The known unknown, of the sofa-dom...  

Gotta say, it doesn't look mid-century to me particularly, especially it being all-white. Makes me think 80's.

I'd agree on the 80's. Looks like a set piece out of Scarface(Miami 80's Art Deco Revival?)

I'd guess 80s, too. Not so sure it's well made, though--maybe the enamel is done well but the upholstery looks a bit on the cheap side. It has the kind of ripples and creases that happen when fabric is put directly on foam. The welt is wavy and they did a wrapped front on the seat cushions but the foam itself is square cut, not rounded at all (except from the tension of the fabric). It may not have been an inexpensive sofa but this is how cushions cheap upholstered furniture are done because it saves quite a bit of labor.

Heaviness isn't always an indicator of quality, either. If the frame is made of MDF or particle board boxes, it will weigh a lot. Usually when a furniture-buying guide says to look for weight, they are talking about a conventional frame of hardwood weighing more than one of pine or other softwood.

I'm also not so fond of the arm design. It looks a bit heavy on form, light on function. Anyone wanting to slouch into a corner will need a throw pillow or two to cushion the hard edge of the arm, and unless the pillow is firm foam, it's gonna get squashed under the arm after awhile. Ditto for laying on the sofa.

The arms would certainly be a nice place for a drink or snack plate. But that's why god invented end tables.

hi.

Consider removing at least one of those arms. Or both.

hi,

Aunt Mark

EDITED: I once had a mad crush on Joanne Castle, the beautiful blond piano player with a great big smile... who played on the Lawrence Welk show. She was so pretty. It was her big hair. Probably a smoker.

Well, the arms make the piece, for me. I find them useful and thus desirable. In any event, they're about the only statement this thing is making ?

But the upholstery color needs to be a better match, or a bigger contrast. Keep looking for source, on this one . . .

Just my ill-informed opinions. Thanks for the peek.

Well then at least build in electrical outlets upon each arm.

Hi,

Aunt Mark

Certainly. Maybe they could be topped with whatever is on the floor, to create a sympatico surface. Hopefully, carpet. I'm still planning to carpet a dining table, some day. You read it here first . . .

Why Pet,

Would it be shag?

Best,

Aunt Mark

The surface should be able to support a drinking glass without it's tipping, for instance. Ash tray, wine glass, dinner plate, silverware. A low-pile surface, I imagine. Carpet squares ?

Bruce Goff has played with this; he used a white shag in one house. The man was mad -- but in a good way ?

Well, I am not a fan of glass topped dining tables. They scare me. Give me wood. Perhaps stone. Or a simple t.v.-tray...and a t.v. dinner.

Hello,

Aunt Mark

ps I adore the buttery soft laminate offered on the Knoll tulip dining table. I want to lick it. I do.

ok.

I'm starting to feel the love above.

The sofa. The arms. The weight. I say a single cushion on the bottom.,,and two cushion tufted on the back...in different textiles. One should be a charcoal hopsackish ...and the other a pale shade of grey. Plop a Plattner coffee table in front, maybe an Arco swaying from above...and throw a party!

I'm damp,

Aunt Mark

Nice. Who's got Photoshop ?

Yup,

And the bottom narrow upholstered panel should be the same fabric as the seat..and also 1 piece. Toss pillows are a "must" with those wood arms, and the pillow textiles should be a mod- mix from the Great House of Girard . The rug could /should be a large Rya (sp?), unless the floor is beautiful...than no rug. And we will be needing compatible chairs,too. Cube chairs. No leg. Cloth.

Yup,

Aunt Mark

ps. I've toyed with the idea (as though the sofa were mine...hahahaha!) of attaching the single bottom cushion directly to the frame, and run the upholstery to the bottom (a cleaner look, no loose cushion, but leave all white wood exposed along the bottom rail.). The tufts must remain on the 2 back loose cushions, and I dislike large buttons. They should be reversible. LARGE doilies optional. And I'm stoned.

like this? I don't have Photoshop and wouldn't know how to use it even if i did, but here's my attempt using a basic online editor. I'd probably do all charcoal upholstery fabric if it was mine. (Notice how I got out of doing photoshopped tufting. That is beyond me.)