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Seven months with a non-toxic couch |
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After years of neglect, I made over my home office in November and what a glorious time it’s been, enjoying a workspace optimized for organization, productivity and comfort. Not long after, I found out I was pregnant, so we’ve been on borrowed time, folks! Because this room now needs to turn into a nursery. I’ve been savoring this work space for the last seven months, and I’m finally at the point of hauling my desk, storage cabinet and couch out to make way for the crib, glider and changing table. What a time! That means my Sabai loveseat needs a new home. So before it goes, I wanted to at long last share a review of this seating line that’s marketed as sustainable & non-toxic. Not sponsored, btw! I bought this couch with my own moolah. |
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The Essential Loveseat from Sabai |
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What is it? In their own words, Sabai makes “high quality, sustainable sofas made with recycled, up-cycled, and nontoxic materials.” I bought the Essential Loveseat in oat with dark brown legs. 〰️ What’s it made of? - CertiPUR-US certified foam. This isn’t my top choice for upholstered furniture—I’d prefer natural latex (not easy to find, and spendyyyy), but this is better than baseline polyurethane foam.
- Untreated fabrics. No water-proofing or stain-proofing here, which helps mitigate exposure to PFAS.
- Solid wood frames made from FSC-certified wood.
- Water-based stains.
- No glue! Love this for us, as standard wood glues and adhesives often contain formaldehyde.
〰️ Other good things about Sabai - No mandatory white glove delivery here…Sabai couches are modular (assembly required!) and ship in boxes to your door.
- Sabai will buy back your couch and has a “Sabai Revive” program to replace and renew worn couch components—all geared toward keeping your Sabai couch out of the landfill.
〰️ Assembly I wanted this to be easier! I actually took a time lapse video of my husband and I assembling this couch, thinking I’d share it with you. But my phone died because it took us so long. Lol. The video instructions on their website are very clear, and shout out to Sabai for making great videos. Buttt…the couch comes with an included wrench for assembly, and it got grease (?) or maybe just…metal marks? On the upholstery. Not a big deal, because that part gets covered up during assembly and isn’t visible anyway, but it did set off some type A alarm in me. Trying to get the two arms to slide onto the back was where we really got caught up, though. Ultimately, we WERE successful, it just took many (many) tries. Well worth it, because this couch has been rock solid steady from the jump. No wobbles to be felt. |
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Comfort A+ FOR COMFORT! Though she be but little, she is comfortable AF. No notes. 〰️ Style + quality This is a weird thing to admit, but the couch I bought (The Essential Loveseat) for my office isn’t totally my style. It’s a classic design but does feel a little dated. I had a very small space to work with, and was pretty limited on options that would actually fit into this room without taking it over. (Props to Sabai for making loveseats for small spaces.) That said, I would have preferred one of their other silhouettes, like the Evergreen or Elevate Loveseat, but they were too deep for this room. These new, perfect cylinder legs are also available now, which I think makes a big difference. Design is so subjective, though. My husband likes this loveseat so much that he wants to find another home for it within our house (not possible as every inch is spoken for, but let us dream). Quality-wise, I’m really, realllllly pleased with how this couch has held up, with a few notes: from the jump, the tailoring on the back cushions felt a little low quality to me, and the upholstery weave is…loose? It looks patchy and see-through in some areas, and it’s been that way from day one, so not indicative of wear. This may very well just be a problem with the oat fabric given how light it is, so I’d recommend ordering swatches before proceeding. I can’t imagine this would be a problem with the velvet options, if that’s your bag! 〰️ Final thoughts Sabai is one of very few couch/seating brands out there that uses superior materials for your health and the environment, and keeps pricing reasonable. The newer silhouettes and leg shapes are delightful, and if my loveseat is any indication, you will be sitting mega comfortably. So long as you don’t mind clearing an evening to assemble your couch. 〰️ |
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Three things that I love from Australia: I've going through an “Australia” phase lately—there's just so much good design and content on that continent! - Home goods store: Sage & Clare has theeee most vibrant and cheerful bedding and decor. Imagine if we had one in the States. Imagine!
- Baby registry: The Memo. You can't register here if you're in the U.S. (use Poppylist for that!) but good GOLLY do they have delightful emails, articles & product recs.
- Interior designer: Arent & Pyke! Not their first appearance in this newsletter, but definitely my gateway drug to other Australian designers and brands.
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〰️ 〰️ The latest on chemicals in your car interior: ICYMI, a few weeks ago we shared research that our friends at the Green Science Policy Institute co-authored with Duke University on flame retardants in cars. Their work received major prime time coverage (this three-minute CBS segment provides an amazing synopsis), which is great for awareness and hopefully, eventual policy change. And you can still sign the petition on Consumer Reports. |
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Addie graciously audited the Internet to find you all the best July 4th sales on Sway-fave healthy home goods. We track sales for you weekly, so head over to our page for the latest. |
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From Addie: 〰️ I scooped two things from the Naturepedic sale yesterday: Oh, and Minna is including a free tea towel ($30 value) when you spend more than $75 rn. 👀 |
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Coming up @ Sway! We’ll be back in your inbox July 12 with a specialllll issue (barring any major life developments). We have another big nursery giveaway coming in July…with some exciting new (& old!) partners and products. :) I’m also looking forward to sharing more about the nursery I’ve been working on (RIP, my former home office). To no one’s surprise, it’s the opposite of beige. 🌈 But I respect neutral nurseries, too! Closing thought: Will we make it through the holiday week without buying a set of aesthetic cloth napkins for our next BBQ? YOU TELL ME! 🫵 Jennifer @ Sway |
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