{"id":1856,"date":"2011-09-12T17:59:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/buying-a-sofa\/"},"modified":"2011-09-12T17:59:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T17:59:00","slug":"buying-a-sofa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2011\/09\/buying-a-sofa\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying a Sofa"},"content":{"rendered":"

My latest Product Ideabook for Houzz is live.  I realized that in two years, I hadn\u2019t blogged about sofas so thought it was high time.  I tried to include various styles of sofas from retailers and custom shops in the ideabook. You can read it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sofa\u2019s can range in price from $500 at Ikea to over $5000 depending on the style, fabric, size and manufacturer.  I find most clients are comfortable paying somewhere in the middle which should buy you a sofa built to last.<\/p>\n

Sofa Buying Tips:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Measure your space and do a floor plan (hand drawn with graph paper will do!) so that you can see what size sofa will work best in your space.  (Or hire a designer (pick me!) to do this for  you.)  Sofas come in varying widths and depths.<\/p>\n

2) Flip through magazines and blogs to figure out what style you are drawn to and what will work well in your space. <\/p>\n

Do you like a skirted sofa or no skirt? <\/p>\n

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Do you like one seat cushion, two or three?<\/p>\n

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Do you like a tight back sofa?<\/p>\n

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or cushion back?<\/p>\n

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Do you favour a sofa in a vibrant colour or pattern?<\/p>\n

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Is your sofa for a living room for entertaining or a family room for lounging and napping?<\/p>\n

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Do you like roll arms or square arms?<\/p>\n

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(Images 1, 2, 4, 6 \u2013 via Pinterest<\/a>; Images 3, 5, 7, 8 \u2013 Lonny<\/a>)<\/p>\n

3) Buy the best quality your budget allows.  A well-made sofa should last at least 10 years. <\/p>\n

* Buy North American when you can.  <\/p>\n

* Ensure the sofa is constructed with a kiln-dried hardwood frame; the joinery uses wooden dowels, wood corner blocks or metal screws and brackets; the springs are either eight-way hand-tied (thought to be the best) or web and coil; the foam should be high-resiliency foam or my personal preference, soy based foam (a more greener choice.)  If you like a plumper alternative, the foam can be wrapped in down.  Style at Home has some tips here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Do you love your sofa or has it seen better days?<\/p>\n

Please contact me at <\/em>vanessa(at)vanessafrancis.com<\/em><\/a> if you need help choosing a sofa or if you have any other decorating needs.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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