I Didn’t Think I’d Ever Buy A Green Couch — But I’m So Glad I Did (It’s Prettier Than I’d Imagined!)

A few years ago, I moved into my first one-bedroom apartment solo and was about to make the biggest purchase for it so far: my very own sofa. In all of the apartments I’d lived in previously, the couch was pre-owned (thanks, Craigslist!) or belonged to one of my roommates. Now, as a grown-up gal with a place of my own, it was time to invest in a brand-new piece of furniture that I could lounge on for years to come.

Couch shopping was way more difficult than I’d expected and I ended up compiling all my research into what I’ll simply call the “sofa spreadsheet.” I was fixated on finding the best (and comfiest) brown leather sofa on the market, and I could not rest until I did. When I finally landed on a sofa I loved, the company experienced massive shipping delays. I’d already gone a few months without a couch, so in the famous words of Ross Geller, I had to pivot.

Somewhere between my disappointment and my frenzied efforts to find the perfect sofa, I realized something: I wouldn’t always be in this exact living room. What if the couch I chose looked strange in my future house? (That is, if I’m actually able to buy a house.) Leaving my dream couch behind was tough, but coming to terms with dropping more than $1,000 on a piece of furniture that might not fit into my next home was even tougher.

So, I went back to the drawing board. And then somehow, in one of the rare moments when my brain was turned off from sofa shopping, it came to me: Burrow’s modular furniture.

In my research, I’d stumbled upon a photo of Burrow’s Range Sectional Lounger online and fell in love. The most surprising part was that it didn’t look anything like the other sofas I had put on my spreadsheet: It wasn’t brown leather, and it wasn’t super plush or poofy. Instead, the Range was all clean lines and mid-century flair, upholstered in a gorgeous green fabric. 

While this beautiful green couch wasn’t the sofa that lived in the thought bubble above my head for so many months, there was one important feature that sold me: It was modular. This meant that I could change the configuration anytime I wanted to fit seamlessly into my next space, no matter the layout of the room.

I eventually chose the four-piece sectional lounger with three seats and one ottoman. When I initially set it up, I made sure the ottoman was on the right side of the sectional. Eventually, I want to reconfigure it as a two-seater loveseat with two ottomans when I have the budget for it — which might actually be quite soon, as Burrow’s Labor Day sale is still going on now through September 8 with discounts up to 60 percent off.

Something else that sold me on it, aside from its handsome shape and modular design, was how it arrived at my doorstep. Each piece shipped in a separate box that I could lift on my own (single gals, unite!). While I did enlist my brother to help me build the couch, it was a fairly simple process that took a little over an hour.

Although I didn’t stop by a Burrow showroom to take its sofas for a test run (seat run?), my Range sectional is plenty cozy. It’s just the right amount of firm so you don’t feel like you’re sinking into it, yet it’s surprisingly soft for such an angular style of sofa. Two years later, I’m still kicking back on it nightly to watch Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy.

Although the sofa spreadsheet was cast aside in the end, the final result was what I wanted, anyway. Now I’m the proud owner of a beautiful, comfy couch that I love. 

Buy: Burrow Range 4-Piece Sectional Lounger, $1,359 (originally $1,699)