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We have decided its finally time to replace our exiting sofa. This is a decision we have waited to make for a long time. This sofa used to live at the Sea Shanty, back when Pete was still a young, single lad. It was never meant to be a fancy sofa, just a cheepy from Fantastic Furniture. The share house chipped in for a matching pair, this one has carried on with us for the 6 and a half years Pete and I have been together.
It has definitely stood the test of time. They got is scotch-guarded, surviving many a party, sleeping bodies and random drop ins above the general task of everyday sitting in front of the TV and jamming with a bunch of mates. Its still in awesome condition, no a rip, tear, stain, or mark on it after all these years. In a way I've been waiting for the sofa to cark it so we can get it replaced, but it just keeps living!
Alas, its time to go sofa. King Furniture had a massive sale, up to 50% off. The sofa we chose, called Houdini was 40% off. We got to the show room on the last day of the sale, not even sure if we were going to buy that day. 'King' pride themselves on their modular collections, being able to mix components to suit your space. They also have the infamous Delta storage collection.
We saw this sofa in the showroom and indeed its storage capacity is massive, you can see how the tubs sit to the ground in the image below. The hinge system is really well constructed too.
For us though, we had our eyes peeled on the new "Houdini". Aparently so new that even the sofa in the showroom on Parramatta Road is more of a prototype. All the images online don't show the arm panels that were available on the day. The table in the picture below is something we want to get for the sofa further down the line. Because our place is so small we could buy a nice quality piece of furniture that wont cost us too much. We got a two seater (which is more like a two and a half because the seats are huge) with two backs and two arm panels.
So comfy, the arm panels (not shown) are low and soft so they can be used to rest on like pillows. I love how its dimpled as well like an old chesterfield, or like a big fat down feather quilt.
Choosing the right fabric was important too. We liked two other fabrics that had a larger weave to them but Michelle, (the sales assistant) suggested that it wouldnt work as well because of the dimples in the fabric. It would be harder to line up the weave on the stitching lines making the fabric look crooked. This was a really good point. I should mention, if anyone heads to the Annandale King Furniture store, talk to Michelle. Best service ever.
We settled on two swatches that we really liked. Michelle showed us two other sofas that were on display in the showroom of different models that had the same fabric as these swatches.The white looked A-MAZING, but could we jump in the deep end. You know EVERYONE talks about the dreaded white sofa saga. All the niggling comments were flooding trough my brain. We looked at the Portland silver which was on display on a Baby Jasper. There was a menagerie of small children, maybe five, six, possibly more climbing over this sofa like a jungle gym. Michelle mentioned this is not out of the ordinary, considering there was a cartoon playing on the TV at the display, I could see why. Were these paid child stars?? I had to wonder. It all seemed to obvious - pick the silver. It still looked mint!
This Baby Jasper taken from their site, I believe is in the same fabric. Its almost like an unbleached canvas (think Ikea bottom end sofa), which is what I was worried about, but it looks much more refined and deliberate than that.
Delivery is expected for mid April, just in time for Petes Birthday.Hopefully we will get the skirting board finished by the time April comes around.
