#102

I really wanted your classic corner sofa but the setup of our living room means it’s not possible

#103

From this thread I have learned that I have no strong feelings about sofas.

#104

Our sofas from ikea (kalsted?) came in pieces that you built. Dead easy and a decent cheap pair of sofas. Can’t wait to do up the lounge though and get some new ones

#105

We’ve got this La-Z-Boy sofa, both side independently recline more or less flat. You can get individual arm chairs too.

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#106

only had a month but opted for two Next sofas (£1050 for the two with discount)
Mainly for the simple style , plenty of fabric choice, and cheaper than so many ugly sofas out there

Went for firm sit option hoping it helps prolong the shape. I suspect I’ll fancy a change within 10 years hence why I went for the lower end

#107

That’s a beaut

#108

Fifty notes innit

#109

Spend as much as you like on one, innit.

Dunno whether Theo’s annoyingly monikered @1101010 incarnation was joking, but I’ve got two IKEA Klippans that have served me very well and lasted me best parts of a decade and a half. £150 each. Bish bash bosh. Wish they did a corner Klippan.

And I couldn’t disagree more with @GEOFF 's claim that…

It’s rare to find a sofa that’s desperately uncomfortable

Many, many sofas are, indeed, very uncomfortable. Many more are also ugly as feck, obv.

@hip_young_gunslinger 's sof goes well with his milking chair, I suppose. There’s that.

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#110

How is it any better than an affordable one then?

#111

You can find cheaper ones around, but these are regarded as one of the best imitations…

http://www.vita-interiors.com/bestsellers/charles-eames-style-classic-lounge-chair.htm

#112

Deadly serious. We had a pricier sofa but basically it’s either Klippan or drop the price of a new kitchen on some design classic.

Unless you need a sofa bed obviously.

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#113

Toplel

#114

Got a sofa the size of an elephant in a BHS sale for £50. Does the job. Reclines and shit. I’d love to get myself a nice broken in chesterfield thiugh. A deep red one.

#115

Bit of a longer article on it here:

#116

Fair. What I should have said it’s rare to find one in your £500+ range. They’re all reasonable in terms of comfort, I think.

That said I find Klippan’s absolutely unbearable to sit on for more than 5 minutes so fair to say we probably have different ways of taking a sofa on, so to speak.

#117

Prolly.

I find many sofas to be too high, and/or too deep, and/or too ‘collapsy’.

#118

Yeah it’s that low back/side combo on the Klippan that does for me. Simply cannot get comfy on it.

#119

For me there are far too few sofas of adequate depth (if we’re taking depth to mean front to back). I want to sit right on, almost in, the sofa, not perched on top or on the edge of one.

#120

Just got the cushions through yesterday, so this is all done now. Really pleased with how it’s turned out.

I had to do some splicing and filling (the previous owners had just nailed the old webbing into the underside of the sofa), the sanding and Danish Oil took a couple of days, and the rewebbing needed a bit of brute force to do, but there was nothing too complicated in there.

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#121

I’ve never spent any money on a sofa