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For too long, sofa shoppers looking for quality, comfort, value, choice, and convenience have had nowhere to turn. At one end, high priced showrooms and department stores have charged full retail markups, with long waits for special orders and tacked on delivery charges. At the other end, retail discounters have offered either low price or quality, with “a take it or leave it mentality” and little choice in fabric or style. In for the rudest shock of all were those with narrow doors, halls, or stairs when the couches they bought simply didn’t fit or got damaged while lugging them into place. The plainer the room, the more dramatic the sofa should be. Rooms with very little architectural detail must get their interest from the furnishings within them. Four plain walls and simple windows are fairly common in American homes. If that is the case, bring pizzazz to the area with a boldly colored sofa, an interesting collage sofa or one with lots of pattern. The sofa becomes the focal point, much like jewelry on a basic black dress. Remember, you and your sofa will have a long and close relationship – shop for it carefully! Sofa size dictates the size of other pieces in the room. A larger scale sofa may dwarf some chairs. If floor space is a problem, and it so often is with the popularity of larger sofa arms, think vertically. Choose a high-backed chair with a slim silhouette to balance a large sofa. Rooms with high ceilings need larger scale furnishings to avoid a “miniature” look. Keep tables and other pieces similar in scale to the sofa you chose. A custom upholstered sofa in a box for $299? Not possible you say? It is possible with a completely new furniture category: ready-to-assemble (RTA) upholstered furniture. Yes, it is comfortable. No, it is not junk. The fabric isn’t cheesy either—it’s the same quality as some of the best-known brands. And it comes with a 5-year warranty.
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