To buy or not to buy, that is the question

[girlyswot]

I am coveting very much these chairs (scroll down to see more of the fabrics available). I think one of these would look perfect in the Old Shed. And there are some Cath Kidston ones available for just £99 + p&p. Now, admittedly, that's £99 I haven't got. But I expect I could scrape it together from somewhere. Though I'd really been wanting to save up for a sofa. Maybe this one. Or, in my wilder dreams, this one.

I'm not sure how comfortable the chairs look. But they're so pretty.

What would you do?

ETA: Okay, a bit more hunting round the internet and I've come up with this alternative. It claims to be available in over 2000 fabrics, but they don't have samples online. Looks cosy and is only 150cm wide. By comparison, the John Lewis Portia sofa is 136cm, and the pretty Delft one is 141cm. The IKEA sofa amamama suggested is 177cm which I think is going to be just too big for the space.

Comments

[amamama.livejournal.com]

Agree with Zia - why not be on the lookout for a piece of used furniture? Garage sales, barn sales, yard sales, flea markets, curbs... I just passed a fantastic old sofa that was being thrown away, and wanted to grab it, but that's a project I don't have time for at the moment. And if buying a new sofa, why not get a sofa bed? Our sofa is a sofa bed, and I'm very happy it is. We wouldn't've had beds for visitors otherwise. And no matter what you do, I'd say the most important thing is how comfortable are they? I think you should test sit before buying.

What will you colour scheme be like? *looks innocent*

[amamama.livejournal.com]

Of course I had to trot over to IKEA. What about this one (http://www.ikea.com/PIAimages/58674_PE164159_S4.jpg)? There are other fabrics available too, of course. And if I recall correctly, the sofa's rather comfy.

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

Yes, I've seen that before.

[ladywhizbee.livejournal.com]

Oh, this looks cozy! I could curl up on that and read a book any day. I wonder how big it is? Is it smallish in length and width or bigger--like a full-size sofa?

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

It's 177 x 88cm. The little blue one is 136 x 84cm. That 41cm difference in width doesn't sound like a lot, but I think would make quite a lot of difference in where the sofa could go in my room.

[ladywhizbee.livejournal.com]

You're right, that differenc is *huge* in a small room.

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

I've decided against a sofa bed. There really isn't going to be room for visitors in the Shed anyway.

The look I'm going for is 'cosy and cluttered'. And the colours in the main room will be pink, green and blue.

[amamama.livejournal.com]

There really isn't going to be room for visitors in the Shed anyway.

With one significant exeption, I guess. Though, Charlie would hardly count as a visitor, would he?

Green as in spring green/apple green? Or leaf green, bottle green, moss green, British racing green? Blue as in lavender, indigo, azure, royal...? Soft pink, baby ping, cerise...? Need more detail. Is your icon a good palette to look at?

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

Well, I am going for an 'eclectic' look, so not everything has to be exactly the same shade. But something like this: