Story
At seventy-nine inches long, the Davenport sofa has a modest footprint. Finished with a track arm for a streamlined look, and a t-cushion to elongate the leading edge. The sofa has two seat and back cushions, for a subtle nod to the untraditional.
Each sofa and love includes two matching toss cushions.
Dimensions
The Davenport sofa, pictured here, is available in a full compliment of sizes. The sofa and love seat have two seat and back cushions. Only their lengths are different, all other dimensions and design details are the same.
• Sofa: 79" long x 37" deep x 36" tall
• Love Seat: 57" long x 37" deep x 36" tall
• Chair: 35" long x 37" deep x 36" tall
• Ottoman: 26" long x 20" deep x 19" tall
• Arm height: 26"
• Seat height: 18.25"
• Seat depth: 23.5"
Particulars
• Fabric: 100% textured polyester and extremely resilient
• Seat cushions: high density foam with dacron wrap
• Back cushions: baffled hollo-fill
• Frame: kiln-dried indigenous hardwood
• Joinery: screwed, glued and corner-blocked
• Colour: Olive
Design
We designed the Davenport to have a crisp silhouette. We understand that few people begin a room from scratch every time they buy new upholstery. Good design is mindful that new purchases must harmonize, work with the existing decor, and be a welcome addition. There are 33 colourways available in this 100% polyester material. Every colour is "greyed out". Adding grey increases a hue's ability to harmonize with other colours. The wooden legs ensure that coffee tables and other occasional pieces are acknowledged.
Sofa Construction
Unless you understand the features and benefits of a particular product, how can you validate the price? Sofas are tricky in this respect because we can not see what’s inside. Think of the your body. The fabric is the skin, the felts, foams and springs are fat and muscle. The skeleton is the frame.
Resilient Support
If a good fabric is used on a poor foundation the fabric will wear out faster. Fabric needs to be 'tight and taught' over the foundation materials, otherwise the fabric will rub itself threadbare. Unsightly folds in the fabric occur because the foundation felts and foams have collapsed underneath. Good sofas have a resilient spring system for the same reason good felts and foams are used; to support the fabric – and of course, you.
Hardwood Frames
All of these ingredients are dependent on a good strong frame to ensure they last. Support is the operative word. Apart from good looks, if the support breaks down your sofa will not remain comfortable. In essence, a frame is a cage. The vertical and horizontal pieces must be securely fastened at the joints. Double doweling through the tenon is the best way to ensure a strong connection, followed by reinforcing the joint with corner blocking – screwed, and glued into place, where the joints intersect.
Arms that wobble are a typical sign of a poorly made frame. Go ahead, give our sofa arms a good firm punch, or wiggle them; they are solid! If the arms are solid, the frame almost certainly is as well. It is a good test.
