Buying a sofa is quite an investment for most people. It’s a place where you spend a lot of time relaxing and socialising and is a big feature of any room, often dictating the décor surrounding it, so you want to get it absolutely right when making your choice. Where an ordinary sofa just won’t […]
If someone says Chesterfield Sofa, you conjure up images of splendour, finery and wealthy upper classes from years gone by. You can almost see the impeccably dressed gentleman taking refuge in his study on his Chesterfield, sipping brandy and smoking cigars or the beautifully adorned ladies perched on their Chesterfield Suites sipping tea. Still to […]
Sir Winston Churchill once stated “There is a forgotten, nay almost forbidden word, which means more to me than any other. That word is England”. We couldn’t agree more with Sir Winston and at The English Sofa Company we are proud to say that all of our handmade English Sofas are manufactured right here in […]
…and helps us build one of our Vintage Chesterfield Sofas! A new government initiative designed to slash urban youth unemployment is set to launch soon. The initiative will see £50m divided between eight key regional cities, and with Salford recently being named as the toughest place in the country to find a job this comes […]
Manchester Showroom We are excited to be unveiling our redecorated Manchester Showroom next week. Fitted with top of the range lighting and flooring it has become the ideal backdrop for our latest Sofa collection. We will be showcasing our favourite New and Exclusive designs including the Castell Brown Leather Sofa, the Arlington-Fabric-Sofa and a couple […]
Designer Fabric Sofa Collection With the weather finally improving for us all, we can really start to make our home interiors come alive with 2013 summer trends. Why not check out our Designer Fabric Sofa Collection for inspiration. Today we’re looking at bright and bold patterns with texture for 2013 so we thought we’d showcase […]
Giveaway Time For your chance to win this fantastic Union Jack throw courtesy of one of our partner suppliers, all you have to do is Like us on Facebook and share the competition post OR Follow us on Twitter and Retweet for your chance to win. We’ll be giving one lucky fan the chance to own this patriotic […]
New & Exclusive: The Crompton Collection We’ve recently launched a brand new range for 2013. Including both leather and fabric models our new & exclusive sofa collection showcases the best in British design. Launched in January the Crompton Leather Sofa is one of our most popular new additions. Developed in response to customer requests for a deeper comfier […]
When choosing a fabric for your new suite its important to bear in mind the location of the suite and the preferred look. For example while the velvet as shown on our Fabric Chesterfield Sofa creates a great statement piece it may not be the best choice for heavy use. For those looking for something a […]
The things to consider if your thinking about making your own sofa… Now before we begin I must explain this isn’t for everyone, a number of different skills are needed and these vary by the choice of sofa as explained below. Part 1. Choose a style of Sofa A vintage leather sofa (a […]
