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Room & Board vs Crate & Barrel for sofas!

2 years ago

Do you recommend Room & Board sofas or Crate & Barrel sofas? How do they differ in terms of quality and durability? We’d like a more traditional style sofa that still looks good 5 years from now.

We’re considering the Room & Board Stevens sofa and Crate & Barrel Notch sofa. Any experience with either of these models?

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theotherjaye

2 years ago

Although I can’t speak to that prticular sofa, w have a ton of furniture from Room and Board. All of it has held up very well over the years. The only thing we have from C&B, our dining room rug, is in pretty bad shape at only four years old.

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COCo
2 years ago
I have purchased from one of these firms. You might look at the products on Houzz and the manufacturers Too many sofas are filled with just foam. Over the years they break down and you fell like you are sitting on the floor. View what's inside the piece. And learn about what is inside a great sofa. Check out www.brightchair.com Great sections on the sofas and the different insides. Also Haverty has the same information.
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Mrykbee and pandtkendall, thank you for your replies. That's great you found what you wanted on Craig's List. Nothing better than getting what you like at a price you like. Pandtkendall that's great you enjoy your HM sofa and enjoyed working with Duane. Here's to many, many years of enjoyment. I am comfortable buying furniture from a distant company. Thanks for mentioning Duane. I will look him up. I'd love to travel to his store in the near future. I bought a Classic Leather sofa and recliner in 1987 from a company in Southern Pines owned by two fantastic brothers Miller and Cliff Barnes. I never met them and did everything over the phone The furniture has seen heavy use and three large dogs over the years. I love the leather but I'm tired of the style. The sofa still looks good but the recliner is aging. My husband and I used to sit in the recliner together and then our 90 pound dog would climb up on our laps. I took care of the furniture and faithfully cleaned it and moved the cushions around. Maybe around ten years or so I had new insides made for the cushions. The sofa sits right in front of a big window with lots of light. There isn't any sun damage. At some point I tried to kill the furniture using 409 or water and vinegar to clean it but didn't die. (Not cleaning products I'd ever suggest). I have no idea what type of leather but it's soft and indestructible. I realize today's leather will not be as good as the older leather we have but we want our next set to also be leather. Again, thanks for getting back to me..
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Hi Natalie. We bought the Lounge ll sofa (2 of them) because our grown son has them and over the past 5 years with kids and dogs they wear like iron. I had the very same concern as you. I really don’t like the really deep sofas and worried too. But, we always seemed to be very comfy on there’s. We bit the bullet and got them 5 months ago for our new house. They are beyond great. Very comfy, and the depth is not a problem. We longe around on them all the time. If I ever feel like I want extra support, I throw a pillow behind me. But, to be honest, my feet are almost always up on the couch with me. Lol We picked out the fabric in Taft. (See photo). I’m not familiar with the fabric you are talking about. My son has a microfiber and it’s great.
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L thomas
2 years ago
C&B and R&B both contract with different Vendors to produce their furniture. R&B is and alwasy has been transparent who manufactures for them. This particular sofa looks to be made by Precedent. C&B isn't quite so transparent on their website. If you go to a store and ask an associate they'll likely tell you who manufactures the Notch for them. C&B used to contract a lot with McCreary Modern and Lee Industries. These days, I'm not sure. McCreary also private-labels for R&B. What I getting at is you'll be better off finding out who makes these sofas and going from there. If you search Precedent on this site, you'll be able to find some threads regarding quality.
Jeff Meeks
2 years ago
Learn about the anatomy of a sofa and then ask in the store who makes them and how they are made. ie do they have hand tied coil springs, pocket springs, sinuous springs, no springs etc. You could avoid the catalog store "middle man" by going to a furniture store who sells sofas made by one of the reputable makers ie look for a store that sells Lee, Stickley etc
Shay
2 years ago
Hi Meagan T - I’m wondering if you decided on a sofa and if so who you went through?
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BeverlyFLADeziner
2 years ago
C&B has recently opened their own upholstery factory in NC, so not everything is manufactured by other companies. They wanted to better control the timeline.

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