Reasonably priced/cheap furniture

[EmmaEmerald]

Hello

Wonder if anyone can help me replace my sofabed - appx 25 years old so a good one but bought at £300!

everything similar looks around £1000. Is that normal now?

it's an occasional bed and daily sofa. Needs to have arms, be a compact two seater.

also, I will need some compact storage and a wardrobe. Not 100% sure of needs but hoping Ikea isn't the only option? Any ready assembled places you might recommend?

thank you.

You could try gumtree if you don't mind secondhand.

M & S do this one - in lots of different colours

www.marksandspencer.com/jasper-sofa-bed/p/fhp60479028001?color=OCHRE&Fabrics=25580990#intid=plpnav_pid_pg1pip33g4r1c2|prodflag_plp_ts_QP_10

they also have good price wardrobe

www.marksandspencer.com/double-wardrobe/p/ftp60483547?image=CL_05_T65_7900C_Z0_X_EC_90&color=WHITE&prevPage=srp#intid=carousel_funh_at_top-results_sep_pdp_1

Look at their 'loft' range for other items you might need

The M&S stuff looks great, thank you.

I will try the BHF for the wardrobe. I like that loft one but I think the high rail might be too high for me, as a short arse.

this looks ideal for me but the only colour left is pink. Not sure I want that. Or will it be better than I imagine, if nothing else in the room is pink?

www.qvcuk.com/My-Home-Stories-Coffee-To-Desk-Table-with-Storage.product.815569.html?productNumber=815569&sc=ISRC

for background, I am moving from a small flat, mostly furnished with ancient stuff pinched from my parents decades ago, to an even smaller flat. There's no way it's going to look amazing, but I need a sofabed and storage. I would like to avoid the place looking like a garage sale this time 😂

at the mo, I just have an ordinary coffee table but a storage one would be ideal and the desk converting bit is a great addition.

is blush pink going to scream "I am pink" in a small room?

Actually, spilling tea on that fabric is a bit risky...hmmm...

PS was hoping for this kind of sofabed

www.dfs.co.uk/orlby/oby12kpza

maybe that just is the price range though?

We have the ikea gronlid sofa/sofa bed. It's incredibly comfortable as both a sofa and to sleep on; my MIL has a much more expensive one than that and I would rather sleep on the floor than spend another night on it.

I'd get the white one and dye it whatever colour I wanted - the covers come separately when it's delivered so you could chuck it in the wash with an in-wash dye before even setting it up.

The BHF is brilliant. The larger branches have huge storage areas which they might take you into if they think you're a serious buyer, where they have loads more stuff than just what's on display.

Most of our family have furnished properties from there over the years.

And their delivery is straightforward - they have a diary and a phone number for the driver and they come roughly when they say (allowing for traffic). None of that 'Thursday week between 7am and 10pm' nonsense.

And you're supporting a good cause.

I must admit, I was hoping Ikea sofabeds would be a bit cheaper.

Yes, I've heard very good things about the BHF.

still dithering over the coffee table/desk. Probably be gone by the time I decide. Such a shame there's no neutral colour left.