a style pioneered by the bedding company Leggett & Platt in the 1970s and credited by furniture-maker Scott Jordan as the reason most people hate sleeper sofas. This list also contains trundle ...

Velvet is everywhere these days. It holds color phenomenally well, so furniture makers like to use it for statement pieces. Still, there's a big discrepancy between good and bad velvet.

And by cutting out the showrooms, wholesalers, and boutiques, the furniture makers are able to offer customers custom-made pieces, direct from workshops in North Carolina, at a fraction of the price.