Contact or Find SOFA Location and Contact Details SOFA is based at the Towles Building, Clarence Street, Loughborough, LE11 1DY.Telephone: 01509 262557Fax: 01509 216208Contact SOFA Online Our showroom is open from Mondays to Fridays between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm, Saturdays 10 am and 4 pm. Parking for SOFA customers is available behind the Towles Building. The entrance to the car park is through an archway on Clarence Street. Several buses stop near SOFA's Loughborough showroom.Paul Winson Bus Number 4 stops opposite the Greyhound Pub on Nottingham Road SOFA is a short walk from Loughborough Railway Station. When you come out of the station, head towards the traffic lights and use the pedestrian crossing to cross over Station Boulevard and enter Nottingham Road. Follow Nottingham Road towards and over the bridge and you will see SOFA on the corner of Clarence Street, opposite the Jack'O'Lantern pub. SOFA is part of the LeicesterShire & Rutland Re-Use Network.
SOFA is a member of the Furniture Re-Use Network - a national organisation which supports, assisits, and develops charitable re-use organisations across the UK. Celebrity FurnitureAt Celebrity we have been manufacturing quality furniture for over 25 years and we are one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of rising/reclining chairs. Celebrity recliners are all made by fully trained upholsterers to the highest quality and performance standards at our Nottinghamshire factory. Our 5 year guarantee covers all actions, motors and frames.Garden Furniture Showroom Nottingham The ranges in store change weekly and we re-design the showroom as the latest deliveries of furniture arrive. We also have a gorgeous new range of artificial grass, picnic hampers and all manner of outdoor leisure essentials to complete the alfresco experience. So if youre looking for garden furniture in Nottingham, Garden Furniture in Mansfield, or fancy a drive over please feel free to pop in. Our Showroom can be a little tricky to find as we're hidden away!
Look out for Slacks Flooring and we're just down the side road next door. Built-in BBQs Casual Dining Sets Muck Boots Garden Dining Sets Rattan Sofa Sets Garden Furniture Accessories Why Shop With Us? Quick home delivery Friendly Honest Advice Quality Products Secure Payments Price Match Promise Easy 14 Day Returns Where To Find UsWe use Javascript to power a number of areas of this website.Please turn it on to get the best experience. Making a donation to The Arches— We aim to meet people’s urgent practical needs We aim to provide furniture, household goods, clothing and baby equipment, and emergency food for those in need in Nottingham. In the last year, we’ve seen and supported over 2,700 visitors and we’ve delivered over 3,200 items free of charge, travelling over 6,500 miles across Nottinghamshire. For us to continue to meet the practical needs of our visitors, we rely on charitable donations of furniture, household items, clothing and baby equipment. A large portion of our charitable donations come from Trent Vineyard church members and the public, occasionally supplemented through our partnerships with other organisations like universities, local councils and businesses.
High quality, luxury and designer items Sometimes we receive high quality, luxury and designer charitabledonations that we sell via Arches Attic, online, offsite or at auction. This helps us to generate funds we can re-invest into The Arches and buy essential furniture, clothing or household items to meet the needs of our visitors. Dropping off your donations You can drop off your donations during our opening hours on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays between 10am and 12:30pm. How to find us We can collect larger donations if you’re within our collection area. Our vans are usually booked 1 to 3 weeks in advance. Give us a call on 0115 9508774 during our opening hours. The type of donations we accept We’re always grateful for charitable donations in good condition, items you’d give to a friend. Below we've listed some of the items we can accept. For more information, get in touch. Single and double beds and frames 2 seater sofas (max 2 metres in length)
Dining tables and chairs Cots and baby equipment We do not accept Wardrobes other than singles 3-seater sofas or larger White goods (fridges, freezers, washing machines and dryers) Non-essential electrical kitchen items like food processors or mixers Garden toys and non-electrical tools "The Arches provides essential help for individuals and families who feel helpless due to their circumstances with needs they simply cannot meet themselves. They’ve helped people make a fresh start and struggling parents to better meet the needs of their children."T of Matthew’s first ever bespoke furniture collection. Created in collaboration with Nottingham-based sofa manufacturer Duresta, the designs comprise five upholstery ranges and unique occasional pieces. Furniture will form a key new proposition for us as we move into lifestyle – a chance to discover Matthew’s signature prints and vivid colour palette in homeware as well as fashion. To introduce this new move, Matthew talks us through the collection…
On where fashion meets interiors… “While fashion has been my career focus, there is such a huge overlap between the two industries and I see a real crossover in my work. I imagine a woman who buys one of my dresses also wants a fabulous sofa or wallpaper, and it’s this 360% lifestyle approach to my work that I love most and I’m really enjoying developing this concept.” On his first foray into interior design… “My bedroom as a teenager was my first experimental space and I remember – much to my parents’ confusion – insisting on painting the walls lilac and the woodwork and radiators silver. I still carry the same passion today: to create a space that reflects your personality and is somewhere you feel happy to be in. Hopefully my taste has developed and refined a bit over the years.” On his unique approach… “For the home I usually start with some basic principles such as understanding the space limitations and what it’s going to be used for and try to create a practical backdrop first, but after that I have no rules really.
I tend to go with my instincts, buy what I love, and I’m not afraid to mix things up and experiment. As a result, my home, much like my fashion, is eclectic, globally influenced, with bright and bold colour and lots of attention to detail.” On collaborating with Duresta… “Duresta is a brilliant brand based in the UK that makes all its furniture by hand. I’m drawn to brands that value craftsmanship and quality, and Duresta certainly does that. Making my first line of furniture with them has been a passion project; it’s been a real journey to see the pieces come to life over the past year and I’m thrilled with the results as they really reflect my brand’s DNA. The difficult thing for me now is to edit down which pieces I want to have in my own home!” On his inspiration for the collection… “The collection came to life mostly by looking at the pieces I own myself; things I’ve bought from antique markets or dealers over the years and then adapted or updated.
I also collect tears of anything that catches my eye so it was a fun process to build a collection that came from my favourite personal pieces.” On his favourite pieces from the collection? “I love the flamingo and peacock tables; I imagined these being such key, practical yet whimsical pieces in the range. I’ll no doubt have a pair of those either side of my sofas both at home and in my showroom.” On designing his own home… “I’m lucky with my home as it has good bones. It’s a Victorian town house and the rooms are large with high ceilings and great original details so really my job was to dress it and make it personal to me.” His top tips to reinvigorate a room… “I love to move things around regularly to keep it fresh. It’s easier than you sometimes think to make your space evolve and adding a few small touches here and there can help to update your look. Flowers, candles, cushions, book piles and pictures are easy ways to add areas of interest.