Straight answers from a family that has furnished Kansas City homes since 2000, on what design costs, how it works, and how to buy furniture worth keeping. So the big decisions feel a lot smaller.
An honest framework for Kansas City homeowners deciding whether to hire an interior designer or furnish a room yourself, plus a simple self-test.
Read the guide →Working With a DesignerWhat working with a Seville Home designer involves and how it is billed: a complimentary first consultation, then design time billed simply by the hour.
Read the guide →Working With a DesignerAn honest look at whether hiring an interior designer pays off for Kansas City homeowners, and how Seville Home makes trying one nearly risk-free.
Read the guide →Working With a DesignerHow a full-service design project works at Seville Home in Kansas City, from complimentary consultation to white-glove delivery and lasting care.
Read the guide →Working With a DesignerA warm, no-pressure walkthrough of your first complimentary design consultation with Seville Home in Leawood and across Kansas City.
Read the guide →Foam, spring-down, blend-down, or all down: how each sofa cushion fill sits, ages, and behaves, from Seville Home, a luxury showroom in Leawood, Kansas.
Read the guide →Buying Furniture That LastsIs solid wood better than veneer? Seville Home explains why the finest luxury casegoods use veneer on purpose, and how to tell true veneer from cheap laminate.
Read the guide →Buying Furniture That LastsHow to choose a family-proof sofa fabric that survives kids and pets: performance finishes, rub counts, tight weaves, cleaning codes, and protected leather.
Read the guide →Buying Furniture That LastsA plain-spoken guide to the two main sofa suspension systems, how each feels and lasts, what it costs, and how to choose.
Read the guide →Buying Furniture That LastsSeven signs of a well-made sofa you can check in person, from frame to fabric, at the Seville Home showroom in Leawood, Kansas City.
Read the guide →Buying Furniture That LastsA clear guide to leather grades and finishes, so you know what full-grain, top-grain, aniline, and nubuck actually mean before you buy.
Read the guide →Buying Furniture That LastsLeather or fabric sofa? A balanced guide to durability, cleaning, feel, color, and cost to help you match the right material to how you live.
Read the guide →Buying Furniture That LastsA room-tested checklist of questions to ask any furniture store about how a sofa is built, covered, sized, and serviced before you buy.
Read the guide →Buying Furniture That LastsA plain-spoken guide to double rubs, the Wyzenbeek test, and how to read fabric durability ratings without being misled by the number alone.
Read the guide →Buying Furniture That LastsA practical guide to where furniture dollars do the most good: splurge on daily-use anchors, save on trend pieces, and build a room that lasts.
Read the guide →Buying Furniture That LastsWhat you are really paying for with quality furniture, the cost drivers behind a well-made sofa, and how to know when it is worth the investment.
Read the guide →How long custom furniture takes, why made-to-order pieces need time, and how to plan ahead for a holiday, a move, or a new build.
Read the guide →Custom Furniture & UpholsteryAn honest look at whether custom furniture is worth the wait and cost, when it pays off, when a floor model is smarter, and what you actually get.
Read the guide →Custom Furniture & UpholsteryCustom furniture or ready-made? A practical guide to choosing what fits your home, your timeline, and the chapter of life you're furnishing for, and why the best Kansas City rooms often blend both.
Read the guide →Learn how to lay out a living room like a designer: anchor, circulation, spacing numbers, and rug sizing, from the luxury furniture showroom in Leawood, KS.
Read the guide →Choosing & Placing FurnitureMeasure doorways, stairs, and elevators before your furniture arrives. A step-by-step fit guide from Seville Home, Kansas City's luxury furnishings showroom.
Read the guide →Choosing & Placing FurnitureSideboard, buffet, or credenza? A Kansas City fine furniture showroom explains the real differences and how to choose the right piece for your room.
Read the guide →Choosing & Placing FurnitureA measurement-driven guide to sizing a sofa to your room and to how you sit, from the design team at Seville Home in Leawood, KS.
Read the guide →Choosing & Placing FurnitureA room-by-room guide to choosing the right rug size, with the exact measurements designers use for living rooms, bedrooms, and dining rooms.
Read the guide →Choosing & Placing FurnitureA designer's guide to furnishing a new build in Kansas City and Johnson County: start early, plan the whole home, and avoid the panic-buy.
Read the guide →Choosing & Placing FurnitureThe design trends worth investing in now, and the ones to enjoy later. What we saw at High Point Market points to warmth, texture, and furniture built for real life.
Read the guide →How to identify protected, aniline, and nubuck leather and care for each one: everyday cleaning, spills, conditioning, and what to avoid.
Read the guide →Caring for Your FurnitureA practical guide to keeping wood dining tables, casegoods, and bedroom pieces looking new for decades, from the Seville Home care team.
Read the guide →Caring for Your FurnitureA calm, step-by-step guide to cleaning a fabric sofa without damaging it, from reading the care code to blotting spills and when to call a pro.
Read the guide →Caring for Your FurniturePractical, low-effort habits to protect leather, fabric, and wood furniture from sun, heat, humidity, and pets, from the design team at Seville Home.
Read the guide →Caring for Your FurnitureA plain-English guide to the W, S, WS, and X upholstery cleaning codes on your furniture tag, plus the safe way to treat spills at home.
Read the guide →How to choose an interior designer in Kansas City: what to look for, the questions to ask, and a low-risk way to test fit before you commit.
Read the guide →In Kansas CityA local buyer's guide to the best furniture stores in the Kansas City metro: how to compare showrooms, what separates a long-keep piece from a throwaway, and where design-led independents fit.
Read the guide →The best answers come from a conversation. Every project begins with a complimentary consultation, in the Leawood showroom or your home.