I'm a Style Editor Who Loves Home Deals But Hates Black Friday – This is Where to Bag the Bargains and Swerve the Frenzy

Score chic, sans the splurge

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Recent updates

October 24 — We've checked when your favorite retailers are starting their early Black Friday sales, and listed links to their home deal pages. We've also added Black Friday home deal know-how from our top team who have years of deal-hunting curation experience. October 10 — We have reviewed prices and checked stock on all of the products listed below. We'll continue to check the deals and update the page to reflect any changes.

I'm going to cut to the chase: I'm not here to just bring you any old home deals. That would be too easy. As a shopping editor at Livingetc, I'm held to higher standards – so, while I'm going to use this page to help you reach the best home retailers' sale pages fast, know that I also spend hours upon hours every week trawling their websites with one goal: unearthing the most stylish, highest quality finds at the best prices for you.

I hate to mention that Black Friday is coming – most of us wouldn't typically associate it with creating a thoughtfully curated home – but, fact of life: it's a great time to find what you need at a discount. The trick is to know where to shop, whether for the best sofa, a hotel-quality bedding set, or simply a beautifully scented candle.

So, my aim for this page? For you to click on each and every home deal, big or small, and think: "Wow, I can get that for this price?" Yes, you can.

I'll keep this page up-to-date with coverage of the best home sales, across all categories, through fall, up to Black Friday and beyond, so do bookmark it and, as always, tell your friends...

Where to Shop the Best Home Deals

This is my dependable quick list of Livingetc's favorite stores to shop for stylish buys without the high price tag. I'm continually refreshing this lineup, reflecting the best deals on home decor and furniture at any given time.

The Best Home Furniture Deals Right Now

I'll be adding to this page constantly so that you can always find high-style, low-cost home deals from your favorite retailers. These are my top picks on sale.

The Best Home Decor Deals Today

When will Black Friday Home Sales begin?

"Though Black Friday falls on November 29th, the sales, including some unmissable home deals, tend to be dropped any time from mid-October through mid-November," says Livingetc's Ecommerce Content Director Lindsey Davis. 'The Home Depot's Black Friday sale is slated to start on November 6th, for example, while Wayfair's Black Friday Preview has already begun.

So, if you want to get a head start on your holiday gifting (and score some killer home finds in the process), now's the time. That said, don’t get too comfortable! While some deals roll out in advance, they won’t stick around for long. The best finds tend to disappear fast, so keep an eye on this page as we approach the big day to stay ahead of the crowd.

Are Black Friday Home Deals Any Good?

"Early Black Friday home deals can be really good, with larger retailers such as Wayfair often looking to clear stock before the sales begin in earnest, with discounts of up to 70%," continues Lindsey Davis. "We also often see other large retailers discount furniture by between 30 to 50%, while home decor, from lighting to bedding can see similarly big discounts in the run up to the event.

"You can, of course, be lucky and come across a good deal on any given day throughout the sales period. Or, you could bookmark this page and keep coming back for the latest information, which our shopping team is all over. But I would always advise that you begin to watch prices for anything you've earmarked for your home from early September onwards – some retailers will even allow you to hold product in your basket, which makes monitoring that week's price easier. That way, you can begin to discern what is a good price for any given product you want to buy for your home, then bag it when it's the right price for you.

"Or you could hold your nerve and wait until Cyber Monday to shop home deals but, in my experience, the best sale prices are often to be found in the week before the actual day."

When Is the Best Time to Shop Home Deals?

"I've worked with our editors for seven years across our home sales pages, watching price dips and peaks, and I can honestly say that the best time to shop home deals is either at the end of a season, when retailers are about to bring in next season's stock (summer bedding is on sale right now, for example), or during the peak sales season, which really starts when retailers start to drop prices for Black Friday in early to mid-October," says Lucy Searle, Livingetc's Content Director for Audience.

"As Lindsey says above, the best prices often drop in the few days before Black Friday, so I would really begin to look in earnest from November 22nd. That said, some retailers, such as Brooklinen, already have live deals on their sales pages that look too good to be true."

Are Black Friday Home Deals Better Than After Christmas Home Deals?

Black Friday Home Deals are pretty comparable with After Christmas Home Deals in terms of pricing (you can use camelcamelcamel, for example, to track and compare prices in Amazon sales), but the offer is often broader during Black Friday sales than post-Christmas when retailers are essentially just trying to offload anything that hasn't sold in their fall/winter collections, and which they need to shed before they bring their spring collections into store or online.

"If I had a home buy that I really wanted to buy and saw it on sale at a price I could afford during the Black Friday period, I wouldn't wait until after Christmas to buy," advises Lindsey Davis. "There's a chance you could potentially get it cheaper then, but there's a much higher likelihood that it will be out of stock by then, particularly if it's a very seasonally-focussed product, such as warm bedding."

Julia Demer
Style Editor

Formerly covering fashion at L’Officiel USA, style maven Julia Demer brings her love of design to Livingetc’s world of interiors. As the title’s New York-based Style Editor, Julia's work reflects a sharp eye for detail and an innate passion for aesthetics. Her journey began with a strong foundation in design, honing her craft at renowned establishments like The Row and even establishing her own eponymous fashion brand. Julia’s design background is evident in the way she thoughtfully curates shopping edits, always maintaining a focus on emerging trends while preserving timeless sensibilities. For Julia, fashion and interiors go hand in hand, reflecting her lifelong commitment to perfecting the art of style.