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SilverSixpence · 01/04/2014 11:16

Just bought two new sofas and have put one in the bay window and the other facing against the opposite wall. It looks lovely but I am a bit concerned about the sofa in the window fading (it's velvet). Would I be better off having it against the other wall? It seems to make the whole room off centre with the fireplace if I do!

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BrownSauceSandwich · 01/04/2014 21:49

We have our sofa in the bay, and it's been ok, but we are talking about a NNW-facing window. To be honest, I'd just go for it anyway... Making do with a skewed room to keep the sofa at its best is a bit like leaving the plastic wrapper on the sofa. Enjoy your room at its best right now: you could be run over by a bus tomorrow (or worse, somebody might wine on the sofa).

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BrownSauceSandwich · 01/04/2014 21:49

Spill wine on the sofa. Not whine on the sofa.

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Mandy21 · 02/04/2014 12:26

We have ours in the bay window - not velvet though, I think they are chenille. They are a 'mocha' (medium brown) colour, no fade after 4 years.

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wonkylegs · 02/04/2014 14:01

In our old house we had 2 green armchairs one of which was in the bay window. I only noticed that one has faded when we moved house last summer after 9yrs and in this house they are now side by side.
It's such a gradual thing it's not worth worrying about. Both of mine are going to fade now as they are in the conservatory.

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Stokes · 02/04/2014 14:04

Maybe just swap them round every few months so they fade equally?

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SilverSixpence · 02/04/2014 16:13

Thanks all, I'm not sure I have the energy to keep swapping them! I will probably leave them as they are for now and hope the blinds block enough of the light.