A Victorian fainting couch is couch, which is raised at one end. Some people claim they were invented for women who passed out because of too tight corsets.
Unfortunately they no longer make the Victorian fainting couch. If you would like to purchase one, the best place to start to look would be an antique store.
The two sofas you describe are very different. A fainting couch is chaise lounge and resembles a bed. It's backrest does not run the full length of the sofa. A Victorian sofa on the other hand, is usually a small, ornate "parlor" sofa that is designed in the Victorian era style.
One can visit eBay for the fabric you want to repair the Victorian fainting couch. One can also learn how to do it yourself by watching YouTube to replace the fabric.
An Etsy shopper named Eclectic Home has an antique fainting couch available for $1225. Another seller on the Etsy website has a fainting couch for $1400.
A couch that has one armrest and no backrest, is called a fainting couch.
Fainting couches are available at a number of major retailers, including Target and Macy's. Also, online retailers such as Amazon also has a great selection of fainting couches.
A Recamier couch (named after Mme. Jeanne Francoise Julie Adelaide Recamier)- This type of reclining couch has one end that is a bit higher than the other.
Fainting couches refer to those couches with a back that is traditionally raised at only one end. Their traditional use was for actual fainting women who would have their heads placed on the raised part after their swoon.
You can purchase a fainting couch at Lowe's. Lowe's provides many of these types of couches in their stores for customers to choose from. Lowe's sells these couches for an average price of $1,000.
A good place to look for antique fainting couches would be an antique dealer. Craigslist, eBay and Ruby Lane have many listed on their sites as well which may be of interest.
Antique Victorian sofas can be purchased at Mitchell Sotka,, Larchmere Art and Antiques, and a variety of other Antiue stores throughout the Cleveland area. Wayside furniture is also a great store to find Victorian sofas and fainting couches.
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