Hi. First time post here, hope you all can help!

I'm unfortunately in love with Restoration Hardware's Lancaster sectional sofa. It's extremely crazily expensive, and so I'm on a mission to find a similar sofa for much less money.

I thought I found a place online which made an almost identical sofa (Uptown Leather), but they've gone out of business. Then I found another place online who said they could build it for me, but I wouldn't be able to sit on it or see it before committing to many thousands of dollars.

I guess the advice I'm after is:

a) I'd love someone to say "don't be a fool and buy that terrible Restoration Hardware stuff! It's badly constructed!"
b) I'd love to be reassured that oftentimes ordering a couch sight-unseen online is a good way to go.

Am I allowed to ask about specific sofa-making places here? I'm going to jump in and do it -- has anyone bought a couch from SofaCraft in Laguna Beach, CA?

Any advice on pitfalls to watch out for?

Thanks in advance!
jennie