Our Florida model: Lifetime Construction, Non-Bulky Dimensions, and Comfortable Support at Moderate Prices

As you can see, this model is unusually light in appearance and (like our other models) also non-bulky in terms of space required in relation to the sitting or lying-down space provided. Padded arms (shown below) and arm pillows or toss pillows are optional. Aside from those options, the arm tops are well-finished solid oak, with well-rounded edges, for maximum practicality.

They can be made in your choice of many size variations, various firmness options, thousands of fabrics, and nine wood fnish colors. The exposed wood and the wood in the internal frame is very sturdily constructed of solid oak, except (1) oak veneer plywood is used for the recessed panels on the sides, and (2) other hardwoods are sometimes used for small internal parts. As with all of our models (although less so in the case of the Custom 05 model), the covers and cushions are simple to replace, allowing extremely long, economical, eco-friendly life.

This page shows only one of our several different models. If you came to this page without first going to our home page, you have missed seeing the selection of different models that we offer, as well as a summary of the many features to be found in our products that aren't available elsewhere. To go to our home page, click here.

The Right Size, the Right Colors, and the Right Support.
From what we've heard from many customers, finding a sofa that's the right size (especially a compact size) is often impossible at normal stores. The 76" length shown here (becoming 80" with the optional padded arm wraps), with our standard 33" frame depth, is just one of our many size options.

Excellent coordination of colors is something that's no problem with our essentially unlimited fabric selection, combined with a good range of wood color options.

This sofa was made 2" higher off the floor than our standard frames, and with a level seat (as opposed to the normal 3/4" backward slope), for a Maryland customer who has difficulty getting up from a normal sofa seat. For most people, even our standard height is easy to get up from compared with typical sofas, since our standard seat support does not sag or allow sinking down, unlike typical sofa suspensions. (We also offer a heavy-duty webbing suspension for customers who want softer support.)

The fabric shown here is "Foundation Eucalyptus", one of the heavy-duty stock fabrics that we have at an unusually good price. The wood finish is our Dark Amber.

The covers for the optional padded arm wraps are easy to replace, by inserting the bottom of the padded plywood form snugly into a pocket in the cover, wrapping the fabric firmly around the top and outside, then closing up hook-and-loop fasteners behind the outside edges. Before it gets to the point of needing that, you can extend the life of the fabric at this high-wear location by (1) switching the padded arm wraps from one end to the other (a 20-second process), which changes the front ends to back ends, and/or (2) by merely lifting the complete padded forms off the polyurethane-finished wood arm tops at times when they would be subject to heavy wear.

For pricing of this model, scroll farther down this page, below the last of the pictures.

Shown here: Two 76" Florida sofas, one 28" chair, one 18" x 24" end table, and one 24" x 48" coffee table, in our Light Fruitwood finish, in a Northern Virginia home. Even though this is a spacious room, the lack of bulk of our furniture (compared with most on the market) was an important feature for these customers.

Decorating thought: This couple, on the basis of past experience with brightly colored furnishings, and eventually getting bored of those colors, chose neutral colors for their basic fabrics in this set, just adding accents of color with toss pillows

The Florida custom model can also be made as a sectional sofa, in all the sizes and with all the options of our other models made as sectionals, and at prices about five hundred dollars lower than the prices of the equivalent-size other exposed-wood sectionals.

Shown here, 83" x 89" Florida model sectional with padded arm wraps, with 24" x 24" 440 Series ottoman and a heavy-duty fabric from Charlotte Fabrics (this particular fabric has been discontinued).

We couldn't have said it better ourselves:

"Easy to put together.., excellent in craftsmanship, and exactly what I needed and envisioned for the space I have.  Oh, it's gorgeous.  It will give pleasure for years to come."

(Nice words received in an e-mail from a Los Angeles-area customer just after she had received her 76" Florida sofa, with the 33" height, Dark Amber wood color, arm pillows, and a soft micro suede from JF Fabrics. She kindly sent us this picture a few days later.)

As is often the case with our customers, especially those in California, this couple was space-challenged, and they liked the fact that one of our sofa sizes was able to fit well into the space they had. While only 76" long overall, this size has 71-3/4" between the arms. (Our next larger standard size has 81" between the arms.) Our standard frame depth (only 33") also makes a big difference to many people with limited space

Two weeks later, our customer wrote, "Boy, we are enjoying the sofa.  Our adult daughter has a great place to crash when she comes to visit." Even though we normally make separate seat cushions rather than one full-length cushion, they press against each other neatly and make a relatively flat, medium-firm, comfortable surface for reclining on. Most people are unlikely to feel irregularity where the cushions come together, when lying on one of these sofas. If the slight backward tilt in the seats bothers you, it can be levelled out with some towels folded appropriately and placed under the rear sections of the seat cushions. If you want more elbow room, remove the back cushions, and possibly also lift out the panels behind the back cushions.

