High quality, long lasting USA made sofas for a family room?
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Nichols & Stone closing last USA plant?
Comments (6)Saw this in the news: GARDNER, Mass. Â Nichols & Stone, one of the oldest remaining wood furniture producers in the United States, said earlier this year it planned to convert its factory here to an assembly, finishing and packaging operation. But the success of that plan could depend on whether the company receives help from state agencies. Company President Carlton E. "Tuck" Nichols told two local newspapers, the Worcester Business Journal and The Gardner News, that he has been appealing to the state for financial assistance in making the transition. Furniture/TodayÂs efforts to contact Nichols were unsuccessful. But he told the Gardner News on May 29 that unless the company can obtain government assistance, it could be forced to close. Nichols also told the paper that he has been working with lenders over the past several weeks to finance the transition. "Financing this conversion is definitely going to be a challenge for us because of the state and national economy," he said. Nichols told both local papers that his company was having a difficult time as a domestic manufacturer competing against low-cost imports. John Rice, Nichols & StoneÂs vice president of sales and marketing, told Furniture/Today this week that the company was down to about 100 workers. It was reported to have about 200 employees as recently as February. Rice said the company told dealers at the April High Point Market that it planned to shift from a manufacturing operation to an assembly and finishing operation. Until now, the Massachusetts plant has produced dining room tables, chairs and dining case pieces. The company also sources bedroom from Honduras. The company now plans to import the dining parts from China, Central America and Italy and have them assembled and finished in Gardner, Rice said. He could not provide a timetable for the transition. "If we can get a little decent business and can pull this thing off, we will be around for a long time," Rice said....See MoreSearching for a High Quality Slipcover
Comments (6)JC Penny is having a sale right now. Look at their Friday and Jada collection. These are taylored and have separate cushion covers, zippered, etc. I have two sofa covers from the Linden Friday collection. They are a bit larger in size than the Jada. The construction is great and look like they were meant for my existing furniture. I measured mine and added an inch for sizing to theirs. The stripe slipcover is beautiful, no regret in ordering this one. Ignore that they say about dry cleaning. Can be washed on cold and spot cleaned, plus air dry in the dryer. Jada Slipcover http://www4.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6E.aspx?ItemID=175dace&GrpTyp=ENS&catid=57845&deptid=57087&CmCatId=57087#GroupItemNameSection1nd Also go to Ballard's site. They have taylored slipcovers also on sale and many sizes. I have their chaise slipcover. You can't buy the fabric for the price of these sales. Here is a link that might be useful: Friday slipcover...See MorePlease share High Quality Furniture Experiences (brand list in post)
Comments (16)Thanks so much for all the replies so far... I knew the list was too long and somewhat messy since some of the listings with someone's name may be people/designers who have contracted with another manufacturer to produce a line with their "brand/name" stamped on it instead... but when I posted on the furniture forum I didn't get many responses when just asking for quality, so I thought it might help to have a list to jog some responses. Reviews mean a lot to me when making purchasing decisions, and I am coming at the upholstered world with very little knowledge. A few years ago after a lot of research back then, I purchased our first two pieces of upholstered furniture that were not "hand-me-downs" or cheap college purchases, and I went with Lee Industries. Unfortunately I think we only sat on that sofa and beautiful chair two times before we found out my husband's job required a major move, and since we had purchased them during a promotion, we were able to get most of our money out of them through Craigslist, which was better than paying mover's to transport our things and pay for storage since we'd be landing in a partially-furnished rental for the first year. Since then I have read a lot of conflicting Lee reviews, including on GW/nowHouzz, and so it feels like starting over, but I'm still leaning that way. I tend to like to spend money on experiences vs. things, so I really want to get as many decades out of our furniture purchases as possible, even if paying a little more on the front end for quality to make that happen. Though a poster above was spot on - they just don't make 'em today like they used to, do they... I wish they did! My favorite chair in our house is from my husband's 87-ish year-old-grandmother, and it was second-hand when she bought it many years ago, so I guess it's third-hand by now. There are a few stains, but it sits perfectly, and I would never recover the embroidered linen on it unless it wears through - I can't even imagine what that kind of fabric would cost today. Re: case goods... I know my standards on that front are only because my parents own a small mom-and-pop store in the Midwest that sells solid wood case goods, mostly Amish-made. While it isn't all my style, that is how we ended up with hand-me-downs, and so over the years my Dad has drilled into me to look for solid-built, solid wood quality. If not for the family discount on that front, my preferences might be different. To answer the question above about veneer - the reason why I excluded veneer is because they don't carry anything with particle board or veneer, but I also want to avoid veneer because in our current rental, two side tables that are not ours have nicks through the veneer that reveal the mdf or particle board underneath, and they just aren't wearing like the the 10+ year old coffee table we got from my parents, which still looks pretty perfect. Our pedestal breakfast table is the same one I sat at for dinner each night as a child, and other than the fact that it has been refinished once and that oak is currently off-trend, it looks pretty indestructible. I wouldn't pick the oak today, but the table has a nostalgia that will keep it with us. I hope to update the look a bit with upholstered chairs around it. If I could edit the thread list down after the fact, I would, but unfortunately it looks like the time window for changes has passed. Thanks again for all the reviews so far, it really helps to know what has worn well and what to look for... sounds like I may need to start looking at some estate sales and craiglist ads too......See MoreHigh Quality Sofa
Comments (11)Look for 8-way hand-tied springs as that is an indicator that the rest of the sofa is made well too. Well-made sofas should have a lifetime warranty on the frame and suspension. I'm partial to Lee Industries and The MT Company....See MoreRelated Professionals
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