Question from Kristina
Please help! I just moved a chaise up to my bedroom, and after 90 degree heat in No. CA this week, my furniture seems to be reeking of that same smell I smelled when it was new!!
I’m so worried now that I’ve been “poisoning” my family with this furniture!! Just read many horrible reviews of Ashley Furniture!!! 🙁
I’m getting rid of it ASAP.
Can you refer a safe furniture manufacturer?
We bought this large sectional from Ashley in June of 2018, and have been moving it around lately. I wonder if I’ve rekindled these horrible chemicals?
Thanks for any help you can offer!!
Lisa’s Answer
I just wrote a post on the chemicals in upholstered furniture. You can read it here. I can’t tell you specifically what is in your piece but upholstered furniture can off-gas indefinitely. The heat can accelerate the off-gassing but just because you were not smelling it before does not mean it was not off-gassing. Debra’s List has several non-toxic furniture makers.
I also am unhappy with the off- gassing odor from a bedroom set for a guest room that I bought from Ashley furniture 18 months ago. The sales person told me they have 3 quality grades: good better and best. I realize that I should have gone for the top quality. (I bought a solid wood chest from Ashley years ago which is fine.) I’ve had an air cleaner running in the room and boxes of baking soda to try to eliminate the odor. Nothing has helped. I am planning to replace it when it is safe to shop.