Aurora Roll Arm Tight Back Sofa vs Streamdale Furniture Tufted 3-Seat Sofa

The Aurora Roll Arm is the better-made sofa: kiln-dried hardwood frame, down-wrapped foam cushions, hand-built in North Carolina, and a tight back that keeps its shape. The Streamdale is a tufted, rolled-arm traditional sofa in black fabric with a fixed 18-inch seat height, and its listing gives few construction details. Buy the Aurora if you want a long-lived, customizable piece and can wait out a 14-week build. Buy the Streamdale if you want the classic tufted look in black and need a sofa sooner.

• Choose the Aurora Roll Arm if you want a solid hardwood frame, down-and-foam cushions and your own fabric, and you can wait about 14 weeks for it to be built.
• Choose the Streamdale tufted sofa if you want a traditional rolled-arm, button-tufted look in black and a standard 18-inch seat height without a long custom lead time.