Better than I was expecting at this price point.
I've had ashley furniture in the past and have never had a problem which is why I picked a couch from them and can't say I'm disappointed. This model is very sturdy and well made. The fabric is tough and designed to last, I can tell that already. The seat cushions are a bit stiffer than I'm used to but still very comfortable and with enough give to let you sink in a bit and they feel very supportive. I'm sure they'll break in more and loosen up a bit over time. Something I've never seen before is the material on the bottom of the seat cushions is a different color and texture and is tougher and more grippy kind of like the material over the couch springs and combined they do a great job holding the cushions in place and so does the design where the pillowed back also presses down somewhat on the back 3 or 4 inches of the seat cushions. Another plus ive noticed with most of Ashley's couches vs the "assemble yourself" varieties is they have the classic high back. When looking at the distance from top of seat to top of back they have enough distance to easily reach roughly to your shoulders. As for this specific model, I'm 5' 10" and when I lean back into the somewhat angled pillows at the sides, the back cradles and supports my neck. Not quite so much if sitting more in the center but even then the back still rises past the center of my shoulder blades though not as high as the neck. I wasnt sure how id like it when looking at the photos but I do like this pillow style back. I liked the standard plush padded back of my old couch too but this style seems to make contact up my back further and with more cloudy supportiveness despite being the same 39 inch back height. This particular model is long enough that I can fully lay between the arms. There was a tiny nick out of the fabric covering the "ring" over the top of the arm from the movers trying to jam it through the door instead of finding a better angle, which they eventually did. It was easily fixed by putting a tiny little smear of super glue on the "ring" and then tapping the fabric back over it. I really didn't feel like the hassle of having the movers come back at some scheduled point in time to swap it out over such a tiny tear. It's no longer noticeable in texture or appearance at all, so all is good. I like how cheap it was too, as my cat will probably have it shredded in 2-3 years so replacing it won't be a huge loss or expense. This seems like it COULD be priced higher than this, and at my local ashley outlet, it does run about a hundred dollars more and unlike 20 for room of choice delivery here on Amazon, they want upwards of 180 dollars because they bundle "room of choice" with "set up and assembly" which isnt really needed for a prebuilt couch but they don't have "room of choice" as a standalone. Amazon has its issues but at least they aren't bundling unecessary services that won't even be performed in order to pad their charges. Hopefully in three years they'll still be carrying ashley furniture. Ill definitely buy this again or a whatever similar model ashley has then. Only thing I thought was bizarrely cheaped out on was that they didn't feel the need to take alllllll the 30 seconds it would have taken to at least drill some starter holes for the leg screws, or to just use legs that screw in instead of giving long ass wood screws to basically clamp plastic legs to the base and a paper template to line up with the edges for positioning, but given the quality of this couch coupled with this price range, that is not a huge deal. Read more
