Submitted by GhostCowboy76 t3_11ae1dk in BuyItForLife
We’re trying to find a quality couch manufacturer that won’t break the bank but will last a while. Pet friendly is a huge selling point. The internet just constantly suggests Costco and Wayfair. Any help is appreciated!!
Couch. Thank.
That tells us zero.
Couches can seat 2 or 20. Be $200 or $200,000 (my break the bank differs from yours). Be holy shit yellow to printed middle fingers. Be leather to fabric. Mid century modern to art deco.
Wow you’re a real treasure aren’t you? I would think anybody would define a $200k couch as breaking the bank. I’m not asking anybody to pick my couch. I was asking for a manufacturer recommendation. Lovely to have met another troll of the internet in another Reddit community. Thanks for your help!
Thank you!! I’ll take a look at it. Really appreciate the information!
I bought a room and board couch a few years ago that’s held on quite well despite two playful, scratchy cats. If you can make it into a showroom to see the fabrics, maybe try that. Their performance fabrics seemed pretty pet safe. Price point may be a bit higher than you’d like but it was in the realm of reasonable for us.
https://floydhome.com/products/the-floyd-sofa?variant=36627725222050
easily one of my favorite purchases and fully believe we will have this couch for life.
Lovesac. Not cheap but it is high quality. The covers are machine washable, it's fully modular, and they sell individual replacement parts for everything. It's very comfortable and I love being able to really clean the upholstery.
I initially balked at paying their price, but after extensive comparison shopping it was the right choice. There are 25% off sales several times a year plus the ability to combine with some other discounts. I haven't yet had to deal with their customer service but I have heard good things.
I have a La-Z-Boy couch that is coming up on 10+ years and it’s still super comfy and the cushions are still firm. Full disclosure, I did buy it from a consignment store, but I think that speaks to the quality of the couch that it’s still holding up in good condition.
King Hickory, Stickley, Flex steel (in that order)
I like my Braxton Culler sofa and loveseat made by North Carolina craftsmen, three years old and looking/sitting like new. The website has a store locator. I also loved my Mitchell Gold sofa, 22 years old with well-loved velvet upholstery, still looking pretty good and still providing comfortable seating. If you really want quality, your best best is buying American made brands, often sold only through established furniture retailers or “to the trade,” which means through an interior designer.
I can't believe it hasn't been mentioned here, but Flexsteel couches are amazing. They will last forever are super comfy and can be found on sale frequently.
Apt2b uses solid alder for frames and a higher grade foam. When the cushions do wear out you can just refoam them as they are zippered.
Seems like the performance material is wicked stout and I love how it feels. We chose regal for the color/material.
I second La-Z-Boy.
We have a leather reclining couch from them and it’s amazing. Great quality and high quality materials. We also have two La-Z-Boy recliners. One that’s 9 years old and another that is almost 25 years old (given to us by a friend). They’re a little noisy, but my god they are comfortable and bulletproof.
Article.com makes some nice mid century modern couches that are pretty inexpensive. I have a leather one that has stood up very well to daily use from myself and dog over the past 5 years
Fantastic! We hadn’t heard of them, so thank you. I’ll take a look into them!
Great, thank you so much!!
Thank you for the feedback on them! I have wondered about their couches and hadn’t heard from anybody what they thought. I’ll take a closer look into them! I love the idea of completely washable. Thanks!
Thank you both!! I always thought of them for chairs but not for couches. Thank you!
Great, thank you!!
Awesome, thank you!! I’ll look into them. Good tip to know on the “to the trade.”
I’ll take a look at them! Thank you for the heads up!!
That’s nice you can actually access the cushion to refoam. Thanks for the info, I’ll look into them!
That’s a big help, thank you so much!!
Sure thing!
I bought a sofa from Clad Home last year and love it. Wooden frame and made in the US. The performance velvet feels is so soft, and cleans up well. Though I do normally keep it covered with a blanket to protect from my cats. clad home
https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/comments/111q0gz/are_the_lovesac_sactionals_a_bifl/
Here’s a post from 10 days ago with 400+ comments about LoveSac and whether it’s BIFL.
There are also a number of other threads about LoveSac and BIFL couches. Use the search within r/BuyItForLife to unearth some gold. Good luck!
