Seattle - June 11, 2008

Sofa So Good

MetroSofa Furniture

You’re not so particular about furniture.

You simply refuse to buy anything that’s a) named after Greenwich or Nantucket b) in microsuede or c) sold alongside canned hot dogs and Swedish fish.

But plunk your rear on a chair or couch by MetroSofa and you’ll be happy as a clam. The L.A.- and Miami-based line refashions sturdy vintage furniture into jazzy one-of-a-kind pieces.

Owner David Ballinger and designer Jennifer Stout strip authentic antiques and less expensive reproductions to their bones, then work wonders with contemporary upholstery fabric and paint.

Each piece is a true original and uses organic cotton stuffing and nontoxic paint. Which says a little something about your good taste.

Mainly, that you weren’t raised in a Pottery Barn.

Available at Revival Home & Garden, 5515 Airport Way South (206-763-3886 or revivalhomeandgarden.blogspot.com). To see styles, go to metrosofa.com.