As we start our journey into home ownership, it’s usually by way of a very second hand flat that has been rented in the past and now needs that bit of love & attention. You don’t have a lot of spare cash so often the furnishings will be a bizarre selection of mismatched armchairs and sofas together with a dining table and odd assortment of chairs. Bedrooms need a brand new bed – non of this passing on the old and lumpy these days. Hygiene demands a new matress at least.
The sitting room furniture can be very tricky, it is tempting for parents or grandparents to gallantly go out and order a brand new suite so they can pass on the ‘cherished’ old one. The younger recipient may well wish to go and buy a brand new one for themselves. The only sofas that stand the test of time really well are generally leather and this is only when they have been looked after properly and the leather cleaned and fed regularly, they can live on for decades but once the leather dries out, starts to crack and become unstable, then it’s not worth keeping – out with the old and in with the definitely new and modern, easy to keep and oh so comfy sofa!