Reader Lara spotted this amazing green brocade mid-century sectional, available from Etsy seller RedEyeVintage. The sofa is in Portland, Maine, and it’s $4,600. To be sure, that is a lot of money — but I have never seen a sectional this beautiful. And apparently it’s in phenomenal shape – kept under the proverbial plastic slip covers for years. Note the variation in the tufting on the sofa back. It also has side table built in at one end, and the ottoman converts to a coffee table. This one – pure lust. Update: Seller Marnie is thrilled I’m featuring this. If you are really interested – mention this site and she will take $250 off the purchase price.
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Marcey says
I have my grandmothers sofa. Its similar to this one in shape only it doesn’t have the high legs, there is no ottoman and it has been reupholstered – sometime in the late 70s I think. I LOVE this sofa, but I’m going to have to get rid of it. Last weekend we had to throw out the cushions and the upholstery is coming apart. (For 25 years Grandma had it in her CA home in a room that got the full brunt of the western sun, then it moved to NM and sat in storage for 2 years, then moved to PA 10 years ago and has endured life with my two kids for most of that time!) In addition to new cushions, it would take about 20 yds. of fabric. The back is only tufted with 2 buttons in each section.
My husband hates this sofa and though I love it, it is really the wrong shape & size for our house – otherwise I would put the $$$ into redoing it. I would love to sell it to someone who’d also love it as much as me. Anyone have any suggestions as to the best place to find such a person? I live in Central PA…
natschultz says
Re-upholstering antique sofas is very expensive! It usually ends up costing a lot more than high-end new furniture.
We have an 1800’s carved English mahogany sofa and chair that we got at an estate sale in the 1980’s and had upholstered (boring brocade). The upholstery on those has held up ok, but another chair done by the same upholsterer barely lasted a few years (definitely invest in heavy-duty upholstery).
The sofa required 20 yards of material and a few years ago I got a super deal on a cashmere-wool blend camel-colored coating fabric ($15/yard) that I purchased to re-upholster the sofa, and a nifty modern chenille inspired by morrocan tiles for the chair. The problem is that the cost of re-upholstering these items is more than a new sofa and chair! (not including the fabric). I plan to have the chair re-upholstered, but may just buy a new sofa instead (to be honest, it has never been very comfortable to sit on).
The biggest problem is that a lot of the highly-skilled upholsterers have retired / gone out of business because they just cannot compete with the new, cheap furniture on the market. So you have to be careful that you hire a skilled upholsterer, and that will cost a fortune! Otherwise your “investment” may not last 🙁
Grace Billings says
Hi Pam, I accidently came across your site in my daily search for a set as awesome as this one. This is actually a funny (or not so funny) story I should say. I would visit this set online often as I was too scared to metion it to my husband because of the price and the shipping cost. Then when it got sold I hunted down the buyer who is not ready to part with it at this time. In the meantime I finally told my husband about it and have since showed it to him and he felt so bad he said the next time I come across my dream sofa set to just purchase it. Unfortunately, even though I look on craigslist, Ebay, Etsy, Google and Yahoo almost daily I haven’t come close. If you ever see anything like this if there is anyway you could contact me (probably impossible otherwise you would be contacting millions of people, lol) I would be forever grateful. Thanks! grace
pam kueber says
Grace, check my site daily – if I see one, I will post it. You might also check my navigation bar for posts I’ve done about readers’ favorite junque shops: https://retrorenovation.com/category/inspiration/treasure-hunting/our-favorite-junque-shoppes/
Laurie @ My Domicile Style says
Hi there,
Love your site, and need to spend more time on here, as we inherited a ton of mid-century furniture, etc. Plus, we love this style, and our next house will be modern! I bought a Reese sectional from Room & Board that has the same kind of lines as the sofa above. And it was almost as expensive, but we love it. I have gotten so many comments on what a cool shape it is.
MrsErinD says
Wow just dreamy!!!!! I would love to have this, but way outa my budget too, so I will just be happy with my new corona sofa! ;O)
A Vintage Revoloution says
I love this!!!
TappanTrailerTami says
This is pure sectional lust! The most obvious and amazing thing about this set is that it has survived its entire life without becoming a scratching post for a cat or cats *shudder*