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No matter where you live in Ottawa, there is sure to be a furniture store close by. Whether you live in a suburb like Kanata, or close to a busy road like Hunt Club, there are furniture stores scattered across the city.
But with so many furniture stores around you, it might be hard for you to find the one that’s perfect for your needs. Are you looking for high-quality or affordable furniture? Are you looking for a specific aesthetic or you’re not sure?
Ormes Furniture and La-Z-Boy are two great examples of two furniture stores that share similarities & differences.
Ormes is a single furniture store that is locally owned with a lot of history to its name! Meanwhile, La-Z-Boy is a widely-known furniture brand that has multiple different stores across North America, with locally-owned showrooms in Ottawa & Kingston.
While we are proud of the furniture we offer at La-Z-Boy, we realize that we aren't for everyone. So, which retailer speaks more to you? Which furniture will help you attain your dream living room while staying within your budget?
This article will provide an in-depth comparison of Ormes Furniture vs. La-Z-Boy, going over key similarities and differences. After reading this article, we hope that it is easier for you to make the right shopping decision for your living room.
In This Article…
- Brief Descriptions of Each Retailer
- Living Room Furniture Selection
- Where It Is Made
- Customization Options
- Interior Design Services
- Cost
- Warranty
- Delivery
- Where to Buy (Ottawa & Kingston)
Brief Descriptions of Each Retailer
Before we dive into a detailed comparison, let’s familiarize ourselves with both retailers.
Ormes Furniture Ottawa
As mentioned before, Ormes Furniture is a locally owned and operated furniture company that has been around for over 150 years.
Starting on Sparks street, the furniture store was first established by J.L. Orme in 1861. This would make Ormes older than the confederation itself!
Starting off by selling a variety of items, like pianos, radios, and refrigerators, Ormes decided to strictly sell furniture for all rooms of the house in 1939.
Ever since its inception, Ormes states that its primary goal has always been the same: providing unique furniture that helps you stand out from the crowd. According to their website, their showroom is “fully decorated with quality, custom furniture.”
La-Z-Boy Ottawa & Kingston
La-Z-Boy is an American company that was first established in Michigan, United States over 90 years ago.
Although an American-born company, the Ottawa and Kingston locations have been locally owned and operated by the Maxwell family since 2011 and have been a successful branch of the furniture company since its inception.
La-Z Boy prides itself on its furniture quality, style, and comfortability, which is why one of its popular phrases is "style meets comfort."
La-Z-Boy’s primary specialty is living room furniture, but they also sell furniture for other rooms of the home, including the dining room, and bedroom. Additionally, La-Z-Boy also offers a wide variety of home accessories and decor.
Living Room Furniture Selection
Both Ormes and La-Z-Boy carry a wide range of home furniture to choose from.
With that being said, for the purposes of this comparison article, we will focus on both retailers’ living room furniture selections.
Ormes Living Room Furniture Selection
Ormes takes a more classic approach to its furniture selection. Since Ormes has been around for a very long time, they like to blend old and new styles of design to create timeless furniture pieces.
With that being said, Ormes outsources all of its furniture from partnered retailers and manufacturers to obtain these timeless and local furniture pieces.
Within their furniture selections, you can find all sorts of furniture for any room. In their living room selections specifically, you can find a variety of stationary or reclining chairs, loveseats, sofas, and sectionals just like La-Z-Boy.
You can also find other living room pieces like occasional tables and area rugs.
La-Z-Boy Living Room Furniture Selection
La-Z-Boy focuses on offering comfortable, quality, and stylish home furniture and decor.
With that being said, there is an emphasis on creating high-quality and comfortable sofas, sectionals, and of course, the well-known recliner chair.
All La-Z-Boy furniture is offered in stationary, manual reclining, and power reclining. While all of these choices vary in price, it is up to you to decide which option is better.
Aside from upholstered living room furniture, La-Z-Boy also offers a range of occasional tables including coffee tables, side tables, and entertainment units. To complete a living room arrangement, you can also find an assortment of accessories and decor.
