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How to Choose Your Forever Sofa
Whether you’re buying your first ever sofa or you’ve had your current sofa for approximately 873 years and it’s time to send it out to the farm, picking out a sofa is a big deal. What kind of sofa will last the longest? What’s the best bang for your buck? And which will be the most comfortable for those Netflix marathons? We’ve got the tips that will help you find your forever sofa!
- Check the frame. The sturdier the frame, the longer-lasting the sofa. Soft wood, like pine, may be low cost, but it’ll also warp after a few years. Hardwood, however, is more durable. Likewise, frames made of particleboard, plastic, or metal may warp or crack, so avoid those too. Make sure the legs are part of the frame, or at the least that they’re held on with screws or pegs. Stay away if legs are simply glued on. A simple way to test the frame? Lift one front corner of the sofa off the floor. By the time you’ve raised it 6 inches, the other front leg should have risen as well. If it’s still touching the floor, the frame has too much give (ie, it’s weak).
- Joinery. This one’s easy – never buy a sofa that’s held together solely by staples, nails, and/or glue. Oh, and ask your salesperson for written manufacturer information on frame joinery.
- Test the springs. This one comes down to about 75% comfort. Most sofas have those snake like curly springs. They’re nicely supportive, but they can press on the frame or sage over time if the metal isn’t heavy. High-end sofas often come with “eight-way hand-tied springs” (ooohhh, fancy). They’re really comfy, but also expensive; and some experts think they aren’t any better than the snake-y springs. So, basically – feel the springs! They should be close together and firm. Also, sofas without springs (with webbing or mesh) = super uncomfy and flimsy. To test ’em, sit down firmly on a corner of the sofa. If you hear squeaks and creaks, it typically means that the springs are hitting the frame or they’re placed incorrectly.
- It’s all about the fillings. There are A LOT of options out there when it comes to cushion fillings. Good options that are comfy and reasonably priced? High-resilient foam in a lawyer of down and conventional foam wrapped in polyester batting.
- Toughen your sofa up! Unless your sofa is going to be hanging out in a room for decorational purposes only, it’s going to need a durable fabric. Cotton and linen are awesome (but not loose weaves because they can snag). There’s also synthetic microfiber which can mimic most fabrics and is stain resistant (yes!). This one is more durable than cotton and linen as well. Wool and leather? Handsome and strong but expensive. Silk? Sleek but fragile. Fabrics that have patterns woven in tend to wear better than those with printed patterns. Want to see how the sofa might look in your room before you get it? Ask the store for a piece of fabric larger than the usual swath. Place it where the sofa will go, view it in both natural and artificial light, and see how much you still like it after a few days.
Suburban Furniture has been serving the Roxbury Township, Morris, Warren and Sussex County and Northern New Jersey areas for over 50 years. Our customers value us for our large selection, beautiful showroom, fair prices and immediate delivery. Still family owned after 50 years we are committed to providing a unique, family friendly, comfortable place to shop for your home. Our caring staff, combined with affordable, in-stock furniture will help you furnish your home in hours, not months.
Our Winter Sale is HERE!
The year has barely begun and we’ve already got savings galore! How? Because our most popular sales event, our Winter Sale, is happening now, just in time for the indoor season! What IS the Winter Sale you ask? Oh, just everything in the store being ½ off, is all. No really, we’re not joking. Take a look below!
Don’t like what you see in the store? Not a problem – we can custom order whatever you’d like! Our passion for pattern and color will infuse your home with style. We believe in offering great value to our customers, which means a great selection of high quality furniture at fair prices and attentive service including our custom order capabilities. We offer hundreds of fabrics including luxurious leather in colors that will span your imagination. Local family ownership works alongside our employees to make sure you get the expert custom-order service and customer care you expect: from the selecting process all the way through to white-glove delivery on our own trucks.
Walking through the Suburban Furniture doors gets you one step closer to your perfectly designed home. Drop by one of our several stores or browse our online selection today!
You’re Invited!
Once the party’s done on New Year’s Eve, come celebrate the new year with us on New Year’s Day with our special Friends & Family Event! From 5-8PM (3 hours only!), you can enjoy eggnog, champagne, desserts, and oh, just all of our best offers combined. Seriously. We’re doing something we’ve never before done and combining ALL our sales offers for these 3 hours ONLY! What offers will be available, you ask?
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Get 50% off our regular prices!
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Plus get 50% off our services (like delivery & protection plan)!
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Then get 7% off to off-set your tax!
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And finally, interest-free financing till 2020!
See? We weren’t kidding! It’s just our little way of saying thank you for such an amazing year. Wishing you and yours a happy & healthy New Year! We look forward to celebrating with you!
