Please Show Me Your Leather Sectional Sofa
kswl2
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RE H&M sectional sofa (DCollie)
Comments (5)Kathie, No worries! I had the rules explained to me so I'm trying to adhere to them while at the same time helping out with the info. The "Town and Country" grouping is 140 items from H&M that are offered in specific frame configurations in specific leathers. Pricing is very aggressive in this promotion, so it pays to shop there first. The T&C pieces are the same ones in the regular catalog, and the likewise the hides come off the same group as the main sample swatches. This can get confusing, but I'll try to explain it as best I can. Within the T&C program, there will be a 'married cover' hide at the lowest price. This is a leather that is pre-sewn as a kit form, and on the shelf at H&M. When an order comes in for this category, they pull the kit, and cover the frame with it. When you do the married cover items, there are no pre-approval swatches. In the past, "married cover" almost always meant it was sewn in China, but H&M no longer does that and their kits are sewn in North Carolina. At the next level of T&C, you typically can choose another leather series (such as any Document colorway) for more than the Married Cover Price, but for less than working out of the main price book. Heres an example of how pricing would look for an Austin Sofa (they are not the real prices, I'm just making these up since I'm typing from home). Austin Sofa in Married Cover, choose from Document Chestnut, Cavilier Oxblood or Cavalier Dark Blue. $ 2,299 (these are Grade II hides in kit form) Austin Sofa in Any other Document colorway $ 2,699. Austin Sofa in Any other Cavalier colorway $ 2,899. Austin Sofa in any Grade II leather from the main book $ 3,299. So, as you can see, there are several price steps you can choose for the same frame. It really all depends on if you're shopping budget or shopping a specific hide or 'look'. By far, most people will buy in a T&C promo if the piece they like is offered in it, and many will give up the leather selection they really like to save some money by buying into the program. There are thousands of options with Hancock and Moore. I suspect your feeling limited in selection is more a function of your local dealer not offering (or not knowing!) all the various price structures and program items. Its confusing and as a dealer if you're not real careful you can wind up mis-quoting the line on pricing. Thats why many dealers only offer a few pieces at specific prices. The Town and Country program is ongoing, and changes with each April and October High Point Market. Some items come in and others go out, and there are price increases that come into the line as well. One day, when I have some time, I'll make a list of all the Town and Country items and the leathers they come in. Let me know if you have any more questions! Duane Collie...See Morejcpenny trenton sectional sofa
Comments (2)Your assumption is correct and I will add that Costco also sells at the bottom end, but I think most consumers are aware of this so their expectations are much lower on furniture purchased from this retailers. Some furniture in Macy's are a bit better, but then again your better off buying from the manufacturer that builds it for Macy's. Its not that difficult to make a cheap sofa with good first impressions. Its much more difficult and costly to build a sofa that sits good the first day forward to the next 10+years. Google furniture manufacturers, and visit their website. See if they build quality furniture and stand behind it with a good warranty and support....See Moresectional sofa recommendation
Comments (7)I am curious as to why you don't want leather. It last longer. It's more sanitary. No dustmites and a good quality leather does not look like or feel like plastic. I agree that a good upholstery option is slipcovered as the slipcovers are washable. (FYI poster above Taylor King is a good option if you do decide on a fully upholstered option)...See MoreSectional sofas 101
Comments (7)My Flexsteel sectional has metal clips so the two pieces hook together. It's on a wood floor but it's against two walls so it's not going anywhere (it also weighs a ton). No recliners; we plan on a cat sometime soon and I once injured a cat by trapping it under the recliner when I closed it up, so I swore I would never own a recliner again. We did choose to use a larger coffee table because we needed the surface space, and the coffee table that had fit the regular couch just fine was too small for the sectional, both visually and functionally. Regarding measurements, our sectional sits in a corner against two walls. I simply measured the two walls and allowed a bit of space for small end tables, then hunted down a sectional that fit those measurements and wasn't too bulky for the room. Small-scale sectionals that aren't just two loveseats stuck together or a couch with a chaise stuck on (I find it very difficult to get out of the chaise) are not easy to find, but they're not ALL ginormous! Ours is something like 90" on one side of the "L" and 110" on the other. If you plan to "float" your sectional, get a roll of blue painter's tape and map out where your sectional's going to go, right on the floor with the tape, until the proportion looks right and then measure that; if you have the standard sofa-loveseat combo now you can shove them together into that space and get a rough idea of scale. The biggest "pros" in our house are that it wastes no space in our small living room - when we had a couch and loveseat, there was a substantial area in the corner that was wasted (furniture arms take up a lot of space) and we couldn't both stretch out to watch TV, read or nap while now we can and still have room for the dog. :-) The main con is that it IS a little bit heavy-looking for the small room, although cut-back arms, a relatively low back, and a slightly-bland midtone sage color do reduce the visual weight somewhat....See Morekswl2
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