Finding the best sectional sofa
Sectional sofas are becoming increasingly popular, as they are easy to mix and match and suit your space. Given the numerous possibilities of arranging sectional sofas, we delve a deeper look at some of the do’s and don’ts for finding the best sectional sofa.
Providing variety for your guests is really important. Sectional sofas capture this essence, by being able to shift around the room, pair with other pieces of furniture — such as ottomans and lounges — and provide maximum comfort.
Sectional sofa manufacturers are expanding prospects on how sectional sofas should look and feel. Being one of the best furniture suppliers in India, we enjoy being at the forefront by providing different furnishing options.
Since there is a wide range of choices for sofa combinations, there remains a high likelihood of not optimising your space. By getting a sectional sofa, you need to make sure the sofa works around your space, and not the other way round. A bad choice of choosing a left arm seater instead of a right are seater, for example, ruins the look of the furniture and increases clutter.
With all the choices available, it admittedly can be difficult to find a suitable combination. Below are a list of pointers that will help you make your next big purchase:
1. Consider the best shape for your space
When choosing the right shape of a sectional sofa, it is important for consumers to understand the space that they are working with. Some living rooms may have a mid-wall jutting out from the side, leading to cluttered spaces as there is limited room to work with. Such awkward spaces need to be considered when choosing the right shape of a sofa, to make sure they fit within the right nooks.
Make considerations between L-shape and U-shape sectional sofas. Standard configurations are built to fit into rooms, but make sure that you give enough space for people to pass by, both in front and behind within the room.
L-shaped sofas come with an extended lounging area that opens up and widens the overall look. Consider Andria, one of our newest models, that was designed to provide generous space, ample coverage and distinctive low seating.
U-shaped sofas on the other hand, are more applicable for living rooms with more space to work with. It helps separate wide spaces of different segments in living rooms. As an example, such sofas can split living rooms into distinctive areas where people can lounge and converse into breakout groups.
2. Choose between a modular or standard sectional sofa
A key difference between modular and standard sectional sofas, is that modular sofas are far more flexible. Customers are able to ‘break’ the flow by choosing various combinations to pair together — or merging with an ottoman or a corner unit. On the other hand, standard sectional sofas might not fit in your living space but will save the trouble of combining various parts to make up a sectional sofa.
Some of our newest collections focus on modularity and versatility of choice. Bari and Emilia are sectional sofas that are part of our Atmosphere Collection. The ability to move, adjust and lounge on these sofas make them an ever popular hit among families!
3. Try out different combinations in your space
With your chosen sectional sofa in mind, visualise how the different parts may come together in your living room. Through trying various permutations, you can achieve results that may suit your behaviours. Having a bunch of friends over for coffee? Pull the sofas together so that there’s more space to huddle around the central ottoman. Relaxing on a late night while watching shows? Bring together seats that allow you to recline and lounge back, so that you have ample space to snuggle in.
The beauty of it all is that there’s no one fixed solution to how you can use these furniture pieces. By mixing things up, the furniture can shape conversations and provide an ideal backdrop for fond memories.
4. Scheme through various selections
There are a variety of parts available that customers can pair their sectional sofas with. Some of it includes Chaise lounges, ottomans, footstools and corner units. Other options for pairing, include recliner sofas and reversible sofa beds integrated within. Most of the common combinations available pair 2 seaters and 3 seaters with a corner unit.
Customers frequently pair their 2 seater sofas with a chaise lounge, allowing family and friends the comfortability to lounge and stretch their legs after a long day at work. Antonia and Caprice and quintessential chaise models we carry that offer great relaxation. Others merge combinations with an ottoman that work as coffee tables as well. Similarly, footstools work like ottomans, and can provide storage space hidden underneath.
5. Declutter by combining lesser parts
The last tip for you to keep in mind, is that less is more. Customers may get too excited purchasing all sorts of different parts for their sectional sofas. The joy of combining these modular units is to buy the right units and colour combinations to work within an space available, so that you can make sure there is visual cohesion.
