I bought a couch from Crate & Barrel thanks largely to my brother’s employee discount. It’s held up quite well over these past 14 years, but you can only flip the cushions so many times.
Here it is in its crisp new glory when I moved to Camp Washington in 2009:
Thus begins a multi-year process of finding the next couch and unlocking algorithmic ads for every sofa manufacturer on the internet. They’re all pretty, but we’re really going to want to sit on a sample before dropping dough.
Alas, all these swatches are a big no—they lack depth.
Honestly the right solution is to get the cushion inserts replaced.
I’m now shifting gears.