Cheers,
The Team @ Suburban Furniture
50 Years and Counting!
It’s our 50th anniversary…WOW. We were there when astronauts first walked in space, the Beatles and Rolling Stones came onto the scene, and LBJ was president. And we’re still going strong! In celebration, we’re throwing our BIGGEST sale ever and extending an invite to you to join in the fun and savings.
Now through November 13th, everything in the store is HALF-OFF, plus interest-free financing! Yes, you heard that right – everything in our store is 50% off. Bedroom sets, dining room tables, bookshelves and office furniture, sofas, and more are waiting for you to come by and take a look and buy them and half-off. What are you waiting for?
In the same Succasunna location since 1966, we know that the best way to keep growing is to take care of all the people who made us a success in the first place: great local customers like you! Come join our celebration and save a bundle. Shop early for the best selection and save 50% on everything!
Say Congrats To…
Our Ugly Sofa contest is over and done with, and we had a blast (we hope you did too)! Thanks to ALL who sent in pictures of their ugly sofas and participated – you guys ROCK. Also, say hello to our winner Leighann Hoffman of Parsippany, NJ! We’re excited to help Leighann pick out her next sofa with her $700 credit (so is she)!
Winner Leighann Hoffman
And remember, we can still help you pick out a new sofa as well, if it’s needed. Just swing by one of our locations and grab a friendly salesperson to be on your way to comfort and relaxation!
New Sofa? Yes, Please!
Browse through some of the amazing sofas that could be yours if you win our ugly sofa contest! Look – the possibilities are endless. We’re still accepting submissions via email to uglysofa@suburbanfurn.com until 8/25, so be sure to get your ugly sofa pics in so you’ll be eligible to win $700 in store credit towards your new sofa! And be sure to check our website to see the rest of our sofa selection (hint: it’s HUMONGOUS!).
Relax in comfort on this luxurious three-seat sofa. Upholstered in leather match, you can showcase your style without breaking your budget. This large sofa features exposed wooden feet in a tapered style at the corners and spaced evenly towards the middle for support.
This U-shaped sectional brings you the ultimate comfort you’re looking for in a sofa. Its shape can easily seat multiple people, and you’ll love adding your own flair to it by adding fun throw pillows. Its casual yet transitional appearance will complement a variety of room styles, while loose pillow back and seat cushions make this sectional easy to clean. The exposed wood block feet are finished in walnut, creating a great accent against the sofa’s fabric. This is a sectional sofa that the whole family can enjoy and will keep you cozy for years to come.
Ultimate style and comfortable seating are yours in this 88″ transitional style sofa. Features a high back with three semi attach back cushions over three box end cushions, arm accented with small nail head trim, front rail accented with larger nail head trim, all help turn this classic transitional style into a work of art. Contrasting throw pillows and kidney pillow with beautiful wooden sculptured legs add the finishing touch.
This modern sofa will bring life to your living room. Large, rectangles are featured in the sofa’s oversized track arms, boxed seat cushions and block feet. Chunky rectangles are also drawn in the stitching on the sofa’s back cushions. The crisp lines and blocky look of this sofa gives it a very minimalist style.
Ugly Sofas for the Win!
Ready for some fun? How about a new sofa? Well, we’ve got both. That’s right – we’re having our first Ugly Sofa Contest! How’s it work? All YOU have to do is submit a photo of your ugly sofa that needs replacing. Next, we’ll put them all on Facebook and have the world vote for the ugliest of them all. The winner gets $700 in store credit towards the purchase of a new sofa! What could be easier? Here’s the deets:
1. To be eligible, you must live within 50 miles of one of our Suburban Furniture stores.
2. You must like and share this status.
3. Send in 2-4 photos of your sofa to uglysofa@suburbanfurn.com. Be sure to include your name and contact info in the email!
4. Entries accepted through 8/25/16. The earlier you enter the earlier the world can start voting for your UGLY SOFA.
5. Voting open from 8/25/16 to 9/05/16.
RULES TO VOTE:
1. If you are not already a fan, click the “LIKE” button at the top of our page.
2. Go to the Photos Tab and click the “UGLY SOFA CONTEST” Album.
3. Vote for your favorite “Ugly Sofa” by clicking the “LIKE” button under the photo.
4. Invite All Your Friends and Family to Our Facebook page to vote for their favorite.
5. The photo with the most likes by MIDNIGHT EST 9/05/16 Wins $700.00 toward the purchase of a New Sofa at Suburban Furniture.
GOOD LUCK!
Join Our Team!
We’ve got some BIG news, guys…WE’RE HIRING! You heard right – we’re looking for quality-minded individuals to join our winning team. We’ve got several positions that currently need filling, as we expand, including: sales, warehouse, and office; so if you or someone you know is seeking employment or a change in scenery, we want to talk to you!
