Any experience of these ebay sofas?

[IainW]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NARROWBOAT-NAVY-BLUE-SOFA-BED-4-SEATER-STORAGE-250CM-CLICK-CLACK-ASSEMBLED-NEW-/251239190980?pt=UK_Collectables_Nautical&hash=item3a7f05d1c4

 

Wondering if anyone has a sofa from these folks? Looks like the right design and size for our boat, but unsure how comfortable it looks! Anyone had a sofa from 'Elegant Boat Sofa Beds 4 U'. Their name worries me haha...

[Chagall]

Looks good but I think the phrase "FIRM contract seating foam (as used in pub seating)" would worry me.......

 

but "Built for adult daily use." is intriguing!

 

 

[pquinn]

the photos do not inspire confidence.

[Kae]

Elaine, who runs Elegant Boat Beds is lovely to deal with and due to the size we wanted (and the placement of our stove) and budget, this is who we bought our sofa from.

 

Very nice to deal with and great service. Although the sofa was very firm to begin with, it had become very squishy and comfortable after a few months use.

 

If you use their delivery service, they are very used to getting Sofa's onto Narrowboats and they were great with ours.

[steelaway]

Very nice to deal with and great service. Although the sofa was very firm to begin with, it had become very squishy and comfortable after a few months use.

And too soft a few months later?

Ikea is your friend http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/departments/living_room/10663/

Alex

[Kae]

 

And too soft a few months later?

 

No, once it was "broken in" for want of better terminology, it has been comfortable ever since.

 

Due to the size we wanted, and that we didn't want to lose storage space, the sofa we bought was the only choice ultimately. Plus it worked out one of the cheaper options!

 

No affiliation with the company other than as a satisfied customer.

[bridgit]

Free standing furniture is hard to find in narrow boat size, I bought two leather armchairs from sofa sofa, they fitted a treat and are super comfy. They are the Albert range. Delivery men were very grumpy.

[IainW]

Elaine, who runs Elegant Boat Beds is lovely to deal with and due to the size we wanted (and the placement of our stove) and budget, this is who we bought our sofa from.

 

Very nice to deal with and great service. Although the sofa was very firm to begin with, it had become very squishy and comfortable after a few months use.

 

If you use their delivery service, they are very used to getting Sofa's onto Narrowboats and they were great with ours.

Thanks Kae, the sofas seem quite narrow, do you find this or can you get a good slouch going? :-)

[Kae]

Thanks Kae, the sofas seem quite narrow, do you find this or can you get a good slouch going? :-)

No, you are right, they are narrow - which is why we went for one as our stove is mid-saloon, and the only way to get the required clearance (700mm) was to have a narrow sofa.

You have to slouch along its length rather than its depth, it's definitely not the same!

[i love my narrowboat]

There is a clearance warehouse near us,I was wandering around and found a faux leather sofa bed with storage, it was actually part of a suite that had been returned. The other part was broken which it was why it was returned. I bought the sofa bit for £25 and now have a handy settee with storage, and it is comfortable too.

[nb Innisfree]

Strange that so called nb sofas don't come in multiples of 2' as that is dictated by the width of them. We wanted a 4' one but couldn't find one anywhere and eventually had to knock one up ourselves.

[blackrose]

Personally I wouldn't want to spend 500 quid on a sofa without being able to sit on it and try it out first.

 

Everyone's got different opinions on what's comfortable for them. I hate slouching on soft sofas for example - it's terrible for the lower back.

Edited September 6, 2013 by blackrose

[saltysplash]

We bought the ektorp 2 seater for our narrowboat, very comfey and slouchable but when we went wide beam we bought the 3 seater version and chair and footstool.....double slouchable and machine washable covers.

 

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S59875805/#/S59875829

[DHutch]

Personally I wouldn't want to spend 500 quid on a sofa without being able to sit on it and try it out first.

I would be the same, if im honest.