Where it is Made
La-Z-Boy and Ormes differentiate greatly when it comes to the origin of their furniture products. Let’s take a look at where all of this furniture actually comes from.
Where is Ormes Furniture Made?
As mentioned before, all of Ormes’ furniture is outsourced from different retailers and manufacturers, meaning they do not manufacture their own products.
Because of this, where the furniture comes from depends on where the outsourced manufacturers’ are located. For example, one of Ormes’ furniture partners is Stressless, which has its main manufacturing headquarters in Sykkylven, Norway.
You can learn more about Stressless in comparison to La-Z-Boy by reading this article.
Where is La-Z-Boy Furniture Made?
La-Z-Boy is a global manufacturer operating in North America, Asia, and Europe. La-Z-Boy’s products are primarily made in North America for North American markets, with their global headquarters being in Monroe, Michigan.
Our recliners, chairs, sofas, and sectionals that are sold in Ottawa and Kingston, however, are mostly manufactured in Dayton, Tennessee.
With this, is it important to highlight the fact that all furniture sold at La-Z-Boy is manufactured by La-Z-Boy.
For more information, check out the article Where La-Z-Boy Furniture is Made.
Customization Options
Not everyone sells it, but custom furniture is becoming a popular demand for homeowners nowadays. Let's see what both Ormes and La-Z-Boy has to offer.
Ormes Furniture Customization Options
Ormes provides a diverse selection of custom furniture options to match your preferences. The available customizations vary depending on the furniture piece you choose. For detailed information on the available options, we recommend contacting Ormes directly.
La-Z-Boy Customization Options
Similarly, upholstery furniture at La-Z-Boy is highly customizable.
With over 800 fabrics and leathers to choose from, there are many possibilities to make your furniture unique to your own personal style.
Aside from upholstery customization, La-Z-Boy living room furniture is also customizable in wood finish, nailhead trim, and welt trim, depending on the chosen frame.
Further, furniture items at La-Z-Boy have many upgrades, such as the upgrade to power. With power, select models are available with even more additional upgrades, such as heat & massage, power lift options for recliners, and adjustable headrest & lumbar.
Power furniture at La-Z-Boy requires control panels and remotes to use them. To learn more about using our Control Panels & Remotes, check out this article.
It is important to remember that all upgrades at La-Z Boy come at an additional cost.
Learn more by reading Custom Furniture at La-Z-Boy: What to Expect?
Interior Design Services
Whether your living room furniture is customizable or not, interior design services can be helpful in ensuring that the style of dining room furniture fits seamlessly into the design of your home.
Ormes Interior Design Services
Although Ormes does have customization options, unfortunately, it does not offer any interior design services within its showroom.
Ormes salespeople are eager to help in any way they can. With that being said, however, Ormes offers nothing officially relating to design services.
La-Z-Boy Interior Design Services
In contrast, La-Z-Boy does offer complimentary interior design services in our stores. La-Z Boy's interior designers will work with you one-on-one to offer personalized furniture and design recommendations.
In turn, they will create a complete room design based on your personal style and preferences. Moreover, you will receive a complete room mood board and a 3D model of your room design before finalizing your order.
You can either set up an appointment or book a virtual call to work with an interior designer.
For more information, check out the article Interior Design Services at La-Z-Boy: What to Expect.
Cost
Ormes and La-Z-Boy furniture vary slightly in terms of cost. This factor, along with the quality of materials and craftsmanship, impacts the overall cost of their products.
Generally speaking, furniture at La-Z-Boy falls within the mid to high price range on the market. In contrast, Ormes is around the same ballpark but seems to fall more towards the midprice range.
Given that the products from Ormes are made by a range of manufacturers, the quality and price of their product selection are broader.
Cost Breakdown: Ormes vs. La-Z-Boy
Below is a cost breakdown of both Ormes and La-Z-Boy living room furniture.
Keep in mind that prices for room tables, seats, and storage units at Ormes are varied by collection but usually fall under the same umbrella.
