BenchMade Modern Skinny Fat sofas, loveseats and sectionals

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Skinny Fat Sofa (Extra Deep) by BenchMade Modern
  • Brand: BenchMade Modern
  • Category: Sofas & sectionals
  • Price: $4,390
  • Dimensions: Overall: 85" W x 40" D x 33" H
  • Materials: leather, wood
  • Rooms: Living room
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Room×Lab Review · Review updated October 18, 2026

Extra Deep owners prize the deep seat for reading and lounging; across Skinny Fat models, some cushions lose shape and need flipping

BenchMade Modern's 4.9-star rating from 271 reviews covers the whole Skinny Fat collection, including beds, chairs, ottomans, sofa beds and one other model, so it is not a score for these sofas alone. Room×Lab read 270 distinct written reviews (one duplicate removed) from 2017 to 2026, and none is below four stars. The brand publishes no review policy; its review feed marks written reviews as from verified buyers and flags some 2023–2024 reviews as incentivized without stating the incentive. Eight were posted on this Extra Deep sofa's page; the rest on other Skinny Fat listings. Seven say extra deep, two say standard depth, and most do not say. Near-identical posts on different listings may share buyers. Owners report from weeks to about seven years of use. Counts below are of the specific reviews cited for each point, not owners or totals across all reviews. Fabric, leather and fill findings apply only to each owner's chosen option. The reviews below were picked to show both praise and complaints, three from this sofa's page.

Room×Lab rating: 7.8 out of 10 (medium confidence). Extra Deep sofa owners describe a well-made, deep seat for reading and lounging; one found the seats not soft enough, one saw cats pull velvet threads. Across Skinny Fat models, cushions losing shape is the main caveat. None of the 270 reviews read is below four stars, and the store publishes no review policy.

  • Deep seats for lounging: 15 favorable and 2 critical mentions: deep seats suit lounging and naps but can feel too deep upright. — Owners who chose extra-deep seats cite napping, sitting with legs folded and a very tall spouse, and a standard-depth owner wished they had gone deeper. A 90-inch owner (depth unstated) needed a pillow to sit upright, and a deep-seat owner suggested the shallower depth for a more formal room.
  • Cushion shape and upkeep: 10 favorable and 7 critical mentions on cushion shape: flipping works for some, others saw early misshaping. — Favorable reports include firm cushions holding shape for about four months without fluffing and a 2017 sofa kept looking good by flipping and refluffing. Critical reports include sectional cushions already misshapen, an underfilled back cushion, Trillium fill needing fluffing to look neat, and leather cushions that cannot be flipped.
  • Service and remedies: 11 favorable and 4 critical mentions of service fixes; a few were left pending or for the owner to handle. — Owners describe an exchange they called free after their own mismeasurement (current policy deducts shipping, plus 10% after day 14), technicians fixing transit damage and a bent leg screw, a dirty unit replaced and a cushion error fixed. One owner expects to pay to fix an underfilled cushion, and a leather-defect repair was still pending.

Before buying

Choose the Extra Deep sofa if you mostly lounge, nap or are tall; if you sit upright, plan on back pillows or the standard depth. Order swatches and the paper template, since owners report cushion shape and fabric wear that vary by fill and fabric.

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