This customer was quite particular about the specific shade of blue she wanted. But after she described to us by phone what she was seeking, it wasn't hard for us to find the right one (from among the thousands in our showroom collection) to send her a sample of, along with several other possibilities. With most other furniture sources, she would have had to settle for second best.

If you're considering our different options for arm padding, notice that the "arm pillows" (shown here) as well as toss pillows (shown lower on this page), when compared with the padded arm wraps (1) take up much more room on a seat, but (2) don't add to the overall length of the sofa as our padded arm wraps do (which is an advantage when space is a constraint), and also (3) are not vulnerable to cats' claws, as padded arm wraps are.

This is not somebody with an ulterior motive to put on a happy face. This is just a normal Comfy 1 customer in New York City, looking the way our customers normally look after receiving their new furniture. (OK, so she's unusually photogenic, but she's still a satisfied, paying customer.). A few days after the delivery, she wrote, "...the couch is beautiful and I'm so happy with it...everything I hoped for."

Our customer is 5' 6" tall, for the benefit of viewers who want to know how their body dimensions would fit on our furniture when the standard height and depth are ordered. Our standard 31" height (shown) is high enough to provide good back support for most people up to 6'2" or so. Compared with our higher options, this back height has the advantage of still being low enough to be used also as an armrest, as shown here.

Short-legged women often say that our furniture is the first they've found in which they are comfortable, when they sit on one of our sofas with the standard (33") depth, as shown. But long-legged people are normally also comfortable in our standard depth, since they are heavier and sink farther back into our 8"-thick back cushions. And bear in mind that we also offer a 3"-deeper option and a 3"-less deep option, for the very short and very long-legged.

As is the case for many New Yorkers, the relatively compact dimensions of our furniture were important for this customer (this is our 76" length, with the standard 33" depth). She also liked the practicality of our exposed-oak frames for resisting cats' claws. The fabric is one of the many interesting prints available from Duralee Fabrics (their website is referred to in the fabrics section of our website), the wood finish is our Light Fruitwood, and she chose the optional arm pillows.

Decorating tip: See how, with our essentially unlimited selection of fabrics, our customers can achieve a pleasing coordination of colors in their decors, whether picking up colors from surrounding lampshades, artwork, rugs, drapes, favorite pillows, or from natural scenery outside a picture window. Enabling pets' hairs to blend in is also often an important consideration.

If you have a big room (or a small room) or big people (or short people), we can make furniture the right size for your needs. Sofa shown: An extra-large custom size in our Florida model, 112" long, with the extra-deep option (36" frame depth), a back height 4" higher than standard, and a frame 2" higher off the floor than standard. Our New Jersey customer bought this fabric at a Calico Corners store; and the wood finish is our Dark Amber. The front rail is wider than the standard (shown on the 76" sofa above), to provide the extra strength needed over this long span. Also shown, an ottoman in a special size.

Our ottomans can be used separately, for resting a food/drink tray on, or for a laptop computer, etc., as well as being usable in a closed-up, chaise position.

Having the right furniture can help provide lots of congenial comfort to you and your guests. When sending the photo on the right, our customer wrote, "We are so pleased!" It sure looks that way.

This picture also helps give an idea of the scale of the specific dimensions of the sofa shown, including the 35"-high back. The shortest person on the sofa is 5'9". This back height (4" higher than our standard height) comes close to being high enough for a headrest for some people if it's combined with the webbing suspension (as in the sofa shown), since the webbing suspension allows the occupant's back to sink a few inches farther down than is the case with our standard seat support.

In addition to lots of seating space, couples often like an extra-long sofa (including our 94" standard length) because it allows one person to stretch out on the sofa while the partner is sitting right beside him or her.

Or Small. Our smallest standard-size loveseat is 52" (56" including the optional padded arm wraps). The Florida customer who ordered this loveseat for his boat wanted a special size even smaller than that, as shown here, which we're happy to do (add $90 to the price of the next larger size in the custom version). The fabric is a faux leather provided by the customer, and the wood finish is our Old Teak.

