Your sofas

I wondered what paddyann does with her old furniture too, Pantglas!
paddyann? Do you send it to your nearest charity shop, if so, where is it?!

Enjoy your sofas - are you planning on having cushions and throws, MissA?

We have two large Ercol settees, both are firm, body length for lying on and bought for comfort. They are in an a pale blue grey, white cream colou are easy to clean. Best choice ever.

Wow paddyann that’s a complete change every three years pretty much! I’m intrigued- What happens to the old ones?

My DH thinks I’ve been profligate having 3 in 36 years.....

Sofa looks good, Miss A and long enough to stretch out while watching tv which I am ashamed to say is my priority.

You just have to be fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time to bag a bargain in a charity shop. They do have some lovely furniture come through at times x

Mine is a brown leather sofa and two chairs.
The chairs rock, swivel and recline and the dgc love them. They are big enough that two can sit (closely) side by side to watch tv.

15 years old and fabulous. Has been through a cat who hated it, and 6 dgc who each have jumped, slept and rolled on it throughout their toddlerhood. Plenty of sticky finger marks that wiped off. It gets a leather wipe about every month. The only mark is where the buckle of a wee shoe scratched it. No bother with hot or cold and the cushions stay in place without issue.

I sometimes feel I'd like to change one of the chairs as they are big but know the dgc would miss it so much.

I'd buy leather again in a heartbeat.

DS has just bought his third leather sofa (he has a big house) so he clearly has no problems with leather...and he has two children and 3 dogs.

Years ago, When our brown leather furniture arrived it would come in neither front or back door. DS and DH and friend took the double glazing unit out of the living room window to get it in.

This was at 7pm and it was getting dark, there was me having a dancing hissy fit and pulling my hair out thinking they were mad and saying No No No Way !! Furniture was in and the glass unit back in place within a half hour.

In my innocence, when they said take the window out, I thought they meant the white plastic frame included. It was bad enough when I saw the glass unit out.

Ps - what a pleasant thread! Feel as if we've whizzed all over the country, dropping in for flying visits.

MissA similar colour to mine but 10 years later the colour, as well as the surface texture, have weathered quite nicely.
May your bottom spend many happy hours on it!

Love the one you chose MissAdventure!

we've had 13 suites in our 44 year marriage ,currently its a mid grey leather 2x2 seaters and a 3 seater .I've been looking at furniture because we had hoped to move to a smaller house but it fell through ,so I''m looking for something new for here .I get bored with furniture and decor quite quickly .

Ah, thank you cherry.
I'll report back on slips, slides and other issues when if they arise.

Happy Days MissA ?
May they bring you comfort and joy.

Similar style to my red one.
So easy to clean under!

I am planning an olive green velvet sofa, the one I have is cream. Previous 3 were cream, loose covers. Blue sofa around 25 years ago.

Oh mcem
That is the kind I really wanted.

We have a similar sofa to the one in MawBroonsback's photo.

Ours is an Ektorp from Ikea and we have two matching armchairs. We chose grey loose covers on account of the cats.

Lovely comfy chairs and sofa, room in my chair for me plus cat, previously the one cat lay beside me and the other on the back of the chair. Now we only have the one, he shares my chair, or sits on the arm.

The covers are easy to take off and wash and even although the label says not to tumble dry them, I have done so and they didn't shrink.

You can get a sofa that sits two people or one that sits three.

My 3-seater, 2-seater, chair and footstool were fairly matt leather 10 years ago, but have since been polished by family bottoms to quite a pleasant shine!

My sofa is a solid black leather freebie from gumtree. I've had it 6+ years. I've 'homered' my end (essentially it needs repairing where my backside has been) but I can't afford that right now. Nor can I move it to vacuum....

Reduced from 300 odd to £189.
10 year frame guarantee, £6.95 delivery, so it seemed an easier option than trawling through pre loved ones and paying for someone to collect it.

I've pushed the boat out and gone brown!

We now want pictures of what you ordered, MissA.

Brown leather with lots of cat scratch marks. The sofa came before the cat.

I like terracotta colours.
Some of the lovely older sofas were shades of it.

I've really enjoyed looking at the pics of everyone's lovely homes and furniture; its nice to get an insight into others views.

We have a three seater terracotta (very comfy) and a brown leather two seater recliner (marvellous for swollen ankles)

Grey leather electric recliner in the kitchen and two grey leather (different style, different colour) sofas in the living room.

Well, guess what?
I've only gone and ordered two sofas from Argos!

I'm sure I shall pay for my reckless behaviour by not liking them, plus I still have to flog mine.

I feel like a flibbertygibbet now.

MissAdventure Would sell it but don't want to go through the rigmarole of trying to get it out the door again!!! I'm sure my son has an electric saw, or an axe or something, any suggestions anyone?