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Design and furniture experts Roger and Chris Stout-Hazard share tips, answer questions, and chat about the latest trends in interior design. The guys have plenty of opinions about how to create a more beautiful, functional, and happy home.

	S1 EP108 · 2/28/26 · 00:41:44 Boneless Sofas, Bell Bottoms, and Bathroom Renos We chat about some of the latest and not-so-greatest trends in furniture, why styles keep coming back for more, and the risks of designing your home for resale value instead of your own needs.
	S1 EP107 · 9/30/23 · 00:46:40 Domestic Design Disputes We chat about tips for tackling design projects as a couple - including how to avoid stress, negotiating conflicting preferences, and dividing responsibilities.
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Everything is on the table in our recurring weekend newsletter. Will you learn something about furniture? Perhaps! Some design tips? Likely! Maybe something else? Frequently! Will we soullessly shill products? We will not. Scout's honor!

	3/19/26 In Praise Of British Design Why does so much impactful design come out of the UK, and what are the reasons for the difference between what we see more commonly in the US? It turns out there are some very real explanations for the disparity between British and American home design. British residential interiors genuinely do exhibit more layering, color, and character than typical American interiors, and much of this is attributable to differences in the houses, culture, and psychology.
	2/14/26 On Never Finding A Color Match As the saying goes, "There's someone out there for everyone." As an optimist and romantic, I agree ? when we're talking about people. That same optimism does not extend to matching colors between materials, sadly.
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What's an 8-way hand-tied suspension?

What's an 8-way hand-tied suspension system and why should I care? First of all, a suspension system on your sofa is the set of springs that sit beneath the cushions beneath that black fabric that's underneath the cushions.

What's the best type of fabric for my sofa if I have a cat?

Cats, as we all know, are slightly evil. Just evil enough to tear into your brand new sofa if you choose the wrong fabric. Here are some tips on which type of fabric might be most practical when sharing a house with your feline frenemies.

What's a sinuous spring suspension?

It's the most common type of couch suspension system, and you may have a sofa built with it in your living room now.

What is an English roll arm sofa?

I'm here today to talk about one of our favorite types of sofas, the English Roll Arm Sofa.

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In Praise Of British Design

Why does so much impactful design come out of the UK, and what are the reasons for the difference between what we see more commonly in the US? It turns out there are some very real explanations for the disparity between British and American home design. British residential interiors genuinely do exhibit more layering, color, and character than typical American interiors, and much of this is attributable to differences in the houses, culture, and psychology.

On The Color Of Light

Oh bother. The process of designing a piece of customer furniture for your home comes with a long list of decisions to make, not the least of which is color. But one of the biggest factors that determines how you perceive a color is often forgotten: how a room is lit.

On Boneless Sofas

Every few years, the furniture world decides it has reinvented the sofa. This time around, it's the boneless sofa — a bold new idea that asks: "What if we made furniture, but a little bit less?"

On Never Finding A Color Match

As the saying goes, "There's someone out there for everyone." As an optimist and romantic, I agree — when we're talking about people. That same optimism does not extend to matching colors between materials, sadly.

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How does shipping work?

At Roger + Chris, we ship our furniture all around the country on a daily basis. We know exactly what it takes to get our hand-built sofas out of our factory in North Carolina and into your home. Learn how it works, what it costs, and how long it takes!