about us...
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Hi, I'm Andrew and he's David. We are Sofas
& Stuff.
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I've been in the sofa business since 1979, when
matching three-piece suites in Dralon were all the rage.
He's so keen on furniture he makes his own
after work. In fact, he sold his sheep station in Australia to
concentrate on sofas. But he's shy, so no photo.
Between us we know a lot about good looking,
good quality, really comfortable sofas that last, have a look at things we know about sofas.
Most importantly we wanted you to benefit from our expertise, so we
went online and became Sofas & Stuff.
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The Stuff is everything we know to be useful
and believe to be beautiful, as William Morris said. The plan is to
bring the most interesting lamps, tables, rugs we can to leafy
Fittleworth.
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Fittlewhere?
Fittleworth, West Sussex, home to our lovely
showroom. It's close to Petworth. You're most welcome to visit. But
you don't have to, if you just want to buy a sofa.
That's because the big idea behind Sofas &
Stuff is you can't make a mistake. This is how it works- it's like
a free trial.
We deliver the sofa. You sit on it in comfort,
at home, in peace and quiet. You decide if it looks good, if it
fits nicely. If you don't think it does (unlikely), you ring us
(for free). Then we take it away (no questions) and you get your
money back (guaranteed). End of story.
Of course, if you do fancy coming to see us,
there's plenty to do here as well as shop for sofas. We love it. So
we've made a list of things you can do.
Have a look at the Sofas & Stuff to do
list...
The search for the perfect sofa may not be
everybody's cup of tea, but Fittleworth where our showroom is, in
gorgeous West Sussex, has lots to offer. Make shopping only part of
the fun.
Fittleworth is a beautiful drive about an hour
and a half from central London. We love it, which is why we're
here.
The locale is the antique centre of England.
There are more antique shops in Petworth than you can shake a
hand-carved silver-topped Georgian walking cane at.
And art galleries, stately homes, (Petworth
House with its Capability Brown gardens), great pubs, Pallant House
Art Gallery in Chichester, and Salvador Dali artwork.
From priceless sofas (not ours, Salvador
Dali's) to priceless cars at Goodwood, you couldn't ask for
more.
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum - www.wealddown.co.uk
Loads of things for children. An extraordinary
collection of nearly 50 historic buildings dating from the 13th to
the 19th century, many with period gardens, farm animals, woodland
walks and a picturesque lake.
The West Dean Estate and gardens - www.westdean.org.uk
One of the finest collections of surrealist art
in the world, particularly of Salvador Dali. The collector Edward
James, was a catalyst and mentor for Dali in his early years. He
collaborated with the artist on the 'Lobster Telephone', and most
interestingly for us at Sofas & Stuff, the fantastical sofa in
the shape of Mae West's' lips, which is still at West Dean, one of
only five ever made.
Petworth House - www.nationaltrust.org.uk/places/petworth
A magnificent country house with intricate
wooden carvings by Grinling Gibbons, set in a Capability Brown
landscaped deer park. Petworth has an internationally important art
collection, the largest owned by the National Trust with numerous
works by Turner, who used Petworth as a subject of his paintings.
The house has a fascinating servants' quarters with a 'state of the
art' Victorian kitchen.
Pallant House Gallery - www.pallant.org.uk
A world class gallery in Chichester with a
collection of 20th century art and pop art by Peter Blake, Richard
Hamilton and David Hockney, There are more surrealist fantasies, by
Man Ray, Magritte and Dali, and post-war modernism by Freud, Howard
Hodgkin and Henry Moore.
The Moncrieff-Bray Gallery - www.moncrieff-bray.com
The Moncrieff-Bray Gallery is a spectacular 120
square metre converted barn with stunning views over the Rother
Valley and South Downs. It opened in 2005 to hold regular
exhibitions of contemporary painting and sculpture.
Glorious Goodwood - www.goodwood.co.uk
Cowdray Park - www.cowdray.co.uk
Arundel Castle - www.arundelcastle.org
Chichester Festival Theatre - www.cft.org.uk
Cass Sculpture Foundation - www.sculpture.org.uk
We are supporting an event for Angels International, a West Sussex
based Charity working in Malawi on 5 September - do join us at this
event.
www.angelsinternational.org.uk