Does anyone make a sofa that lasts these days?

[Glenbirnie]

Were doing up a 100 year old stone house slate roof etc and have been decorating in keeping with the house age.

Come to buy sofas. I know a sofa for £500 with a free carpet isnt going to be of great quality so we opted for a Lazeboy from Costco for £1450 for a 3 seat chesterfield.

The four feet sit squint, the middle supportive foot underneath you dont see is about 15mm off the floor! and the frame which you can see through a zipped opening is the usual mix of cheap ply and the odd missfired nail from a nail gun. Its utter sh*te!

I know you get ripped off paying full retail in these furniture sheds that always have a sale because the stuff isnt actually worth the full retail price it supposedly was. We went Costco because youve got great hassle free returns etc and they normally sell decent stuff, but this seems no better than DFS's finest.

Ive looked online at the likes of Saxon in Bolton and a few places in Wales.

Am I looking for something that doesnt exist these days, a good well made sofa that will last a good 20 year?

Thanks

 

[GrinAndBearIt]

Go look at sofa DOT com ... you get a lifetime guarantee on the frame, and they are pretty forgiving with refunds etc. if you don't like the look of it when it arrives ...

Just an idea!

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Yes, I'll give you the nmae of a relatively local firm to me, Vale Bridgecraft[/quote] in Mytholmroyd, near Hebden Bridge. See the short intro video:

They are the last firm I know of who dowel, glue and screw together all the frames which are birch and/or beech. The one downside is that their products tend to be a bit on the "traditional" side in style, which may not suit your house or tastes, but at least they guarantee their stuff for 25 years

 

[foxhole]

Bought my last couple of sofa's from furniture village about 15years ago, still as good as new.

 

[Dave54]

Thanks for that J&K we'll have a look at them next time. The present ones we have are bloody awful quality, and not particularly cheap either.

 

[geraldthehamster]

I reckon you're better off buying someone's expensive well-made sofa from Ebay, when it's three years old, for about a quarter of the new price. Worked for me.

Cheers
Richard

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I bought a GPlan Vintage sofa and an an arm chair from John Lewis last year, over £2K, have to say having had to remove the underneath of the chair (for reasons I won't go into here ) I am none too impressed with the quality.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I reckon you're better off buying someone's expensive well-made sofa from Ebay, when it's three years old, for about a quarter of the new price. Worked for me.

Cheers
Richard

Yes this.

 

[Dave54]

I bought a GPlan Vintage sofa and an an arm chair from John Lewis last year, over £2K, have to say having had to remove the underneath of the chair (for reasons I won't go into here ) I am none too impressed with the quality.

I don't know what make mine are, but what's inside (been in there to mend the springs) is 'orrible. Softwood, mdf, cardboard and staples.

 

[SFK]

Another UK hand made sofa company for you to try is Artdeco Sofas. (to which I have no affiliation other than I bought one once and it is still going well). Note though that they mainly make make old style sofas, but some of these look modern.

http://www.artdeco-sofas.com/

 

[joe-90]

An Ektorp from IKEA will easily last 20 years. GF has had one for over 15 and still good as new. Cheap too.