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Pure 1500 electric adjustable bed in Linoso Sand fabric, raised to a sitting-up reading position
Adjustable beds vs a standard divan: which should you pick?
Adjustable beds vs a standard divan bed compared: price, mattress, couples, storage and VAT relief, with live prices from our Clydebank showroom. Read more...
How much does it cost to fit a carpet or floor in Glasgow?
The honest answer to the question we get asked every week: what fitting, underlay, door bars and lifting the old floor actually cost, with a worked example for a typical living room. Read more...
Oasis sofa bed from the Paul James Home range, shown closed as a sofa
Sofa bed for Christmas guests: occasional or everyday, and how to pick one they will actually sleep on
Standard, deluxe or everyday sofa bed? How to check the sleeping size, measure the room with the bed open, and whether a made-to-order sofa bed will arrive before Christmas. Read more...
Welcome Furniture Vienna tall triple mirror wardrobe
How to measure for a wardrobe: the five checks to do before you order
Width, height, depth, the doors and the route up the stairs. The measuring checklist we use with customers so a made-to-order wardrobe fits first time. Read more...
Katell media wall fireplace with built-in electric fire
Electric fire or media wall? What to know before you buy this winter
Wall-mounted, inset, freestanding or a full media wall. What each one suits, what they cost to run, and the questions to ask before you choose. Read more...
Compact bedroom with chest of drawers, ideal for a tenement room
Small double or double? Choosing a bed for a Glasgow tenement bedroom
Tenement bedrooms are tall, deep and often narrow, with a bay window and a press to work around. Here is how to get the biggest bed that still leaves you... Read more...
Serenity lift and rise recliner chair in natural beige
Lift and rise chairs: who qualifies for VAT relief and how it works
A riser recliner can be bought without VAT if it is for someone who is disabled or has a long-term condition. Here is the rule in plain English and how... Read more...
Close-up of a soft carpet pile
Carpet underlay explained: why the cheap quote is cheap
Underlay is the part of a carpet job nobody sees and everybody feels. Here is what the grades mean, what to put where, and how it changes a quote. Read more...
New-build home with new flooring fitted
New-build flooring: the developer's upgrade list versus getting it fitted yourself
The flooring on the builder's options list is convenient and it is rolled into the mortgage. Here is what that convenience costs, and how the alternative works. Read more...
Twist carpet fitted in a Glasgow living room
What carpet fitting actually costs in Glasgow, and what should be in the quote
The price per square metre is only part of it. Here is what goes into a carpet quote, where the money goes, and how to compare two quotes fairly. Read more...
Carpet fitted in a hallway and stairs
Carpet or LVT for a hallway and stairs? What survives kids, dogs and Scottish weather
The hall takes more punishment than any other floor in the house. Here is how carpet and luxury vinyl compare for it, and what we fit most. Read more...
Fabric corner sofa
Sofa fabric guide: velvet, chenille, linen-look and leather, and which survives kids and dogs
What each sofa fabric feels like, how it wears, how it cleans, and the honest answer on pets and children. Read more...
Upholstered bed frame
Divan or bed frame? Which is right for your bedroom
Storage, height, looks, price and how it gets up the stairs. The honest differences between a divan base and a bed frame. Read more...
Ted 1000 mattress
How long should a mattress last, and how to tell yours is finished
Seven to ten years is the honest range. Here are the signs it is done, what shortens its life, and what makes one last. Read more...
Signature divan bed with headboard
What size is a small double bed? UK bed sizes in cm, feet and inches
A small double is 4ft x 6ft 3in (120 x 190cm), not a double. Every UK bed and mattress size in cm, feet and inches, the ones people mix up,... Read more...
Nevis 1000 medium pocket sprung mattress
Medium or firm mattress for back pain? What the evidence and our showroom both say
Firm is not automatically better for a bad back. Here is why medium-firm wins for most people, and how to tell which you need. Read more...
Garscadden 3400 medium-firm pocket sprung mattress
What does "orthopaedic mattress" actually mean? A plain-English guide
There is no standard or certification behind the word orthopaedic. Here is what it really means, what a sore back actually needs, and what to ask for instead. Read more...