Calico

I was redoing several rooms and went to Calico as I liked their fabric selection. The ladies at Calico Corners are terrific. They go out of their way to be helpful, which I think causes some problems when there are customers waiting. My husband (white, middle-​aged executive type) was kept waiting for over half an hour and finally just had to rudely interrupt a conversation to hand over some samples I had asked him to drop off for me. I also give their designer, Kathleen, high marks. Every selection she suggested was dead on and perfect for my style and space.
So, why the 1 star? Calico corporate is abysmal. They must contract with the cheapest bidder, regardless of quality. They should be named «Calico Cuts Corners.»
Their delivery company, Metropolitan Warehouse and Delivery is completely disorganized (check their Unilocal reviews). They first called on a Thursday to deliver the next Monday. I was busy, so requested another day. Was told that they only deliver on Mondays and the next date was three weeks out. Booked that Monday.
Received a call on the preceding Thursday to deliver on Tuesday, not the scheduled Monday. Called them back, only to be told that they only deliver on Tuesdays. What happened to «only on Mondays?» Rescheduled for a Tuesday several weeks out.
Finally received the couch after waiting almost three months. The couch should never have made it past quality control at the plant. The cushions were puckered, the center cushion wasn’t square, the bottom cushions didn’t line up with the welts in the base. On and on and on. These weren’t subtle problems. Anyone who looked at the couch could spot the problems. But they shipped it out anyway.
So now I’m waiting for their upholsterer to come to inspect the couch. Then, I’m sure there will be more waiting while they try to correct the problems. Logistics for this couch is becoming a part time job. Buying a couch shouldn’t be this difficult.
The only upside to this is that the order was for just the one couch. I was distracted by the holidays and did not place the full order for that room and the other two rooms.
ETA: The store manager visited to inspect the couch. Per her recent email, the manufacturer claims that the puckers will settle out (not likely given that the material wasn’t cut or sewn properly). The misaligned cushions and base welts are supposed to be that way, even though the base welts are different distances from the edges of the couch. Evidently, that’s the beauty of this made in the USA product.

So my wife and I went in to purchase window treatments for our house. We must have not had the air of South Park on us as we had salespeople walk by us with no one even asking if we needed anything; even as we started to look through sample books and a clearly not doing anything sales lady walked by multiple times. My business will be taken elsewhere.

Had my grandmother’s sofa recovered for the second time. The quality of work offered by Calico Corners is head and shoulders above the work completed 20 years ago when I first inherited it. You cannot buy the quality today of this sofa that was built in the 1940’s. Calico Corners helped me through this process to ensure that I would be happy with the finished product. Their upholstery contractor was excellent and timely. I would recommend them to anyone with a need for fabric, design services or reupholstery.

I enjoyed looking around at all the fabrics for ideas I have.
They have tons of options and are helpful about finding what you need.
They have in-​house design service.

I’m shocked. Why doesn’t this place have reviews?!
I am in the process of building my own headboard and footboard… well let me be honest. My HUBS is building it. I just design it and pick out the stuff that he has to put together. haha! We have been eyeballing fabric places for at least 6 months. Trying to figure out how much and the best possible option. After visiting some of the other big box shops, we were discouraged and were starting to think we were just going to have to pay an arm and a leg for fabric. Until… I ran into Calico Corners.
Walked passed this store on ACCIDENT when going to Nom Nom burger. I almost broke my neck when I looked in the window and saw all the pretty fabric. Made a mental note at it’s location and was determined to go back. Which we did.
We browsed around just first looking at prices. Prices were slightly cheaper than Jo Ann’s when it came to your basic patterned fabrics. We were greeted by an associate who knew exactly what questions to ask. Hubs armed with his measurements starting answering her and she and him were in this world of fabric/​measarument talk. I just nod trying to keep up, but they were speaking a foreign language. *shrugs*
She finally asked what we were covering and she immediately took us to a fabric she recommended and I shouted «THAT’S IT… THAT’S THE COLOR AND THE TEXTURE I WANT». I think I scared myself and her too! HA! We took a big gulp and looked at the price. WHAT?! It was stain resistant upholstery fabric and it was…*wiping eyes*…does that say $ 19.99 a yrd? I couldn’t believe it. We just stood there and asked… just to make sure we were reading that correctly. Everywhere else had upholstery fabric in basic colors and it was $ 45.99 or more a yrd. The best part… they were running a one day sale for 20% off. Wrap it up. To the counter. We’re getting it. Ready to check out.
Needless to say I was thrilled. They have some VERY nice fabrics in their store. The location is in the same shopping area as Total Wine, Starbucks, and Nom Nom burger. Totally will be my go to place for fabric.