Furniture

5 years ago we bought two G Plan, leather sofas, and they have been so comfortable and are wearing well.
They are bigger than a 2 seater, but not big enough to be 3 seaters.
Actually, we were on holiday in Sidmouth, looked in a department store there, and decided they were the ones. So chose the leather and they were delivered some weeks later, to Berkshire. Result.

We have a large old Habitat sofa which we had recovered in a linen William Morris print over ten years ago. Not a mark or a worn patch on it. Linen is lovely and always looks good.

We have just bought Ercol sofas and chair. It's lovely.

Comfort is very much a personal opinion, I would try sofas that friends and family have to give you some idea or measure every part of your old sofa and look online for the same dimensions to narrow your search.

Good quality leather is the BEST .Had mine 12 years and it still looks as new ....from G plan.

I dislike leather chairs. Squeaky and slippery. I whave never sat in one yet that I found comfortable. But I can see that if you have pets they might be a good idea.

My husband dislikes leather furniture as well, it is much easier to keep clean though. We have two G Plan chairs and they are very comfortable, I am hoping when we replace them he will relent and we can have leather or microfibre.

We went to lots of furniture shops and viewed every design and every covering choice. We sat on 20 odd sofas and made our choice from actually sitting on them. We chose a hard wearing hopsack fabric with reclining functions. The reclining features have been invaluable as I am having mobility issues at the moment whilst waiting for knee surgery. We change our sofas every 15 years or so when we redecorate.

10 years ago we bought leather La-Z-Boy reclining furniture and within a couple of years, the leather was looking very worn. It now has holes in where we rest our arms. I would never buy it again.

Ercol chairs are incredibly comfortable and support so well. They are expensive, but you won't have to buy chairs again unless you get fed up with them!

I have never yet bought a sofa or armchair from Ikea that wasn't comfortable, relatively cheap and durable, so I suggest you start there.

I tend to slide around on leather.
I love my upholstered reclining chair on which I can sit or lie back and snooze.

We were plainly eco-conscious years before it became a thing. Our sofa, Wesley Barrell, was bought over forty years ago, has been recovered twice, had new cushions and now sports a William Morris design loose cover. Our sitting room chairs are even older - two Parker Knoll, reupholstered recently, and one bought soon after we married in 1962 and recently recovered. I hate the thought of furniture going to landfill, though certainly it would have been cheaper to just replace our sitting room furniture, and at least I am still living with stuff we chose together all those years ago.

We gave up leather furniture and replaced with two G Plan fabric sofas. One is a two seater electric recliner which I use as DH hated recliners. He used the three seater. Sadly only the recliner gets much use at the moment. They are lovely though and well made.

grandtanteJE65

I have never yet bought a sofa or armchair from Ikea that wasn't comfortable, relatively cheap and durable, so I suggest you start there.

We had one where the cushions slipped off it every time you sat on it and it was a nightmare. I tried everything including velcro but I swear those cushions were alive! It was a shame because it was lovely to curl up in the corner of it where it was so big. When my Grandad couldn't get off it anymore where the cushions were so unstable, we changed it.

Recor do very sturdy chairs and sofas. Got rid of my Ercol, had become too low and soft even after a revamp. Recor have solid wood frames. Chosen with view of needing somethin solid and stable for getting up off a chair in the not too distant future. Got it in leather covers, all zip off if I wanted to replace.

I love my new high backed settee from John Lewis with material that wipes stains off using bottled water and 0% interest . Keep covered with a warm fleece cover that I wash to protect from grandchildren etc . A lovely mid teal colour that won’t show stains too . Couldn’t face re-upholstering my large settee again -me too old-took 3 years 30 years ago - so had it sent to my son and am sure his sons will continue the job of wrecking it he and his brothers started.

There are a lot of brand names being touted about here. Go to a good, bricks and mortar furniture shop and ask for advice. I run one ☝️ in Keswick and we sell British made furniture that can be made to your exact requirements. A beech frame, coil springs and choice of fabrics and cushion interiors is what you need for comfort and longevity. It can be very daunting trying to make the right choice, if you don’t get good advice try another shop.

We deliver countrywide too 😉

After years of back problems from using dilapidated Parker Knoll armchairs we splashed out on two electrically powered reclining chairs and a fixed two seater sofa. The model is G Plan Kingsbury, with leg, lumbar and headrest adjustment. We chose not to opt for being catapulted out when getting up!
I'm very pleased with my chair. DH is not so sure about the reclining facility as it needs sockets for both chairs and they are very heavy for him to push around.

We bought a large corner sofa from Furniture Village last autumn. We were concerned about adverse reports concerning the company. We could not be more pleased with our purchase. It’s very comfortable and you do not have to lower yourself down into it. Naturally, I have command of the the matriarch’s corner seat. 😉

icanhandthemback

grandtanteJE65

I have never yet bought a sofa or armchair from Ikea that wasn't comfortable, relatively cheap and durable, so I suggest you start there.

We had one where the cushions slipped off it every time you sat on it and it was a nightmare. I tried everything including velcro but I swear those cushions were alive! It was a shame because it was lovely to curl up in the corner of it where it was so big. When my Grandad couldn't get off it anymore where the cushions were so unstable, we changed it.

We once had an M & S sofa where we also had cushions that slid off every time you sat down on it. It was a satiny material. We lasted about a year with that one. It looked nice though.

MrsKen33

I dislike leather chairs. Squeaky and slippery. I whave never sat in one yet that I found comfortable. But I can see that if you have pets they might be a good idea.

Very cold to sit on too. I herited two, gave one away, tolerated the other as couldnt afford to change it. Got rid soon as soon as I could. Friend is always telling her husband not to sit in such a way as it will stretch the leather. No thanks.

Errol have a factory shop as well as selling on eBay. We bought our dining room table from there saving nearly £600. We will be going back to have a look for lounge furniture soon. They are in Princes Risborough.

We had aMultiYork sofa. The seats were forever moving towards the edge. Then we had new covers and the problem was no more.