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10 Sleeper Sofa Beds to Give Guests a Cozy Place to Crash - Joybird's user-favorite Eliot sleeper sofa delivers all of the comforts of modern living, outfitted in masterfully mod style. Its kiln-dried hardwood frame provides a stable foundation for the seat, as well as the high-resiliency memory foam mattress tucked away inside. Its tufted cushions add a buttoned-up, tailored look, and the upholstery comes in nearly any color you can think of, from heathered gray to bubblegum pink.

Purchasing a large item of furniture is stressful enough - the money, the commitment, the sheer real estate it will occupy - without also schlepping from store to store, paying for delivery, bribing your friends to help you carry it upstairs, and potentially hating it once you see it in your home. These seven retail disruptors have committed themselves to reinventing the furniture-buying experience for these modern times—and it seems to be working.

Of all the couches we tested, Joybird's offers the best mix of quality construction, comfort, and price. The company's wide range of midcentury-inspired styles come under the umbrella of a generous 365-day return policy.

Not only does Joybird offer a range of Midcentury-inspired pieces you can customize in a variety of fabrics and colors, it's also is an amazing place for design inspo.

Not only does Joybird offer a range of midcentury-inspired pieces you can customize in a variety of fabrics and colors, it's also an amazing place for design inspo. Customers are encouraged to submit images of just how they've styled their own unique Joybird pieces. You can scroll through the gallery feed, or filter by product or fabric if you're interested in seeing a specific piece.

Online furnishing store offers custom designs in midcentury styles

20 of the Best Blue Sofas for Accenting your Living Room

“So you really think kiln-dried hardwood is worth the extra expense?” I'd be asking. And, “Does this come in a three-seater?”nnInstead, I'm propped in bed on a dozen pillows with my laptop, perusing online furniture stores: West Elm, Joybird, Crate & Barrel and something called Chairish.

20 Grey Sofa Ideas in a Range of Beautiful Shades. The Fitzgerald Sofa.

Don't mistake eclectic style for "anything goes". Joybird recommends putting a cap on the number of contrasting styles in each room to avoid a cluttered feeling.

The large TV called for an equally outsized credenza, and this walnut wonder from Joybird provides the perfect mix of closed cabinetry and shelving.

20 Red Couch Ideas to Transform a Living Room. The Fitzgerald Sofa.

Answer with video. A personalized response with a video is powerful. There are plenty of programs, such as BombBomb, Eyejot and others, that make it easy to send a personal email to a customer. Check out this example from Joybird Furniture. The service reps recorded a quick six-second video to wish a customer a Happy New Year.

Eclectic style: It's so easy to love, yet a bit trickier to achieve. To help guide your next design project, interior designer Rita Konig and mid-century modern furniture company Joybird outline the do's and dont's.

When you're short on square footage, you'll do just about anything to make some extra room. Whether it's coming up with nifty hacks or purchasing a coffee table that does double duty, space is precious. Ordinary interior items aren't going to cut it (who has the room for a sectional these days?), which is why we've rounded up 15 of pieces of furniture that are perfect for your teensy apartment.

A new breed of online furniture manufacturers offers high-end quality and customization – and often a quick turnaround time – at low-end prices.

Visitors to Wesley Chan's 105-year-old San Francisco home are never more than 12 steps away from a USB outlet, a wireless charging outlet or a beverage.nnMr. Chan, 37, was an early employee at Google—in his 12 years at the company he launched Google Analytics and Google Voice, and later was a general partner at Google Ventures—and the influence of the search giant is evident throughout the house he shares with his partner, 25-year-old brand marketing consultant Pat Blute.

It's no news that we love IKEA here. In fact, let us count the ways: It's convenient, it constantly floors us with inventive designs, and it's affordable. Yet, we love it a little less every time we walk into our friends' apartments and realize that they look just like ours—it's like showing up at a party wearing the same Zara outfit as the hostess. So, in an effort to branch out from the blue and yellow mold, we rounded up our favorite brands that are both affordable and stylish.

Well-made, customizable seating inspired by Mid-century styles rule the roost at Joybird furniture.

It's that magical time of year when there are sales galore and holiday shopping is at its apex. But just where to look and what will you find? Without further ado, we present this epic cheat sheet to all of the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales of the season. Consider this our gift to you: after you've spent time with your family eating turkey and possibly napping, this handy guide will lead you to the retail promise land.

We're introducing the latest company in customizable furniture, Joybird, on this week's The Scoop. Our exclusive interview with the mid-century modern furniture brand emphasizes the company's dedication to their customers. Today, most individuals do not have the time to carefully examine furniture and other products firsthand, and this often poses a critical issue when trying to purchase quality pieces for the home.

Visitors to Wesley Chan's 105-year-old San Francisco home are never more than 12 steps away from a USB outlet, a wireless charging outlet or a beverage. Mr. Chan, 37, was an early employee at Google—in his 12 years at the company he launched Google Analytics and Google Voice, and later was a general partner at Google Ventures—and the influence of the search giant is evident throughout the house he shares with his partner, 25-year-old brand marketing consultant Pat Blute.

In the past, “custom furniture” fell into the same category as “personal chef” and “ski house in Aspen”: Things we'd all really, really like to have but probably would never be able to afford. But Joybird is changing the custom furniture game: The brand has sofas starting at $1,499, chairs from $799, ottomans from $399—or, the same prices you're already paying for quality furniture. Plus, for most pieces the brand offers 74 fabrics, five wood stains, and the option to change the width or depth.

E-commerce retailer Joybird Furniture ran the same type of promotion as last year — offering 20% off everything Thursday through Monday and then extending it a day — “and our numbers were through the roof,” said co-founder Josh Stellin. The company, with just over a year of online business under its belt, had its first multimillion-dollar sales day on Memorial Day, Stellin said, and he estimated total sales during the promotional period were at least 15 times what they were a year ago.

New manufacturer+retailer of mid-century modern furniture — made to order and including made in the USA. Several weeks ago I started noticing ads for Joybird Furniture appearing on the blog…

Decorating a living room comes with one almost universal question: sectional or sofa? Sectionals are the obvious space-saver and offer more flexibility with layout than the traditional setup of a sofa and two chair. They're the more frugal option, too, if you employ the logic that one piece of furniture is probably cheaper than three. So why do so many of us default to the sofa?

Online retailer Joybird Furniture is launching a wholesale division, offering its line of mid-century modern upholstery and case goods to brick-and-mortar retailers. The San Diego-based company is showing about 35 pieces from its catalog of roughly 250 items at this week's Las Vegas Market, in showroom B-250.

Joybird Furniture: Brand new to Canada is Joybird Furniture—carried exclusively by Vancouver's Fluff design studio—which features handmade mid-century modern furniture that's customizable in scads of different fabrics, frames, finishes, sizes and more than 100 colours. You can even send them a colour sample if they don't have the one you're looking for. We like the built-in storage featured on the newly released Emerson Sofa and the colour options on the boldly-elbowed Soto Chair. joybird.com

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The best couches for pets are made with durable materials and high-performance fabrics. This massive sectional is made from fine knit velvet that feels like silk but is durable enough for your pets.