We’re one of New Jersey’s leading and fastest growing independent furniture retailers, and we’re adding to our highly professional, customer driven staff, to assist us with our continued growth.
We are searching for mature, competitive professionals with excellent communication skills and a desire to learn. If you have experience in retail sales, home furnishings, design, auto sales or have a strong desire to help others make difficult decisions, we want to talk to you. Suburban Furniture is an extraordinary environment for serious sales professionals, and is family owned for over 60 years. We provide the additional training and the environment in which sales professionals can achieve their goals.
We offer a great work environment, benefits including competitive pay, 401k with immediate match, shared health insurance plan, paid vacation and personal time, employee discount program, bonuses for time on job, company parties and more!
Join the local company that has been voted, year after year, as the #1 furniture store in Morris County, and work amongst others who have been with us for 7, 10, 15, even 20 years! (We like long-term relationships, so we hope you do as well).
We’re hiring in the Succasunna, Morristown, Parsippany, Morris County, Flanders, New Jersey, Roxbury Township, and Northern New Jersey areas, so help us spread the word. As a thank you, if you refer a qualified friend or family member to us and we hire them, we will send you a Suburban gift card for $250. If your referral is still employed after 90 days from their start date we will send you another $250 Suburban gift card. Please make sure your referral mentions you when they are hired.
You guys consistently help us to be the best we can be, so thanks for helping us out once more. See detailed info for open positions below!
Available Positions
Click the position below for more info and to apply.
Who Else Has a 30 Day Happiness Guarantee?
Your happiness is our #1 goal, which is why we’ve got a little something we like to call our “30 Day Happiness Guarantee”!
We understand that sometimes it’s hard to know how something is going to look or fit in your home, especially from just a picture on the website. That’s why Suburban Furniture has a very flexible reelection process to help you find something different that will make you happy and your home looking even better. 30 days to try it out, see how things fit, make sure you and the fam are comfy, see how the pets like it and all that jazz. It’s a sweet deal!
No Restocking Fees for Stocked Items! Shop with confidence at Suburban Furniture with our Hassle Free Returns on In Stock items. Stock items are items we stock in our warehouse and are as EXACTLY shown in our showroom. If, within 30 days of receiving your in stock merchandise, you are not totally satisfied with your purchase, return it for a full refund of your merchandise total plus taxes on the merchandise. Delivery fees to and from your home are non-refundable.
If you re-select new merchandise, we will waive the pick-up charge. New delivery charges will apply on your new purchase.
Returns of Special Order Items or Clearance. Special order items are those on our website not stocked in our warehouse and/or items not as exactly shown in our showroom. If, within 30 days of receiving your special order or Clearance merchandise, you are not totally satisfied with your purchase, return it for a full refund minus a 30% restocking fee. Delivery fees to and from your home are non-refundable. Allow us to help you re-select new merchandise. For that, there is only a 10% re-selection fee plus new delivery charges. If the items you re-select are of lesser value, you will receive a store credit for the difference. There are no returns or re-selections after 30 days of receipt of your merchandise.
Returned merchandise must be in its original, unmodified, undamaged condition with all its parts. If you picked up your merchandise and are returning it, it must be carefully wrapped to avoid damage. We will contact you if there are any issues with your return. Refunds are processed within 72 hours of your merchandise being received back in our warehouse. For your security, we do not keep your credit card information on file. We will need that info to process the refund. In the event you paid by check, debit card or cash, you will be issued a check.
Contact us today so we can start getting you settled with some fabulous new furniture just in time for spring and summer!
Look Before You Browse
We know it can be a hassle sometimes to go shopping. You have to gather up the kids and one kid has lost his shoes and the other is pretending to be invisible, so obviously you can’t find them. Finally you get in the car and start out and then you get stuck in traffic on the way to the store. And every once in awhile, if you’re going to a place you’ve never been, after ALL of that, you get there and you’re just entirely let down. It’s disappointing; it’s draining. It’s a DRAG. We know.
THAT is why we now have a virtual tour of our Succasunna store on our website! We’re not just talking pictures of some of our furniture or shopping online (although you’re certainly welcome to do that too!). We’re talking virtually walking around our store and being able to see what’s in it (minus the people of course). It’s kinda similar to how Google Maps works when you zoom in to the street view to look around.
Basically, it’s really cool and it’s super helpful. This way you see EXACTLY what’s in store for you at our store before you ever step foot out of the house, therefore negating being disappointed. So check it out.
AND check out our Winter Sale – the entire store is ½ off! That’s a heck of a way to start the new year! So we’ll see you soon. Till then though, visit us through the virtual world!
