Friday, 13 January 2012

finding YOUR perfect sofa | making peace with the word 'customizable'

You’re looking for the sectional. The one that you have been dreaming about—done in a dark charcoal fabric that matches the accents in your rug, with slim arms, and chrome feet. You have spent hours walking up and down King Street, searching for the physical manifestation of your vision—and have had no luck.


You walk into Condobox and see a sectional that comes close—but the feet are not chrome and it’s a light charcoal colour—not dark. Ai. 
                                                                      Another wasted day of searching...you think.



This piece is customizable”. You hear one of the designers say.

Your stomach tightens up. “Customizable—that’s got to triple the cost," you quickly retort.

She pulls out a book of fabrics and explains that customizing your sofa does not necessarily mean that it will be more expensive. Depending on the grade of fabric you choose, or the style of feet, it can actually be the same price, and occasionally cheaper, than the showroom model.

“Fabrics have grades?”



Yes.” She replies, “Each manufacturer creates their own grade of fabric based upon the cost of manufacturing the fabric—while some higher grade fabrics are more durable and versatile than lower grade fabrics—this is not always the case.”

Huh.”

As you pick out the dark charcoal fabric swatch and choose the chrome feet, you sink a little deeper into the sofa, relaxing your shoulders and breathing a sigh of relief. In six to eight weeks you dream sectional is going to be delivered to your home. Your search is over.


And then, just to make your day sparkle a little more, the designer tells you that your piece, and most of the other styles of sofas, ottomans and beds in the showroom are on sale for 20% off until the end of January 2012. Woo hoo!
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Bring in your paint swatches, pictures of your room + dimensions and take full advantage of our designers expertise. Receive complimentary design service in the showroom when choosing a furniture piece from Condobox—and until the end of January, get an extra 20% off most of our furniture pieces!






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