I hope this isn’t against board rules—if so, please delete this.
I need a new couch and chair. My cats have made piles of fluff out of my existing ones; no use just buying slipcovers, they’d claw through 'em in three minutes. So I am looking for cat-proof furniture: something with a wooden or metal frame, and a cushion or futon-type thing flung atop it. I don’t think wicker would do; it screams “scratching post.”
I’ve been looking in NYC stores but can’t find anything. Does anyone know of a good furniture web site? Not too expensive, but not cheap crap, either? Thanks!
www.overstock.com. They have a pretty nice selection and free shipping on some items (very important when buying furniture!) I got a glass-topped table with metal legs and while it was put together yourself, it is quite sturdy and I still like it 1 year later.
I’ve purchased dozens of metal chairs with leather seat and back from Design Within Reach ( dwr.com ) and they’ve held up even in a commercial setting. Good luck! I’ve found with furniture, that if I can picture it, I will never find it. DWR ought to be an interesting place to look though, they have the whole pantheon of modern design icons (Breuer, Eames, Mies, Stark et. al.) plus a lot of newer stuff. I’m not so sure about shipping, you being right smack dab in the middle of Newcastle and all, but it’s a place to start.