Repairable Furniture: Warranties, Spare Parts and the Brands That Back Them

Furniture rarely wears out all at once. A glide cracks, a spring tires, a cushion flattens, a cover stains. Whether the piece is then repaired or thrown away was mostly decided before you bought it. Below: what makes furniture repairable, which makers in our range sell spare parts and publish repair guides, how to read a warranty, and what we do when something of yours needs fixing.

What makes furniture repairable?

Repairable furniture is designed so the part that fails can come off without taking the rest with it. You can check four signs before you buy:

• It comes apart. Bolts, screws and clamps can be undone; glue, staples and bonded composites usually can’t. Tiptoe builds the clamp into each table leg, so a leg is a separate part.
• The parts that wear are separate. Glides, castors, gas cylinders, springs and covers take the wear so the frame doesn’t. Humanscale says the high-wear parts of its chairs, from textiles and cushions to arm pads, can be exchanged.
• The material can be renewed. Solid wood can be sanded and re-oiled many times over. A thin veneer or a printed laminate can’t. Powder-coated metal can be touched up.
• The maker writes it down. A parts list, an assembly manual and repair instructions on the maker’s own site are the clearest sign a piece was built to be kept.

UMAGE’s A Conversation Piece shows the idea on a lounge chair: its Horizons upholstery is designed to be swapped for a new cover, and the cover is sold on its own.

UMAGE · Meter 3.8UMAGE A Conversation Piece Lounge Chair, Low, OakCovers swap off; 10 years if registered within 3 months From $2,899Shop → WOUD · Meter 3.2Stedge ShelvingWOUD sells spare wires, brackets and caps; we order them From $819Shop → Ethnicraft · Meter 3.5Bok Dining TableSolid oak or teak that can be sanded and re-oiled From $1,999Shop → Tala · Meter 3.8Muse Portable LampBattery and glass replaceable; Tala publishes the how-to From $365Shop →

Which furniture brands sell spare parts and publish repair guides?

We checked every brand below on its own website in October 2026. Terms change, so the maker’s page is the final word, and the links take you there.

Parts you can order in the US

Parts sold in Europe: we order them for you

Several Danish and Norwegian makers sell parts only inside Europe. If you bought the piece from us, email us and we’ll order the part through the maker.

FermobFermob Bistro Metal Chair (Set of 2)$320 · Shop →

FermobFermob Bistro Metal Chair (Set of 2)$320 · Shop →

Shop the chair · 2 pieces

Anglepoise · Meter 4.2Original 1227 Desk LampGuaranteed for life if registered in 90 days; 60+ parts From $320Shop → Humanscale · Meter 5.0World LM Task Chair12 years on parts; castors and cylinders sold in the US $545$705Shop → Fermob · Meter 4.0Fermob Bistro Metal Chair (Set of 2)Pads, caps and screw sets sold; touch-up paint to match $320Shop → Varier · Meter 4.2Ekstrem Lounge Chair10 years on the frame if registered; parts through us $4,999Shop →

How long should a furniture warranty be?

Length is the headline; the conditions decide what it’s worth. Across the makers we carry, terms run from two years to life. Read five things:

• What it covers. Most warranties split the frame from the parts that wear. Humanscale gives the World LM 12 years on parts and components and 5 on arm pads and textiles. Varier gives 10 years on the frame and 5 on mechanisms. Fermob’s US terms separate structure from finish.
• Registration. The longest terms often depend on it, with a deadline: 90 days for Anglepoise’s lifetime guarantee and Cane-line’s extra year, 3 months for UMAGE’s 10 years. Register the day the piece arrives.
• Use. Home warranties usually exclude commercial use. Anglepoise’s guarantee covers a normal home; Fermob rates each product for residential, contract or intensive use.
• Who it covers. Some cover the first owner only. Anglepoise’s guarantee and Humanscale’s warranty don’t transfer to a second owner.
• The remedy. Repair, replacement or refund, and in what order. Anglepoise’s first step is to send you the part and the instructions to fit it yourself.

Two more things worth knowing. A “2-year warranty” from a European maker is often the legal minimum under EU consumer law rather than a promise of its own. And under the US Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, a written warranty on most consumer products must be labeled “full” or “limited”, and a maker can’t make it depend on using its own branded parts or service unless it supplies them free, as the FTC explains.

How long should good furniture last?

