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Can I get fabric samples for the floor sofa before ordering?

Also asked as:Do you have fabric swatches for the sofa?Can I get a swatch of the brick color?

A velvet that looks like brick on your phone can turn rustier by a north window. Samples settle it, and one order brings several colors.

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The Colorist of New Orleans · · Updated

The quick answer

Yes, you can get floor sofa fabric samples before ordering: buy one fabric sample and write in the order note that it's for the sofa and which colors you want. One purchase covers several colors for a shipping-only fee, that cost has come off a later sofa order, and a foam sample can ride along.

Three cream velvet floor cushions stacked into a sofa with cobalt, raspberry and mustard ends, and a loose bolsterSave
Three base cushions stacked into one tall sofa, each with a different end color, with a spare bolster on the floor.

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Key facts

  • Sofa samples are bought through the fabric sample option or the sample listing.
  • The order note must say the samples are for the sofa and name the colors.
  • Colors not yet on the website can be requested.
  • One sample purchase covers several colors, and only the shipping fee is charged.
  • The sample cost has been deducted from a later sofa order.
  • Ask when samples will ship; a foam sample can be included.
  • Real-life photos of any color are available while you wait.

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A fabric reads one way at noon and another at dusk. Mention your light, and the workshop will weigh it with you. — Élodie

Leave your details and the workshop will call you to confirm measurements, fabric, foam and piping. No prices, dates or payment on this page: it is a request, not an order.

Fabric · Foam · Pipingwhat the workshop will confirm with you

Fabric
The cover cloth: weave, color and care code.
Foam
Ask when samples will ship; a foam sample can be included.
Piping
The corded seam edge: matching, contrast or none.
Only for this request: no marketing calls or texts. Outside the US, add the country code.
In inches: length × depth × thickness, plus any angles or cut corners.

* Required. A member of the workshop team will call you to talk it through; nothing is charged and nothing is made until you have agreed on every detail with them.

We use these details only to answer this request and make your cushion: your name and contact details, the cushion details and photos you send, the page you came from and the ad or link that brought you, if any. The workshop that makes the cushions receives them. We don't sell them or share them for advertising, and we delete requests after 24 months. Privacy notice for requests.

Nothing is made or charged until you approve the details.

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Sofa swatches in three moves

  1. Buy one sample

    Use the fabric sample option on the sofa listing, or the “fabric sample” option on the floor cushion listing.

  2. Say it's for the sofa

    Sofa fabrics differ from cushion fabrics, so write that the samples are for the floor sofa, for example the teddy floor sofa.

  3. Name every color

    List them all, such as brick or water green, including colors not yet on the website. Add a foam sample if firmness matters.

Why waiting for swatches beats a year of wondering

Daylight never lies; your screen sometimes does. A brick velvet or a water green reads one way on a phone and another beside your own floorboards in late afternoon, and a sofa is a great deal of color to live with. That's why fabric swatches before ordering are the one step I'd never skip, my friends.

Sofa fabrics are not the cushion fabrics, which is why the note matters. Sofa corduroy, for instance, is its own cloth with codes starting COR. The swatches are small, about 1 1/2 in (3-4 cm) square, enough to judge color and texture, and real-life photos of any color are sent while you wait.

Browse the bouclé and teddy family and the modular floor sofas, then hold the samples in daylight, not on a screen. Which two colors are you torn between?

What the order note should say

  • “Samples for the floor sofa” (or the teddy floor sofa)
  • Every color name you want to see, such as brick or water green
  • Colors you've seen but can't find on the website
  • “Please add a foam sample” if you want to test firmness
  • For corduroy: COR codes, or the words “sofa corduroy”

One floor sofa sample order covers several colors, and the only charge is shipping, which has come off the sofa order later.

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Buyer questions

  1. A common question

    I'd like to see five colors for the sofa. Do I buy five samples?

    The workshop's answer

    No. Buy one sample and write in personalization which sofa and which colors you want, including colors not yet on the website. All of them are sent.

  2. A common question

    Can several sofa colors come in one sample order before I buy?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Buy the fabric sample listing and write the color names, such as brick or water green, in the order note. Ask how long the samples will take; the cost has come off a later sofa order, and a foam sample can be added.

  3. A common question

    How do I order swatches of the floor sofa colors?

    The workshop's answer

    Use the “fabric sample” option on the floor cushion listing and note that the samples are for the teddy floor sofa, with your colors. One reply said an order covers 3 colors; real-life photos of any color are sent while you wait.

  4. A common question

    Can you send teddy sofa swatches so I can see the color in my room?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Swatches are sent when the buyer covers the shipping fee.

Questions buyers ask next

Can I test the foam firmness along with the fabric?

Yes. A foam sample can be included with the fabric samples, so you can press the firmness before you commit. Ask for it in the same order note as your colors.

Can velvet swatches come bigger than the standard ones?

Yes. Standard swatches are about 1 1/2 in (3-4 cm) square, but velvet can be sent as 4 in (10 cm) squares on request. For more, ask for photos of a finished piece.

Why does the cheapest price on the listing look so low?

That lowest price is the fabric sample only, not a cushion, set or sofa. Choose a real size in the options to see the actual price; sample-only orders are confirmed with you before they are sent.