Hi Twilkins72 - note that every store is going to have different pricing so my 40% off is likely going to based off a different starting point. From what I've seen, most furniture dealers mark up initially by 100%+ their cost and will negotiate down. They obviously need to pay the bills too, so it will vary from dealer to dealer what you can get them down to. The furniture dealer near me that has the current "special" is Parker Furniture. Hands down the best dealer in my area. Their link is below. Here is a link that might be useful: Parker Furniture

I too like the idea of the brown floors and couch, with a light rug to break it off. However I'm concerned that this particular model won't look nearly as good on brown as on the lighter colors. I'll attach a photo of a similar model so you can see what I mean. I don't think it's the color itself, but the styling that makes it look a bit weird to my eyes. Is it just me, or does something about it seem... off? Oh, and two more questions: the size is 310x260 cm (122x102 inches) do you think that's too big for the space? And last, price wise we're talking around the $5k mark, do you think that's too much? Like I said before it does seem a bit steep to me, but I have no experience shopping for couches really :) However it is one of the more expensive ones from the one I've looked at, but seemed to be on par with other italian brands on leather... As far as comfort goes, what I really like about this couch is that it has a system where the back support goes all the way to the back, and transforms the regular sitting area into a mini-chaise long, so to say. It's very comfy, for sure. The couch does come in fabric as well (which is about a grand cheaper), but it seems to me the design kinda calls for leather? see below: This post was edited by the13th on Sat, Aug 2, 14 at 5:18

@Salina For the year we had the C&B Axis II it held up exceptionally well. Cushions looked just as they did when new. On the couple of occasions when a spill occurred, the stock Douglas fabric did what it's advertised to do - liquid rolled off and it resisted any staining. I say 'had' because we needed to leave it behind when we sold that much-too-big house for one half the size, tucked up high on a mountain top in California - where we are now. But we did like the Axis so much we're planning to buy a smaller version of it, once the remodel of the new place is complete.

Inspiration for the bed nooks. There is a debate about where to put the little gooseneck light. Head of bed or centered on back wall. We are leaning towards head of bed. I think I just hijacked my own thread. Oh well, while I am at it...I love the idea of a little iron bed but only if it is on casters. The other idea is a platform bed on casters. Thoughts?