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[Graeme]

I'm getting there.

The other wrinkle is that I'm in rented accommodation, and likely to remain so for a while. This means that whatever I get has to adapt to different spaces. I've got a nice, oak table that I'm probably going to end up selling because it's too big for my current place.

[Finkster]

The perfect guest bed for unwelcome visitors ->

[Seul]

Especially if you have a 120lbs Rottweiler that likes to jump on guests whilst they're sleeping…

[Graeme]

I was out shopping for a sofa today, and I saw this one in one of the mid-century furniture shops.

It's upholstered in a thick leather which is beautifully patinated. The shop assistant thought that it might have been buffalo, and there were some patches that exhibited the characteristic grain.

My one concern is that the seat felt a little uneven. The problem with vintage or antique furniture is that it can cost a lot to rectify. A full restoration of a sofa can be 75% of the new price. If I bought this, it'd no doubt be making a trip to an upholsterer's shop in short order.

[madmonday]

sofa is lovely, just knock out the kinks in it by having lots of sex on the bumpy section 

[Seul]

Meet "Prik" and "Morty"…

[Dion]

[Seul]

Flee market score. Saw these a couple of months back, but didn't buy 'm… Regretted it ever since...

[Anesthetist]

5 doors within 2 steps of each other. I've always thought this was kind of cool.

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[Graeme]

I've spent far too much on a very old, and very purple Chesterfield sofa.

Oh, and it's currently in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which is about as far away as it is possible to get from me.

[Bluegrass]

It must be love! 

[Chris]

Seems worth it to me.

[seanocono]

I'm not a fan of purple, but that sofa is too cool.  Reminds me of something Morpheus would own.

[Giles]

Is that a Chesterfield specific shop?  If so, I must go….

[Finkster]

@seanocono:

I'm not a fan of purple, but that sofa is too cool.  Reminds me of something Morpheus would own.

+1 !!

[Graeme]

@Giles:

Is that a Chesterfield specific shop?  If so, I must go….

The sofa was restored and sold by The Original Sofa Co who specialise in Chesterfields. Their workshop is in Gateshead, and they've got a showroom in Chelsea.

They specialise in old school upholstery, which is a lot more labour intensive than modern techniques, but means that a piece will probably survive fifty or sixty years without needing any attention. Plus they hand dye the leather, which means that I'll have a tea core sofa!

[steelworker]

@Graeme:

I've spent far too much on a very old, and very purple Chesterfield sofa.

Oh, and it's currently in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which is about as far away as it is possible to get from me.

Whoa! That's wild, @Graeme ! I'd really like to see pictures of it in the room it will live in it's not too much trouble. I think it's beautiful.

[Graeme]

It'll take a month or two for the sofa to get here, as it won't fit into a blue bag, but I'll post pics when it does. I'm afraid that my place isn't very exciting, though.

[steelworker]

Thanks Graeme. Like the window..The chesterfield will jazz the room up nicely

[dylantbmayes]

@Graeme:

Great coffee table, @Graeme!