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If you’ve ever battled and lost your temper with a troublesome sofa bed, you may be happy to make do with just the sofa. But you needn’t settle for second best when Bonbon Trading Ltd can offer these Spencer sofa beds (from £ 768) from the Milano collection. Thanks to a front opening mechanism, the Spencer can transform easily from sofa to bed and back again, without any frayed tempers. Offering an effortless style and affordability across the range, and a choice of great furniture solutions, Bonbon Trading Ltd is definitely one to keep in mind.

For sheer comfort and long-lasting appeal, you can’t beat Ixia and its range of first class leather sofas and chairs, handmade to the highest possible standards.

Bringing a dash of understated style to studies or sitting rooms, its Art Deco and Tub chairs come in rich chocolate brown, red, black, cream or tan leather options and, with their sturdy stitch design, will happily stand the tests of time. These chairs just get better with age; the key being the quality of hide, which ages well and gets comfier with the passing years.

Opened in May 2007, it has already made a real local impact, offering simple, modern and elegant designs and excellent value for money.

Just in time for Autumn, it has brought in an expanded range of sofas, lighting and fabrics, and is thus able to offer Really Useful readers a massive 25 per cent discount on its popular Solo range. A flexible, contemporary seating system, Solo combines clean, simple proportions with fibre-wrapped foam seats and feather-filled scatter cushions for total comfort.

Launched from a small showroom in Battersea exactly 20 years ago, Highly Sprung Ltd, has since grown in size and reputation.

A specialist in furniture design, Highly Sprung Ltd hand makes all sofas, chairs and corner units to order, using beech and seasoned hardwood in the construction of all frames.

Break away from the beige brigade when it comes to buying new seating with a visit to Retro Sofas. Informed by the furniture designs of the Art Deco period in Europe and America, Retro Sofas offers a wide range of sofas, chairs and footstools based on original designs.

This handy and attractive ottoman is more than just a seat or footstool for your front room. Made to order by Sue Bensassi in a choice of two sizes, the smaller one being £195 plus fabric and the larger (double the length) priced at £310 plus fabric, each ottoman opens to reveal a suspended filing system – perfect for keeping track of all those household bills and documents. Fabric swatches can be requested by phone or email, or customers can supply their own fabric. Just call Sue on 020 8964 4920 or email suebensassi@talktalk.net

For those of you with a design conscience mind and a good head for figures, logging on to Homes & Bargains and its new online shop will definitely be a worthwhile experience.

If you’ve not logged on to Homes & Bargains for a while, you may not have noticed the new shop which launched recently. Dipping its toe in the retail pond, Homes and Bargains is harnessing its years of bargain hunting experience to source quality products at affordable prices.

A recent addition to the collection, the Luxury Leather sofa bed counts a sturdy frame, a quality hide and durable, high density foam amongst its many virtues.

You can have all the mod-cons and designer wallpaper you like but, without comfortable seating, you’re in a bit of a pickle. Cue English Leather Sofas and its range of fine leather furniture – sold in many styles, and at affordable, factory prices.