Go to leeindustries.com. They have a fabulous selection of sectionals. The website will let you know who your lee dealer is in your area. I have a sofa and a loveseat from them. They are the most comfortable pieces of furniture. We will be purchasing a sectional from them soon. We got our furniture at Circle Furniture in Massachusetts.

I've gotten most of my info from private emails with the administrators over time. The site sells advertising, which is why the sneaky "free ads" disguised as posts are not appreciated. Not to mention the long history of GardenWeb being a site where members (used to be a pay-to-post site) actually help other members and don't try to sell them something. Many many of the spammers are outright crooks, too.

We have a sectional with hide-a-bed. No, you can't tell the bed is inside. If anything, the part where the bed is looks better than the other one after few years of use, because the leather there still seems new and less saggy. You also can't feel it when sitting. The sectional is nothing special but is not bad either..if I'm not mistaken, it was made by Natuzzi's cheaper line. As for the quality of a bed inside-it will work fine for young and healthy. All the other guests, I try to accommodate differently, unless they stay only for a night or two. Although truth must be told-also because of privacy issue..the sectional is in the family room, so naturally it is less convenient for a guest/s to stay there for more a couple nights in a row.

Thank you Stated Home. It's interesting that you say the feel should be more or less the same if the dimensions are the same on a given manufacturer's sofas, because I was expecting that to be the case and it DEFINITELY was not when I went on my reconnaissance trip the other day. All of the La-Z-Boy sofas I sat on had the same seat depth, but the cushions felt remarkably different between styles, as did the pitch of the backs and seats, overall springiness of the support, etc. Same deal at Bassett, although in their case it was due to the fact that they offer several different options in terms of cushions (memory foam, innerspring, down, etc.). This couch is our main living space seating so I really want to be sure we love it! I appreciate your list of other quality brands and I'll keep an eye out for them when we go shopping. If you have any furniture retailers in the NYC/NJ metro area to recommend, I'd be grateful for those recommendations as well! DH hates furniture shopping so the fewer places I have to drag him looking for a high-quality, varied selection, the better!