Blonde, I think you and I must be furniture sisters LOL I can't imagine building a house, how wonderful! That's a lot of work so my hat is off to both of you! We bought our home as a foreclosure in need of some loving and loving is what it's gotten. :c) With the exception of our master bath remodel, we've done all the work ourselves; including the installation of our floors. After all we've put into it I wish I could say it's our forever house, but I don't really think so. That's another story though. LOL Thanks so much for your feedback on the table/chairs/server. I was wondering if it worked with the cabinets and flooring, so your opinion is really appreciated. I'm pretty happy with it. Yes, the furniture saga continues but I'm sure it will work out, things always do, don't they? And yes, 3rd time is the charm. Now I have to find curtain fabric for that big window next to the new table. Always projects. LOL Don't feel too bad about the furniture options in your area, we're in a similar boat it just takes some tenacity to stick with it until you find what you want. We live in Michigan about an hour or so north of Detroit. Furniture options here are barren at best. As a matter of fact, we had to drive over 50 miles away just to see the couch we got. I love to research though and would be happy to help you to find out what other options are available in your area. Sorry you're having problems with the upload. Tinypic.com allows you to upload pics to for the HTML code without an account. Just go to tinypic.com, upload the pic, change "RESIZE" to Message Board (640x480), hit upload now, it will make you type some cryptic words to keep spammers out, then it will upload the photo. Copy the HTML code and place it in the Message window of your Forum message. Hit preview and your photos will be there. :c) 50.00 is cheap delivery considering fuel prices. The store we bought the table at has now charged us 79.00 x2 plus that freaking restock fee for the sofa's which was 350.00. That's over 500.00 in fees. Ouch. I could have bought tv stand with that! I've never paid a restocking fee before in my life and can promise you I never will again. I think it's ridiculous. As far as black goes, the only experience I've had with black is that I recently painted the cabinet in our spare bathroom black and love it. It is sort of a dust magnet though. I love both black and white painted furniture and don't think you can go wrong with either. My last kitchen table was white and I had for 20 years; it showed dirt that I don't think the black would show, however black would show any paint chipping that I don't believe the white would show as badly. Finger prints are another animal however and I can't say, you may want to post a thread and see what kind of response you get. One thing I do wonder about is if the black would have a stronger presence in a room as opposed to the white, I know it does in our bathroom. Do you know what I mean? How big is your space? Would the black swallow it up? Is this what your other table looked like? I love those chairs. They carry them at Pottery Barn Outlet which luckily is 50 miles north of us, they are very french country. Why is everything 50 miles away? LOL Here is a link that might be useful: link to table & chairs in photo

Does anyone have experience or instructions for disassembling these for a move? I've contacted Macy's and they told me to contact the manufacturer (Kuka) directly, which I did, but getting very strange answers about the product, as if they don't actually know how it's put together. We have the two power recliners that are linked together. But do the arms detach also? The manufacturer is telling me to lift entire unit by the arms and they are telling me it doesn't come apart in the middle. Both of these answers seem problematic, but the items were delivered and installed by Macy's several years ago, and I can't quite remember how they were put together. I have asked Kuka directly for some sort of user's manual, but no luck.

If you like the sofa and the cost of reupholstery is equivalent to the cost of new, I would have it reupholstered. In my current remodel - working with my designer - I have had a few pieces reupholstered and I have also had the same upholsterer do pieces custom for me - a chaise; an armchair and a sofa. My experience in terms of comfort was that I went to the upholstery studio and actually sat on various types of cushions and styles - i.e. all down; down wrapped around foam etc; tight back versus pillows. I also tested out height of sofa; height of back and depth of sofa to determine exactly what was most comfortable for me. I was also to verify that the sofa frame was hardwood and that the construction was eight way hand tied. The price for my stuff was less than comparable lower quality stuff would have been if I just went through a furniture store. And of course, the whole universe of fabrics was available to me rather than the fairly limited fabrics offered by most manufacturers. Even with COM is available, my experience is that it drives up the price considerably. In terms of actual comfort when delivered, my armchair seat cushion wasn't as comfortable as I wanted it to be when I sat on it so it has been back for modification. I am still waiting for the new cushion but if that's not the comfort level I am seeking, it will go back again. The advantage of dealing with a designer is that she gives the vendor A LOT of business so there is not going to be any push back in terms of getting exactly what I expected to get.

Look for cushions with a zipper and add batting. For more comfort, hire a seamstress. Good cushions are very expensive and having made can be less expensive. My sister has done this a few times and it was cheaper, she had her choice of the filling and by buying fabric, it opens up all kinds of Sunbrella choices. Below is a link I thought might be helpful. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1-HEjSW9qAA