magpielovely's Profile

My experience with PB has been that their furniture is poorer quality than most: I've had pieces from PB, Macy's and Room and Board as well as a handful of local vendors. With a replacement slipcover my Room and Board couch is still going strong after 10 years (I can hardly believe it myself). The PB stuff is creaky and worn, especially the wood table and chairs. Not well made at all. Our Macy's couch is in decent shape after 5 years of heavy use by my sons, but it's not going to outlast our Room and Board sofa.

Another problem I have with Pottery Barn is that it's *smaller* than other stuff. It's strange, but true. With a husband who is 6' 4" we always laugh when we visit the PB stores. He says: this furniture is made for tiny people! Watch the dimensions carefully.