In the living room, the sofa is always in the spotlight. A lot of homeowners get frustrated over whether to buy a classic leather sofa, or a chic fabric sofa. Of course, none of the two are without ...

The first sofa I ever sat on was in my grandparents’ house in Gosford. They called it a settee, a long-forgotten term used by the working-class. That settee, purchased “on tick” from Waltons ...