My sectional custom made by Barclay Furniture, upholstered in Knoll Rivington Palm, was delivered yesterday. I’m still in sneak peek mode on my Mahalo Lounge, so here’s a sneak. I’m pretty over the moon. The sectional is delicious and sized perfectly to my room. The fabric is gorgeous — this photo, un-retouched, does not do it justice. More to come as the room approaches the finish line!
P.S., now I need to research plastic slipcovers. I am serious. The first one who spills on this baby I Can’t Even Imagine.
UPDATE to my PS: Okay, no plastic slipcovers. I read the comments. I calmed down. Last night, though, weebit’s snack touched the sectional cushion where she was drinking a cocktail and doing some noshing while watching TV with us. All are forewarned they will risk some mom-wrath if they don’t be careful. But yes: This space is for FUN, lest I forget. Yes: Weebit is all graduated from college now and working in the big city. I want her to come home to visit as often as possible, messy and all!
Jane says
Noooo…..don’t cover it, enjoy it….. the colors, the texture, the feel….you may just have to clean the drool….stunning piece, but what’s the point of having something beautiful if it’s not enjoyed to the fullest?
Lisette says
Product that removes all kinds of odors even cigarette smoke…I kid you not…Smells Be Gone! I bought my last bottle at Bed Bath and Beyond.
Jo-Ann says
Oh dear! You had with me with you every step of the way, right up until the plastic slip covers. Your new sofa is fabulous but never make your dry goods more important than the people in your life. Spills happen, it’s called living.
Rick G says
Get that slipcover on it fast !!!! – that really turned out super Pam – congrats & enjoy !!!
Diane in CO says
Plastic slipcovers??? You’re kidding, right? That is one of the coolest sofas I’ve ever seen. Pam, invite your friends over and party away and I’ll bet you won’t have any spills that wouldn’t clean right up. Probably no spills period – we’re not talking teen-agers here but responsible adults. Furthermore, you’re not going to be serving RED WINE in a Tiki Bar (that’s the worst).. Most Tiki drinks are probably more sticky than staining! Have a good upholstery cleaner’s number handy and enjoy your sofa and don’t you dare cover it in plastic. Awesome sofa. Won’t be awesome under plastic….. 🙂
Lynn says
The couch I just bought had been covered in plastic for years and smells musty. It’s been hard to get that smell out, even though I’ve cleaned it multiple times and used extra strength Febreeze. I wondered if moisture gets trapped under those plastic slipcovers and that’s what causes the mustiness, especially in the summertime. I don’t know if it’s true, but it’s a thought.
Diane in CO says
If there is some way you can set it out in the sun on a bright hot dry day, I think a lot of that odor would bake out. I have done this successfully with fabric and upholstery.
GlenEllyn says
Have you tried setting the couch outside in the sun? It often works wonders with mustiness. I’ve done it with old books and been happily surprised.
Jana Stuller says
There is a product called ‘Kids ‘N’ Pets’ walmart sells it, it is guaranteed to permanently remove urine odors.
I have used it, it does just that.
It is an all purpose stain & odor remover.
Coopercapers says
Sorry to say, Save your money, Febreeze isn’t going to stop mildew. It doesn’t get rid of the cause of odor, it just encases the molecules (perspiration for example) of odors with a donut-shaped carbohydrate molecule so your receptors for smell cannot pick up the odor. Some Febreeze just covers the smell with it’s own smell so by the time the offensive smell has left on its own (burned food, bathroom odor), you smell the fragrance and when that is gone, the offending odor is long gone anyway; don’t get fooled by the ads. Mold is an entirely different thing, Mold is a living organism that grows roots, eats and eliminates and reproduces. Even if you can wipe it all off, the roots will cause it to re-grow if conditions are right. As long as it has a friendly environment with organic material to eat, moisture and the correct temperature range, it will keep repopulating. Your couch may have been stored in a basement for a while and picked up that dampness and succumbed to mold spores omnipresent in the cool damp air, had the right temperature range and plenty of organic material since a couch is almost all organic material. All that caused mildew spores to populate the couch. I have found mildew impossible to eradicate completely when it is buried inside the cells of the item. There are products out there called sporicidins (nasty stuff) you can spray through a fumigator that kills hard to reach spores, like in air ducts. To keep it from reappearing from it’s deeply buried roots, all the mold surfaces need to be sealed. Even using bleach, the roots in the mold will grow new fungus. It is one thing to have mold on a flat surface like a countertop, that can be more easily treated and sealed. It will be difficult, even impossible to cure in a couch since the mildew runs very deep into every cell. The sun can help somewhat for the visible surfaces but you cannot get the sunshine inside the sofa and mold spores just keep reproducing no matter how much sunshine or Febreeze is used. I bought a lovely piano at one time that unbeknownst to me was most likely stored in a basement. I tried everything and it still smelled musty. I would sneeze and my face would get puffy going into the room the piano lived in. I figured my health was more important than the piano and got rid of it. It was shooting those mold spores into that room and into the air ducts and into the rest of the house and there was no way to stop it.
Jo-Ann says
Thank you for that detailed explanation. I learned a lot and I’m very glad to be living in bone dry Calgary where mold is not much of an issue.
Grama Robin says
Nice! Scotchguard!
judy says
That sectional has my name on it! Oh my goodness, the fabric is perfect and gorgeous! Congratulations to you Pam, you deserve every bit of this “deliciousness”.
Carolyn says
Can you put the link where you decided on green? I found last Feb.’s orange dilemma but have spaced out the green discussion.
Pros of plastic: this is the reason we are still able to find Mid-Century furniture because Marie covered it and it was kept “for company”. You payed a pretty penny for it. You would like to keep your friends and family friends and family – not sure anyone could recover from being the first one to “oops!”
Cons: well, it’s sticky or slippery, whichever you DON’T want it to be. It looks either kind of tacky or like you just moved in. It gives the impression you don’t trust said friends and family. Hopefully that ball of energy Astro won’t try digging the plastic like our goofy cats (they don’t extend their claws, they just LOVE that smooth feeling on their pads – cats!)
Probably in a few years you will feel you have “spent” the money invested in re-covering OR on a trip to some exotic locale will find some sort of blankets or throws (probably not an afghan BUT you never know – Mass gets chilly!) and you’ll feel a little more comfortable taking the plastic off. Or figured out who you can trust to be in the room to not spill.
At least you don’t have to worry about cigarettes – hm?!
Pam Kueber says
Here you go: https://retrorenovation.com/2017/03/06/knolls-rivington-upholstery-palm-midcentury-modern-sectional/
Carol says
Bravo Pam!