Some of Restoration Hardware’s most coveted big-ticket items are their sofas. While distinctly different, the less expensive versions are beautiful pieces in their own right. It also features a footboard, which the original doesn't have. However, another version, the Fromberg Queen Upholstered Canopy Bed does have a fabric headboard. “ didn’t like the idea of a replica, which I can totally understand, and preferred going for the original even if it was a bit bigger than they would have wanted." Her clients realized that there was no perfect solution to this problem. They didn’t come cheap either (about half the price of the original) compared to other replicas of bad quality, which are 1/10 th. So, I suggested a company in Italy making it, knowing that they used the same suppliers and that the quality would be comparable, but also because they could do bespoke sizes and designs. Martial explained, “My clients wanted a Saarinen Tulip table, but the original model was slightly too big. There’s no guarantee that the dimensions of an original piece will be ideal. Sometimes, considering or purchasing a replica has nothing to do with budget, but rather with the limitations of the space itself. Beetle Lighting: Lee Broom Rugs: CC-Tapis Art: Lumas Glukhova Uliana Anatolievna At this point in my life, I probably wouldn't buy a replica.”Įverything here is real, except for the image, which is a rendering. “I think furniture can be like art, so I do think that the issue of replicas can be a problem. Now four years later, Clair’s life has changed and the next time she buys furniture, she told me that a replica won’t be on her list. “It’s a great workhorse in my apartment but not the main focal point, so I don't feel that it matters,” she explained. If I had bought the genuine piece, I would worry much more about scratching it and whatnot, so it has been nice having an inexpensive item that I don't have to worry too much about.”įurthermore, Clair wasn’t trying to pass the chair off as anything it wasn’t. So, I decided to try out the replica and see how I liked it. But I was looking for something stylish that would work well in a small space. She told me, “I wasn't ready to make a big commitment/investment purchase in the genuine piece. While cost was a factor, it wasn’t the only reason why buying the original would have been unwise. In 2014, interior design influencer Jacqueline Clair wrote a blog post justifying her reasons for buying a "knockoff" Ghost Chair from Amazon.
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