I'm new to this forum and just love all the information I've received. I prefer this anyday over consumer reports. My question is; I've read a few times where you can get deep discounts on Hickory White Furniture. WHERE?? I'm torn between a Sherrill sectional and a Hickory White sofa. I just found out they are sister companies. I love the quality and comfort of both pieces. If I can get a deep discount on the Hickory White. I know what I'm buying. I would also like help on choosing a quailty fabric that will last. Which is easy to clean.

Once you stain the floor it wont be an issue. But to replace one board is not a big deal. Its fast and easy. If it would ease your worries simply ask them to replace it. You have a darker hickory and with the limited variation of light boards in the floor it would not be out of line to ask them to replace it.

To have arms added probably would be costly. Your Henredon frame is most likely good for many years, but to modify (which can be done).... I would look at Taylor King, Sherrill, Hickory White, Century for the same quality as your Henredon. Today, all of these companies offer a changeable arm/base program where you can customize it with no additional cost other than the fabric grade. No matter how these companies make the frame, in 40 years I have never fixed a frame. So don't go into the rabbit hole with some of these commenters. All these factories are great!! The benefit of ordering in your case, a new sofa, is that all the parts are new, springs, cushions, and the such. Your sectional is 27 years old.. probably needs new cushions which the quality you have cant be purchased locally.

Freethinker99 is correct that you should determine if the seat is not sagging before replacing the cushions. If your looking for a very supportive seat cushion that doesnt soften very much then best to stay away from any seat cushions that have a polyester wrap or down and feathers. These types of wraps will always soften and flatten out after use. A high resilient 2.0 pound or higher density foam core with a ILD of 28 to 30 will provide a very supportive seat. If your cushions have a crowned center then you will need to wrap this core in a soft but also high density foam, 2.0 pound or higher. A soft low density foam will soften over time but a high density foam will not. Quite a bit of engineering goes into a seat cushion so that the filling will fill out the cushions correctly, hold the correct shape and not break down and also when all the cushions are filled will fit in the sofa correctly. If you just give someone the measurements of the cushions, their is no guarantee they will fit correctly or hold up as well as they should. I suggest contacting some local upholstery shops to come out and measure your sofa, take your cushions to their shop and make the fillings as I recommended; not using any polyester fiber wrap and a HR 2.0 pound higher density foam. He can determine if your cushions are crowned, meaning actually was cut & sewn and sized for a softer core wrap. Depending on where you live will determine the costs, but in the end you should have what your looking for. Here is a link that might be useful: Choosing sofa cushion seating