Longer than most of it does. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has estimated the average useful life of upholstered furniture at 15 to 17 years. In an Austrian survey cited by the EU’s furniture study, people kept their sofas 8.6 years on average, though they wanted 13.2. The gap ends up in landfill: the EPA counted 12.1 million tons of furniture and furnishings in US municipal waste in 2018, its latest year, and 80.1% of it went to landfill.

Before you buy, a named test standard is the best evidence a piece will last. These are tests, not certifications, so look for the standard on the maker’s own product page:

Heller lists ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 certification for the Bellini Chair, a Mario Bellini design from 1998, and Fermob says its outdoor furniture is laboratory-tested to EN 581.

Heller · Meter 3.7The Bellini Chair (Set of 2)Certified to ANSI/BIFMA X5.1; Mario Bellini, 1998 $531$625Shop → Fermob · Meter 4.0Bistro 24" Round Folding TableFermob tests to EN 581; spare parts on its US site $335Shop →

What happens if your Comosum furniture needs a repair?

Every piece we sell is the original from its maker, so the maker’s warranty and parts apply. A copy has neither. When something needs fixing:

• Warranty claims go through us. Email hello@comosum.co with your order number and photos. We send the maker your order details and work through the claim with you. Several makers, Cane-line and Tala among them, ask retailer customers to claim this way.
• We order spare parts. Inside or outside the warranty, and long after the return window, tell us what you need and we’ll get it from the maker wherever the part exists, including parts sold only in Europe.
• Returns are simple. You have 30 days from delivery, sale items included, with no restocking fee; only pieces marked final sale are excluded. See our refund policy.
• Durability is graded. It’s one of the six categories on our Sustainability Meter, where a long warranty and a spare-parts or repair service are two of its four signals. Every product page shows its brand’s score.

Behind the lamp · Anglepoise · Est. 1935 · Lifetime guarantee

A lamp built to be mended

George Carwardine’s 1932 spring formula became the Original 1227 in 1935, and Anglepoise still makes it. Lamps bought since 2020 are guaranteed for life when registered within 90 days, and the first remedy is a spare part with instructions to fit it yourself. Its US site sells more than 60 parts.

• Lifetime guarantee on lamps bought since 2020
• Certified B Corp
• 60+ spare parts available

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Shop the Original 1227 Desk Lamp · from $320About Anglepoise

How do you make furniture last longer?

• Tighten and level once a year. Loose bolts are how joints wear. Replace a worn glide before the leg or the floor takes the damage.
• Feed solid wood. Re-oil oiled wood when it looks dry and pale. Our solid oak care guide goes step by step.
• Fix dents and cracks early. Ethnicraft’s short videos show how to repair a dent, a crack and a delamination in solid wood.
• Let outdoor metal breathe. Fermob warns against storing its furniture under a tarp or another cover that traps moisture, and sells colour-matched touch-up paint for small chips.
• Look after the covers. Vacuum upholstery on a low setting, blot spills rather than rub them, and keep fabric out of strong sun.
• Use the maker’s how-tos. Anglepoise’s support site walks you through balancing a lamp and fitting spring hangers; Tala shows how to replace the Muse battery.

Is there a right to repair for furniture?

Not yet, in the US or in the EU. US right-to-repair laws cover electronics, appliances, vehicles, farm equipment and wheelchairs, not furniture. The EU’s Right to Repair Directive, which applies from 31 July 2026, obliges makers to repair a listed set of products, such as washing machines and phones. Furniture isn’t on the list. Two changes are coming, both in Europe:

• EU ecodesign rules. The European Commission named furniture a priority product group under its Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation in April 2025, with rules indicatively due for adoption in 2028. They could set durability and spare-parts requirements.
• France. Since 2022, makers must tell sellers whether spare parts for furniture are available and for how long. If they don’t, the parts are legally treated as unavailable.

In the US, then, the maker’s own warranty and parts policy is what you have. Choose makers that publish one.

What if a piece can’t be repaired?

Then it depends on the maker. A take-back program is a maker accepting its own product back to refurbish, resell or recycle it. Anglepoise accepts lamps at the end of their life and recycles the components. Humanscale refurbishes used Freedom and Liberty chairs through its Re-Freshed program for business buyers. Ethnicraft restores pieces in its own workshops in Belgium and North Carolina and sells them, alongside end-of-series stock, through its Re-loved outlet. Tikamoon buys back its own furniture, so far only in France. For anything else, resale or donation keeps a sound piece in use. Our guide to what happens to a sofa at the end of its life covers the options.

Repairable furniture: frequently asked questions