{"id":8713,"date":"2016-04-08T12:41:06","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T12:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/distinctive-test.smith.co.uk\/en-gb\/sofa-stories-what-has-your-sofa-seen\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T18:00:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T18:00:26","slug":"sofa-stories-what-has-your-sofa-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/distinctivechesterfields.com\/en-gb\/sofa-stories-what-has-your-sofa-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"Sofa Stories: What Has Your Sofa Seen?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, we’ve spent some time looking into the lifespan of an average sofa, totting up the figures on how long it will last, how many people have sat on its cushions and what it has seen over the years. That, of course, could include up to 4380 hours of TV and 11 lost socks.<\/em><\/p>\n

Joking aside, with April being the most popular month to sell your home, up sticks and move house, here at\u00a0Distinctive Chesterfields<\/a>, we decided we’d look more closely into the lifetime of our customers’ sofas.<\/p>\n

According to figures, the average sofa should last at least eight years with regular use, but that also depends on the quality, style and what kind of home it\u2019s in. Ours, of course, should last up to 20 years if used correctly.<\/p>\n

Distinctive Chesterfields surveyed 1005 people aged over 18 in the UK who currently own a sofa. We quizzed them about their sofa’s age, usage and their seating habits, finding that the majority of people (25%) had actually only owned their sofa for between one and three\u00a0years. After asking people how long they had owned their sofa, the results were as follows:<\/p>\n