We recently welcomed a Joybird sofa into our new house, and this is the story of our sofa’s journey – from my days of browsing online to choosing the color and fabric to placing our order to home delivery and setup.
First, you should know that we are in the process of moving to a new house. Because our new house is smaller and our old house has larger-scale furniture that we have had for 11 years (think 3 boys, multiple pets, and general LIFE), I have been doing some furniture shopping.
My style has changed in 11 years, too. I am obsessed with mid-century modern and all things clean, bright, and simple.
When searching for furniture for our new house, I came across a collection or two of mid-century modern furniture that I loved. But there always seemed to be a problem — the sofa was the wrong dimensions, it was a weird color, the one I wanted was out of stock or the price was crazy high.
Enter Joybird.
I read many positive Joybird reviews online, and oh my goodness, there really are so many things to love about Joybird furniture!
The best part: You can create your own sofa – with any fabric and any frame. The sectional selection was amazing, and it gave me the ability to get a bigger sofa than I expected because it tucked into a corner so perfectly.
If only there wasn’t so much selection…
Our family room has been functional with a series of leftover pieces of furniture and a ridiculous number of bean bags, but it hasn’t been “adult-friendly”.
After waffling between several amazing sectionals, I settled on the Calhoun Armless Corner Sectional.
Isn’t it beautiful?
Now that I had my sectional selection, all I had to do was choose a fabric.
If only there wasn’t so much selection…
Luckily, Joybird sends this amazing sample package with a ton of choices…you can choose to receive different color packages. Since I was completely undecided, I asked for a bunch!
There was one set of fabrics that I was most excited about. They are called Safeguard Fabrics, and they are super soft and stain-resistant.
Did I mention 3 boys & a dog…?
Decisions! Decisions! After rearranging the furniture in my head multiple times, I chose the Cody Pacific color Safeguard Fabric, a Coffee Bean colored leg and placed my order.
And then the fun began! I started receiving update emails about what was happening with my Joybird couch. For instance, the build progress series includes frame cutting, frame assembly, fabric cutting, sewing, upholstery, quality control, and then shipping.
By the time my sofa was on its way “home”, I felt like I already knew it!
I received a call scheduling the delivery a few days before it arrived and then a confirmation on the day.
The truck arrived on time and the delivery guys carefully took three very large boxes off the truck and opened them in front of the house.
The boxes were this BIG! I was so excited to see my new Joybird sofa in person.
I really don’t know what I was expecting, but seeing how big the boxes were, I knew it would be roomy enough for the entire family!
I nearly squealed when I saw the color of my sectional. It is so beautiful!
I already knew, even though it was in plastic, that this purchase was one of the best ones I’ve made. Everything I could see already looked perfect!
Down the sidewalk, over the porch, through the front door, and up the stairs…
I had been waiting for my sofa to get here and now that it was here, the wait was killing me!
Yes, up the stairs!
The final resting place for this amazing corner sectional is our family room. The boys use this room to do homework and play video games. The family hangs out and watches TV occasionally or plays board games.
The delivery guys were great! They brought the sectional pieces up the stairs and then attached the legs.
The Joybird sectional pieces are held securely together with a metal latch.
The metal latches keep the pieces close together and moving as a unit.
Oh, and isn’t the fabric amazing?!
And it is big enough to hold an entire family or two sleeping boys without them even touching (which is extremely important).
How do I know this?
It wasn’t long before there was a sleeping boy on my brand new sofa!
The sofa looks so good in the room.
It functions exactly as I hoped…
It is a perfect fit. I love it so much!
I love it so much that I want it in my living room.
{insert my husband’s groans here when he realized that he was going to have to help move it}
Just when you thought my sofa’s journey was over, right?!
BUT in my defense, when I pleaded my case, my husband agreed, “That sofa is just too good not to have in the living room.”
My favorite thing to do is sit on my sofa while sipping my morning coffee.
I love, love, love my new Joybird sofa!
FUN THINGS TO DO WHILE YOU’RE STUCK AT HOME ON YOUR SOFA:
- Check out these kids’ education websites offering free subscriptions.
- See the world from your couch via these virtual museum tours!
- Help your kids learn how to make bubbles at home!
- Visit a digital Harry Potter escape room from your comfy sofa!
- My kids are obsessed with these active indoor games.
- These crafts for kids are so fun and easy!
- Learn how to make headbands with buttons.
- Make reading even more fun with this PB kids summer reading challenge.
- Coloring is fun! Especially with Easter coloring pages.
- You won’t believe why parents are gluing pennies on shoes.
- Rawr! Here are some of our favorite dinosaur crafts.
- Get kids off technology and back to basics with learning worksheets you can print at home.
- Make being stuck at home fun with our favorite indoor games for kids.
- Have fun coloring our awesome Fortnite coloring pages.
- You will love these fun Halloween games for kids!
Hi! How long ago did you purchase your couch from Joybird, and how would you say it is holding up? I am considering getting a sectional in the Cody pacific also. I have 2 dogs, and plan to have children in the near future. Thanks!
Hi Kenra,
I love the sofa…we have had it for 2 1/2 years. I have three teenage boys and a dog so it gets a ton of use. I am glad that I went with a darker color – there hasn’t been ANY issues with stains, etc. The fabric is wearing well. I still love the style of it too. We are moving soon to a new house and will be taking it with us for the living room again. Let me know if you need any other info!
Holly
Hi
I just rec’d a circular in the mail today from joybird and have nevr heard of the company prior. I decided to search for reviews online and found your commentary. The first thing I noticed is that the sofa fabric, at the front edge of the sofa, appears discolored in the top photo; is this the case or is it simply particular to the camera/phone you used? The second thing I noticed was how cheap the connecting brackets look. In my opinion, the company should introduce colors of brackets to complement the color of the fabric so they are not so noticeable. My last thought is that you didn’t offer any price comparison of the product. Can you share how much the sectional cost? Thanks, Declan
Hi Declan,
The fabric was not discolored and looked beautiful when it arrived. That must just be a photo glitch.
The connecting brackets aren’t seen once the sofa is set up. They are not flimsy in any way and have worked well for the last few years.
I didn’t mention the cost because it was a few years ago and prices change. I looked into other sofas from other companies at the time and Joybird was comparable in price to many I had liked. Since this blog post was written several years ago, pricing would need to be updated anyway.
We have had the sofa for years and still love it.
Holly