Accy cyclist
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- The hills of Accrington
As some of you know,i've moved into a new flat. Well it's not new as it was built in the 1950's but it's new to me.The thing is i'm having trouble getting furniture up the tight bending stairs in the flat. I've had to leave my settee behind (donated to someone less fortunate than myself 
) and i've had to pay a joiner to dismantle my wardrobe and drawers then reassemble them in the new place. I'm having trouble finding a comfy seat that will go up those tight stairs. I see some nice settees only to find when i measure them that they wouldn't fit up the stairs. So this leads me to my question. As you can see,i've narrowed it down to four things that would,or might go up those stairs. I've seen a chaise longue in a soft furnishings and art shop in Accrington(yes such places do exist in this grimey former mill town). It's 5 ft 8 inch in length and not bulky, so it will fit up the stairs, It's £150 in price,which i've been told isn't bad for an original 1920's/30's one. It has a few knocks and the upholstery is a little thread bare here and there but nothing that a needle and cotton couldn't fix. Are chaise longues (check spelling) comfy though? Not only that but it's a right hand one,meaning the bit where your head goes is on the right as you sit on it. This mean that if you want to lie down you'd have to lie on your right side which isn't my preferred side. My next option is/are some easy chairs i've seen on Accrington market. They're second hand but in very good condition. Not much to say about them apart from that. My third option is the reclining easy chair my mother has in her room in the home she lives in. It's hardly been used and cost £800 ten years ago,so it's quite a good one. I don't know if it'd fit up those stairs though. It's also very heavy,so could it be carried up and i have to think about the cost of transporting it the 38 miles over here.My last option is an inflatable Chesterfield settee https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/2722677469...=9046602&device=c&campaignid=974960635&crdt=0 . The downside of one of those would be the sweaty bum affect of sitting on plastic and i'd have to be careful when sewing anything, not to put my needle in the thing as i tend to do when sewing items..
Which would you go for? My head tells me the easy chairs,as they're practical. But that's it,just practical,whereas my heart says the chaise longue because it looks so classy and would fit in with my art noveau/art deco/gothic theme i have in my flat.
Please help me decide.
) and i've had to pay a joiner to dismantle my wardrobe and drawers then reassemble them in the new place. I'm having trouble finding a comfy seat that will go up those tight stairs. I see some nice settees only to find when i measure them that they wouldn't fit up the stairs. So this leads me to my question. As you can see,i've narrowed it down to four things that would,or might go up those stairs. I've seen a chaise longue in a soft furnishings and art shop in Accrington(yes such places do exist in this grimey former mill town). It's 5 ft 8 inch in length and not bulky, so it will fit up the stairs, It's £150 in price,which i've been told isn't bad for an original 1920's/30's one. It has a few knocks and the upholstery is a little thread bare here and there but nothing that a needle and cotton couldn't fix. Are chaise longues (check spelling) comfy though? Not only that but it's a right hand one,meaning the bit where your head goes is on the right as you sit on it. This mean that if you want to lie down you'd have to lie on your right side which isn't my preferred side. My next option is/are some easy chairs i've seen on Accrington market. They're second hand but in very good condition. Not much to say about them apart from that. My third option is the reclining easy chair my mother has in her room in the home she lives in. It's hardly been used and cost £800 ten years ago,so it's quite a good one. I don't know if it'd fit up those stairs though. It's also very heavy,so could it be carried up and i have to think about the cost of transporting it the 38 miles over here.My last option is an inflatable Chesterfield settee https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/2722677469...=9046602&device=c&campaignid=974960635&crdt=0 . The downside of one of those would be the sweaty bum affect of sitting on plastic and i'd have to be careful when sewing anything, not to put my needle in the thing as i tend to do when sewing items..Which would you go for? My head tells me the easy chairs,as they're practical. But that's it,just practical,whereas my heart says the chaise longue because it looks so classy and would fit in with my art noveau/art deco/gothic theme i have in my flat.
Please help me decide.
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