Good Questions: Is NY Sofa a Quality Outfit?

2005_1_3_question mark.jpg Hi Apartment Therapy,

I found this great, minimalist bed for only $400.

The problem is, I've never heard of NYSofa.com and I don't know if they make quality products. Do you know of anyone's experience with them?

Thanks, Alex

Our general rule of thumb with these stores is that you will get exactly what you pay for. 400$ is about as little as you can pay for a full wood frame bed. We recommend going by their store on 8th street.

To get their prices this low, this has to be pure Carbohydrate Furniture, useful in the short term, but not the type of stuff you should expect to hand down to your grandkids.

That said we don't know NYSofa specifically, so if someone else can put in their two cents, that would be helpful. MGR

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FYI, if you Google this bed you'll see the same model turn up on a variety of sites, not just NY Sofa -- I think I originally saw it on Overstock. It's got to be the same thing -- even the photos are the same -- so maybe you'd want to go see it, and then choose on price/shipping cost (Overstock always has some shipping deal). Anyway, I liked the design too -- I hope you'll report back on the quality if you decide to go see it in person!

I poked around the site some more, and the design, content and grammar aren't exactly reassuring. Can anyone recommend other sources for affordable, modern bed frames?

The thing about your bed is that it is feng shui correct - I'm not being feudal, I just suspect that common sense masked as superstition made for a much quicker sell. Pottery Barn is selling one for $2000. I am going to get a Nicoletta bed from Amisco eventually in all black even though the headboard is split and allows energy/chi/strong gust winds to pass through. Google for amisco bed and you will find reliable sellers of metal AND wood beds. A metal bed is bad feng shui but much slower to disintergrate if Mickey and Minnie start gnawing on it.

I work in the furniture industry-anything this price has to come from China. The only problem with that is the slave labor issues and the enviromental impact of the shipping.

The management is right-you get what you pay for. Don't expect it to last more than a couple of moves and be prepared for splitting or cracking if your bed moves from one type of heat/humidity to another. This is the biggest problem with inexpensive wood furniture-if the wood is not cured, given time to age and dry-a move to a less humid environment or near a dry heat source will cause splitting.

Most important; if the bed fit your budget and you like the look of it-just enjoy! If it lasts 2-3 years you have gotten your money's worth.

There is a chance that your bed came from the same manufacturers as the Romeo bed on the Eco-furniture website-www.eco-furniture.com. It is probably the same bed in which case you have a better product than I initially thought(Rubberwood is a good hard wood that will have a long life).

With solid wood furniture you should be able to look at the underside and see solid wood. Some manufacturers market things as solid but they are using solid wood veneers over MDF or press board.

Hope this helps.

the antigua and another bed looks like two beds with different names available on overstock for $300 less.

I make custom furniture out of solid wood for a living, and agree that you get what you pay for. I've made beds from $500 to $5000, and the difference is in the longevity, the character, and quality--the $500 bed will function as a sleeping platform and last through a couple moves, showing its age readily; the $5000 bed functions as a work of art that you can sleep on, is heirloom (or museum) quality, and comes with my lifetime care service. Like anything, you have to figure out what you really want / need before comparing products.

You can buy this bed here http://www.ny-furniture.com, Its cheeper and they have a store front in nyc that you can visit, the delivery is Free, in nyc so it should cost you about $339 for the full bed