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• asqapro@reddthat.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  This is a list of notes I put together when shopping for couches. Some of it requires getting hands-on with the couch so it won’t work well for online purchases, but you should be at least sitting on a couch before buying it. My notes were cobbled together from information I found online, so big grain of salt.

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  Old couches are almost always going to be better than new ones because so many companies have dropped in quality over the years.

  Take a black light to look for pee spots or stains. Look for bugs (fleas, bedbugs).

  Things to look for:

  • Touch back of sofa & area under arm rest and see if it’s just fabric. Something solid usually means attention to detail / quality
  • Seat cushions that are solid foam wrapped in breathable layer (cotton, down, etc) are the worst quality cushions (degrade quickly over time)
  • Seat cushions that have layered foam or glued foam is a good sign and may mean springs in the foam (springs are generally a good thing)
  • Take off the seat cushions and see how far apart the springs underneath the cushions are / how many there are. More & tighter packed the better
  • Take off seat cushions and look for horizontal connection wires. There should be 2 minimum. Should be able to feel and see through fabric
  • Lift up the sofa. If it’s light weight, that’s bad. If it flexes, that’s bad. Good sofas are heavy and don’t flex when lifted
  • Don’t buy leather, buy polyester. This is personal preference, but leather is a lot more work to take care of & keep it looking nice
  • “Eight way hand tied” isn’t necessarily a sign of quality, but it’s better than s-springs. There can be fake “eight way hand tied”, which is why it isn’t always better

  Good brands:

  • Room & Board
  • What A Room
  • Arhaus
  • Maiden Home
  • Stickley 
  • Thos. Moser 
  • Ethan Allen
  • Stuart David (Amish)
  • Hancock and Moore
  • Bradington and Young
  • Classic Leather
  • American Leather

  Ok brands:

  • Bernhardt
  • Palliser
  • Lovesac 
  • La-Z-Boy
  • Flexsteel

  Bad brands:

  • Crate & Barrel
  • Ashley
  • Article & Joybird
  • Wayfair
  • Natuzzi 
  • Restoration Hardware

  When I bought my couches a few years ago, I got them used off Facebook Marketplace. It took a couple weeks for some decent Ethan Allen couches to pop up, but I got them for ~$400 each.

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  • kora@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Thank you!

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  • Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I might try to get a couch with my next paycheck. This is all really good to know. I’m saving your comment for reference when shopping.

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• ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I own a skoolie (a used school bus converted to a motorhome). I acquired two sections of one of those giant sectional sofas from a woman on Craigslist who was giving them away for free. She paid $4000 for the entire thing and when I deconstructed my sections to build them into the bus I was astonished at what incredibly poor quality the things were. The framing (such as it was) was unbelievably cheap wood that looked like it was cut by a beaver, and the ends were made from OSB scraps - not even cheap plywood. The backs underneath the cushions were entirely made from nylon lawn chair straps haphazardly stapled down.

  The cushions and fabric were decent enough, but the thought of paying $4000 for furniture that shitty underneath is pretty hard to imagine.

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  • kora@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That sounds awesome! I am curious about your journey of owning a skoolie. I sometimes daydream about building a similar motor home. Watched too many videos of Steve Wallis these days…

    Is it your main residence? If it is, what do you miss the most about owning a regular home? How long did it take you to adjust and finally feel home?

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    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The bus is not my main residence. I live in a place (Philly area) where residence in a motorhome is not really a legal option. I embarked on the skoolie journey without a realistic plan for actually living in it and so far it’s been nothing but a gigantic time and money sink. But it has been fun and I’ve developed a lot of skills (mainly metalworking like welding and riveting) that I didn’t have before. You may enjoy my build thread.

      I do hope to someday be able to live in it for a few years at least. We’ll see if that’s possible.

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      • kora@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Nice! Plenty to read before bedtime. Thanks for that!

        I also build a lot of things, mostly programmable electronics housed by 3D prints. I learned so much on the journey. They are in my case mostly transferrable skills but I don’t care very much because I like it. I see it same as collecting vinyls. It’s fun to build thing without financial motives or external pressure.

        Hello from the other side of the world and thanks for the chat and info on your motorhome. Enjoy it! :)

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• DireTech@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Would love this for sofas. Last one I got was crap and I find myself regretting not continuing to fix up our old 80s era leather sofa. That thing was built to survive the Cold War.

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• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I can recommend a very good brand but you’ll hate me for it, it’s expensive as fuck and will last your lifetime (I have a 50 year old sofa that is still comfy as fuck, I just need to get it reupholstered because the fabric is wearing a titch after living through two families) but like, we’re cultists about our couches

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  • kora@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You forgot to mention the brand I think :^)

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      stickley

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      • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        My sister-in-law had a victorian-era sofa in their house for a few years. Incredibly well-built piece of furniture and quite beautiful, but truly uncomfortable. Also heavy as fuck – I’d rather move a piano.

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