Or lots of sizes in between

Shown here: 64" Florida loveseat, with the Light Blonde finish, standard height and seat depth, puffy back cushions, one of the "Sunbrella" line of fabrics (which are especially resistant to sun damage), and without the optional padded arm wraps.

Shown here: An extra-high chair and matching 24" square ottoman, part of a larger order in the home of a customer in Memphis, Tennessee. She needs the extra height, as well as firmer cushions, since she has difficultry getting up from normal furniture. She chose a heavy-duty vinyl fabric from Charlotte Fabrics for her order, since she has two big dogs. She was amazed at how realistic many of the faux leathers are these days.

Why is this furniture worth more than ordinary furniture? These products will usually be less expensive than ordinary furniture in the long run, especially if they are given heavy use, because they don't wear out like typical furniture. With solid oak at locations where ordinary sofas usually wear out first, and with our wide selection of heavy-duty fabrics, our furniture will usually look good long after ordinary furniture has become shabby. When our furniture eventually needs new covers or cushions, replacing them is relatively easy and inexpensive. Also, the very extensive customization and hand craftsmanship that go into this furniture simply can't be available at discount store prices. For more details on this subject and on the costs of our small-scale custom manufacturing, click here.

Lengths and Pricing : Base prices include our standard 33" frame depth, 10-15 fabrics, a fabric-covered back, the 31" total height, any of our standard wood finish colors, and either well-finished wood arm tops or padded arm wraps. 10% discounts are available: See below.

Base prices:
Sofas : 76" - $2200; 85" - $2410; 94" - $2650. Keep in mind that a pair of padded arm wraps, if you choose them, adds 4" at the armtop level to any of the overall lengths quoted here.
Loveseats: 52" long - $1855; 58" - $1965; 64" - $2095. (+ 4" for optional padded arm wraps)
Chairs: 28" wide - 1225; 31" wide - $1295; 34" - $1405; 40" - $1585. (+ 4" for optional padded arm wraps)
These prices include 10 to 15 base-priced fabrics, a fabric-covered back of the frame, either a padded arm top or a finished oak arm top, the 31" back height (measured floor to top, shown in almost all of the pictures above), the 33" frame depth, and any of our standard wood finishes. If you want both a finished wood arm top and the padded arm wrap on top of that, add $50.

There is a huge selection of high-quality fabrics available within $175 above the base price for a sofa, or within $125 above the base price for a loveseat. When we send you samples, we will indicate pricing information for those. If you provide your own fabric, the price would be reduced by $40, $30, or $20 for a sofa, loveseat, or chair.
The 2"-higher back adds $2 per inch, a 4"-higher back adds $4 per inch, and a 6"-higher back adds. $6 per inch.
A webbing suspension, for softer support, adds $1 per inch. (For detailed information about our standard and optional heights, cushion types (including "puffy"), firmnesses, seating dimensions and frame depths, with information about price effects of the various options, click here ).
An all-wood back adds $2 per inch of length.
Toss pillows or arm pillows are $40 per pair, plus $0 - $20 or so for fabric.
Non-standard dimensions: Special lengths: Add $90 to the price of the next longer length, or (for extra-long) add $350 plus $16 per inch to the longest standard size. For a 30" frame depth, or a 36" frame depth, or for having the entire frame made higher or lower, click here. .

Delivery in the D.C. beltway-Charlottesville-Richmond-Annapolis area would add $65 to $110, packing and shipping to the U.S. west coast would add 18% of the base price, and delivery or shipping to other locations in the contiguous 48 U.S. states and southeastern Canada would be somewhere in between depending on distance from north-central Virginia. We do not presently charge sales tax on orders shipped via common carrier to points outside Virginia (although legislation is pending that could, at any time, require us to collect other states' sales taxes).

Discounts /completion times: Our standard completion time is five to six weeks.* If you can wait as much as six months, we deduct 10% off the base price of the furniture. But, to repeat, our standard completion time is five to six weeks. Since our sales levels fluctuate considerably and unpredictably, we offer discounts to customers who don't expect their furniture soon. This provides a backlog of orders to keep our people working during lulls in sales levels; and it allows easier handling of the full-price orders when we have a surge of them.
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*Our "normal" completion time is subject to change if we receive a surge of orders, which can happen at any time (but we would make that clear when an order is placed); this tends to happen especially in the last months of the year. If you can plan farther in advance of when you really need the furniture, it's better.

To see the page describing our next design, the California model, click here. To go to the fabric section of our website, click here.

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