Tell me about Room and Board
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Anonymous
| I have only ever bought furniture from Ikea or Macys. Can you tell me about R&B - quality, durability, aesthetic etc. What clothing store/brand is analogous to it? |
Anonymous
| I love room and board. They have quality furniture that last to the point of passing it down to your kids once they leave the house. Their furniture is solid. I have a bed that is so heavy to move, that i cant do it on my own. Their customer service is the best. I bought the wrong dresser and they let me keep it for over a month before the new one came in. They returned with no issues. Their furniture has a minimalistic appeal to it. |
Anonymous
OP here: Thanks, so it is like Eileen Fisher, then? 
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Anonymous
| Agree it's very high quality. We have a 12 year old couch that's going strong. It retains value too. We sold two 10 year old chairs for $500 - I think they were $800 new. |
Anonymous
| We love R&B. In addition, a good portion, not all, but a good percentage of their furniture is made in the U.S.A. |
Anonymous
| I just bought a couch from there. I can't wait for it to arrive!! |
Anonymous
| We bought a dining table, dining chairs, and upholstered sitting chair, 7 years ago. I agree with PPs, the quality is excellent. The dining table and upholstered chair still look new. The dining chairs not so much. |
Anonymous
| What is the price point at Room and Board? |
Anonymous
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www.roomandboard.com
You can just look yourself. |
Anonymous
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We have a walnut dining table (Andover) with a lacquer finish, and while the table is beautiful and solid, the lacquer finish comes off like nail polish. The surface started looking horrible after a year or two, even pre-kids. Fortunately, we know how to refinish it (not with lacquer!) and will do so as soon as the kids are a little older. After that, we expect the table to last a long time.
We also have the matching chairs, two of which have broken apart when people sat on them and leaned back. R&B replaced with no issues, even years after the purchase. Despite these issues, I would buy there again. |
Anonymous
| Good quality, but boring as anything. Just don't buy to much of it. |
Anonymous
| We bought a couch there 7 years ago. It hasn't lasted as well as I'd like. Good quality but the down pillows get really misshapen and look bad as soon as anyone sits on them. |
Anonymous
Jasper couch? We have it and hate, hate, hate the cushions...I wanted the Reese. They even replaced the cushion inserts for me...18 months after we purchased it. But I love them still the same...I love the clean style and the size is right for our urban condo. I doubt well be passing on the stuff though. |
Anonymous
| Love it. Way better quality than Macy's or IKEA. |
Anonymous
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I just bought a bunch of stuff there, so I can't speak to durability. But, I really like the look of their furniture. The customer service has been great, and we have been pleased with the quality of the furniture thus far.
good luck!! |