Opinions of the Pottery Barn Carmel Sofa?
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Comments (6)Well, I'll take a stab at this as I recently purchased furniture from North Carolina. I have been looking/researching for close to a year for LR furniture. Like you, I looked at PB, C&B, Room and Board, Storehouse, etc. When I found this forum and all the helpful people on it, I too realized that I wanted to find better quality furniture than PB for the $$ (not saying PB is bad, just expensive for what you get). I first started with my local retailers. But through this forum I learned about NC and all the different recommended brands outside of the PB world. In the end, the cost of ordering from NC saved me close to $2K when all was said and done. If you like PB style, I would look at Lee Industries or Michael Thomas (sold at Calico Corners) since they are similar in style and around the same price though you get better quality in my humble non-professional opinion. Other brands that have been mentioned that are similar to PB are Rowe (mixed reviews on this brand), Bernhardt (mixed reviews), Mitchell Gold, McCreaery Modern, and Room and Board (don't think you can purchase in NC as its a retail store). Coincidentaly, the first 4 I mentioned have been said to manufacture certain styles of PB and C&B furniture. First thing I would do is shop around, research, find styles you like, manufactureres you like. Pinpoint what you want in a sofa - do you want it to last 5 years, 10 years, 20 years etc? Is this heirloom furniture or just until the kids grow up? Do you care if it has hardwood frames or veneer? Hand tied strings or sinuous etc etc? Research all you can - this forum provides invaluable information. Then find fabrics that you like, can live with, etc. Once you have that all set, call a reputable NC dealer (Rose Furniture may be out of business?)that carries that line and request a price quote. You need to be specific - brand, style #, pattern name, Pattern grade etc etc. They will quote you a price and you can decide if its worth it to order from there or your local place. Do a serach onthis forum to see what NC stores people recommend. Several like Boyles or Lexington Furniture in Kentucky. The one thing is that if you are truly ordering from NC, I'm not a fan of wasting local salepeople's time. I ordered Lee Industries, the fabrics I wanted were displayed at C&B. I went over there and looked at the fabrics and wrote down the ones I wanted. C&B did not have Lee couches I wanted on display. However, early on in my researching days I went to a retailer and sat on several sofas noting the ones I liked the best (Century, Henredon, Michael T etc). I was originally purchasing locally unil I found this forum. I would still purchase locally but the only store that carried Lee in my area quoted me $2K more on the couches I wanted and with a huge renovation underfoot, I needed to save $$. Time will tell if I did the right thing b/c I just placed my order and am not sure how it will go. Hopefully it will go without a glitch and I'll have saved $2K. If there are issues, then maybe I'll learn my lesson. I'll report back when I get my sofas though I have serval other rooms to go in the house. Hope this helps and good luck to you....See MoreSlipcovered Sofas: Crate&Barrel vs PotteryBarn
Comments (5)I was/am (can't make up my mind!) considering a slipcovered loveseat or sofa for our sunroom. A blog friend recently bought one from Ikea and is very happy with it. Of course, she hasn't had it long. Do you have Ikea? We don't. There is also one at JCPenney (Linden St.) that got good reviews (look at their webpage, then furniture and you can read reviews on the pieces), especially after they changed the covering of the down stuffed cushions. The only complaint I remember reading was that sometimes the feather would poke out. They have since changed the covering. We dont' have Crate and Barrel here and I have not looked at the sofas in our Pottery Barn. It is a smaller store, I don't think they have alot of the furniture. Let us know what you decide! LOL It might help me in my decision. tina...See MoreOpinions on Pottery Barn Big Sur sofa
Comments (189)I've owned several PB couches and I 'almost' bought the Carmel with chaise which is basicaly a slighter version of Big Sur which I also considered. Nope, I'm not risking it. I'm on the verge of ordering a Dream Sofa. The cushions have a three year replacement warranty. There are enough reviews on Reddit and here for me to feel comfortable. We know the depth and firmness we like and they offer multiple types of cushion densities. Their site doesn't' have many 'real' pictures but I spoke personally with a rep who sent me customer picks of the model I was interested in and I am super impressed. They are also sending me samples of their entire line of fabrics in the color range I'm interested in for free. The two performance samples I've tested were easy to clean and attractive. The price for my choices is less than PB w/premium fabric....See MorePottery Barn Jake Sofa vs. Crate & Barrel Gather Petite Wood Base
Comments (33)We bought the C&B Gather sofa plus ottomon in leather last year.. It is the standard depth sofa and we were not able to sit in that poarticular sofa prior to ordining it. We ran into the typical delays due to supply chain issues (7 months). When it was delivered, the delivery guys dropped the sofa in the street and damaged the leather. C&B ordered a replacement (another three months). Both of us hate this sofa! It is very uncomforatable. I am 5'11" and it is too deep to comfortably site upright. The back cushions are not fastened to the sofa in any way so they are constantly slidding down. Even when pushed back, the do not provide good back support. I cannot sit in this sofa more than an hour or so before I get a backache. I wanted a sofa/ottomon combination rather than buying a sectional for the verstility so it really limited my selection of sofas. This was a big mistake. On tiop of that, dealing with C&B sales, customer support and their finance company was a real nightmare that I will never go through again....See More
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