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I discuss my financial ethos – invest in fewer, better things – with my friends ad nauseum. Ask any of them, though, and they will tell you: it’s a walk I actually walk.
I know it sounds insane, but I genuinely believe that spending more money on quality everyday staples that you love – down to your silverware and even your underwear – trains your brain to buy well, not more. And, in my experience, it has a long-term financial payoff that also helps refine your taste.
That leads me to this really great modular 7th Avenue couch I invested in a few years ago. I recently moved and recovered it, and now it literally looks brand new. The centerpiece of my new space, it is still as comfortable, plush, and compliment-worthy as it was the day I got it. If you can’t say the same for your years-old couch, let’s talk…
The 7th Avenue Way
In case you haven’t read my original review (in which I really get into my feels – I think you’ll enjoy it) 7th Avenue first launched with just one modular design that could be reconfigured in endless ways. The brand has since grown – into armchairs and outdoor – but their functionality remains a throughline.
On top of that, their covers are removable (more on that soon), washable, water-repellent, and stain resistant. Go ahead, spill your water, coffee, or soup on this couch. It will simply bead right off.
And, beneath their stress-saving fabrics (Chenille, Velvet, and Textured Weave) are memory foam cushions that are designed to stay perky and plush (yes, this is a dig at Restoration Hardware’s strangely-shlumpy $10K+ Cloud Couch). I’ve hosted multiple friends and my entire family on it, slept three full nights in a row on it, and have splayed on it daily for years at this point and can assure you – this couch has integrity. Time and again, it bounces right back.
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Furniture With Peace of Mind
A rarity in the furniture space, I associate 7th Avenue with ease. I originally checked out their West Hollywood showroom to see what the brand was about, and I had a new couch perched in my living room a mere two weeks later. To boot: the brand offers a white glove delivery service where their team will unbox, arrange, and cover your couch while you…stand there and watch.
After my 4-Seat Modular Chaise Sectional in Natural White Performance Textured Weave was delivered to my previous apartment a bit over three years ago, it was the pride and joy of my space. I reconfigured it, I relocated it, and I congratulated myself on a well-made investment constantly.
Then, I moved, and I uncovered its true value. I was downsizing from a 2 bed/2 bath apartment with a roommate to a 1 bed/1 bath of my own, and I’m a little embarrassed to say that my couch played a role in the decision-making that went into finding a new place. I was initially deadset on finding a spot big enough for the couch in its full form; then, I realized I could potentially break it out into a loveseat and accent chair; or maybe just a loveseat would do.
Luckily this exercise was brief, and I landed in the perfect spot to accommodate my large-and-cozy couch in its entirety. While I arranged, and then rearranged, my space, my 7th Avenue couch showed her range again: I switched the ottoman side back and forth no fewer than five times over the first few weeks. I got a new rug and was able to take the entire couch apart – alone! – to vacuum, lay down the rug, and reassemble. I still have plenty more work to do until the space is perfect (will it ever really be perfect?) and have legitimate peace of mind knowing that the configuration of my room isn’t reliant on a hyper-specific couch.
Onto Those Replaceable, Washable Covers
When I moved, intent on actually finishing a space to my liking, I curated a very specific Pinterest board for my living room: powder blue rugs, light wood tones, metal, chocolate brown, and black accents, and warm neutral furniture. As I got to work, I was honestly impressed by how closely my space began to mirror my inspiration.
The only hitch was that my couch was admittedly a starker white compared to the oatmeal, beige-y tones of my reference rooms. I was okay living this way for the nearterm until I remembered that 7th Avenue sells cover sets for each piece of your couch so you can essentially land a new couch for ¼ of the cost. The brand had broadened its color and material range since I got my couch, and I fell for the Oatmeal Beige color.
After thinking it over, I made the leap, and 7th Avenue swooped in again: two men showed up at my doorstep within a week, completely replaced the covers on each piece of my couch, shifted my new rug over for me ever-so-slightly, ensured the couch was in the perfect spot (twice, actually), and poof, they were gone. In and out in about 30 mins, and I was left with essentially an entirely new couch.
The new color isn’t all that different from the old, but it makes a huge difference. I thought I understood the appeal of a modular couch when I bought this one three years ago, but I didn’t really get it until I moved and rearranged it, took it apart, put it back together, flipped the chaise again and again, and changed its look without having to replace it.
My couch isn’t brand new, but it kind of feels like it is – which, three years in, might be the best argument I can make for spending more on the right one in the first place.
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