Sofa, couch, or davenport?

[cinmell]

I say couch. I've never heard of davenport.

 

[Grumpy's Wife]

Sofa people here. Add me to the list of people who never heard of a Davenport. Who knew?

 

[T1130]

Couch

 

[dizneenut]

Couch, but sometimes I do find myself saying sofa.

 

[Nite0wl71]

I say couch, but my grandparents also called it davenport. They lived in Illinois

 

[need_a_Disney_fix]

My in laws call it a divanette and it drives me crazy. Its a couch!!!!! They live in southeast Missouri in the hills.

 

[Kimberly]

Sofa = 2 seater couch, also called a "loveseat", but can also be called a couch
Couch = sits three
Davenport = ?

 

[fivefordisney]

Couch!

My DH's grandparents called it a davenport. That was the first time I actually heard someone use that term in their everyday vocabulary.

 

[DisneyTeacher]

I always wondered if that had something to do with it, I live within an hour of Davenport! We call it a couch but it was just as common to hear it called a davenport (mostly my grandmother and her friends) while growing up.

My parents grew up in the Quad Cities and my mom still calls the couch a davenport. My DH and I were talking about the word davenport a few weeks ago after leaving my parents house. He said he had never heard anyone use the term until he met my mom.

 

[Meriweather]

couch and sofa .....either. They mean the same to me.

Grew up hearing davenport...think that is a generational word

 

[belle&beast]

Maybe davenport is a midwestern thing- my grandma always called hers a davenport! I voted couch, but I think I use couch and sofa pretty equally. My kids use couch, so I must use it more often.

 

[azgal81]

Usually sofa or couch. Don't hear anyone call it as davenport around here!

 

[CanadianPaco]

In Canada, we would add "chesterfield" to the list. Don't ask, because I have no idea why!

 

[MosMom]

I call it a couch but my grandma always called it a davenport.

 

[Galahad]

Perhaps it's Midwestern but my parents as well as DW and I use the term all the time to refer to a specific kind of furniture. Granted, that style was popular in the 1930's through the 1960's and isn't so popular now, but it's a distinct kind of furniture, not just another name for a couch..

On a couch, the legs are practically unnoticeable.
On a sofa and a davenport, the legs are obvious. But a davenport has prominent exposed wood and is not overstuffed.

 

[mamacatnv]

My Dad & Grandmother called it a Davenport

 

[Madaboutthemouse]

Definitely a couch here, but my grandparents call it a davenport and more commonly a damport. They're from IN, BTW.

 

[lesroi]

I've always said couch, but my grandparents used to call them "divans."

I was about to say "are you from St. Louis???" and then I looked below your name. My Grandparents (from the city of StL) used to say divan too!

Tracy

 

[Aidensmom]

Couch. I have only used the word "sofa" when in a furniture store shopping for a couch.

 

[NAB]

From Canada to, my parents call theirs a chesterfield too. Yell stop jumping on the couch all the time.....