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  • Offline Kunal

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on: November 21, 2007, 10:49:47 AM
Want to buy a new sofa in the next month or two, where should I be looking?

Heres the list of sofa places Ive found so far..

http://www.dfsonline.co.uk/
http://www.habitat.co.uk/
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/
http://www.sharaks.com/
http://www.landofleather.co.uk/
http://www.ixiainteriors.co.uk/

Will of course wait till the sales before I buy, just want to make sure Ive found the one I want. Will

Have to admit I really do like the look of this although its definitely more than I want to spend / possibly slightly too big... maybe..
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  • Offline red

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Reply #1 on: November 21, 2007, 11:06:28 AM
how much is the sharaks one? looks nice, trouble is you would need a lot of space.

i would be tempted to look for vintage as that can often be an awesome bargain.
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Reply #2 on: November 21, 2007, 11:20:26 AM
The corner one is 1200 (yikes!) while the 3 seater version is 750.

I need to go check it out to see how good the leather is, but hopefully itll come down to under 1k in the jan sales.

I didnt really want to go above 750, but its such a versatile piece o kit ;)


They certainly seem cheaper than the likes of John Lewis and the very overpriced habitat stuff which is similar.

They can even do custom sizes for about the same cost.
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Reply #3 on: November 21, 2007, 13:33:28 PM
go for custom if its not that much more expensive. nothing says awesome better than custom made furniture.
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Reply #4 on: November 21, 2007, 14:44:31 PM
Well if I do go custom itll just be a request for a slightly smaller version of that Monaco chaise I linked to.

Although Im thinking it might fit, will need to move the room around.... need to do a floor plan.
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Reply #5 on: November 21, 2007, 14:48:11 PM
do it in autocad, then you can backtrack measurements for whatever. also measure your doors imo.
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Reply #6 on: November 21, 2007, 15:04:27 PM
We just got some smart sofas, will take some snaps, leather ones as the base but with real cushions takes best of both worlds, really nice. Got them from a place next to DFS at Fosse Park (Leicester)
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Reply #7 on: November 21, 2007, 16:22:16 PM
Good furniture isnt cheap unfortunately. You buy cheap you get crap.

It be worth looking for some second hand bargains if youre not desperate for new. In fact I believe Sam has some cream leather sofas for sale :mrgreen:
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Reply #8 on: November 21, 2007, 16:23:08 PM
oh you pimp!
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  • Offline Sam

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Reply #9 on: November 21, 2007, 18:08:32 PM
Yeah you can have two very clean basically unusued 2 seater very light almost white cream sofas for £150 each if you collect.

(PS. Ikea sell crap)
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Reply #10 on: November 21, 2007, 18:18:09 PM
none of the above TBH.

DFS stuff has a shelf life of about 5yrs.. hence they give 4years free credit.

Get yourself a nice expensive chesterfield. Timeless Classic & will last for years.

Parents bought a DFS & it went back for a refund within a week. So shobby workmanship. Pointed out about 4 or 5 imperfections on each piece & they tried to fob them off. Illfitting Materials/coverings, sections dont align up properly, Seems not running Straight & on the edge, etc. - might be nit picking, but they are the areas that will stress & break first.

They ended up going back where they got their old suite from over 10 years ago.... I now have that 10yr old suite & it still looks great
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Reply #11 on: November 21, 2007, 18:18:39 PM
Quote from: Sam
Yeah you can have two very clean basically unusued 2 seater very light almost white cream sofas for £150 each if you collect.

(PS. Ikea sell crap)


whos white cream is it covered in?
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Reply #12 on: November 21, 2007, 21:11:35 PM
Reds
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Reply #13 on: November 21, 2007, 22:43:25 PM
Quote from: Eggtastico

Get yourself a nice expensive chesterfield. Timeless Classic & will last for years.


Ours is about 20 years old :D

DFS is crap and, as sam says, IKEA is too. TBH if its advertised on TV as part of a sale then its not worth the money.
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Reply #14 on: November 22, 2007, 12:23:08 PM
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Quote from: Eggtastico

Get yourself a nice expensive chesterfield. Timeless Classic & will last for years.


Ours is about 20 years old :D



Exactly what I mean. If you look after it with, the leather wont crack that much, except with the natural aging - Think you need to use leather dubing once a year.
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