For some people, furniture is just a tool. A functional object to sit on, eat at or sleep in; but Interior Addict, the online furniture retailer, says that for them, it’s an obsession.

The Interior Addict team are very clear about their love of all things interior related, saying “we’re not just passionate about furniture design from the likes of Arne Jacobsen, Joseph Hoffman, Le Corbusier and Charles Eames - we’re utterly addicted to it!”

The company has a strong focus on only selling the finest reproduction pieces, inspired by iconic designers; their buyers spend much of their time seeking out interesting colours, designs, shapes, textures and trends for their clients:

Featured here, is the Josef Hoffmann Style 2-Seat Cubis Sofa - reproduced in the style of the original design, the Josef Hoffmann Cubis Sofa remains a superb example of the Modern Movement.

With a passion for geometric shapes, Hoffmann disguises the chairs austere profile somewhat, with the use of it’s individually sewn puffed panels. Priced at £1299.

Interior Addict supplies private buyers, professional designers, architects and contractors, looking to make a style statement by adding clean lines, unusual curves, pops of colour, and finesse to their projects.

The company also puts a firm emphasis on customer service; their aim is to exceed their clients’ expectations, so that they will return time and time again.

If you’re as addicted to classic furniture design as Interior Addict, you may well have discovered a supplier to match your high standards.

To be inspired, visit:

Web: http://www.interioraddict.com
Tel : (0845)4818144

The living room is meant for living in, so it really needs to be a comfortable, functional and flexible space.

A space where you can just relax, socialize or maybe watch TV - a place where you can express your personality.

When it comes to creating your perfect living room, IKEA offers a wide range of products; from textiles, seating, storage to TV solutions, in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours to match your style and budget.

Featured here are:

• 1 ARLID leather footstool £224.13.
• 2 ARLIOD 3seater sofa £733.06.
• 3 IMFORS coffee table £68.41.
• 4 LERSTA reading lamp£7.82 each.

For more inspiration and solutions online visit:

Web: http://www.IKEA.co.uk/livingrooms

Expert advice from Rowena Howell, Marketing Manager at Halo Living:

There was a time when people bought furniture in sets –sofas with matching occasional chairs and identical end tables holding twin lamps.

The credit crunch has affected the interior trends in a positive way – encouraging us to put personality and life back into our home, instead of aspiring to create the catalogue look.

Mixing and matching everything from furniture to fabrics enables us to create eclectic room settings over time. Here are my tops tips for mixing and matching in the home:

Unlike other materials, leather actually improves with age making it a great long term investment; why not pair your leather sofa with summer colours to brighten the room, or add another classic pattern to complement such as tartan?

Play with patterns, if your staple cream sofa is the ‘jeans’ of your outfit than accessorize with patterns. Bold stripes in varied fabrics are an exciting way to develop more of a statement around plain furniture.

While new colours are always great, don’t forget about bringing in highly textured fabrics and varying shapes. Try accent cushions that come in oblong or round forms as a compliment to the traditional square shape.

Featured here is the Hastings Love Seat - Vintage Cigar & Accentuate Moss:

A combination in rich tones of Vintage Cigar Leather and a new fabric called “Accentuate Moss”. Available in choice of scatter back or traditional formal back cushions. A lovely sit that’s a soft, warm classic style. Priced at £999.

Think about why you choose the furniture you have in your home – do you really need a three piece suite? Why not go for a large foot stool, corner sofa and statement chair – be daring and have fun trying new things out!

Halo Living offers a complete range of Beautifully Real furniture and accessories, sourced from around the world.

Web: http://www.haloliving.com
Tel: (0161) 923 0500

As well as modern contemporary sofas, Darlings of Chelsea also has a range of beautiful traditional leather sofas and armchairs.

Create a warm cosy living room for the New Year, with the rich colours and traditional style of Darlings of Chelsea’s new sofa collection:

The latest addition to the Chesterfield range is the Balmoral Sofa in our picture; upholstered in genuine antique style leather, with a range of colours to choose from and finished with deep buttoned cushions and traditional detailing, like gold feet and curved studded arms.

