28-11-2018, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Longdogs
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A walk around a Laura Ashley shop is like a psychedelic trip man 
Have you been in her shop lately,LD?...I find her furniture quite plain but very expensive,I have only ever bought her curtains and cushions,the other stuff,most of it I like,but I wouldn't pay the price they are asking,...I saw a light fitting in there that I rather liked,far to expensive,looked in home base,quater the price,it looked exactly the same as Laura Ashley's expensive one.
28-11-2018, 12:24 PM
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Different strokes for different Folks..I found a box with 2 sets of flowery pink/blue lined bedroom curtains with attached pelmets which I brought from My old house when I downsized,the Childrens Charity bag says They want paired curtains/duvet covers/pillowslips etc'.so off it all goes hopefully to a new Home where Folks will appreciate them
28-11-2018, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by pauline3
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Have you been in her shop lately,LD?...I find her furniture quite plain but very expensive,I have only ever bought her curtains and cushions,the other stuff,most of it I like,but I wouldn't pay the price they are asking,...I saw a light fitting in there that I rather liked,far to expensive,looked in home base,quater the price,it looked exactly the same as Laura Ashley's expensive one.
28-11-2018, 06:55 PM
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Nice that someone will have good use out of your sofa SW. Will you be getting another one? The sales are not too far away.We have two/three very good sized Laura Ashley shops within reasonable distance to us and I go in when I need ideas. They are very good at combining stuff/putting things together and some good ideas can be made use of. They also have a decent sale every now and then. I think most folks (the ones I know anyway) wait for the LA sale. Sometimes you can pick up a bargain.
My daughter is very good at furnishing and she makes me look old fashioned and frumpy - but I do try to keep up with her. She is a good source of cast offs and fashion rejects. My house has a lot of her stuff. Trouble is a year or so down the line she decides she likes it after all and want's it back. We are always shuttling things back and forwards.
29-11-2018, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Aerolor
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Nice that someone will have good use out of your sofa SW. Will you be getting another one? The sales are not too far away. We have two/three very good sized Laura Ashley shops within reasonable distance to us and I go in when I need ideas. They are very good at combining stuff/putting things together and some good ideas can be made use of. They also have a decent sale every now and then. I think most folks (the ones I know anyway) wait for the LA sale. Sometimes you can pick up a bargain.
My daughter is very good at furnishing and she makes me look old fashioned and frumpy - but I do try to keep up with her. She is a good source of cast offs and fashion rejects. My house has a lot of her stuff. Trouble is a year or so down the line she decides she likes it after all and want's it back. We are always shuttling things back and forwards.
I don't do retail, even in the Sales.
The mark up on furniture is enormous and loads of people sell nearly new at a fraction of the cost.
I have got a two year old Next leather small sofa, immaculate condition, for £150 delivered.
A small amount of coloured wax, a bit of elbow grease and job done.
I have other things to spend my money on.
01-12-2018, 10:17 AM
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I only buy old stuff too the older the better except soft furnishing unless I know the folks who owned it. You could always have the chair reupholstered swims... I'm not sure where you live but a pal of mine has had a lot of work done by a lady who owns Eclectic Chair just near Manchester they deliver and collect.03-12-2018, 02:13 PM
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HiA sad day today.
The sofa is going, another one has arrived.
I did promise myself I would never have anything from Next in my new house, my Ex loved the stuff from there.
It is less than two years old and leather and I only paid £150 for it.
It almost matches the rest of the stuff, I will be colour changing it to get it as near as possible.
The curtains are staying.
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