It’s bound to happen eventually. You’re trying to get your investment property ready for the next wave of holidaymakers when you discover a damaged or stained sofa. Getting a new one normally eats up important time, not to mention money. So what do you do?
Holiday cottage owners normally don't have much time to clean and spruce up their property between sets of tenants at the best of times. But a nightmare scenario such as a damaged sofa makes the pressure even more overwhelming. The owners need to get a new one in double quick time or potentially lose crucial revenue.
Most sofas take several weeks to be delivered, and even then customers often have to take time off work to accept the delivery. But Intosofa, an online self assembly sofa company, can normally deliver in around two weeks on a day of the customer's choice. Or, for a little extra, before 1pm, before 10am or on a Saturday morning.
If only a part of the sofa is damaged, it is possible for Intosofa to replace just that piece - for example if a new arm section is needed. A stock of sofas is also kept by the company too, so if the style and colour suits, a sofa can be delivered the next working day, if ordered before 11am the previous working day.
Intosofa director Lucy Chadwick says, ‘A lot of our customers own holiday properties which are an important source of income. They tell us that sometimes when they go in to clean between tenants they are faced with a terrible mess which extends to the state of the furniture! If their holiday cottages are small, access can be an issue too, in terms of getting a sofa through the front door. Our sofas are self assembly, arriving in three packages, and so getting a sofa or sofa bed through an awkward space or up the stairs is not a problem.’
There are four attractive collections available in a range of over 50 fabrics, including some recent additions. Contemporary Nouveau features square arms and rectangular back cushions; Elegance is softly feminine with gently tapered arms and back cushions; Avant is a fun art deco style retro design with rounded arms and chunky cushions; and Classic is more traditional, with scroll arms and rectangular back cushions which extend over the arms. With Intosofa's unique Vari-Sit reversible seat platform, you even get to choose a standard or firmer feeling 'sit' on your sofa when you assemble it.
Besides conveniences, value is a mark of Intosofa’s range. Prices start at £199 for a standard sofa, £229 for a medium and £249 for a large sofa. There's also a sofabed at £299 and an armchair at £159.
You can view the range, request a free of fabric samples (if you want to check out your colour scheme 'in the flesh' before buying) and ordering online. Visit intosofa.com or call 01535 604090 to find out more.