Well then go shopping there is no way to have someone else choose a piece of furniture for your comfort. I will say if you are short you will not like the armrest height and if really tall the back rest.I think it is also important to know where this is going. The budget is not big so do not expect great quality.

Patricia, as a Houzz pro, are you able to provide any source recommendations for Cyndi? I think it's obvious that "go shopping" is the required mandate, but surely you can share from your knowledge of the design business about good places for her to start her search?

Cyndi, I have a leather Chesterfield and love it. If/when it ever wears out, I will be searching for a near-exact replacement. Ours came from a local department store that used to carry furniture but no longer does. It cost less than $2k, and we have been very happy with the quality over the past five years of ownership.

In that price range I highly recommend taking a look at amazons brand stone and beam. They have a chesterfield that I almost bought last year. I went with another style in their brand and it is great! I’ve had it over a year and with the exception of “patina” that leather takes on it looks and feels exactly the same. We have a family of 4 and the sofa is used a lot everyday. Plus you get free delivery and free 30 day returns if you don’t like it.

Mine has the aforementioned "patina" too, and I find it gives the sofa character. (I have cats, and of course their little claws have contributed to the look as they jump on and off the furniture, but that doesn't bother me.)

Octo, me too, just doesn’t bother me, it’s one of the characteristics of leather. I feel if you have pets or small children life is A LOT easier if you let go of the idea of perfection, lol!

A properly made Chesterfield sofa with full tufting cannot be made in the $ 2K price range, not even close. That is the most complex of all sofa forms and requires a tremendous amount of labor to correctly tuft it and hand-sew on each button. You should perhaps look for a pre-owned one that is correctly made rather than buying one that has poor tufting held on with buttons done with a tagging gun. Because they are so difficult (and costly) to re-upholster, most clients buy them in leather as the cover will last 4x longer. Here's a properly done one by Hancock and Moore as a reference point.

You know what "Octoillo" - you're right. I waste my time here trying to educate people and now turn it over to you amateurs that have little to no knowledge of decent builds. My wife is right - this is a waste of my time. And unlike most you know-nothings, I'm not afraid to sign my real name. Enjoy your cheap furniture and destructive cats. I'm out of here.

Duane Collie

Duane- Your sharing of your decades of expertise is very appreciated.

What in the world???

I deleted a comment but because its absence adds confusion, I will reassert what I said, and that is that I find the Keeping Room's statement that one cannot have a "properly made" Chesterfield for around $2k to be untrue. It may not be "high end", but the one I own is showing no signs of deterioration, and we've enjoyed it for a number of years. An insistence that one must spend a large amount to buy an item that exists in perfectly serviceable form at a lower price seems snobby to me, particularly when one clearly states their budget and knows what they want. This has not been an uncommon theme with some of the pros here, unfortunately.

"Amateurs" and "know-nothings"? I'm not coddling that condescending rudeness. YMMV.

ETA: I do not claim to speak for the forum; this is my opinion only. We are a community comprised of all walks of life with a wide range of disposable income, with a yearning to feather our nest as best we can within our own parameters as the one thing uniting us. And now, as we all are fully immersed in the new normal brought about by Covid, many of us have less at our disposal as we struggle with issues unique to each person. I would hope for a heightened awareness here of what these challenges mean, even as they guide our decorating options and choices. The fact remains, as I see it, that there is no need to make others feel that what they own and proudly display in their homes is in any way inferior. These days, options abound that suit each of us. And there is nothing wrong with that ... quite the opposite, actually.

A chesterfield sofa ( a good one ) has the same requirements as any other good sofa

It can NOT be bought for 2 k. No good sofa can be, unless a vintage you re do.Want a good one ??Hickory chair:

SUPER COMFY. excellent construction. Eight way hand tie, and springdown cushions

Find retail or designer. You can't buy it ONLINE. there is no quality sofa online. Believe it.

