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It’s a common fear: You’ve done your research, read the reviews, and deliberated over countless cups of coffee. Your brand new custom piece arrives and… something is wrong. So how can you avoid this nightmare scenario? We’re taking you on a tour of the most common pitfalls of ordering furniture and how to avoid them.

The most common pitfalls of ordering furniture and how to avoid them

The sofa doesn’t fit my living room layout

The best way to avoid any proportion issues is to tape out the exact size and shape of your piece on the floor. This will give you a sense of the size as it relates to other pieces of furniture, but also the room itself. While we’re not usually fans of rules, there are a few Golden Rules that the pros use to ensure harmony in any space. If you’ve designed a house, you’ve had at least one moment when you realize that the size and proportion a new piece of furniture is just too big or too small. If you’re not sure of where you want to place your sofa or chairs, cut out butcher paper in the size of your piece to easily move it around a space and visualize different layouts.

The color is just not right

1. Walk the entire route from the street to the room

Measure all doors, hallways, and elevators

Before you place your order for any furniture, walk the entire route from the street to the room your piece will be placed in. Measure all doors, hallways, and elevators (don’t forget the elevators!) to make sure that your piece will fit.

Many sofas have removable legs allowing them to fit through tighter spaces. You can find this information via the sofa dimension diagrams on each collection’s webpage. If you're unsure or have a particularly tricky delivery, many local delivery services will come and measure your space for you for a small fee - they can lend an expert eye and opinion.

Make sure that your piece will fit, sofas have removable legs allowing them to fit through tighter spaces

This is a common corner that some big box retailers cut to reduce the cost of upholstering your furniture. It’s one of those tricks that you unfortunately won’t know about unless you ask - but who ever thought they’d have to ask? Now you’re stuck with cushions that you can’t flip reducing the lifespan of your piece, and generally driving you crazy. One of the most frustrating mistakes for customers and brands alike (not to mention delivery teams) is when the sofa won’t fit into the front door, around the corner, or up the stairs.

Unsure or have a particularly tricky delivery

Measure all doors, hallways, and elevators (don’t forget the elevators!) to make sure that your piece will fit. Many Maiden Home sofas have removable legs allowing them to fit through tighter spaces. You can find this information via the sofa dimension diagrams on each collection’s webpage. If you're unsure or have a particularly tricky delivery, many local delivery services will come and measure your space for you for a small fee - they can lend an expert eye and opinion.

One of the most frustrating mistakes for customers and brands alike (not to mention delivery teams) is when the sofa won’t fit into the front door, around the corner, or up the stairs.

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The cushions of my fabric sofa aren’t fully upholstered

This is a common corner that some big box retailers cut to reduce the cost of upholstering your furniture. It’s one of those tricks that you unfortunately won’t know about unless you ask - but who ever thought they’d have to ask? Now you’re stuck with cushions that you can’t flip reducing the lifespan of your piece, and generally driving you crazy.

2. It was a major investment - why is my furniture falling apart?

• Common corner that some big box retailers cut to reduce the cost of upholstering your furniture
• It’s one of those tricks that you unfortunately won’t know about unless you ask - but who ever thought they’d have to ask?
• This is an easy one: make sure to ask this question of any upholstered piece that you buy. Or better yet, choose us - we always fully upholster our fabric cushions so you can flip, rotate to your heart’s content.
• The backs of our cushions upholstered in leather.
• A special upholstery denim which provides a more comfortable and supportive seat that won't shift.
• You may not even know about these fees until the piece is delivered.
• Read the fine print of a company’s delivery policy and hold them to it!
• Our delivery partners are some of the best in the business, and we invest heavily in making sure that your piece arrives to you on time, safe and sound, exactly where you imagined it.
• One of the most common mistakes of furniture buying is assuming that fancy presentation.
• There are few things more disappointing than realizing that your sofa doesn't have the comfort.
• Allows you to compare and contrast each of our sofa collections.
• Giving you an honest look at not only how they'll feel.
• The components of their architecture that contribute to their comfort profile.

Delivery feels put my furniture over my budget unexpectedly

Always review your swatches in the room you plan for the sofa to live in at a few different times of day. If you’re planning to paint walls but haven’t yet, keep in mind that lighter materials will “reflect” bold colors on the wall. For example, if you’re painting your walls a rich navy, blue undertones in upholstery fabric will pop more. Likewise, if your walls are an optic white the contrast between bright white walls and a light fabric with creamy undertones will appear more dramatic.