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Ormes |
La-Z-Boy |
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Sofa |
$1,399 - $4,000 |
$1,899 - $7,000+ |
|
Sectional |
$2,599 - $10,000 |
$3,799 - $10,000+ |
|
Recliner Chair |
$3,000 - $5,500 (Leather Only) |
$999 - $2,999 |
Please note that La-Z-Boy prices listed in this article are subject to change without notice. Information is current as of June 6, 2023. Contact your local Ottawa or Kingston location by phone or in person for up-to-date pricing.
Warranty
Whether you shop at Ormes or La-Z-Boy, there is no doubt that living room furniture is an investment.
Both furniture retailers offer a warranty with the sale of their products in order to help protect the long-term value of your investment.
Ormes Warranty
Ormes does not have a universal warranty for all of its furniture.
The warranty is based on the retailer where the furniture product is manufactured. In turn, the warranty on furniture sold at Ormes will vary depending on the manufacturer of the product.
La-Z-Boy Warranty
Although La-Z-Boy's furniture is more expensive than Ormes, the quality is known to last as a long-term investment.
Should anything happen to your furniture if purchased at La-Z Boy, La-Z-Boy products carry a manufacturing warranty that covers some mechanical and frame parts for a lifetime while other parts for 1-3 years of damage caused by manufacturing error or workmanship. This warranty is applicable across all upholstery categories on a consistent basis.
Take a look at the article Are La-Z-Boy Recliners Guaranteed for Life for a detailed breakdown of the recliner warranty at La-Z-Boy.
At an additional cost, La-Z Boy also offers an extended protection plan that covers up to five years of accidental damage. Depending on the product, the cost of this warranty is relative.
To learn more about this extended warranty, check out our article to see if La-Z-Boy's Extended Warranty is Worth it.
Delivery
Ormes and La-Z-Boy both have different delivery services available for an additional cost. To learn more details about specific delivery fees to your area, contact either retailer.
Ormes Delivery
At Ormes, local delivery costs $50. Local delivery includes any location in Ottawa, Gatineau, or any surrounding areas.
Because Ormes is locally owned and operated, any delivery that is out of town will have an additional charge. Depending on how far out the delivery is, the service fee can be up to $200-$300.
Within their local delivery services, Ormes offers a white glove furniture assembly, which does not have an additional cost.
La-Z-Boy Delivery
At La-Z-Boy, local Ottawa & Kingston delivery costs $129.99, and out-of-town delivery costs $169.99. For an additional fee of $25 per furniture piece, we can assist with either moving out old furniture from different rooms or bringing it to the curb.
Additionally, we offer the option to dispose of any old furniture in a local landfill at an extra charge of $50 / per furniture seat.
To learn more about delivery at La-Z-Boy, check out our delivery service page: La-Z-Boy Ottawa and Kingston Furniture Delivery Service.
Where to Buy (Ottawa & Kingston)
Ormes and La-Z-Boy have many different locations across Ottawa & Kingston, which you can take a look at using the list below.
You will notice that La-Z-Boy has many other locations listed below, whereas Ormes only has one location.
Ormes Furniture Locations
- 5470 Bank St, Ottawa
La-Z-Boy Locations
- 8231-B Campeau Dr, Ottawa
- 1750 Cyrville Rd, Ottawa
- 90 Wt Hunt Club Rd, Unit 3, Ottawa
- 770 Gardiners Road Unit#3, Kingston
What's Next?
After reading this article, you are now more knowledgeable about two local furniture retailers in Ottawa. But the question remains, which store is the right one for you?
Now that you know all of the key differences between Ormes Furniture and La-Z-Boy, it is up to you to make a decision and choose the retailer that will best fulfill your living room needs.
Visit one of our La-Z Boy Ottawa & Kingston stores today or schedule a visit online before coming in.
Our design consultants are always eager to lend a helping hand. Take advantage of our complimentary interior design services to see how your living room furniture could fit in your home.
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