SITTING COMFORTABLY? FINDING THE PERFECT FURNITURE
Thinking of buying furniture for your home? This month Rachel Morgan, who works on the design and manufacture of sofas and chairs at Lyn Morgan Furnishings at Llanover, guides us through choosing the right furntiure.
So, you’re looking for comfort, practicality, durability, style and quality? That’s a lot of demands for one piece of furniutre so where do you start.
Rachel says the key is not to panic - “A sofa is basically an arm, a back and legs.”
Her first advice is to try to see the furniture offered for sale in a room-style setting rather like your home. Be warned, an item in a large sales warehouse or on a computer screen may look totally out of place in your home.
Think about colours. Take samples of your carpets, curtains, wallpaper or even a favourite picture with you to help you choose a fabric that complements your present decoration. Sofas and chairs are big and long lasting purchases so make sure you are completely happy with your choice. A good supplier will let you take the pattern books home with you to make it easier to choose. After all, the furniture will be living in your home, with your lighting, not the showrooms.
If you like to change your colour scheme often, then a neutral sofa can be the most cost-effective option, because by changing the scatter cushions, this will give it a whole new look.
Size does matter. Think about if you like support for your head, do you like to curl up, do you like to lie out? All of these things need to be considered when making your choices.
Just because you have a small space available doesn’t mean that the sofa needs to be tiny. By reducing the arms more seating space can be created without losing space in your room.
The easiest trick is to lay newspaper down on the floor where the piece of furniture is going to go. By jiggling this about you will eventually come up with the size of sofa or chair that works in your space. This should be the finished size that your sofa or chair needs to be.
Take a seat. Sit on the furniture as you would at home and get comfortable. Don’t be rushed. Your furniture will be lasting a long time. You don’t just want it to look amazing, it needs to be comfortable too.
Think about delivery of your new items. If you have any issues with the access into the room, a house visit may be needed. A good manufacturer will call to your home to assess this. Even if the access is too narrow, the piece of furniture that you really want can be made in sections and assembled on-site with very little evidence of this being done. They will also show you how to take it apart should you move home.
Lyn Morgan Furnishings, Court Farm, Llanover, Abergavenny 01873 855230
www.lynmorganfurnishings.co.uk
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