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If, like me, you get bored easily, spending a large sum of money on a sofa you may have for the next ten years can be a daunting prospect. With Multiyork, however, you can buy a comfortable couch, and order any number of tailored removable covers, making changing your sofa as easy as changing your mind.

Natural stone gives a real sense of opulence to bathrooms, but usually costs. But Marble City can offer some really first class deals. A Wandsworth based bespoke stone manufacture and installation company, it can install anything from a simple kitchen worktop through to a complete stone clad bathroom, or outside steps. And until 31 January 08, it is holding a sale offering 35 per cent off its Indian Black Granite (was £450 plus vat, now £293 plus vat per square metre).

Competitively priced carpets are available all year round from Gilt Edge Carpets, so it rarely needs sales. A family company with a wealth of knowledge, it provides free advice and an expert planning, estimating and fitting service. Choose from wool, velvets, Seagrass, Jute – even Bamboo or Paper. It can also offer Vinyl, Lino, Rubber or Laminate flooring at prices starting from as little as £10 per square metre.

• Wickes - From now until 3 November 2007, spend £200 or more in the Wickes Kitchen Cabinets section and receive a 33 per cent discount on your total kitchen cabinet purchase. Simply enter discount code K1. Wickes.co.uk

• Haddonstone – The UK’s leading manufacturer of cast stonework for interiors and exteriors is offering 20 per cent off any fireplace ordered and paid for during October, with pieces such as its Tall Manor Chimney Piece reduced from £1,300 to £1,040.

If you’re thinking of buying a new bathroom, now’s the time to do it, as Bathroom Heaven is offering up to a whopping 60 per cent off on selected bathroom suites and accessories. With its smooth rounded lines and a quirky retro feel, this Halo suite has huge family appeal, and is reduced by 30 per cent. The pedestal basin in this range is down from £135 to £95, the WC from £259 to £191; or buy the whole suite (including the acrylic bath) for just £579. The sale ends 31 May 2007.

Heals – up to 50 per cent off pieces including a Digby leather sofa, £1,295 (was £2,590), a Kris Oak Dining table, £1,195 (was £1,495) and a Jet nine arm red Chandelier, £455 (was £650). Heals.co.uk.

There are only three days remaining at Surface Tiles' Spring sale, and it's well worth popping down to check out the deals.  New ranges such as this Globe tile (normally £68.09, now £47.66 per square metre) at special introductory prices, and reductions of up to 30 per cent for tiles and mosaics. And, if you order more than £500 worth of tiles, we'll work out how much grout you'll need and give it to you for free. Just visit 60 Queenstown Road, Battersea, SW8 3RY (020 7819 2300) or 3 Central Avenue, West Molesey KT8 2QZ (020 8481 9588). Sale ends 26 May 2007.

If you’re looking for a new sofa, The Sofa Workshop has a great selection to choose from – all beautifully displayed on its website, Sofaworkshop.com. But, before you get seduced by the full price models on display, it’s well worth a trip to The Sofa Workshop’s National Clearance Centre in Ealing. There are over 100 models on display here, ready for collection or immediate delivery; and priced down by up to 70 per cent.

Luxurious linen blankets and throws are great for windy days on the beach or long al fresco dinners, and LUMA has a truly top class collection – all naturally dyed and ethically produced. And, in order to make way for its Summer collection, LUMA is running a clearance on its Spring collection offering reductions of up to 40 per cent. The new Spring sale section launches on LUMA’s website today and it is offering Really useful readers an extra 10 per cent off across it’s entire range.