We currently are looking to replace living room futon sofa. The frame is oak hardwood and still in excellent condition. The futon itself remains in pretty good condition as well but H doesn't like the rake (tilts too far back for him to sit comfortable upright, with his back against the base of the futon.

We have checked out the few furniture stores in Honolulu, but they really have very few pieces to choose among and most of them do not have at least a 4" clearance so the Roomba electronic vacuum cleaner can clean under them (VERY IMPORTANT as we hate to vacuum any other way). The Ekornes stationary sofas were OK BUT not enough clearance under them for Roomba. The other sofas in the showroom often had virtually no clearance or were too deep for us and/or too high so feet didn't comfortably rest on the floor when seated.

We will be going to LA & SF, and will be checking out furniture stores while we are there, but would love suggestions about brands, stores, things to look for, approximate price range. We are pretty flexible on our budget but would need to have whatever we get shipped to Honolulu. Our living room floor is white oak; we would like a light tan leather, we are thinking.