Expert: Mark H. Miller - 9/4/2008

Question
I recently acquired a brown leather/polyurethane sofa that appears to be in excellent condition. However, it only came with 1 sofa cushion. After much effort, I was able to track down the sofa's manufacturer, a company called Avalon.

For some reason, I am not able to find the website for Avalon. So, how would I go about obtaining sofa cushions that match/replicate what I am missing both in terms of the cover material and foam inside?

Here are links showing my couch.

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Avalon-Chocolate-Leather-Sofa-Loveseat/1920...
http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/avalon-chocolate-leather-sofa-loveseat-chair

Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

Answer
Hi,

Somewhere on the sofa should be a label that in small print states "do not remove under penalty of law"  it then states what materials were used to make the sofa.  This is called the "law label" there will also be the name of the State where the sofa was originally built along with a number which is the license number of the manufacturer.  

Call the Bureau of Bedding and Furniture in the State capitol where the sofa was made and they will give you the contact information for the manufacturer based on the license number.  The manufacturer may be able to make you another cushion,  if that does not work, take the leather and one existing cushion to a reputable upholstery shop near you and ask them to duplicate the cushion, the latter may be the most efficient way to get another cushion and if the upholsterer is good you will not notice the difference between the original and the copy.

Mark Miller.