Get ahead of the curve

NOT to worry you but there are just 85 days until Christmas — that’s two months and 24 days — which is about the time it takes to get made-to-measure sofas delivered if you ordered them last week.

- By Deborah Stone

Only some brands, though, so if you’re hoping to spruce up your lounge for the festivities, you've still got time.

There’s lots to think about, such as the room size, colours of other furnishings, how hard-wearing the sofa material is and — that old chestnut — whether you can get it through the doors of your home.