To ask how old your sofa is?

[Pintsizedrudy]

Purchasing a new property with DP, we currently have a blue bulky recliner sofa. It only seats two people. I want to get a new bigger one, that isn’t blue or pleather, he says i’m being unreasonable as the sofa is only 2 years old…

I was scrolling the sofology website and they’re giving 20 year guarantees on sofas- i couldn’t imagine having mine for that long!

How old is your sofa and how often do you replace it?

@Onairjunkie

A blue pleather recliner does sound awful. 🤭 I wholeheartedly support any efforts you may make to replace it.

It is truly terrible!

Didn’t expect this many responses- I’m happy to say okay and back down as the over whelming response is that i’m being unreasonable

I think we bought ours in 2008 or 9

Ten years and still looks brand new. Can't imagine replacing it for at least another decade

Laura Ashley sofa is as good as new.. nearly ten years I think, despite a few cat scratches.
Harvey's sofa is 4 years old and we want rid of it.

We have 3 sofas (2 two seaters in one reception room and 1 three seater in the other reception room)

2 are about 5 years old, the other 4.

We don’t replace them until absolutely necessary (so when they break pretty much).

I think we bought ours in 2002/3. I don't get rid of things until they break down or become unusable.

But if you can sell it on then why not buy a new one? As long as it doesn't go to landfill.

Ours is at least 10 years old, but I bought it second hand in my early 20s from a weird shop so god knows. The cats have trashed the arms or it'd still have a few years in it to be honest!

16 and 18 this year. We are planning on replacing at about 20 years.

18 years. Still looks great.

If you can afford it why not? It's something you use every day. And someone will be glad of your old one. Mine are 2nd hand and I know I was! :)

Mine is 21 years old. Wouldn't think so though if you saw it

17 years old.

We have a corner group and a Otto mom. We did have a 2 seater to match which we've just replaced as the recliner mechanisms failed.

FGS ottoman!

We keep ours for roughly 5 years and then change them because that's when we usually redecorate and fancy something different. We've had fabric sofas, leather sofas, all sorts of colours and patterns - I don't like the thought of keeping a sofa for so long because I like to redecorate often- but there's nothing wrong with keeping them. Parents have had their couch for 20 years and that suits them.

I think always go for the best you can afford because the quality really shows.

Also, we always donate our sofas rather than tip them.

Sofa is 12 years. My foot stool I won at fete in 1976 and it has only been recovered once in that time. Best 20p raffle ticket I've bought!

I bought a 1920s sofa and chairs in an auction thirty years ago, which is still in good nick, although I don't let the arm down on the sofa, as the mechanism is a bit stiff.
There are two leather chesterfields in the sitting room, one is about 150 years old and the other around 70 years old, still going strong and aged well.
I have a modern hide sofa in another room.

Just got a new one this week. Our last was 7/8 years old. No way would I want to keep it for 20 years!

To be clear, if I had a sofa I hated and I could afford to replace it then I would buy a new one or at least new to me.

My sofas are old but they're very well made and a neutral cream fabric. If they weren't then I wouldn't keep them for the sake of it. I just wouldn't make the same error twice.

2014 we bought it for £5000 which I felt was pretty expensive for a sofa so definitely wouldn't be replacing till minimum 10 years. It currently still is in a fantastic condition and still looks as good as new.

One is 15 (from Argos), the other was given to us by friends when they upgraded their sofa, 11 years ago. So its probably 15-20 years old. I'm desperate for new sofas but hopefully we'll move house in the next year, so I'll hang fire!!

Mine is 8 years old, and as it fits and does the job, I will be keeping it for a while longer!

14 years old and still going strong. It's a Tetrad. It has leather arms and cushions. I think we'll get another couple of years before we have to recover the cushions. It's huge and can be used a s a spare bed when we have guests.

19 years, leather, 2 seater, 3 seater and chair. 2 and 3 seaters have just had bottom cushions refilled. Looks and feels like new.

That said, if you don't like it, change it, but make better choices. Life is too short. A sofa you don't like will take the granny off new house.

Real leather from dfs 10 years and still going strong.