A Comprehensive Sofa Guide To Snug As A Bug

Who doesn’t love curling up on a sofa by reading a book or eating and binge-watching all day snuggling on it, but only when it gives us great comfort?

Most of the sofa buyers out there are unsure of how flexible and comfortable sofas could get so they opt for an old-fashioned/local sofa from their nearest generic sofa store. If you’re a comfort-loving person that never wants to go wrong with your furniture picks, you’ve landed on the right page. This is a comprehensive guide to enlighten you step by step in picking your so(comfy)fa. Let’s dive into the 5 important steps to look for before buying a sofa to avoid spatial constraints, boring look to your space and durability.

1 - Spatial Analysis

Primarily, it is highly advised to measure up the existing space before buying a sofa to avoid spatial constraints. Doing so, lets you move around freely and brings breathing space to the room. To place a sofa in any space, the area you need to cater for the sofa should be at least 6 feet long and 8 feet wide, or vice versa. Given that, you can place either of the following:

- A 2+1 seater sofa,

- A two-seater sofa,

- A three-seater sofa

- A sectional sofa (2+corner+1)

If you’ve got a space larger and wider than 9 feet respectively, you can go with either of the ones:

- A 3 + 2

- A 3 + 1 + 1,

- A sectional sofa 2+ corner+1, and can even increase the size of your seat for greater comfort.

2 - Sofa Layout And Style

Who doesn't wish for a change in their lives and their homes? It is tagged by most people that seeing the same spatial layout makes them bored. You could spruce up the space just by changing the layout of your sofa. These days, sofas could be arranged in a variety of configurations, including L-shape, U-shape, square, circle, and so on. Simply put, you could choose a sofa of any configuration to fit the size and shape of your home and perhaps can change the layout as per your mood or occasion.

After you've decided on the size and layout of your sofa, you can choose a style, such as vintage or modern. Picking a sofa style varies from person to person and their personal preferences.

- Vintage Style Sofa:

Vintage sofas are a total mood, they tend to evoke a sense of cosiness and add drama to any space by itself. This sofa concept has been inspired by traditional furniture and it adds a noble aesthetic to your home.

- Modern Style Sofa:

Unlike vintage style, the modern style sofa has been brought from numerous countries; with a look that’s sleek and minimal, its user-friendly mechanism, and its elegant size differ from country to country. With the right mantra, any sofa can be converted into a modern style. On the other hand, modern sofa styles will continue to evolve with time.

3 - Flexibility

It’s not just your clothes but your sofas can also be tailored! Just like how you personalize most things as per your style, you may customize your sofas as well according to your space. The chairs can easily be removed or added whenever you wish. You can add a lounger to the right side or console tables in between your couch seats, which can be (re)moved to the other side as per your comfort and spatial availability.

Sofas could be tailored to your choice while purchasing them; for example, an additional lounger or console table could be purchased and installed accordingly.

4 - Comfort And Mechanism

Sofas are snuggly seats to sit and relax and are something that could be adjusted to fit your mood and position. Some mechanisms are on the market to boost your level of comfort levels like headrest sofas, and electrical and manual recliner sofas. The wall-mount reclining couch, which adjusts itself by calculating your area, is one of the best sofa mechanisms. We recommend you consider these mechanisms while shopping for a sofa.

5 - Choose the Right Upholstery

When it comes to upholstery, all we know is leather and fabric but we’ve no clue what quality they're of. With the right upholstery, any sofa can be turned into an aesthetical and super comfortable piece of furniture for your home. However, it is highly recommended to be cautious of the grades while picking leather upholstery.

- Leather:

It’s always recommended to select leather from animals raised in green fields. Those animals have pure leather with no damage, so the manufacturers will not mix different leather grades while making a sofa. Top grain and Italian leather are the best leathers as they are the most standard leathers for the process of pigmentation. We can only locate this type of leather in other nations, therefore if you want a leather sofa, it is always recommended to go for internationally branded furniture.

- Fabric:

Fabric is one of the most commonly known and is the most preferred upholstery when selecting a sofa because it comes in a variety of colours, appearances, and feels. Picking a fabric depends on the person, as each variety of fabric has its unique feel and texture to it showing off its elegance.

Suede, Squid, Jute, Velvet, and Leatherette are some of the greatest textiles to use as upholstery for your sofas of which jute velvet is the most commonly chosen type for fabric sofas.

One of the best fabrics you could opt for is from Warwick, which provides outstanding comfort, quality, style and durability. Along with a numerous range of plain and textured upholstery to choose from.

A Suite of Furniture With Us!

Lastly, whether you need a small cosy love seat or that extra-large sectional sofa we've got everything under one roof for you, be it with a recliner or a headrest mechanism our experts are always here to assist you to pick the right choice for your comfort. You may even customize the sofa of your preference with the assistance of our in-house design team so that you can plan your living space with various layouts and styles of the couch and make your space look different every day!

For any further queries about choosing your furniture, the Living Avenue Furniture And Interiors team is always happy to help. Shop with us at Living Avenue for a range of branded and international collections of sofas, chairs, corner sofas, sofa beds, and footstools and take home your designer furniture piece home.

By Yamini Kancharla

Contributer- Himani H Ravuri