This superior quality sofa is for those who simply want nothing but the best.

Available as two three and four seaters and a chair, in a wide range of antique style coloured leathers, including blue, red, brown, green and tan.
Priced at: £2599.

All of Darling of Chelsea’s sofas are hand made, by skilled craftsmen with many years experience.

Their associate manufacturing office has been established for over 40 years, producing high quality, hand crafted goods to the highest specifications.

All of the products under go a rigorous quality control procedure, with all upholstery surpassing the relevant safety requirements, using the latest flame retardant fillings and foams tested to British Standards.

For more information and to view the range visit:

Web: http://www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk
Tel: (0207) 371 5745

Restall, Brown & Clennell has introduced a range of Classically Inspired furniture including commodes, tables and cabinets influenced by traditional design with unique modern accents.

The new range offers classic proportions, with richly intricate and textured materials from tamo ash and zebrano to ebony and maple:

Featured here is the Ebony Drinks Cabinet, which adds a touch of modern sophistication to a lounge or dining room, with the rich colour of the wood and the intricate hand finishing; this practical and stylish piece comes with antiqued eglomise glass interior and a gilded base.
Priced from £25,150.

The Quilted Maple Side Table is beautifully patterned using quilted maple, adds an unusual touch to any interior scheme. Available with gilt leg details. Priced from £3,550.

The traditional Scroll-end sofa design, is mixed with bolster cushions and oak gilded feet and a choice of upholstery colours, offers a truly unique interpretation. Priced from £5,300.

The beautifully detailed Demi-Lune bow-front commode, is carefully handmade of Poplar burr with red inlays, a red stained polished interior and silvered hardware and finishes. Priced from £9,700.

Founded in 1905, Restall Brown & Clennell offers exquisite furniture, handmade by the most experienced English craftsmen and polishers.

The company was created with the aim of designing, crafting and selling top quality English traditional style furniture.

Classically Inspired and Traditional Collections are also offered alongside a comprehensive bespoke design service.

View the gorgeous collections at:

Web: http://www.rbc-furniture.co.uk
Tel: (020) 7627 1298

Go Modern Furniture was set up in 2006, to provide excellent quality contemporary furniture via the Internet, with the focus on great design, fantastic quality and value for money.

Go Modern has a distinctive collection of contemporary European furniture, including shelving, sofas, sideboards, coffee tables, dining furniture, beds and bedroom furniture, sofa beds, lighting, mirrors and most recently, EcoSmart flueless fires and wardrobes – everything to help with your home interior design.

For the garden, there is a large selection of fabulous European outdoor sofas, armchairs, sun-loungers, dining tables and chairs in weatherproof fabrics, outdoor lighting and outdoor fires.

The Go Modern collections are carefully chosen for value and practicality as well as design, with the ethos that good design must work as well, as being great to look at.

The company’s website has been especially designed for ease of use and to provide the maximum amount of information, to enhance your online shopping experience:

• Prices are displayed on all of the products and large close-up pictures of them, to enable you to appreciate the quality.
• Pictures of furniture setups and from different angles, plus all of the available colours/finishes.
• Everything can be ordered online and to allay fears that online shopping can seem a little risky, there is a 7-day no quibbles return on all of the stock.

All in all, Go Modern is aiming to become the last word in contemporary furniture online, whether you are in Aberdeen, Devon or the heart of London!

Web: http://www.GoModern.co.uk

Snuggle up with a loved one on a new two-seater Cuddler sofa, from Reid Furniture, which are specially designed to fit two comfortably, yet small enough to be able to squeeze into even the most limited of space.

These soft and snugly sofas are great for getting cosy this winter:

• The Lucinda love seat’s bright colours, are set to bring passion and drama to the home. Pictured here in a vivid pink pattern, the sofa comes in a range of plain or patterned fabrics and fully reclines to become the ultimate in relaxation. Priced at £699.

