Why we chose Maiden Home for our new sofa
Why Maiden Home?
We needed a new sofa and I had heard great things about Maiden Home. After doing my research, I came up with 9 reasons to choose Maiden Home for your next sofa, chair, or sectional.
1. Style 2. Quality & 3. Price
The most important factors were the obvious ones. Style, quality, and price. There are a ton of options if you start searching for furniture online, but we were not going to compromise on style or quality. Maiden Home is the first company to partner with respected North Carolina workrooms and bring their quality directly to consumers online. They skip showrooms, wholesalers, and countless middlemen and ship their product directly from the workroom floor to your door. This allows Maiden Home to offer a level of quality previously unseen at this price point. For example, the 8-way hand-tied springs and performance fabrics on our Carmine sofa are rarely found in sofas under $3,000.
4. Choose from 4 Styles in 8 Sizes
Maiden Home has four very different sofa styles, plus sectionals and chairs. We loved them all, but ruled out the Ludlow because it has a tufted back and we thought it would be too much with our Knoll Barcelona chairs. We decided on The Carmine. It’s 37″ deep and you can select your length. Normally you have the option of just a sofa or a loveseat. But Maiden Home lets you choose your length from 60″ wide to 100″ wide. We measured the chairs and drink table opposite where the sofa would be placed so that it would be close to the same length. We went with 80″ and it’s perfect. Four styles seems just about right. Often you have so many choices when sofa shopping that it becomes confusing. The curated selection of styles makes it easy to decide on a style and then the fun part comes in selecting a fabric, length, and leg options.
5. 37 Fabrics or Leather
Choose from crisp linen, luxurious velvet, tweed, leather, or performance fabrics. For our casual lifestyle we chose the Performance Linen. Performance fabrics repel liquids and stains can be easily cleaned with a damp cloth. Maiden Home features Crypton Home, a state-of-the-art technology for stain resistant fabrics. It is Greenguard Gold Certified — free of harmful chemicals.
6. Made in U.S.A
Maiden Home furniture is handmade in North Carolina which is home to some of the world’s most skilled furniture craftsmen.
7. Six Weeks from Order to Delivery
Once you select your piece and place your order, it takes only six weeks to receive your new sofa. Along the way you’ll receive emails with “Build Updates.” I found it reassuring to know that everything was on schedule. Once the sofa was complete, I received an email that let me know I would be getting a call to set up White Glove Delivery. The delivery was seamless. I selected a date and they arrived right on time, calling me 30 minutes prior to the arranged delivery time. They removed all the packaging and took it with them. They actually offered to take my old sofa to the garage!
8. Free Shipping
Maiden Home does not charge for shipping! You’ll receive your furniture with special white glove delivery with no fees.
9. Guarantee
Maiden Home skipped the showrooms so that they could bring you designer quality furniture at a fraction of the price for custom furniture. And they will let you return it within 30 days if you’re not happy. But trust me, you’ll be happy.
So what are you waiting for? Go online and order your samples and start measuring. In 6 weeks your room could look beautiful! Once I received my fabric samples I started playing around with the other things I already had in the room. Leather chairs, leather stools, an overall neutral palette with colors ranging from coffee color to black and every shade of white and cream. While I only changed the sofa, we feel it makes the entire room feel fresher and more modern. You can see how this room looked before right here.
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Your sofa looks so pretty. I recently had our sofa reupholstered , for I think the 3 rd time, in a very similar color and fabric and absoubtly love the versatility of the gray. It is a classic English sh roll arm that I love. I live in a 1940’s Georgian and feel like the gray gives it a bit of a modern edge. Love your blog and posts, very inspiring.
Hi Mary,
Your sofa sounds lovely and well worth recovering! Isn’t it amazing how gray linen can feel modern and updated. I almost went with a gray textured fabric, but am so happy with the more modern look of linen. I would love to see your sofa! Are you on instagram? Have a great weekend!
Annie
I LOVE IT…. great job.
I can see why you love it. The entire room looks so good!
Thank you Stefanie! It was a much needed update from our houndstooth sofa!!
Your new sofa looks great Annie. My daughter just purchased that Serena & Lilly rug at the outlet and it looks great in her family room. I have never heard of Maiden. I will check them out! Can’t wait to meet you next month!!
Hi Cindy!
Love the rug and it’s such a great deal if you need a square rug! CANNOT wait to meet you next month!
xo
Annie
I love your new sofa. The linen in grey looks great. I looked at MH website. Wondering what you think of velvet in slate ( Carmine). I am going back and forth between the graphite linen and the velvet. I live in a 1910 Bungalow in Denver. Any thoughts? I love the way you blend old with new, but still keep to the character of the house. Stunning!
