May 25, 2005 -- If you’d like to brighten your home with a sexy, new summer look but feel stifled by your living room furniture, you’re not alone. No one will blame you if you’d rather avoid the home decorating hassle of repainting, resorting to ill-fitting slipcovers, or spending too much on furnishings that limit your ability to redecorate at will. Fortunately, a new category of quality, upholstered furniture now gives you the ability to change your sofa in an instant and room’s look for summer, without breaking a sweat or your budget.
“ Just slip off one custom fabric set and slip on a new one; it’s a lot easier and more fun than repainting. ”
With 60 fabric selections, ready-to-assemble (RTA) upholstered furniture puts the style flexibility of a designer showroom at your fingertips, letting you change custom fabric sets on a whim. Simply unzip the original made-to-fit fabric set from the sofa frame, arms, back and seat cushions, and replace it with a new fabric set selection from a wealth of designer options.
Amazingly, the cost of this custom fabric makeover is typically less than that of slipcovers, while the RTA furniture itself sells for 50% less than retail, because it is sold direct to customers via the Internet—the sofa is only $299.
Summer Home Decorating Made Easy
Lisa Zocco, a southern Calif.-resident with RTA upholstered furniture, enjoys selecting custom couch fabric sets when aiming for a relaxed summer feel at home. “Why not give your room a beach cottage look by outfitting your couch with Ranger Twill White, or bring summer inside with Ranger Twill Maize?” asks Zocco. “Just slip off one custom fabric set and slip on a new one; it’s a lot easier and more fun than repainting.”
Since RTA upholstered furniture offers complete fabric sets including made-to-fit zipped covers for the frame and arms, those daring enough might even try mixing sets.
“For a more casual summer space, try pairing True Blue Denim with a sunny floral print like Beauval Sunblu. With the RTA furniture, changing your sofa and room’s look is as easy as slipping into comfortable summer clothes,” explains Zocco. “It economically satisfies your urge for comfort and creativity, without throwing out your living room set and starting over.”
Close up on Quality
The company’s website www.homereserve.com allows shoppers to see what the furniture looks like in a particular fabric by simply clicking on it, with “zoom ins” for a close-up view of weave and texture. Fabric selections include wool, cotton, acrylic, and the current industry “hottie,” microfibre, noted for its suede-like texture and excellent wear-ability, clean-ability, and anti-staining properties.
“It was hard to choose from so many beautiful, durable fabrics, but my selection did not disappoint,” says Dana Christine, author and Home & Garden Television personality, about her Home Reserve furniture.
“Unlike sloppy slipcovers, the fabrics are beautiful and fit precisely,” adds Brooke Manbeck, an account executive for UPS in Media, Penn. who recently bought a red microfibre sofa and neutral microfibre chair. “You just cannot tell they’re removable. My family and friends are amazed that I ordered them online. They’re the same or better quality than Lazy Boy.”