The Sahara comes in a classic golden brown, fitting this season’s trend towards natural clean colours; this sofa will turn your living room into a romantic hideaway. Priced at £599.

Oasis comes in a soft grey tone, which is spiced up with bright cushions that can be updated with the latest new looks. Priced at £499.

Whether you are watching a movie or relaxing with a nice bottle of red wine, the Cuddler sofas are sure to bring a loving touch back to your living room.

For more information, or to find you’re nearest Reid Furniture store, visit:

Web:  http://www.reidfurniture.com

Not so many of us live in a gilded castle, but that shouldn’t stop us creating our own little piece of poetry in motion, in our urban setting or less than perfect pads.

Every life is full of dreams and aspirations, after all it’s these that let us escape the nine to five, pass repeat of the every day routine.

Maybe you can’t afford the country estate, but you probably can afford the sofa of your dreams, or the bed to make your dreams on.

Barker & Stonehouse truly believe in glamorous escapism!

Take a look at the timeless classics in our picture, items that will see you through the years, wonderfully crafted with detailing to fall in love with:

• Amour Bed-frame in ebony finish with padded top and base;
  180cm x 200cm - £5779. Autumn price -£4999.Price includes slatted base and mattress.
• Oval Bedside table in ebony finish - £999. Autumn price - £869.

View more product lines and Autumn offers at:

Web: http://www.barkerandstonehouse.co.uk

Land of Leather’s newly launched Autumn / Winter Collection offers the ultimate in comfort, style and durability; the design team has been hard at work, creating a collection that will satisfy all budgets and tastes for the coming season.

Here are a few of Land of Leather’s Autumn / Winter highlights:

If it’s a shock of colour you’re after, the crimson red Rossetti in our picture, offers cutting edge contemporary design with its angular metal feet and low flat arms.

The rich brown Penfold offers the maximum in luxury and relaxation with electric recliner actions.

Perfect for a contemporary style home, the sumptuous black Templeton will look striking in a minimalist environment.

Snow white, sleek and elegant, the Stratus makes a bold statement in any lounge.

Practical and stylish, the King Sofa Bed is a spacious sofa, which can also be transformed into a bed without compromising on style.

Prices start at £549 for a 3-seater sofa, £499 for a 2-seater sofa and £399 for a chair.

Land of Leather’s supreme leather focus, provides customers with the best styles at the best prices; the collection includes over sixty ranges of leather sofas at any one time, with a huge choice of colours.

For details of their entire collection, See Land of Leather’s website:

Web: http://www.landofleather.co.uk

The French Furniture Company specialise in French painted reproduction furniture in antique white, cream, black, stone and gilt finish and also offer a vast array of stunning and distinctive products, to furnish every room in the home - you’ll be sure to say “oh la la!”

The French Furniture Company supplies striking and exclusive products, ranging from exquisite Venetian pieces, hand made French Shabby Chic furniture, through to the most delicately fashioned objet d’ art.

They also specialise in Ornate Mirrors, gold, silver, white, black and Venetian; many of these handcrafted pieces are limited editions and could well be destined to become the antiques of tomorrow.

A number of pieces are exclusive to The French Furniture Company and this range is always increasing; beautiful items sourced from around the world, in a wide variety of styles and traditions that can furnish an entire house, or just add that Wow factor!

Featured here is the Le Jolie Sofa Set - This sumptuous set includes, Chair and Leg rest Chair, hand carved from solid mahogany; finished in a slightly distressed antique stone coloured paint finish, using a seven step ageing process. Priced at £745.

Chair: height 42 cm x width 60 cm x seat depth 43 cm.
Stool: height 42 cm x max height 71 cm x width 60 cm x length 100 cm.

Whatever you desire, there is a vast range of furniture on offer here, to help you create romantic bedrooms, elegant dining rooms and gorgeous living rooms.

Web: http://www.thefrenchfurniturecompany.co.uk

Tel: (08450) 547528