Thanks for the additional info. Bumblebeez, that is a beautiful table. Now I have to share something I discovered this week. I already have a Schnadig chair and love it. I had forgotten who made it until we were moving it out of the living room to install wood floors. I took off the cushion and there was the tag. I know I've seen it many times before due to cleaning under it and we've had the chair for about 3 years. I just didn't file it away in the ol' brain. As for the construction and durability, I'll share another story. This chair actually fell off our truck and onto the freeway going about 60 mph when it was new. One of the tie down straps broke and it bounced around for a few yards. Luckily no one was around or hurt. And the chair just had a few upholstery tears and a missing leg. I recovered it in a fabric I liked even more and refuse to give up this chair. It is a chair & 1/2 and so comfy. I think I will look for another one and a sofa. I'm not concerned that everything matches, as in a set, since I decorate in a more relaxed, cottage style. I love to mix and match fabrics and textures. Also, thanks for the sentiments about our dog. She is sorely missed.

I'm fairly new here too as a poster, but I have been lurking for over 4 years. I have owned a Stickley sofa for about 3 years now & I love it. It is very well made & still looks brand new. I am currently in the process of ordering a Lee Industries sofa & apartment sofa so I can't vouch for how it wears. I agree with Marys1000 about the fabric choices. I would find a fabric that I love & then find the sofa that fits my body the best & hope they are the same manufacturer. ;) I can't offer any help with NC stores, however, you can e/m Stickley & they will e/m you back as to where you can purchase their furniture. Here is a link that might be useful: Stickley

exactly, kwsl.... my color was a medium gray velvet 'pewter' and the color is more like a deep loden green...i actually tried to talk myself into the color (btw, be sure to note that the fabric companies have a CYA notice on the samples stating that 'fabric colors can vary'.....well, alrighty!! that fixes it! (vvbg).... but the more i looked at the sofa itself, (it already has cushion wrinkles!) i realized that no amount of 're-working' or even a new sofa in a different color would be satisfactory...the cushions are poorly made and there is definitely a design issue with my back cushions....in essence if you are sitting on the far side of the sofa (as one typically does to be next to the end table) the cushion leans forward on you, and you are always pushing it back...it quite literally is 'in your face' if you have someone on the opposite end of the sofa (yours is 3 cushion, mine is 2, so i doubt this will be as much of an issue for you)....as i said after just two weeks the cushions are wrinkling and have developed the 'concave' spots where you typically sit....cannot even imagine what it would look like in 6 months....there was a poster here, i believe it was beverly, who even posted a pic of a LEE sofa for one of her clients and she pointed out to me that the cushion quality wasn't the best (but this was after a couple of YEARS so i didn't give it the credence i should have) i'll consider posting pictures, but i will not do so until the matter is completely resolved to my satisfaction...i plan to meet in person with my sales person and customer service rep at C&B this week i checked the date of your last posting which was only a few days ago, and that is why i decided to go ahead and respond this way....mostly though because you said you really preferred the tight back sofa, and as i pointed out, thomasville has one, which i have actually seen in person and sat on...my experience with LEE may not be the same as yours....i too preferred a tight back sofa (all of mine have always been constructed thus) but decided to go with the LEE loose back because of the overall design (just like you) anyway, it took several weeks before my fabric went to LEE for manufacture (it was shipped to C&B then off to LEE) so there was/is plenty of time to put the order on hold should you decide to do so as i doubt the fabric has been sent (although it might have been) one thing i would suggest is that you go to see the fabric yourself, ask your designer to have it delivered to him....mine was a solid color and definitely 'off' (i took a picture of my sample laid upon my sofa and the color differential is obvious but yes, i guess you could call it 'grey' certainly not the color i picked....so anyway, that would at the very least what i would advise anyone getting a custom sofa (live and learn!) i agree with you, kswl....while a $3500~$4000 sofa isn't 'high end' it is far too much to spend on such mediocre craftsmanship...i have an old sofa i bought from macy's over 20 years ago...off the floor, WHITE, and it is STILL in nearly perfect condition...the cushions look better than this brand new LEE...i am NOT joking! way back then, i think i paid $600 for it! it's very frustrating because obviously stores cannot keep every make and model of sofas (LEE has a LARGE catalog of sofas) so sitting on one is pretty much impossible unless you purchase a stock item....i sat on one of the sofas at C&B that was closest to the model i ultimately selected, and even after having the salesperson get a DIAGRAM of my sofa showing the pitch of the back (which was my biggest concern at the time) i still ended up with an unacceptable product... btw...LEE has a TERRIBLE website....they don't have side views of their sofas, let alone a 360 degree view! that should have been the 'tell' for me...how hard can it be to make front, back and SIDE views of custom upholstery? on a more positive note, the thomasville sofa was very pretty and comfortable, and if the LEE is VERY similar, you should be happy with it....looking back i wish i had probably just purchased their floor model! sorry this is so long...your basement is going to be lovely....very much looking forward to the finished room!

Oh I'm anxious to hear what you think of the Miles Talbott washable wonders sofa since that's exactly what I've been considering! I don't know how helpful this is, but, our circa 1990s Michael Thomas sofa bed loveseat is excellent quality. Cosmetically, it looks like crap from 15 year's-worth of being my lab's favorite hangout spot, but the actual frame and cushion construction are the best of all the seating pieces I've ever had, including pieces by Lillian August, Bradington Young (or was it Hancock & Moore? Gotta check on that!) and Norwalk. Hopefully the MT company is still producing upholstery of the same high quality as they did back in the 90s! If they are, you'll be very pleased. :)