Canux : Home Sweet Home

The main consideration, inevitably, is, “Is it worth it, or should I buy a new sofa?”

Let’s try to answer this…

Firstly, was the suite a good one at the time you bought it? Do you recall the make?

If it was made by Parker Knoll, Duresta, Derwent, Ercol, Collins and Hayes, Peter Guild, Bridgecraft, Multiyork, Minty, Marks and Spencer, Cintique, Wade Upholstery, for example, then you can be assured that the frame is of good quality. It is the frame that is the most important thing about a sofa and which makes it last a lifetime.

Nowadays, I have found, the quality of construction is poorer than years ago, with notable exceptions, including Multiyork, where a three-piece suite can often cost

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