Fondly,
Teri
HI Teri!
I’m from Denver, lived there until I was 25. Such an amazing city. I LOVE velvet, but I think it’s a little harder to maintain. It collects everything! We are 100% happy with the linen performance fabric. Did you order samples? I would love to see your house? Do you show/share on Instagram?
Annie
Love your posts – just wanted to ask you how the Maiden sofa is holding up now that it’s been a few months – especially the filling in the sofa. I am one of those that doesn’t like sagging cushions after you sit for awhile. Also are you loving the performance linen? Many thanks!
Hi Ann,
It’s holding up great! There’s no signs of sagging and it gets plenty of use. I do love the performance linen…it’s comfortable to the touch, but knowing it’s a high performance fabric gives me peace of mind as my college student son eats a pizza while sitting on it! Hope that helps!
annie
I have a question for you about a chair. This would be a replacement for a special chair (father in law) that my husband loves. It’s been around for many years but even with all the attention it’s received, I need to replace it for his comfort.
Will try to attach a picture.
Would want a leather!!
Hi! I love your sofa and happen to be looking at the Carmine as well in the performance washed linen in fog. I’m so nervous to pull the trigger bc I’ve never sat on it. How would you describe the sit? The upright and firm descriptions make me nervous bc I’m looking for a comfy sofa that doubles as both the family sofa (comfy/cozy for relaxing or watching a movie) and the primary front room sofa for any entertaining . How is the back? Any help is much appreciated! I live in a 1909 home in Denver so not having a huge sofa is key but so limiting ;). I’m so glad I found MH. Thanks for sharing your experience with he Carmine. Dana at MH has been amazing. I just wanted to get the perspective from a customer. Thanks!
Hello Annie – I was wondering if you received my comment/question yesterday. I am happy to post again in case it didn’t go through.
Hi Annie. Your sofa looks lovely in your living room. I saw your review of The Carmine sofa and it has been very helpful. I am tending towards the Carmine but not sure if the seat at 20″ is to low and the seat depth at 23″ not deep enough. How has it worked for you? How comfortable is it?
I was also considering The Ludlow, however, its a bit mid century for me and I do have two mid century chairs and do not wish to add another piece to my living room.
Best regards,
Hi Carmen,
I love the look of the Carmine, but the arms are quite low and so you can’t use them as a backrest. I like to sit that way sometimes when I’m watching a movie and working on my lap top at the same time…so that might be a “me” problem, but something to consider. I don’t think you can ever go wrong with midcentury lines!
Annie
Where to begin. We wanted to go above and beyond in furnishing our new home. We were excited to purchase our Essex bed from Maiden Home (8/25/19). First bed came filthy. The headboard was caked with dirt/mud, edges were worn as though it was dragged through the floor. Obviously this was not what we expected from a company that promised high quality custom furniture. When we contacted them, they offered to clean the product. I refused since I wanted A NEW CLEAN CUSTOM BED and not just a clean/worn looking bed. At first, Maiden Home blamed the delivery company and they wouldn’t take responsibility for their product that arrived saying it was “perfect” when it left their facility. After many back and forth emails, they agreed to send a new bed. So we waited another 8 weeks. 2nd delivery came with a bed where it wasn’t made properly with edges not being flushed and bed was slanted and not sturdy. Customer service initially told us that they will send new side rails since they thought there was a defect in the furniture itself but reached out again saying they think this is an assembly issue and that they will send a furniture restoration person to come fix the issue. Well today (1/4/20), the guy came and told us that we actually need the new frame because the side rails weren’t cut correctly to have a flushed look. This is hugely disappointing. I initially wanted a refund. This was a huge waste of time (over 4 months) and money (over $2k). They should be able to guarantee the quality of the product when it arrives. I hope that this issue resolves shortly.
HI Nicole,
I’m so sorry that you had a difficult experience with Maiden Home. I can assure you my experience was quite different.I wish you all the best Nicole!
Annie
After 2 years, what is your evaluations of your sofa? Thank you.
Hi Linda,
When we moved homes, this sofa didn’t work in our new house so we sold it. The woman that bought it became a friend and she loves it!
Annie
HI,
I’m looking for a new sofa for my family room. Is this a sofa you would purchase again? Anything you didn’t like about it?
Thanks!
Hi Vicki! The company is wonderful and the product is as well. I would absolutely order again! If you decide to order from Maiden Home, Let them know I sent you! Thanks!
Hello! What color/fabric is this sofa? How is it holding up years later? Thank you 🙂