Kent sofa/Hickory Chair below

Imitations abound. Resources are personal. It is unfortunate fact that QUALITY can not be delivered at 2k. It's a price point of 30 years ago. We wish this were not so. It IS

Oco, well said. I see it all the time as well and it makes my blood boil. I was waiting for someone to say something for daring to suggest a piece of furniture from where I did.

In full disclosure, my Chesterfield probably did cost more than $2k, now that I think about it. It was purchased for our new home a few years back, and we've bought a good number of things since then, and my "rememberer" ain't what it used to be. It did NOT, however, command a high price. It is 8-way, hand tied and is decent enough quality for my lifestyle. And I firmly believe that Chesterfield style sofas can be found that fit the bill in a variety of price ranges.

I liken to this to a discussion of vehicles. My father is a Porsche aficionado and has owned a string of them over his lifetime. He currently has a gorgeous collector's car that I couldn't touch price-wise to save my life. I wanted a little sports car of my own, though, knew my budget and went out and bought myself a gorgeous red, zippy Targa with a retractable hardtop that is an absolute joy to drive. Nobody told me that I wasn't buying a proper sports car. Nobody called it cheap. It's simply another option in a line of automobiles styled to look a certain way, and just because it didn't set me back financially to the tune of a Porsche Targa, that in no way minimizes its function and beauty. I am sure that the professionals at the Autobahn dealership would have been delighted to sell me a $100k sports car; in fact, I've no doubt they're hungry to sell what they do, and they know how and when to push their products. They can "read the room", I guess you'd say. But the Miata dealer got my money, because my budget was closer to $40k, not 100. Options abound and are a very good thing indeed. These things are analogous to my mind. Again, YMMV.

Octillo: To start I would never tell someone to buy online for any piece of furniture where comfort is mentioned and so yes shopping needs to be done, no not for 2k and since we have no clue where the OP is how would i even begin to know where to send her. BTW I live and shop in Canada so unless she is even in Canada I have no idea.

Macy's sells the Martha Stewart Chesterfield sofa and have for many years. At least you can sit on it. Some of the colors are special order.

Crate & Barrel has a modernized tufted sofa.

Pottery Barn has the sofa in fabric and leather in your price range.

And Jinx is absolutely correct. There are many qualified individuals participating here, "giving it away for free", who do not bear that Houzz "pro" badge. They are incredibly talented. No "pro" has the market cornered in that regard.

The beauty of the USA is the democracy in goods available and in pricing for those goods. Matters not if it is a bath towel! You can find one for a 1.99 or you can pay 50.00 bucks. But the point is you probably need not go WITHOUT a bath towel!..........and in many countries you'd do exactly that.

So it is with a sofa. Nobody is saying you can't have one for 2k or less. You certainly can! Just don't apply the EXPECTATIONS that would go to one three times that price. That is ALL any one of us is saying.

JEEEEESH.

When I want something clearly out of my budget, I go to work monitoring Craigslist and OfferUp. Also, there's consignment stores.

Oco, thanks. Sorry my post is gone ... as per usual, this darn board went all wonky on me when I was trying to edit a typo. It’s so frustrating! 🥴

Thank you, Beverly. That seems to be exactly the information that the OP is seeking, and you have provided some lovely looking options.

I came across this site yesterday, but not knowing anything about the company was hesitant to post. Now I'm going to share it, and others can do their own research. Looks like this outfit (based in the UK) has a showroom in NY and in NC, and their offerings are quite attractive IMO.

https://www.distinctivechesterfields.com/en-us/product-category/product-type/chesterfield-sofas/

E. Nigma I can't speak to the quality of having one of these. But.... somehow along the way I asked for their brochure and their materials (the brochure) is gorgeous. I have a feeling their sofa's are also. It looks like an experience and fun to have a sofa from England. I mostly didn't go that way because of the fabric choices (we didn't want leather). In the end we are going for something found in a local store, that is still going to take 5 months to get... yikes! because of Covid.

Good to know Cyndi, thanks. I just received some swatches from them (Ieather). I'm not a fan of what they call "silk" but love a finish called "crackle"