I didn’t want to cut anything here as I planned to sew it all back up. I gently opened the article pillow lining. You can see here what the original cylindrical cushion filling looked like: So I went to my local Ross and bought some ugly clearance throw pillows that had feather filling in order to add more to the pillows. I read on Article’s website that the fill was polyester and duck feathers.

I decided to fix the matter myself and add stuffing to the 4 pillows (the 2 back cushions and the 2 cylindrical cushions). I prefer decently firm sofa’s, so I was a bit disappointed (obviously not enough to return it or anything).

Analine leather is naturally a soft leather, which I expected, but the cushioning fill is not very dense in the back and cylindrical cushions. Although it looks like it would be a somewhat firm sofa, it is certainly not. However, I can express what it’s like so you can decide for yourself. Having now owned it a month, here are my thoughts:Ĭomfort is a personal preference, so I can’t objectively say if this couch will be comfortable to you. Because of it’s size, it will take longer for the leather to develop, but it will eventually become darker and develop it’s own unique character. I suggest you read about this type of leather so you know what to expect. Thankfully, the sven sofa is a full grain aniline leather (which is not only the most expensive type of leather, but also excellent for developing patina!). However, he insisted that with time it would develop a beautiful patina and become a very unique piece for me. It was nearly white and had no character. I once asked him to make a wallet for me and when he gave it to me, I honestly thought it was a total waste. One of my close friends is a leathersmith. Most might not understand patina, so I’m sure many Sven purchasers have opened their box and gone… “WTF… How is this the same couch as the online pictures?!” The sofa wasn’t perfect (it was a very plain light color), but I was okay with that because I know how this kind of leather works… (also, please excuse my extremely messy home – I was in the process of unpacking from moving when this arrived). I managed to flip it on it’s upside by myself, but I’d highly suggest you have a helper because if you aren’t careful, it’s possible that doing it alone could put too much pressure on some of the legs and cause damage. I carefully opened it and assembled the 5 legs, which is pretty much all the assembly required (props to Article). The box is understandably huge, but not as heavy as you might expect. But when you live alone, that is a difficult couple of steps for something this large. My entry way is just a couple steps beyond the porch, however. I was very glad that the delivery personnel were willing to bring the couch in the entryway instead of on the porch (even though I only paid for porch delivery).

Finally, that day came and we scheduled the delivery for April 21st. With my expectations set appropriately, I counted down the days until I heard from the carrier. Therefore, I knew, based on what I’d read, that shipping would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 3-4 weeks, and that the couch may not look like it does in the picture (due to leather variations). Let me say upfront that I was not compensated in any way for this review.īefore making the purchase, I read nearly every online blog post about the sofa and the company (I considered this necessary due to the fact that I’d never heard of Article before and I couldn’t read any “amazon reviews” or anything). But you gotta risk it to get the biscuit, amen? Also, the sofa was so beautiful that I couldn’t come to like anything else after I laid eyes on it. I also felt like it was a double-whammy because on top of never having sat on it in person, it was also more $$$ than I originally planned on spending for a sofa. Even as a millennial I was full of skepticism at such an idea. I took a big jump this year and ordered my first piece of online furniture… I KNOW.

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