Basics by Moss Home Furniture Guide

Handcrafted American upholstery usually comes with a trade-off. You can have the frame built to your specification, in the fabric you chose, by people who know what they're doing, and you can wait two or three months for it. Or you can buy something quickly and live with the compromise.

Basics by Moss Home exists to collapse that choice. It's a curated edit of Moss Home's most versatile frames, offered in a single generous library of fabrics, built in the USA and ready to ship in about four weeks. Same workshop, same craftsmanship, far less waiting, and pricing that makes handmade furniture reachable for a first apartment or a whole-house refresh.

Here's the full collection, how the fabric program works, and how Basics compares with Moss Home's other ways to order.

How Basics Works

The idea is simplicity by design. Moss Home selected a group of frames that suit the widest range of homes, paired them with a shared fabric library of 43 options, and streamlined production so each piece ships in roughly four weeks rather than the two to three months a fully custom Moss Home order takes.

Nothing about the making is simplified. Every Basics piece is handcrafted in the USA by the same artisans, with down and feather cushions on many frames and the tailoring Moss Home is known for. What's removed is the paralysis of infinite options, and the wait that comes with them.

The Modular Sectionals

Four modular programs anchor the collection. Each is sold by the piece, so you build exactly the shape your room needs: left-arm facing, right-arm facing, armless center, corner and ottoman. Add a section when you move; reconfigure when the room changes.

Bailey is the transitional one: refined track arms, well-proportioned frame, plush down feather cushions. Arm pieces are 42 inches wide, with 36-inch armless sections, a 40-inch corner and a 36-inch ottoman. It's the safest choice if your home leans classic but you don't want anything fussy.

Cali is the coolest: slim track arms and knife-edge cushions that give it a casual, contemporary ease, with 39-inch arm pieces. Archie pairs a sleek track arm with loose back cushions over a structured tight seat, on 44-inch arm pieces, so it reads relaxed while holding its shape. And Messi is the armless system, built from 36-inch center sections, 40-inch corners and ottomans, for a low, continuous look that suits open plans and floating layouts.

The Sofas

Ginger is the only frame offered in two lengths, 80 and 96 inches, which makes it the pick for smaller living rooms. Its distinctive angular arms and knife-edge cushions land between classic and contemporary.

George is the classic anchor: 96 inches wide and 37 deep, 32 inches tall with an 18-inch seat height and 24-inch arms, on a 6 by 6-inch wood base. Clean track arms, seam-only cushion detailing, and down and feather seat cushions that give a soft, sink-in sit without losing the tailored line.

Max takes the opposite approach with broad arms and a bold, minimal silhouette at 96 inches. Maze is the sculptural one, with a fully upholstered base and wide arms that give it an architectural, grounded presence. And Stinson is the tuxedo: arms and back at the same height, crisp and structured, equally at ease in a formal living room or a relaxed one.

The Lounge Chairs

Three chairs round out the collection, and all three are the easiest way to test the collection before committing to a sofa.

Coco is a club chair reimagined: nostalgic proportions, modern comfort, the chair you read in. Olive is the understated one, moderately scaled so it works in a bedroom corner or beside a fireplace without crowding. Aston adds a 360-degree swivel with angled arms and down feather cushions, which makes it the right chair for a room where the conversation moves, or where you want to turn toward the view.

The Fabric Program: 43 Options, One Library

Every Basics frame is offered in the same 43 fabrics, which is what makes the four-week timeline possible and the choosing far less overwhelming. The families run from crisp and tailored to soft and textural:

• Performance fabrics for households with kids, pets or frequent guests: Celebrity Ivory and Cloud, Hall Pass Cloud, and the Space Walk group in Oatmeal, Oyster, River Rock and Steel.
• Neutrals with texture: Study Hall in eight colorways including Ivory, Snow, Stone, Mushroom and Slate; Off The Press in Natural, Ash, Cafe, Indigo and Anthracite; and Short Cut in Cloud, Sand, Denim and Espresso.
• Warm and natural: Cover Story in Almond, Mushroom, Platinum and Truffle, Double Up in Linen and Chambray, and Half and Half Vanilla.
• Character and color: House Party in Natural, Earth, Leaf and Ink, Special Effects in Bark, Cement, Marble and Pottery, Study Hall Forest and Moss for green, and Low Key Cement.

Fabric samples are available on request, and we recommend ordering a few before you decide. Screens flatten texture, and these fabrics are chosen for how they feel as much as how they look. For help narrowing the field, read The Complete Guide to Performance Fabrics.

If none of the 43 is right, Basics frames also accept COM (Customer's Own Material) and leather as special orders, though those move outside the four-week window.

Basics, Express or Full Custom?

Moss Home offers three routes, and the differences matter when you're planning around a deadline.

Basics is the fastest and most accessible: a curated set of frames, 43 shared fabrics, roughly four weeks.

Express widens the design choice to ten frames, including the Weekend modular sofa, the slipcovered Darcy and Kathy, the deep HOV, and the Hayes, Mason and Rita chairs, in a tighter set of twelve fabrics with a 2-4 week production window. Express orders can't be changed after submission, so measure twice.

Full custom Moss Home opens the entire catalog: dozens of frames, custom sizes, your choice of leg style, cushion fill, stitch detail, skirt and nailhead, in any fabric or your own. Lead times run longer, typically six weeks or more.

Whichever route you take, every piece is made in the USA. Browse the full Moss Home collection to compare.

Who Basics Is For

First real furniture. If you're replacing the sofa you bought in a hurry, Basics gets you a handmade American frame with down cushions instead of another disposable one.

A room that has to be finished by a date. Four weeks covers most move-in dates, holidays and listing photos.

Designers working to a budget. The modular programs let you spec exactly the configuration a room needs, in a performance fabric, without a custom-order timeline.

Rooms that will change. Modular sectionals move with you; add or subtract sections as the space changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Basics by Moss Home?

Basics by Moss Home is a curated collection of Moss Home's most versatile frames, offered in one shared library of 43 fabrics and built in the USA. It's designed to deliver handcrafted upholstery at accessible pricing with a much shorter lead time than a fully custom order.

How long does a Basics order take?

Basics pieces are ready to ship in about four weeks, plus transit time. Fully custom Moss Home orders take considerably longer.

Is Basics furniture made in the USA?

Yes. Every Basics piece is handcrafted in the USA in Los Angeles by Moss Home's artisans, using the same construction standards as the rest of the collection.

How many fabrics does Basics offer?

Forty-three, shared across every frame, including seven performance fabrics: Celebrity Ivory, Celebrity Cloud, Hall Pass Cloud, and Space Walk in Oatmeal, Oyster, River Rock and Steel. COM and leather are available as special orders.

Which Basics pieces are best for a small living room?

The Ginger Sofa at 80 inches is the most compact sofa in the collection, and the Coco, Olive and Aston lounge chairs suit tighter rooms. The modular programs also let you build a smaller footprint from individual pieces.

Can I configure a Basics sectional to fit my room?

Yes. Bailey, Cali, Archie and Messi are sold by the piece, in left-arm facing, right-arm facing, armless, corner and ottoman sections, so you can build the exact shape your space needs and add to it later.

Can I order fabric samples before buying?

Yes. Fabric samples are available on request. Use Ask A Question on any product page or contact us with your address.

What's the difference between Basics and Express by Moss Home?

Basics is a curated set of frames in 43 shared fabrics with an approximate four-week lead time. Express offers ten different frames in twelve fabrics with a 2-4 week production window and no changes after the order is submitted. Both are made in the USA.

Ask A Question on any product page for fabric samples, configuration help or delivery timing, or contact us and we'll walk you through it.