Snug the big chill
Best: Overall
- Sizes: 2 seater, 3 seater
- Colours available: Turmeric, blush coral, forest green velvet, mid grey, navy velvet, taupe velvet, teal
- Trial: 100 days
- Guarantee: 15 years for the frame, 1 year for manufacturing faults
- Delivery: 24 hours
- Number of boxes: 3
- Time to build: 12 minutes
- Rating: 9/10
If you’re after a deep, cosy sofa you can curl up in of an evening, look no further than the big chill – this is one of the most generously sized sofas in a box we tested, with plenty of space to sink into within its dimensions (a seat depth of 60cm, or two of those big rulers everyone had in their pencil cases at school, if you like specifics). The frame is heavy, which we found to be a sign of quality and sturdiness, and the assembly was fairly simple – the back goes on after the arms, so it takes a bit of guesswork to get this lined up, but once that’s done, you simply pile on the cushions and enjoy. There’s enough spring in the seats to feel supportive, but not so much that you find it prevents you from – as the name of the brand suggests – feeling incredibly snug.
There are three fabrics in the range – soft touch, easy care and velvet. We tested the velvet version, and although it’s not dubbed easy care specifically, it lived up to Snug’s stain-resistance claims and has stayed looking fresh and clean through months of regular use – doubly impressive when you consider we picked the taupe. Style-wise, the slight boxiness of the chunky arms and high back give this sofa a super-chic look; it’s a great all-rounder that will work with any décor scheme. But very few products are entirely perfect: we must note that we did take off one point for the small yet visible Snug logos on either side of the couch. While they’re not massively intrusive, particularly if you’re sliding your sofa into a space with walls on either side, in our living room layout one of the ends is quite obviously exposed, and we felt it distracted a little from the stylish clean lines of the overall piece.