When it comes to rainy Friday nights, there's nothing better than curling up on the sofa with your shoes off. But when it comes to sofas, there's always a good, better, and a best. This go-round, I'm going to take a look at the trifecta of mid-century sofas, tufted, buttoned, clean-lined, and ready to make an appearance in a living room near you.
Good: Quite possibly named after everyone's favorite Mexican beer, the Macy's Corona Sofa ($899) conjures up all sorts of jokes about going South of the border. No, not really. But, it has the clean-lines, button-tufting, and tapered legs of the '60s sofas your parents lounged on while watching Dick van Dyke. The color choices aren't extensive but nothing to complain about either; it's available in pear, café noir, or stone. But, bummer: this three seater's fabric is an acrylic, polyester and nylon blend.
To see photos and hear about the other two, read more.
Better: The Crate & Barrel Petrie Sofa ($1,499) is a step in the right direction, with a similar frame, button-tufting, tapered legs, and a two-cushion construction. Like most of Crate & Barrel's upholstery, this sofa is available in a variety (13) of color options. It's also upholstered in cotton fabric 100% brushed cotton fabric (rather than synthetics!) finished with stoneguard for max clean-ability.
Best: The Room & Board Wells Sofa ($2,599) has a similar frame and button-tufting to the Petrie, but it modernizes the mid-century look by opting for a handsome, rectangular-leg base, rather than the tapered legs of the first two. This looker is made of full, top-grain, full-aniline dyed leather, available in your choice of five basic colors.
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I seriously LOVE the Petrie and, the fact that it comes in my color [Hydra] makes it well worth consideration when we are ready to replace our sofa. Thanks for sharing this. I've been going crazy looking for a sofa that would work in my room and the closest I came to was a vintage find in NYC for [sit down] $9,000.00. OMG and no kidding.
1I have a really great vintage sofa, sort of similar to the one in the b&w photo, that I found on craigslist for $200.
2I don't care for this sofa style.
3I have the Petrie sofa. It looks great and is really comfortable but I've been pretty unhappy with the quality. I've only had it 6 months and have already had to reattach a few of the buttons. I'm not sure I'd recommend it.
4We actually have the Corona sofa and love seat in the stone color, I love it. The nice part about the synthetic fabrics is that they don't stretch out and start to look bad after sitting on them for a few years. It doesn't necessarily feel like a synthetic either. The construction on the sofa seems to be great too, we haven't had any problems yet.
5this is my favorite kind of sofa.
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