Refurbish - your old sofa
Many people still own sofas that were purchased years ago or have inherited them as family heirlooms, desperate for a new lease of life. If your sofa has become part of the family and you refuse to say goodbye, why don't you try refurbishing?
To refurbish your sofa, it needs to be of a certain quality to be a practical option (unlike recycling or re-using). Unfortunately over the last 10 years the majority of furniture have been mass produced using cheap materials and cheap manufacturing processes.
However there are large numbers of you with living room furniture made of good quality materials to a Great British standard.
So what are your options?
You have three choices; re-cover your furniture using throws or loose covers that fit over the existing fabric or re-upholster, replacing all fixed fabric.
Throws:
The cheapest way to renovate your sofa is to buy some throws and cushions to revamp your outdated heirloom.
Loose Covers:
A great way to make a sofa look like new and comes with the benefit of being removable and washable but can be limited to certain styles of furniture.
Re-upholstery:
This keeps all the original features and characteristics and there are no limitations on furniture style, but it can be quite expensive.
Sofa throws can be bought at most home furnishing stores or from many online shops. There are also many loose cover and reupholstery specialists throughout the UK, from nationwide companies to local upholsterers. Here are just a few:
Plumbs: Loose Covers & Re-upholstery
Plumbs specialise in traditional Re-upholstery & Loose Covers. They offer a UK-wide free in-home measuring, fitting and service from a consultant who will visit you in your home.
email: plumbs@plumbs.co.uk website: www.plumbs.co.uk
Bobbie Burns: Upholsterers
Bobbie Burns is a Bristol based re-upholsterers of modern, antique and office furniture. Bobbie uses traditional methods to transform both antique and modern furniture.
email: info@bobbieburns.co.uk website: www.bobbieburns.co.uk
BJ Upholstery: Upholsterers
BJ Upholstery is based in Darlington offering re-upholstery, loose covers and furniture repair. Using traditional upholstery to work on various furniture including antique pieces.
email: info@bjupholstery.com website: www.bjupholstery.com
Covermyfurniture.com: Online Loose Covers
Covermyfurniture.com is an online loose cover supplier provide affordable & contemporary sofa and chair covers. These covers can be bought online, which you can then measure yourself or pay for a measuring service.
email: contactus@covermyfurniture.com website: www.covermyfurniture.com
