Couch is almost too good to be true. The brand-new store in Fremont makes custom couches out of eco-friendly materials with the smallest mark-up possible, cutting overhead costs by sharing space with Orange Spot gallery. Owner Ameer Radwan is motivated by a personal disgust with overcharging, a near-religious zeal for a good deal, and ambition to be known as the place to go in Seattle for a couch. We're sold.
And Radwan is serious about couches. The contact page on his website includes a personal "batphone" number, with this to say, "If it’s midnight and you simply MUST see couches because you’re watching HGTV and you’re inspired to change your whole decor — call the batphone. I’ll probably want to talk about couches at midnight too. I’m not kidding. Repeat: I’m not kidding." Think folks take him up on it?
Each couch starts with an FSC-certified wood frame and water-based adhesives that give off no volatile organic compounds. After that, the choice of style, fabric and filling is all yours, and Radwan is there to guide you and point out which material choices are recycled or organic. You'd think this service would come at a higher cost, but Couch's website lists example after example of earth-friendly, custom copies of big-box couches for less than the original — most under $1500.
Couch doesn't just do couches, but chairs and upholstered beds as well. More surprisingly Couch offers custom framing through his partnership with Orange Splot.
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3519 Fremont Pl N
Seattle,
WA
98103
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| Phone: |
206.633.6108
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| Website: | ecocouch.wordpress.com |
| Categories: | sofas & armchairs |
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I wonder if they deliver to Portland...we'll be needing a couch soon and I'd love to give him the business.
view diyordie's profile
Hi Diyordie,
Couchguy here. Shipping anywhere in the country can be arranged. Get in touch with me at couchseattle@gmail.com and we'll figure it out.
view couchguy's profile
Maybe it's just the photo, but there's something odd about the proportions of the first one.
view Palmetto's profile
Oh, I am VERY sure people take Radwan up on his offer to call him to talk couches at midnight....I own a business, which doesn't have any set business hours, and silly me, I expected people to respect traditional business hours when calling...NOPE. I have gotten phone calls at 11pm and 5am from people wanting to set up a house cleaning appointment...and of all the nerve, if I don't answer, they won't leave a message...they EXPECTED someone to pick up the phone at those hours!!! I had one client, a CURRENT client who ought to know better...call me at 11pm one night..I ignored the ring...she called me again at 6am...again, ignored the ring...then she called me back at 7:55am and left a message saying "I haven't heard from you yet..." }:-0 I was fuming over the audacity.
People will be extremely rude if you let them.
view amiencc's profile
Hi Palmetto,
You've got a good eye. The sectional pictured is 96" on the right hand side and only 86" on the left. Client needed it that way so they'd have room for that chair you see on the left.
view couchguy's profile
hey couch guy!
I'm your neighboor in the freemont hood. Not in the market myself but i love your stuff, especially the first one.
I prefer sectionals asymetrical.
I'll be keeping you in mind if i can squeeze the banquettes i want out of my budget.
view DahliaCactus's profile
wow. this is way cool. anyone who says Iâll probably want to talk about couches at midnight too is either passionate about his craft or crazy. i'll choose to believe the former. definitely bookmarking this one!
view loislane's profile
why can't there be a CouchGuy in Australia? Wah.
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