Vernham — Three-Seater Poly Linen Sofa

The back curves right around into the arms as one continuous form rather than meeting them at a corner, and it is upholstered on the outside as well as the in. That matters practically: it means the sofa has no bad side, so it can sit out in a room or float in front of a window instead of being pushed against a wall.

A blend of polyester and linen. The linen gives it the texture and the slightly irregular weave you can see in the photographs; the polyester makes it harder-wearing and less prone to creasing than pure linen would be. The maker does not state the percentages, so we cannot tell you how much of each - we have asked.

The maker states 82 inches long, 32 deep and 34 high, with an 18 inch seat. That same measurement string appears on eight different products from this maker, which suggests a template default rather than a measured figure, so we are confirming it. Ask us before ordering if the fit matters - and remember a curved back needs clearance behind it that a straight one does not.

Honestly, it asks more of you than a mid-tone would. A white linen blend shows marks and picks up colour transfer from dark denim and new textiles. It is not a difficult fabric, but it wants vacuuming regularly and spills blotted straight away rather than left. If the sofa will take heavy daily use, consider that before the colour.

The maker does not state a frame material, a wood species or a foam density. The legs are metal and visible; everything above them is unstated. We are asking.