With our living room finally decorated, see ya bare plastered walls our attentions turned to the elephant in the room, our sofas. While they've been an absolute God send (we were completely seat less when we moved into our cottage) they really do stick out like a sore thumb now our decor scheme is coming together - think greys, slate, antique brass and a hint of cottage homeliness. 

 Sofas have been on my radar for an age so there was no doubt in my mind where we'd buy from, in my eyes Loaf are the kings and queens of sofas, as well as a load of other Pinterest worthy furniture goodness. While almost 70% of Loafs customers buying online thanks to their excellent reviews and no quibble returns we decided a trip to London wouldn't go amiss, any excuse right? Situated just a stones throw from Portobello Road Craig and I were like children in a sweet shop, eager to explore...


We quickly found the land of beautiful sofas, not before falling head over heels with the Conker table with it's stunning resin top and the Wobbler ceramic bowls (one for the wedding list?) 

The only way to really try sofas is to hop on them all, so that's what we did. Originally we'd fallen in love with the Crumpet (pictured below) but on parking my behind something just wasn't right, it was almost too squishy and the back a tad low for us tall folk. With the Goldilocks style search firmly on we enjoyed Innocent smoothies and bounced on potential sofas galore until we found Cloud.


Cloud couldn't be a more fitting name for our 'just right' sofa, not only is it exceedingly comfortable but it's the perfect Hannah and Craig mix with its higher back and instant sinkability - what more could you want in a sofa? What I love about Cloud and all of the Loaf sofas is that they're made locally in Long Eaton, Derbyshire in a family owned business and the selection of fabrics come from good stock, made by the likes of Designers Guild, Ian Mankin and Romo. Pretty good for the price point huh?

We've now got between 6 and 8 weeks to wait for our sofa, rug, foot stool and matching love seat to arrive. Well you didn't think I'd stop at just a sofa did you?

Have you ever perused the Loaf site? How did you find sofa shopping?