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In hundreds of years' time sofas will be a valuable source of information for historians.

They will examine our upholstery with futuristic magnification devices and determine what our preferred take-out meal was, which pot-based noodle snacks we enjoyed most, and what the most stubborn stain of the 21st century was (don't answer that).

Right now, however, soiled sofas aren't exactly a mark of social distinction, and there are two major obstacles between you and upholstered nirvana: the cool stuff is too expensive, and you swore you'd never set foot in Ikea ever again.

Fortunately some enterprising Wallpaper* reader out there has come up with the natty idea of producing custom, trendy slipcovers for your old (and most probably Swedish) sofa. It's like Ten Years Younger but for furniture!

There's a huge range of fabrics and designs to choose from, so you can go from minimalist cool to chintzy floral depending on who's coming round to dinner (we're especially enamored with the red candy stripes); and best of all, it's relatively cheap so you'll have money left over for your favourite Pot Noodle.

Bemz -
Custom slipcovers from £11
by RH
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