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There are literally thousands of designs of sofa available on the market but not all are suited to your home. Whether it be the wrong colour or material, size or shape; sometimes finding the perfect sofa is as much a mythical mystery tour as finding the Holy Grail. Custom-made sofas can afford the precision of size, which is tailored for your living space, the wealth of choice with your ideal fabric or colour matched to your perfect shape and the unbeatable quality of a hand-made product.

 
Britain’s rich history in upholstery came to prominence in the 1900s. Experts in fabrics and textiles worked together with cabinet makers and master manipulators of wood, combining their skills to create seated masterpieces for the upper classes of society. Today’s custom-built sofa makers still employ much the same principle of combining these skilled craftsmen, only the end product is now far more accessible.

These hand-made designs offer a choice of materials from leather and velvet to linen and cotton, which are hand clipped and hand stitched to produce the tailored fitted or loose covers you desire. The type of covers available is largely dependent on whether you wish your fabric to be washable. First the frames are measured and carefully cut from hard-wearing wood, the spring mechanisms are added, and then your choice of designs and legs are joined to the structure. 

The cushion covers offer a selection of different fillings to accommodate each individual’s viewpoints on comfort. Everybody’s taste is different, and what one person sees as the pinnacle as luxury may be the opposite for someone else – so a bespoke service will offer a choice of fillings, from foam to fibre, and even the soft opulence of feather. 

When it comes to sofa beds, specially made versions use advanced mechanisms to make their transition from seat to bed much easier. Some models even offer a choice of luxury mattresses and built-in storage solutions for your guest linens.

 Another benefit of having your own unique design of sofa are the matching accessories that you can order with it. Available to accompany and accentuate your product are a range of cushions, blanket boxes or cubes, storage benches which can double as extra seats and a selection of footstools from low-level to lidded (with incorporated storage space).

Not only will you be hard pressed to find better quality workmanship elsewhere, by keeping these trades alive in the United Kingdom, British traditions can be kept alive. British bespoke sofas will come with levels of protection already adhered to, to help guard your exclusive design against everyday accidents such as stains – and as an extra defence, you will often receive a much longer guarantee with a custom-made sofa as they are truly built to last.