Functionality and comfort are the basic requirements for modern furniture. In this regard, interior designers are looking for and find a great many interesting ideas that can be put into practice and create a truly unique interior.
Furniture manufacturers, taking into account the desires of consumers, are trying to develop new models of upholstered and cabinet furniture, which will be able to meet the latest trends. One of the most popular offers of this kind are modular corner sofas, which will be discussed in the article.
Features
As you know, there is a huge variety of models, forms, designs of sofas, each of which has both advantages and disadvantages. If we talk about the latter, then very often upholstered furniture “conceals” many complex mechanisms, heavy metal elements, which, one way or another, complicate the process of operating furniture.
Modular sofas are famous for they lack rigid fixation of parts, there is no strict configuration. This means that in the process of acquiring upholstered furniture you choose for yourself how many parts it will consist of, what sizes and what shape it will be.
In simple terms, a sofa that is simple and familiar to everyone, whether it be a “book”, “accordion”, “dolphin” or the same corner, comes to your house with one unchanged design and is sent for discharge in the same form.
As for the modular corner sofa, such furniture gives unlimited scope to your imagination. You can independently make from it designs that match your interior, the area of your room.
Moreover, this can be done not only once, upon purchase, but changed over the entire life of the furniture.
Professional stores include a designer who helps you design the sofa for your dreams. Depending on the size of the room you choose the size of the sofa as a whole and the number of various sections that make up the overall composition.
Species overview
The modern modular system of sofas has a unique structure that allows you to modify the appearance of the product, supplementing it with a new element, lengthening a certain side or changing the angle with which the sofa is located.
There are two main types of modular corner sofas.
- Sectional models. Their feature is that each of the blocks can be connected to the other through special mechanisms. At your request, you can split or swap parts, but it is important to understand that for this you need to make physical effort.
When choosing such models, you need to choose the right sizes of the armrests and backs so that the overall composition does not seem bulky, and against the background of the interior it looked appropriate.
- Transformers The peculiarity of this type of corner modular sofas is that there is simply no fixation here. Furniture parts are connected by means of special fasteners, which are quite easy to handle. They allow you to disassemble, assemble the product, create unique compositions.
These models must also be selected with extreme caution. They are quite voluminous, so they can overload the interior, make it uncomfortable.
It is worth noting that among the modular sofas there are also especially successful folding ones.
Materials
For the manufacture of modular sofas, various raw materials are used.
Fillers
Thanks to the filler, the interior of upholstered furniture is formed. Depending on the specific blocks, softer and more rigid sections of the sofa are created so that it is convenient for a person to sit from anatomical and aesthetic points of view.
As a filler, manufacturers can use foam rubber - This is an inexpensive material, but it is not so durable and is hardly suitable for a decent modular sofa for the living room. Polyurethane foam also does not differ in long service life.
Time-tested material spring block. It consists of small co-dependent springs that work perfectly together. However, many consumers argue that with prolonged use on such sofas failures appear.
Manufacturers have developed a mechanism in which the same springs are used, but at the same time they are independent of each other in contrast to the previous filler. Such material is considered more expensive and lasts quite a long time.
Upholstery
Our opinion about the appearance of the sofa, which we come to at the first glance at it, consists of the color and texture of the fabric of which the furniture is upholstered. The price of a sofa depends on the type of fabric: the more complex the type of material, the higher the cost. Consider the most popular types of fabric.
Material like flock looks like a plush. It is durable, can easily survive many cleanings. Moreover, the strength of the fabric has been tested by many users and can compete with others. Prices are acceptable, it all depends on your personal perception.
According to many people, a fabric called shenill somewhat reminiscent of the matter with which the seats are fitted in the passenger compartment of the car, however, it also looks appropriate in the interior of the living room. In addition, there are now technologies that make it possible to bind chenille with jacquard, satin or tapestry.
Of course, this will affect the level of strength and the cost of the sofa.
If speak about jacquard, then this fabric is quite expensive, however, its strength is not inferior to others.Complex weaves give it a special chic. The composition may include both synthetic and natural threads, which also affects the price.
Dimensions
Most likely, when talking about modular sofas, most people come up with huge compositions of upholstered furniture. It is, although at present many models of various sizes have been developed - from large to small.
Here, of course, it all depends on the size of your room. It is necessary to select a sofa so that it does not “steal” the space, but harmoniously blends into the interior.
Dimensions of modular corner sofas can vary between fairly large numbers. There are furniture and 7 meters in length, and sometimes about 2 meters. A separate part of the modular composition may be about 1 meter long.
All these indicators are very individual and depend on the manufacturer.
Popular models
The standard form of the sofa is straight. If we are talking about modular upholstered furniture, then from a straight sofa you can make a corner. These are the most popular models that everyone likes and fits into any interior.
Corner sofa can be left and right directions, which is also tailored to your preference.
Designers have come up with many different additional items that decorate the interior. For example, coffee tables, built-in shelves or a bar, poufs in the style of the sofa itself - all this harmoniously looks in combination with a huge corner sofa, and it also adds storage areas.
Criterias of choice
To choose a truly decent modular sofa for your home, You need to rely on several aspects, each of which should be right for you.
- Primarily, the size. As mentioned above, the sofa should not take up space. He needs to visually appear “embedded” in space.
- It is important to pay attention to color, so that he is not in conflict with the surrounding palette of shades.
- The form should also correspond to the dimensions of the room, however, remember that modular sofas can be changed.
- Upholstery and filler must meet both aesthetic and physiological requirements.
Beautiful examples in the interior
Let's look at some interesting examples of using a modular sofa in the interior of a home.
- A huge corner modular sofa for the living room in pleasant beige colors. The sofa consists of 6 modules, which can be combined to your taste. In this case, 5 out of 6 parts with a back, and one without it, which looks pretty harmonious.
- A sofa consisting of blocks of different color with an additional ottoman. Soft fabric and bright colors create truly interesting upholstered furniture.
- A good option with a spacious resting place. Red and white colors make the furniture memorable.
- A huge modular sofa from which you can make a full bed by substituting a pouf in the center. A great solution for those who often have guests.
- Bright modular sofa. Here it is divided into two parts, therefore it represents a huge recreation area and a meeting place for many guests.