
You may be one of many people who are curious whether
it would be better to keep your suite and have it reupholstered or to buy
a new one. Here’s some pointers for you…
The furniture market has divided into the cheap and short-lived or the well-made,
comfortable and long-lasting suites.
Good quality furniture is becoming harder to find with, for example, Parker
Knoll going out of business in 2004, and the market is beginning to turn as
people realise that if they have a good suite it is worth it to have it re-covered
even though they could buy a cheap new suite for less.
With this in mind, I invite you to ask me to call and give your furniture
an ‘MOT’, and see what needs to be done. I will give candid advice
if it is beyond saving; otherwise I will prepare costings whilst
you look through the pattern books.
Another point here – there are six boxes of books I could show you,
so there should be no problem for you to get both design and the quality
of fabric that fulfils your requirements, be it chenille, dralon, tapestry
or leather. I can advise you regarding the overall effect of the fabric and
design. Contrast this with many new furniture stores where there is only range
A or range B to choose from, with no help from the commission-only salesman
To sum up: if price is the only criterion, you must buy new. If durability,
comfort, advice and choice are important… send me an !
We are specialists in Parker Knoll, Cintique, Ercol, Peter Gulld, Multiyork,
Tetrad, Minty, Duresta, G-plan, Michael Tyler Collins, Hayes and Derwent.