Anyone have any experiences with Room and Board furniture quality? I see their pieces in a fair number of shelter magazines, and like a lot of the design. Better quality/durability than Crate and Barrel, even though they are not too far apart in price? I'd love to hear your experiences. Thanks! |
I was under the impression that R&B was a few notches below Crate and Barrel in terms of quality, on par with Ikea? But I might be thinking of something else. |
Room and Board is much better quality than Crate and Barrel. You are thinking of something else. |
pp here: You're right. I was thinking of The Room Store |
They have a store on 14th St in DC. You can go look at it in person. I was in their NYC store many years ago, and thought that some of it was fantastic, but one of the case pieces had veneers and didn't seem quite as good. |
Room and Board is better quality than C&B, but C&B is still fairly good quality. It is a bit more expensive, too. Their design spins a little towards modern (mid-century), but can blend pretty seamlessly with other styles. It's very customizable (table tops, woods, upholstery choices). Love that store. |
So far we're happy with our R&B table, but I'll need another 10 years to compare it with C&B. |
We've been really happy with our pieces from R&B. Much of their wood furniture is built in the US with sustainably grown hardwoods. If you are pretty certain that your taste won't change, I think it is worth the price. At least for some of the items. |
We have been really happy with our couches (so far). |
Room and board quality is really good, their delivery is amazing, everything you buy-it could be a trucks worth for $250. They have excellent customer service as well. |
We've done our living room recently, all with furniture from R & B. We also have a table and another sofa from them in our loft. The quality is great and their service is wonderful. Wouldn't hesitate to buy more from there. |
Great to see such good reviews - thanks for the help! I just hope it won't be $250 to deliver the kitchen table I'm shopping for. |
I have a lot of R&B furniture and I've been quite happy with the quality. I looked and looked and couldn't find anything that was as well made. You should definitely look at any pieces in person - some things are look cheaper than others. We had one item (an office chair) break and they replaced it for free. Believe the flat delivery rate is $69 in the DC area. |
We also have a lot of R&B furniture--all solid wood and made in USA. We've had it appx. 5 years and still love each and every piece. Agree on the unbelievable delivery/setup service: on-time, courteous, professional (and we had it delivered to a previous location deep in the hinterlands that all other delivery services routinely couldn't find).
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I've been very happy with the pieces we got from R&B. Great customer service and delivery too! |