Our settee and chairs are looking decidedly shabby. Purchasing a new suite is out of the question as funds are tight. Welcome to the world of settee covers. We realised quite quickly that there doesn’t to be much competition other that Plumbs in this market so we phoned them and took the plunge and waited for the hard sell.

What happened next is just weird. The guy that came round to measure up had us in fits of laughter from the start and it couldn’t have been a better experience. I was totally suprised at how casual it all was and it was no problem for him to help us choose for our taste and budget.

We have to wait for them to be made and he’ll be back to fit them soon. We went for piped decoration in a luxury cotton blend with all the extra cushions and it came to about £750 which we thought was a great deal. It sounds a lot but another company who offered a copy service with no piping or extra cushions were quoting around £1000 – no fittng just postal delivery.

Plumbs is simply massive – they buy all their fabric in bulk and everything is automated in a gigantic factory so the costs of materials is kept very low. The service is great and I would recommend them to anyone thinking of new covers as opposed to new settees. They look amazing and it keeps your old settees out of landfill for a few more years!

I hope to post before and after pics as soon as the covers arrive