FYI, they have a sale going on now, on media consoles, etc. 15% off. FWIW, we did not purchase our media console at C&B, but did look at them during our search a couple of years ago. The ones we looked at all seemed well made. The one we did get (at Bloomie's.....the size, color, style worked best for our room) is a Maria Yee piece, and apparently, some of the media consoles at C&B also were (and may still be) made by Maria Yee. The salesperson (furniture mgr?) at C&B spoke very highly about MY furniture quality and construction. We did get a walnut dresser for our guest bedroom from C&B (same time frame). We are very happy with it. It's not super high-end, furniture quality, but it is very well made, looks very nice, and serves our purpose well. C&B was terrific to deal with, too. The first dresser arrived with a small blemish on the top, and they arranged for a new one to be delivered (we called while the delivery guys were here, and the replacement was ordered right away). They even left the original one in our home until the replacement arrived so we could use it in the meantime. One of the drawers in the replacement dresser had a wobbly drawer glide, so the delivery guys swapped out the glide for us with one from the dresser that they were picking up. Not even a question or hassle, in fact, I think they offered to do it before we even asked. You do want to see the furniture in person if you can. Some stuff (collections) are better made than others (a couple of dressers that we liked online, were definitely flimsier than others). Here is a link that might be useful: C&B media event sale This post was edited by cat_mom on Sat, Jan 25, 14 at 14:23

Adding to my dilemma is the fact that this sideboard/buffet will be seen from several rooms due to the layout of the house, and because the dining room has so many architectural details, I feel that it needs to be fairly simple so it’s not competing with the elements in the room. I kinda like this, even though I’m not into MCM generally. I think the dark knobs make it work well with my dark wood dining room table.

I noticed that the mineral blue Alvarez that kBob has is made of a different material - 73 % wool , 24% rayon and 3% nylon . The garden Alvarez that I was looking at is- 65% wool and 35% viscose . I have a photo attached of both samples with my leather colors . It does seem like the blue Alvarez material is more durable but I think the garden looks better with my samples . Can you tell I am reaching to salvage this rug ? Lol! Is rayon substantially better than viscose ?

Here are the mock-ups that I created. Links are to the different sectionals, but not the specific configuration. The recliner on the right is our existing one. The coffee and end tables are just suggestions, but haven't been decided on. The rectangle on the wall across from the fireplace is the secretary desk that I already have. ETA - the layouts in A and B are similar, except the end on the short side is armless in B and the long side in B is longer by almost a foot. A. Room & Board York Sectional R&B York Sectional B. Bassett Beckham Sectional Beckham Sectional C. Crate & Barrel Gather Petite Sectional C&B Gather Petite Sectional D. Crate & Barrel Gather Petite Chaise Sectional