When we moved into this house in April, our three seater sofa wouldn't fit through the door! It came out of our old house OK but it had wider doors. Our present house is a pre-1900 cottage with very small openings. The removal men said the thickness of the (stone) walls wasn't helping any either!

Anyway, we discussed taking the door off the frame to give some more room but in the end we decided to store it in a friend's industrial lock up and then donate it to some worthy cause (find out how to donate furniture to the British Heart Foundation). We have been making do with one two seater and a rocking chair.

Trouble is, I like to spread out when I'm reading or got Missy, our dog, on my lap. Also sometimes at the end of a tiring day, you just want to lie down and slob out in front of the TV and so, after fighting over the space, DH and I finally bit the bullet and a few weeks ago, we ordered two arm chairs which will fit better in the house anyway and today they arrived!