I have the PB Basic Loveseat, loveseat sleeper and chair and ottoman - The furniture's great - but the covers have not worn well and I've only laundered them twice in the 4 years I've had them - I have the canvas because I thought they would do better-- but I have 2 children and I went with the stone color - my bad - I now want to change to a darker color - and it is A FORTUNE !!!! Almost cheaper to buy new furniture! I have been searching and searching for knock offs - I went on ebay but no luck - The search continues -- but be carfeul - go dark and strong if you have kids. ALso - if they are not being placed on a rug - but going on a wood floor - put grippers on the feet because they slide!!!

It's all depending on your decor style, your flooring (which cannot be easily changed), and your lifestyle (pets/children/etc.) Do you have a pic of the room? or at least flooring color? that always help! My friend has a PB sofa slip covered in "Natural" and it still looks great after 3 years. On the other hand, she has 2 PB wing backs slip covered in "denim blue" and now they look kinda bad being so faded from repeated washing:-)

I love the lines of the Carlisle, and I would have bought it but its proportions are unusually large and did not work for the room I was furnishing. Compare the dimensions to other chairs and you may find the same. As for off white washable slipcovers, I love them and have been a devotee for years. When we had our first nursery, we had a slipcovered RH sofa in our son's nursery, and later on an armchair and ottoman in a girls room. Now we have a huge L in our great room that is washable off white duck, and a sleeper sofa in our little stonehouse/playhouse. In our experience, the slipcovers wash very well. You can even shout out stains. It is kind of hard work getting them off and putting them back on, but now that I am used to it I almost think upholstered stuff I can't wash is kind of yucky, if YKWIM. It is better to take the slips out when damp, they go on easier that way. I never had the PB ones, mine were either RH or MGBW. But my bet is they are all made in one big factory somewhere anyway! Goodluck.

I know Mitchel Gold + Bob Williams does some of the furniture for pottery barn (or at least they used to? Manhattan leather club chairs). I've heard some comes from Rowe and some from Bauhaus. I'm just curious what other companies might supply Pottery Barn? Their customer service is shady, orders are taking way longer than quoted, and they also just got rid of the slipcover I *really* wanted and was saving up for. Sigh. So now I'm starting over trying to find a quality sofa. I want a sofa that's been around a long time so that I can purchase more slipcovers in the future if needed. And I want the slipcover to be machine washer and dryer friendly so I can launder at home. Thank you!