Can we talk sofas and where the good ones come from please?

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We have a Bluebell from sofa.com I hate it the constant need to plump up the seat and back cushions drives me mad. Dh is tall so need a good seat depth.

Where should I look for a British made sofa that is similar to the Bluebell aesthetically but without the annoying cushions?

Tetrad or Sofas & Stuff

Duresta made in Northumberland worth looking on ebay

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/860051794984

Darlings of Chelsea.

Thank you

NOT lounge and co, worse thing i ever bought, constantly needs plumping smdespute me ordering firm, non plump. Snotty sales staff.

I have one 24ish year old ikea sofa still going strong another 4-5 years old im very pleased with

I agree with darlings of Chelsea best sofa I’ve ever had

Parker Knoll. Last for years, great support, loads of different styles.

Another vote for Tedrad.

I second Tetrad, we bought ours from DFS but I don't think they stock them any more. I have seen them on the Vintage Sofa Company website.

Swyft

We bought a Vintage Sofa Co. one after positive reviews on here, their socials, online, etc. I bought it without seeing it in person (as we live in the South). It's ok. I think the velvet looks quite cheap and it's not anywhere near as comfy as I was led to believe. But it's ok and will do the job until we can get something really nice once the kids are a lot older and can be trusted not to smear grubby hands on it.

The one I really wanted to get was from Sofas & Stuff. Super comfy, quality material and workmanship. But expensive and we couldn't stretch to it now.

There’s a fabulous shop called Arighi Bianchi but it’s in Macclesfield so may be too far to go to.
i have had one of their corner sofas for about 12 years and it’s brilliant.
i also have a Joules DFS/SCS sofa and I opted for the more
expensive filling in the cushions and we’ve literally never had to plump it up! I’m a bit meh with these shops but I saw this Joules one with a cuddle chair and the patters subtly on the back and sides just tipped me over into this shop lol

I’ve just ordered 2 Bromley sofas from JL for my son and DIL’s house (we’re furnishing the whole place for them). They are q deep, but as DS and dil are tall, they preferred the Bromley to the others.

Old Charm, their sofas are built to last.

G Plan, Parker Knoll, quality sofas that will last for years.

Great info, thank you!

George Smith sofas will last for several generations, maybe even for ever. They are superbly well-made. But, they can cost as much as a car...

Kingcome Sofas.

At the other end of the price scale, Ikea are better than you'd think, and fairly long-lasting.

That's a good point about Ikea sofas. Our last one was Ikea and we had it for 10 years and only replaced it because the covers were so manky and couldn't be washed.

And we have one of their pull-out sofa beds in the playroom and it's really comfy.

We got our sofa from Nick Scali recently and it is fab. After many mistakes with online purchased sofas, I’d rather spend a bit more on one that I can sit on in a showroom! All of their sofas were comfy!