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Plain answers to the questions people ask before, during and after buying a sofa, sofa bed, sectional or chair.
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How Often Should You Clean a Couch? Three Answers, Not One
How often should you clean a couch: weekly for the vacuum per the EPA, immediately for a spill, and about annually for a professional clean, with who publishes each.
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Leather vs Fabric Sofa: What the Cover Actually Costs
Leather vs fabric sofa, priced on one frame: the same La-Z-Boy is $2,169 in fabric and $5,149 in leather, and the extra money does not buy a longer-lasting sofa.
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The Couch Cleaning Mistakes That Make the Mark Bigger
The couch cleaning mistakes that matter all do the same thing: they leave a marked area bigger than the spill. How to keep it its own size, and when to go wider on purpose.
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How Much Does a Sofa Cost? A Price Comparison, Seat by Seat
How much does a sofa cost? Compare four real sofas by price per seat, from $120 to $475, and see what the extra money actually buys before you pay.
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How Long Should a Couch Last? Four Parts, Four Separate Clocks
How long should a couch last? The published range is seven to fifteen years, but a sofa is four parts on four different clocks, and only one of them ends it.
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How to Fix Sagging Couch Cushions: Find Out Which Layer Dropped
One seat sags and stays sagged. Learn how to fix sagging couch cushions with a two minute test that shows if the cushion or the deck actually failed.
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Types of Couches: Two Kinds of Name, and Only One Changes What You Buy
Types of couches fall into two groups: configuration names that change the price and footprint, and style names that only change the look. Here is the split.
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How Far Should a TV Be From the Couch? Measure to Your Eyes
How far should a TV be from the couch? Measure screen to eyes, not wall to wall. Four measurements, two of them your sofa, and the published maker distances.
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What Is a Boneless Couch? A Real Thing, and Here Is the Trade
What is a boneless couch? A real frameless sofa built from foam instead of a rigid frame. Here is what it costs you, from the low seat to what cannot be fixed.
