Good Questions: How Will It Go Through My Door?

2005_1_3_question mark.jpg Hello AT,

So I moved to Park Slope in December. ...

so i somehow thought that i need a sofa. somehow...
i have room for it...
i even taped the location on my floor because:
i like this guy here: The Petrie.
and chair and ottoman...

i checked them out at the store... they are cool.
very solid... sofa works as daybed... very well...

i was not so crazy about a white color of the piece, but C&B
also offers charcoal as an option so i got that...

ordered on sunday.
exciting...

crate and barrel calls me today to confirm the order.
the sofa will take about 20 weeks to deliver.
nice.
I was born in poland, you know... my uncle waited for his phone
connection for several years, and so i was ready to get my sofa
and chair and ottoman in late august.
yey...

custom made for me...
in a mere 20 weeks... (half a pregnancy?)

then the lady asked me if the piece would fit through my door...

because
the feet are not detachable...
this makes the sofa 34 inches thick...
i did not think it would be a problem really...
well, my doors are 28 inches wide... all of them.
i can not get the sofa...
well, i think i could get it... if only i could detach the feet...
or if i could have a human conversation with the manufacturer... because
the person there is certainly a human being and they would understand...
right?...
but crate and barrel will never let me speak to anybody but
crate and barrel... and all the conversations are recorded for quality
assurance...
so...
do you know where i can get that kind of sofa... but maybe smaller?
do you know who makes this sofa?
do you know if there is a way to detach the feet after all... and maybe
not believe that C&B info read off a sheet in some call center?...
do you know?...
hope you found the above amusing... and not annoying..
; )

only the best -witold

Dear Witold, very amusing and long winded. We can barely fit you through the door, and only if we take off your legs! In the meantime, you should know that the Petrie is a modelled on a classic mid-century design and isn't too hard to find. Here are three quick options:

Room and Board has a number of similar sofas - and in smaller sizes

Dune makes a version - called the Climate - which is sweet and can be adjusted dimensionally (pretty sure)

White on White has cheaper knock-odds

The Unique Furniture Service - if you really love it, these guys can dissassemble any sofa and get it into your apartment for $100-$200

Comments (1)

I have had the Petrie sofa for 2 years. I am sorry I bought it. The retro lines of the design are appealing, that's what attracted me to it, since my place has a lot of 50's/60's pieces. I ordered it off the C & B website and had it delivered. I wanted it in loden, but the delay for delivery was really long, and I needed a sofa, so I settled for the stock color. The stock color is not white but off white, with a beige cast. I was disappointed when it came, because I thought it would be more white (as pictured on the website). The fabric is the biggest disappointment. The sofa gets dirty very easily, and if there was some type of finish on the fabric to keep it fresh, I never noticed it. And to make it worse, the fabric (think flannel) has an odd open weave that traps lint - and it's almost impossible to remove even with tweezers. The buttons on the seat cushions are coming off (and the buttons on the seat cushions were never comfortable to sit on) and the stitching on the tufts is coming undone. (No pets or kids used it, and it wasn't abused). The frame is holding up well, but the fabric on the frame is not. I'd pay someone right now to take it away, it brings the look of my place down. Just thought I'd share my experience.