Smart shopping: How to make the most of the interior and furniture sales

Research and planning are essential to nab true sales bargains

The Cloud Granite modular sofa seats four in a corner design, from EZ Living Interiors.

Here's a good question to ask yourself when chasing bargains: Would you buy it if it wasn’t on sale?

If you’re not prepared to buy at full price, is it worth spending even half of that? But if you coveted a sofa, a chair to have all to yourself, a table on which to unleash your tablescaping notions but hesitated at the price, it’s a thrill to find it marked down.