Came here to suggest them as well. I have this one and it’s been holding up great in a house with 3 dogs and frequent guests. The leather is good quality as long as you condition it regularly, and it’s pretty affordable if you’re on a budget. I also love that all the cushions come off and can be re-stuffed if it starts to go flat.
I ordered swatches from SO MANY COMPANIES and Apt2b's performance fabric passed my "wipe off spaghetti sauce," "water rolls right off," and "pick at it with a knife to see if fabric snags" tests with flying colors.
Yes! This couch is the greatest.
I provided a hyperlink to a manufacturer, AKA exactly what you asked for.
I also provided information that you could use now/future when asking a question to show that specific questions get specific results.
Do you want me to provide my credit card number and to wipe your ass too?
My lazyboy recliner couch and loveseat are not holding up.The leather is starting to wear through.
We are heavy users. 40 hours a week with 2 dogs. The couch gets slept on daily (don't worry it is my adult child that likes to sleep on it when home and not bed time) I think it is too uncomfortable to sleep on.
All repairs under warranty.
We had the mechanism repaired.
We had it stuffed. (It was getting flat)
The lever to activate the recliner broke.
I know this won’t help but we had a couch and a love seat three kids two foster kids. Lots of dogs had it 1718 years sold it for $700 last year to buy the new one. don’t remember the brand name or where we got it but we bought it new
Yeah I thanked you for the link. Seriously though, how do you feel justified for your toxic hostility? We’re discussing couches? Do you see how many other responses from kind normal functioning people who aren’t swearing at me or belittling me were provided? I obviously communicated effectively, as is documented by the other helpful responses. I have no idea what your problem is or why you feel the need to tee off on a perfect stranger for discussing furniture. I’m not looking for a specific couch. I will emphasize again, I am looking for manufacturers. Which many kind people have provided for me.
But next time I need you to think for me I’ll send you a message. I have been struggling to find an egotistical, self absorbed, pretentious creature such as yourself to fill a void in my life. Oh the fun we shall have. PM me that CC number, wouldn’t want any prying eyes to get a hold of it. Better be able to afford that gorgeous $200k yellow couch you told me about 😇
Thank you so much!! My partner will be excited about a performance velvet. I’ll take a look. Thank you for the link!!
Thank you!! I appreciate the pro tip!
That is great to hear! Especially from another user that is similar to us. Thank you so much for your help and input!
Thank you!!
We haven’t had our couch for too long but we bought a burrow with hope to basically check off everything you listed. We went with the nomad couch
My wife bought it at sofa mart here in mid Michigan don’t know if there still in business
I can't speak to the buy-it-for-life quality, but I just bought a couch and loveseat from sabai.design. They seem really well-made, plus sustainable, made in the US, diverse ownership, etc. Anyway, I'm pretty dang happy with them so far.
American Leather and Luonto make great sofas and sleeper sofas. You can get something decent at Ikea for less than Wayfair with better quality. For me I do a combo of these.
We have a Radley couch. Was already 8 yrs old when we got it. So now about 10 yrs old. We have 2 toddlers, and has done wll
Ad hominem...nice tactic fuckface, but I ad hominem best. If you don't like my advice, I'll give you your money back.
I don't know if anybody has mentioned it yet, but used Chesterfield couches are awesome. Depending if you consider them expensive or not. I love the fact that they don't get worn out, they just start looking better with age and are very easy to clean as they are leather. Just love them.
That’s great to hear, we will definitely take a look at them! Thank you!!
I’ll look em up and see! Thank you!
I like the sustainability part! I’ll definitely head on over to their website and take a look. Thank you very much!!
Thank you for your input!!
Oh that’s awesome!! I’ll definitely research them. Thank you so much for your help!
albatrossLol t1_j9rnyav wrote
We have this Radley piece from Macy’s that has held up well to 2 kids and two dogs. I’m the mocha grey color.
https://www.macys.com/shop/product/radley-4-pc.-fabric-chaise-sectional-sofa-with-wedge-piece-created-for-macys?ID=1101388&CategoryID=35319&swatchColor=Heavenly%20Chrome%20Beige%20Tan%2FBeige