I was/am (can't make up my mind!) considering a slipcovered loveseat or sofa for our sunroom. A blog friend recently bought one from Ikea and is very happy with it. Of course, she hasn't had it long. Do you have Ikea? We don't. There is also one at JCPenney (Linden St.) that got good reviews (look at their webpage, then furniture and you can read reviews on the pieces), especially after they changed the covering of the down stuffed cushions. The only complaint I remember reading was that sometimes the feather would poke out. They have since changed the covering. We dont' have Crate and Barrel here and I have not looked at the sofas in our Pottery Barn. It is a smaller store, I don't think they have alot of the furniture. Let us know what you decide! LOL It might help me in my decision. tina

We bought the C&B Gather sofa plus ottomon in leather last year.. It is the standard depth sofa and we were not able to sit in that poarticular sofa prior to ordining it. We ran into the typical delays due to supply chain issues (7 months). When it was delivered, the delivery guys dropped the sofa in the street and damaged the leather. C&B ordered a replacement (another three months). Both of us hate this sofa! It is very uncomforatable. I am 5'11" and it is too deep to comfortably site upright. The back cushions are not fastened to the sofa in any way so they are constantly slidding down. Even when pushed back, the do not provide good back support. I cannot sit in this sofa more than an hour or so before I get a backache. I wanted a sofa/ottomon combination rather than buying a sectional for the verstility so it really limited my selection of sofas. This was a big mistake. On tiop of that, dealing with C&B sales, customer support and their finance company was a real nightmare that I will never go through again.

C & B doesn't float my boat. What other vendors are in your locale so you and the other one of "we" can sit in it. I took a client out today to shop for sofas and we liked Capri brand a lot. Not over the top expensive and there are some gorgeous fabrics. However, you will find, as we did today, unless the vendor has a sofa you like for both fabric and comfort, you're out of luck until at next April.

C&B and R&B both contract with different Vendors to produce their furniture. R&B is and alwasy has been transparent who manufactures for them. This particular sofa looks to be made by Precedent. C&B isn't quite so transparent on their website. If you go to a store and ask an associate they'll likely tell you who manufactures the Notch for them. C&B used to contract a lot with McCreary Modern and Lee Industries. These days, I'm not sure. McCreary also private-labels for R&B. What I getting at is you'll be better off finding out who makes these sofas and going from there. If you search Precedent on this site, you'll be able to find some threads regarding quality.