7 Furniture Items Designers Wouldn’t Buy Again

Even professional designers have had to learn the hard way that some types of furniture pieces aren't all they're cracked up to be. Here, pros throughout the South weigh in regarding seven items that they'll never buy again or recommend to their clients under any circumstances. Be glad that these experts have done this research for you so that you don't waste time or money in the process of making your home shine!

A Big Box Store Sofa

If you can, avoid that big box store sofa that's priced at a point that's too good to be true—or at least give it a proper test in store before placing an online order. "I recently bought a small, name brand sofa, because I was in a time crunch and the price was orders of magnitude less than I usually spend," says Callie Windle, the founder of Callie Windle Interiors in Dallas, Texas. "I won't be doing that ever again—it's the least comfortable piece of upholstery I've ever owned, and as someone who shopped exclusively at thrift stores in college, that's saying something!"

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