Adrian Simcox
This review should be caveated by the fact that I bought it online without visiting showroom. You can review precisely what I bought in March of this year below. Should also note I have waited 6 months + to review so I could test it thoroughly. David was professional and generally well meaning throughout. The spec I eventually chose included premium leather fabric. I was sent A5 size samples from a company in Rochdale which was helpful. Skip to the delivery and I selected anytime after 14.00 on a Saturday. The delivery men were waiting at my house around midday when I arrived home with my family from taking son to his swimming lesson. When in my hallway, as I turned around with toddler in arms the 2 men, without asking, were unloading the sofa bed parts from the van heading straight towards us, where we had not even taken our shoes off. This led to a confrontation. Fortunately the more experienced of the two men helped diffuse the situation and gave us some time to prepare. It was a bad start. On to the product. It was a bit higher in back than expected, and it turned out I had been wrongly informed by David on that matter. Frankly I need not have paid the surcharge for the higher back. Looking back at my emails he was wrong on the back height by 10cm. I am quite sure this was a genuine error. The feet don’t touch the floor (hard wood) on either side (pictured) I was irritated that feet were an added extra in the first place and told it helps with balance if someone sits on the arms. They are twee in size and a full inch gap between bottom of feet and floor looks daft. The leather fabric didn’t match the sample in texture. Far smoother and less rugged. This maybe because the samples were old. Not sure but not as expected, generally more anodised and less characterful than I’d hoped. The sofa is basically very hard to sit on and not that comfortable for me personally. If you look at the design the seat cushions are hollowed to allow space for the mattress to fold below, can’t be much more than 8cm depth beyond the front of the seat cushions. So looking at the sofa from the front is deceiving, that is only the depth right at the front (pictured). Underneath is a folded metal bed frame so naturally hard. The cushions for this model are foam covered by feather/down . The feathers are lumpy and too coarse even under leather. To be honest I have no idea why they didn’t select softer feather/down or just have foam. We opted for the buttoned seat backs. Wish I hadn’t. Slightly uncomfortably stick out and hang precariously by a thread. Look good though. The Lampolet mechanism is excellent and well documented. Mattress is good enough and 2m length is excellent. There are considerably deeper mattresses on the market for Lampolets, upto 18cm, so at 12cm you will feel the frame under the mattress when moving about. Still about the best on the market in the UK. Gaps at the side are annoying and make it dangerous when babies / toddlers on bed as they fall down gaps and quite hard metal below. (Pictured) Overall it was a big investment and I am far from delighted. All of the added extra costs for some things, like feet, that should have been included left a bad taste. * Model: Duette Medium 3 Seater * Fabric: Old English Tan Leather * Feet: Walnut * Arms: Straight * Backstyle: Buttoned * Mattress: Coil * Higher Back: Yes * Delivery option: Home Installation * Weekend Delivery: Yes * Total Amount:£2,830.00
6 years ago
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