Sofa recommendations?

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wishIwasonholiday10 · 28/08/2023 10:09

Where should I start searching for a sofa for our new house? I have a soon to be toddler and I'm working on the assumption it might get wrecked and we'll need a new one eventually so don't plan to spend too much. Where would you look for resonably priced sofas that are actualy comfortable? We brought a cheap one online without trying it for our current rental house and it's been so uncomfortble and don't want to repeat the same mistake again.

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MarshyMcMarshFace · 28/08/2023 10:10

I would head to DFS

Big range, try them out, I had good service from them.

NellyBarney · 29/08/2023 21:43

People find different sofas comfortable, like mattresses, it's a personal thing. It would be best to try it out. Fwiw, I'm always been happy enough with IKEA. I also like sofasofa, but my husband finds them really uncomfortable. Dusk makes pretty cheaply made sofas at low costs, but I do find them the most comfortable ones at low price point (compared to Made.com, IKEA, Swoon)

Vettrianofan · 29/08/2023 22:22

IKEA sofas. Affordable and washable covers.

SwedishEdith · 29/08/2023 23:03

There's hardly anywhere to try any now. The big thing is to work out what makes one comfortable for you - for me, I know I like the seat to be deep (60cm +) and too many don't have deep enough seats. Once I know what is not deep enough, I can discount loads just on that basis.

ThinkingAgainAndAgain · 29/08/2023 23:25

I’d buy the beat you can afford in a sale. We’ve had M&S abbey sofas for years (bought in 2011 and again in 2021, for different rooms, all going strong) but I waited until they did 40% off. I’ve seen 30% off since then.

I like the back to be quite high, so I just look at the height of sofas all the time and abbey is quite high (without looking like a recliner). I don’t like low sofas at all. So if I were you I’d work out what I like and then google like mad to find similar ones that you can sit on before you buy.

soupmaker · 29/08/2023 23:51

IKEA Ektorp.

We bought two 16 years ago just before DD1 was born. You can take the covers off and wash them.

We've just replaced one of them with a very expensive leather sofa now that the kids are old enough not to scribble on, bounce on, vomit up milk on, wee on, etc etc the furniture.

Vettrianofan · 30/08/2023 07:11

soupmaker · 29/08/2023 23:51

IKEA Ektorp.

We bought two 16 years ago just before DD1 was born. You can take the covers off and wash them.

We've just replaced one of them with a very expensive leather sofa now that the kids are old enough not to scribble on, bounce on, vomit up milk on, wee on, etc etc the furniture.

I have these, they are brilliant 😀

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