Do a quick Google search on “luxury sectional couch” and you’ll run headlong into the famous Cloud couch from Restoration Hardware. Dig a little deeper and you’ll read about its exquisite comfort, its 145 different special fabric options, and the fact that luminaries like Kerry Washington and Kylie Jenner are proud owners of The Cloud. Then the reality check hits and you realize The Cloud will set you back, at the very least, over $5,500 — and potentially as much as $10,000. Suddenly, your head is very much out of The Cloud.
Which brings us to the Feathers Sectional couch from Valyou, which is a shockingly competitive option to the opulent Cloud and at a fraction of the cost. Your posterior may not feel the difference between the Feathers Sectional and The Cloud, but your checkbook most certainly will. The 110-inch Feathers Sectional, in a two-seat sofa and chaise configuration, is an abundantly affordable $1,800. Compare that to The Cloud’s modular 4-piece sofa-chaise sectional, which is only 9 inches longer, but starts at $5,580 — $7,440 if you’re not a Restoration Hardware member.
Read on and you’ll see the Feathers Sectional is absolutely capable of going toe to toe with The Cloud in comfort, construction, and ease of care. In fact, it would probably be the better buy even if the price tags were in the same galaxy. (Which, as you can see, they are most definitely not.)
Feathers Sectional couch | $1,800 | Valyou
The appeal of The Cloud, aside from the lame “I have the same couch as Kylie Jenner” flex, is the down and feathers construction, which you sink into like, yeah, a cloud. But you can probably ascertain from the name of Valyou’s rival couch that it, too, is full of plush, butt-sinkable goose feathers. And unlike The Cloud’s cushions, which Restoration Hardware advises you fluff, rotate, and smooth in an effort to get them to retain their shape and comfort, the Feathers Sectional’s cushions spring back readily thanks to the high-density memory foam that its feathers surround. Also, Valyou takes care to trim and soften its goose feathers, which comes as a relief to anyone who has ever been poked by one of those feather quills that always seem to work their way through the fabric of a down pillow or cushion.
Having a prestige piece like The Cloud in your home comes with a level of anxiety — what if something gets spilled on it? What about kids roughhousing on it, or worse, eating on it? Good luck with that — most of The Cloud’s fabric requires professional upholstery cleaning, which is more expense on top of the massive expense of buying the couch in the first place. The Feathers Sectional is covered in water-resistant and stain-resistant fabric, and the covers are removable and machine-washable, making those inevitable spills and accidents a minor hassle rather than a panic-inducing incident.
But, should true disaster strike, or even if you’re just wanting to switch from the beige fabric to the gray or vice versa, you can buy new covers for the Feathers Sectional directly from Valyou. In less than 15 minutes you can replace all of the covers of the Feathers Sectional.
Beneath the delightfully soft cushions, the Feathers Sectional is absolutely ready to rumble. Its pine frame is beyond sturdy, and balanced so well that it’s easy to move and reposition in your home. The springs are sturdy yet comfortable, and three layers of soft foam and a 10mm layer of soft, breathable, fade-resistant Dubetina cotton ensconce the frame and provide seriously luxe comfort and appearance.
You can drop well over $5,000 at RH for clout, or you can head to Valyou to check out the Feathers Sectional and find the same or better comfort and vastly easier care and durability for just $1,800.