Arhaus. We've had the Baldwin for 15 years and it still looks and feels like new. Amazingly comfortable and easy to wash.

We have had a Baldwin from Arhaus for 10 years. I've replaced all the cushions once already, and may have to replace the bottom cushions once again. (A customer service rep is coming out to look at it this week, to see if it's an issue with springs, because the cushions sink way too much.) It IS a comfortable sofa, the slipcover is easy to clean (but wash gently, mine has holes!) but know that it will get squishy and "messy" looking quickly. I spent $2000 on it and would have thought it would be in better shape.

A few comments regarding the two companies. The bulk of Arhaus Furniture is made in Conover North Carolina by Thomas Bain. Their frames used to be 5/4 hardwood but I do beleive they have switch to hardwood plywood. They do have a cut away in their stores of a chair with 8 way hand tied springs but many of their sofas have sinuous springs. They have nice cushions, good leathers and good looking styles.

Restoration Hardware is made in China. I think the factory they use is called "Cozy" for some of their product line but I could be mistaken. Their literature says kiln dried hardwood frames, but as is the case with many manufacturers kiln dried hardwood is usually kiln dried hardwood plywood unless they specify that they are using 5/4 hardwood. They also say they have 8 way hand tied springs, but their are two types of 8 way tied spring systems. Those that are built into the furniture and those that are called drop in units. A drop in unit is essentially like a wire box made outside of the furniture with coil springs which can be tied in which the whole unit is then set into the frame and screwed into place. A drop in unit does not have the tortional strength of a real 8 way had tied unit. The real 8 way hand tied units have multiple layers with layers of a heavy duty material across the based and bands of metal crossing the base in a checkerboard pattern. If you want to see what a real 8 way hand tied unit looks like you could visit the Hancock and Moore website and watch their video. In as much as they do not show any construction features I suspect they are using a drop in unit and a plywood frame. In my opinion they should show some construction pictures on their web site or in their stores. If a company is using a construction system they are proud of they will usually show pictures or cutaways of what they are using.

RH does have many beautiful styles. In my opinion their merchandising is second to none and they also have a nice selection of leathers and fabrics.

I would say the construction methods employed by both companies are comparable.

This post was edited by Freethinker99 on Thu, Jan 22, 15 at 14:01