is known for quality furniture with free design services. Ashley HomeStore is a discount retailer with a wide furniture, decor, and accessories range. According to Consumer Affairs, La-Z-Boy’s has a higher overall satisfaction rating than Ashley Furniture.
Does La-Z-Boy negotiate prices?
No, I do not think La-Z-Boy will negotiate at all, yet, you can find discounted sales on the following holidays: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Black Friday, and President’s Day. Local stores will allow you to negotiate a slightly better price, especially if you are a business buying furniture in bulk or planning to buy more than one item.
Is all La-Z-Boy furniture made in the USA?
La-Z-Boy furniture is mostly made in America and brought to you by corporate headquarters, three manufacturing plants, six distribution centers, and more than 100 retail stores located across the United States.
How long does it take for La-Z-Boy to deliver furniture?
It can take up to 10 weeks for delivery to your location and distance from local retailers or warehouses. Unlike other companies, La-Z-Boy offers a full, white-glove delivery service, meaning furniture comes already assembled and is brought in for you and placed where you want it.
LazyBoy Furniture Alternatives
Often compared with Ashley HomeStores, LazyBoy Furniture is not on the price range and quality as Lexington or Hooker, for example. If you are looking for mid-priced alternatives to LazyBoy Furniture, I found Lulu and Georgia and Raymour & Flanigan to be one the best options in terms of quality and price points.
LaZBoy Furniture: Good or Bad?
Without any questions, the La-Z-Boy furniture is made for families to gather and enjoy life. LaZBoy offers many upgrades and options you might find useful. And the customization is limited to fabric and wood finish for details, handle, and cushion options. Regarding customer experience, the buyers are satisfied with their pieces and the perceived superior quality.
Recommended IF
- You want to buy from a reputable manufacturer that produces furniture in the USA
- You’re looking for plenty of customization and upgrade options
- You want high-quality products with reasonable mid-end pricing
- You seek great customer service and help center section
- You can search in hundreds of store locations
- Convenient deposit / balance payment
Not Recommended IF
- You want something cheap and affordable
- You want to get your furniture fast
- You are too scared by their returns policy, which is quite challenging
Final Thoughts: La-Z-Boy Furniture
As you can see, unlike other furniture stores and manufacturers we reviewed, La-Z-Boy doesn’t deal with many interior elements. They make home furniture for indoor, outdoor, residential, and office furniture. How long you intend to keep your furniture and how you’ll use it will help you determine what kind of price you are willing to pay. If you’ve decided you’d like to purchase well-made custom furniture that will last a lifetime, La-Z-Boy Furniture is the right answer.
La-Z-Boy furniture has many pieces and collections to fit today’s lifestyles and is affordable. For a piece of chosen furniture that has superior quality and more features, consider La-Z-Boy. Most La-Z-Boy Furniture stores stock products for immediate delivery, but the furniture can be custom ordered. This option adds 8 to 10 weeks to the delivery, though if you’re patient, waiting for the perfect furniture to match your home decor can be worth the wait!
Dan S. Morris is a longtime furniture and design enthusiast with a passion for beautiful and functional arrangements and a human-centered approach to home decor that integrates the needs of people. He is the founder of Chosen Furniture. Dan and his team are faithful to serving you with savvy client-focused information and furniture reviews, with uncompromising integrity as the hallmarks of their service.