Looking For A Sofa: Colour Choices Are Underwhelming!

We wanted to replace our sofas last year and spent many wasted hours finding the right shape but horrible colour choices.

The sofas we had 15 years ago were saggy and shabby so we returned them to the company and had them refurbished and recovered.

It was about the same price as brand new (maybe a little more) but the only quandary we had was choosing the fabric from a vast array of sample books.

If your furniture is structurally good, then do visit local upholsterers for a quote.

My most hated colour is grey! Grey walls, grey furniture, grey front doors, grey carpets, grey fences, it was everywhere but thankfully the craze is subsiding.

I have seen lovely sofas in greens, mustards and the most beautiful jewel like shade of peacock blue.

We have a peacock blue sofa. A lot of manufacturers let you choose the style and then the covering. When we were looking the dullest offfering was M&S.

Have a look at Stressless, mae13. A huge range of colours to choose from.

My son and Dil recently bought a 2 seater and 3 seater sofa and a single armchair . I was trying to think of a descriptive word for the shade of blue and Primrose53 has nailed it. The 3 seater and armchair are peacock blue and the 2 seater sofa is a beautiful rich shade of green. Not colours I would have thought of combining but it’s lovely. They’ve added mustard cushions and other accessories and it looks great.

I agree with J52 about some places having a wide range of choices for colour material and cost.

Our main L shaped sofa is soft grey leather. We were able to choose the style, exact size and leather from a wide range of quality and colours. We ordered it from a fairy local family firm who make them to order after visiting their showroom/ workroom.

When we wanted to replace the sofa in our caravan ( it wasn’t very comfortable) we followed a similar process.
This time we had to be very specific with measurements. The choice and combination of styles, colours and materials was overwhelming.

We chose a long couch with a chaise on the end in a turquoise blue soft material.
Also a family firm recommended to us.
It cost less than half the price of our sofa at home and is far comfier.
Good luck with your search.

John Lewis have some lovely sofas, ours bought last year was a lovely teal colour xx

I think it also dependson how much you want to pay. We paid £2,000 plus for ours about 5 years ago and found a wide range of styles and colours to choose from.

You also get more choice if you steer a way from the big furniture chains like DFS, Vineys and Lee Longlands.

We went to a company called 'Sofas and stuff'.

I bought my newest sofa five years ago and had the same issue. I walked into the showroom and said show me something that isn't grey , brown or beige.

I ended up with a lovely bright green but the fabric isn't ideal.

it wad the same when looking for new bathroom tiles- just grey brown or beige. I found it so depressing I've put my new bathroom on hold.

What is with design these days? So dull and boring.

A friend of mine has bought two sofas from DFS recently. One is orange and the other a hot pink.. both covered in velvet which has been treated.. they are really glamorous.. big range of other colours too.

I think a lot depends on what you pay and how long you plan to keep it.
DD bought a turquoise sofa a few years ago, teaming it with mustard. Then she moved it to a different room after 5 years and now has a navy blue chesterfields in her main lounge. I know lots of people who buy fairly cheap sofas, but are happy to change them when they re-decorate.

What I wanted to say was that personally, wouldn’t spend a lot of money on a fashion colour sofa, if I wanted to keep it a long time.
I’ve brown leather in my lounge and grey tweed from Next in the family room.

Fairisle, I totally agree with you,,,the sofa and chairs we had for over 10 years,,they were comfortable,but getting shabby, and chair had a broken spring. we went to a well known store ,chose one that looked nice but in only 3 years it feels as if the padding's flattened in the arm rests...and I have troule getting up ...I wish now that we had got our old one upholstered and recovered.I'm always comparing them..

I bought 2 two seaters with loose covers from IKEA 8 years ago in a taupe which fitted my colour scheme at the time but also bought a spare set of covers in teal - all for £2000.

Changed my colours in 2020 and used the teal ones until last year, when I bought a lovely wine colour set for £500 from a company in Lithuania who had a brilliant choice of colours for ex IKEA stock sofas.

I get bored with same old and like to freshen sitting room soft furnishings up every 3-4 years! I’ve got my eye on some powder blue ones next…😉

Grey, a lovely neutral colour, you can dress it up with anything, any colour. Just bought my Mid grey sofa, so comfortable, dressed it up with bright colours. Goes well with my lovely velvet char. I feel my new sofa will age better with time, not look washed out after a few years, and is a lovely pallet for colours which you can change with the season.

Try J Lewis, they have a great range of styles and various colours to choose from.

Not sure that grey would go with my cream and terracotta living room, most of the furniture antique, but the cream settee I did buy looks lovely.

Golly- grey is so depressing . Look online at houses for sale and some look as if they've been photographed in black and white - grey laminate flooring, furniture, curtains, kitchens..

Don’t get grey!
It may have been popular a few years ago but looks so dull and depressing.
I like textured soft furnishings- pebble type tweeds etc

Not sure where you are looking but my daughter had new sofas in fabulous colours.
Mustard, a cross between teal and kingfisher and a sort of bottle green.
They are gorgeous.

longeatonsofas.com/

They are a factory but also have a showroom.
Long Eaton is the centre of sofas and beds industry in the UK - made on site.

Grannynannywanny just read that your family have chosen similar colours to my daughter!
Obviously it's the new grey!

It’s a lovely colour scheme NotSpaghetti isn’t it. I love it. My 25 year old boring brown leather suite thankfully is still going strong as current prices are eye watering . As my Mum used to say this suite “will see me out ! 😆

I was given my son’s 20 year old cream leather sofa set. Found the most wonderful, talented, reasonably priced furniture restorer. He changed the 3 seater, 2 seater and armchair , to a stunning burnt orange colour, by staining it and polishing it. I am so, so pleased. Everyone who visits thinks I’ve purchased a new set. It will go for another 20 years. It will see me out. And, wait for it…..only charged me £250. But I did give him a very large tip. I must have been one of his last customers. He said he was planning to retire. What a talent !

I have a pre 1950s sofa and 3 chairs. Parker Knoll. They have been reupholstered several times but the last time was mindblowingly expensive.

I do know I'm paying for his skilled time...