It was a Sunday afternoon when the Wife and I rented one of the best movies I have seen in a long time, Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris.” Just as Owen Wilson was sitting down with Earnest Hemmingway for a beer, I heard what sounded like a muffled jack hammer on the side of the house. I paused the movie, opened the door to the porch, and carefully crept outside. To my chagrin, a woodpecker was pecking away at my newly finished house. I shouted and he flew away.

When I first joined the furniture industry I spent a short time on the road as a rep calling on furniture stores. As I was in training I wasn’t given the best territory. I traveled Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.  It wasn’t exactly the best territory, but the customers were friendly, the scenery was beautiful, and home base of Portsmouth, New Hampshire was convenient. It turned out to be a good way to learn the business. Surprisingly I was paid well and, to be honest, I didn’t work too hard. I took a lot of time off.

We would all like to hire a decorator to assist us in decorating our home, but sometimes it’s not in the budget. A qualified decorator can cost from $100 to $200 an hour. At Casco Bay Furniture Review I decided to interview Eva, an old acquaintance of mine. Eva is probably one of the most artistically talented individuals I have ever met and certainly one of the best decorators I know.

We recently got a call from a consumer who was distraught about a scratch they made in their new leather sofa…Casco Bay Furniture Review decided to investigate the topic.

Richard, My husband and I were hanging a picture behind our beautiful new leather sofa and the picture fell, tearing and scratching the top of the sofa. There are three ½ inch tears and some scratches. We are sick about this. What do we do?

People often tell me that they are confused by the different types of leathers. Some companies use “levels,” others “grade”. What does this really mean? Casco Bay Furniture Review decided to investigate the topic.

Basically there are 5 types of leather used in upholstered furniture. Here are my thoughts on the pros and cons of each.

Buy online…or by from my local store? This is a question that many customers ask themselves, whether they are buying shoes, TVs, or furniture.

There are millions of consumers that do buy online. Online bedding and furniture sales are growing according to an article in Furniture Today (the industry bellwether) versus furniture retail sales for bedding and furniture.

What you should know about Casco Bay Furniture’s Madison Leather Sofa featured in Brompton Cocoa

The Madison Leather Sofa has a classic track arm design made popular by Restoration Hardware’s Maxwell Leather sofa and other large catalog companies. This style has been one of the most popular sofas in the industry for decades. It was first developed by a company called Richter Design who is no longer in business. In fact, this company was the first to name the style Maxwell. Compare the quality of our Madison Leather Sofa to Restoration Hardware’s Maxwell Leather Sofa and those offered by other large catalog companies and retailers. Our version of this sofa, The Madison is handcrafted in a state of the art manufacturing facility located in Taylorsville, North Carolina. The owner of our factory, has been making high quality upholstered furniture for over 42 years.