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We’ve partnered with Duresta, maker of quintessentially British upholstered furniture, to bring you an extensive range of luxurious sofas, armchairs and footstools that you’ll find only at Furniture Village.

Browse our Duresta sofa collections and find timeless style and exceptional comfort, beautifully handcrafted for modern homes.

Why choose Duresta?

Exceptional handcrafted furniture

Quintessential British style

Luxurious modern comfort

Furniture Village exclusive ranges

Our Duresta range

Our Duresta furniture range has everything you need for a comfortable, inviting and elegant living space. Entirely handcrafted and upholstered in the finest fabrics, these Duresta settees, chairs and footstools are only available at Furniture Village.

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Our Duresta collection

Inspired by tradition and created for modern homes, the furniture in our exclusive Duresta collections of sofas, armchairs and footstools are upholstered in a wide choice of exceptional fabrics that have been handpicked for Furniture Village.

Princeton

Princeton
Ambassador

Ambassador


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Exceptional handcrafted furniture

Quintessential British style

Luxurious modern comfort

Furniture Village exclusive ranges

The Duresta Story

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Duresta furniture: a British original

Duresta has been furnishing Britain’s homes since 1938 and, to this day, is based in the city of Nottingham, widely regarded as the upholstery capital of the UK.

Synonymous with the kind of style and comfort that takes centre stage in the UK’s most elegant homes, Duresta at Furniture Village now puts luxurious handcrafted furniture within reach.

While embodying the spirit of Duresta style and quality, our sofa collections have been carefully created to suit contemporary family homes, providing luxurious comfort for all the family.

Duresta sofas and armchairs

Duresta sofas and armchairs: exceptional handcrafted quality

Each and every Duresta sofa, armchair and footstool is handmade to order. The hardwood frames that underpin every sofa, chair and footstool are carefully assembled by hand, the beautiful upholstery fabrics are hand-cut for a perfectly precise appearance, and many of those all-important decorative finishing touches are sewn by hand.

Our exclusive Duresta collections, for example, feature handpicked fabrics sourced from specialist weaving mills in Italy and Belgium, and every frame is guaranteed for 25 years.

Duresta at Furniture Village: a long-standing partnership

At Furniture Village, we’re proud of our lengthy relationship with Duresta and thrilled that this superior British brand has created sofa collections just for us.

Our Duresta Princeton and Duresta Ambassador ranges showcase Duresta’s adherence to exceptional standards of quality and commitment to traditional British design. They also embrace contemporary trends and modern family requirements of comfort and style. Browse the ranges and you’ll find wonderfully comfortable scatter-back sofas, large corner sofas, storage footstools and more.

Duresta FAQs

Where is Duresta furniture made?

Proudly made in Britain since 1938, Duresta makes its home in Nottingham, generally regarded as the upholstery capital of the UK. Every piece of living room furniture is handmade to order, and the expertly trained craftspeople at Duresta use only the very finest materials.

What are Duresta sofas made of?

There’s a very easy answer to that question: Duresta furniture is made only of materials of the very highest quality. This includes the wood used for every hardwood frame, the springs and cushioning that make Duresta sofas so comfortable and the beautiful upholstery fabrics. Of course, what brings these exceptional ingredients to life is the skill with which Duresta furniture is crafted. The people who make Duresta couches, chairs and more are expertly trained furniture makers who use time-honoured methods to make beautiful, long-lasting and exceptionally comfortable furniture.

What Duresta sofa is right for my home?

The beauty of the Duresta at Furniture Village collections is that there’s something for every home and every family. These extensive collections perfectly balance traditional and iconic details like scroll arms and turned wood legs with the kind of comfort that’s precisely in tune with modern living. If you’re looking for a sofa that’s made for relaxing, then take a look at our scatter-back Duresta sofa options where, instead of traditional rectangular cushions forming a supportive sofa back, you’ll find a more relaxed multi-cushion look that’s ideal for all-day lounging. Smaller living room? While our Duresta sofas offer traditional elegance on a grand scale, you'll still find plenty of options that are more compactly sized like two-seater sofas, armchairs and accent chairs.

What’s the best way to style a Duresta armchair?

A Duresta chair – whether it’s a large armchair, a wingback chair or an accent chair – is often the epitome of classic English style. A Duresta wing chair, in particular, will display all the hallmarks of traditional furniture style, such as scrolled arms, winged sides, a high back and turned legs. Yet even though the look might be traditional, Duresta chairs are very much designed for modern homes with the emphasis equally on comfort and style. You’ll find deep and wide seats, luxurious cushioning and fabulous upholstery fabrics, all of which makes it remarkably easy to accent your new Duresta chair. Opt for velvet cushions and super-soft wool throws for a more contemporary and cosier feel, or stay with tradition and introduce a bolster cushion – the traditional elongated rectangular-shaped cushion. Whatever you decide, we think one of the best ways to style a Duresta chair is simply by adding a Duresta footstool.

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