Thiart Nortje, from leading furniture retailer Rochester, shares four dining room trends that will help you up the ante in your dining room – turning it into a sumptuous gathering place where friends and family can make memories by sharing food, stories and laughter.

Whatever you call it – a sofa or a couch – it is a major investment, and one that should last. We speak to Kenneth Kalula from leading furniture retailer, Rochester, about how to judge the good from the bad and share his top four tips.

Your living rooms is an important room in your home – it’s where your friends and family come together to enjoy one another’s company – to watch sports or movies, entertain, or just sit back and relax. And the sofa takespride of place here.We speak to Thiart Nortje from leading furniture retailer, Rochester, about what trends are driving sofa design.