Three months wait? I can get almost any Hancock and Moore piece in 6 weeks or less if I make a phone call and request a Quick Ship. No extra charge for that, and H&M will honor that request 90% of the time if they have the frame and leather in stock (which they do have 90% of the time as well). Even on non-rush orders, its 10 weeks. Its time to call up the store manager and discuss your concerns with them. It all comes down to how willing they are to work with you to make you pleased with your purchase, and what you are willing to accept to be happy and return as a customer to that store - and recommend them to your friends. At my store, you would get a fresh, newly-ordered sofa on a quick ship, or a scratch repair and additional discount. It would be whichever you wanted, not what I wanted! You should never be forced to accept a solution you don't think is fair and equitable. The key is to be polite, respectful and yet know exactly what YOU want when you talk to them. A dissatisfied customer is not something any store wants to have. Good luck, Duane Collie

36" door is a piece of cake with all regular sofas provided you have good egress before and after the door. A basic door with primer as it pertains to furniture deliveries - and very general. Most furniture is designed to go through 33" - 34" doorways, so a 36" door is a luxury (if you ever want to see delivery guys break out in a big grin, have a double opening front door). At 32" things get interesting. There are certain larger sofas that won't fit, and some that have to be 'shoved' through if the customer decides thats OK, and might have get abrasion marks on leather pieces, or light soiling on fabric ones. In my delivery trucks we carry a special pad with metal bands to fit around door jambs for exactly this reason. Anything other 32" requires careful planning beforehand, and many pieces simply won't fit. You're up against the laws of physics. 29" and 30" doorways are virtually useless for sofas, but you can get recliners through them relatively easy by opening them up flat and carrying them through in an extended mode (be very gentle if you do this, as its hard on the mechanisms). Whats as important as door width is egress on each side of the door. On many doorways, we have to be able to 'hook' the sofa around the door frame. If we can't do that, it may not go in. An experienced delivery crew is your best bet. They can tell usually very quickly be eyeballing the doorways if a piece will or will not go in, plus they know the tricks in handling larger pieces to get them in the house, whereas a new crew will simply give up and put it back on the truck. There is a decision-making point on some difficult deliveries that the customer must decide upon whether they want the furniture pushed up against the jambs and walls. If you as the customer say 'yes', then expect some minor blemishes on your furniture or walls. Sometimes thats the only way to get a piece in. I've often remarked that every architect should have to work on a furniture delivery truck for at least a month before they get certified. We'd see a lot better egress into homes if that happened. -Duane Collie

Yikes! Owl vs doxxie is scary. Luckily we'd need a pteranodon to haul off this mutt. But one thing that has changed recently is that it's warmed up and the critters are out more. Maybe I have been locking in the dog sooner than I normally would because I don't want the neighbors annoyed by barking. We don't have a set time and just go by what is convenient. Steve, our house is not at all sound-proof, unfortunately. That's how even *I* know what he's barking at usually. I think he's genuinely startled. Then he gets up and checks on family members, sometimes emitting gentle woofs as he goes. It would be cute in the daytime. I'll try getting him more tired, and I'll try a fan or white noise machine. But then again, he might just be losing his marbles or has an undiagnosed medical issue that is keeping him from sleeping as soundly.Sleep apnea? He's a snorer. The dog does settle down after the initial "threat" (with the exception of the raccoon two nights ago that ignored the lights and the barking and kept playing in the lawn. Most critters have the decency to leave when you spot them!). So I don't think he's senile. He's just doing his job too well....

Is there room for your TV beside the door? I am thinking that is your front door...right? I personally do not like catty cornered furniture but.....If your TV will fit there, your sofa could be on the 12 foot wall with enough room for tables and lamps. Your chair could be where the couch is now If you put a small chest and lamp beside the chair, I think you could put your kitchen table behind it. I think you are going to just have to ignore the curved carpet/floor when you put your furniture down. With a recliner couch (I assume that is what you showed) you will not be able to have a coffee table so maybe the one you have could be put in front of the windows. Keep your space as open as you can so that it doesn't look cluttered. You will find a way to ignore the curve.