Pottery Barn Chesterfield Sofa Review And Lower Cost Alternatives {& My Parents’ Living Room}

Last year my parents made some updates in their living/family room and I have been wanted to post about it because I think their space came out beautifully. I also wanted to share with you a little about the sofa they selected, which is the Pottery Barn Chesterfield sofa and provide a real-life review of it for you.

Having my eye on this sofa for my own home, albeit only wishfully as with three kids and two dogs I still need washable slipcovers, I suggested they consider the Chesterfield Upholstered Sofa from Pottery Barn when we were discussing the updates they wanted to make which included replacing their leather couches.

Real Life Pottery Barn Chesterfield Sofa Review

You can see my mom selected the Pottery Barn Upholstered Chesterfield Sofa in Oatmeal Linen, isn’t it beautiful? I also have some lower-cost alternatives for you with this same look so please read down to see those, but I wanted to show you how the sofa looks in a real home and up close. Sofas are costly and ideally are a piece of furniture that will last you for years, so deciding on the perfect one can be a little stressful.

This sofa is classic, and I think it is really as beautiful as it looks in the catalog. I admit I am fearful when we visit and my kids sit on it, but since my parents are well-behaved adults with well-behaved friends, I think for their purposes upholstery works fine. Though, with six grandchildren I am hopeful they have given it a coat of Scotch Guard or two just to be safe! There are some other fabric options, like Sunbrella brand, that would be more durable if you have kids I’d be sure to consider those too, as well as all the performance fabrics which are known to hold up really well against stains.

They have the standard 86″ sofa, it comes in a larger size for a larger room as well as a loveseat. Our decorating tastes are very similar, you can tell I take after her {more of their home is HERE} in more ways than one.

Sofa | Throw Pillows | Monogrammed Pillow

They paired the sofa with some neutral accent chairs. With their room design, the sofa faces the fireplace {the door to the kitchen is on the wall to the right of this picture} so a love seat wouldn’t work well in here.

Chair {similar} | Drapes | Rug {no longer available, similar HERE and HERE}

I wanted to show you up close the iron sconces that are over their fireplace. These were an antique store find {Antique Farm House may have something similar, I am always looking!} I believe from Middleburg, Virginia and they are fabulous. After they moved in they realized that the fireplace surround is a faux “painted” marble, you have to get up close to actually tell it isn’t stone.

Before I show you some other sofa alternatives, here is one more look at the Pottery Barn version.

If you aren’t willing to make the investment in a Pottery Barn piece, I have some other lower-cost alternatives for you.

This is the Gordon Tufted Sofa from The Home Decorator’s Collection. I don’t own this one either, but I have seen it in the linen fabric on display at The Haven Conference {Home Decorator’s Collection is a sponsor for Haven each year} and I am always struck by how pretty this sofa is. This one is 91″ so for size it is in-between the three options, be sure to measure your space to be sure how much length you need. I feel like the fabric is a nice quality and the structure of this sofa seemed very sound, though the reviews are not as good on the leather version so do take note of that.

Home Decorator’s offers matching chairs that are also very nice looking, they are HERE, again, I have seen these in real life and they really are pretty and very cozy to sit in.

Here is another sofa that comes in at a lower price point but is a beautiful gray velvet (with some other colors available). I can’t testify to the quality since I don’t own it but if you are looking for a budget Chesterfield sofa this one could certainly be a good alternative.