Wide sofas: features of choice and placement

In any house or apartment, the sofa is one of the main pieces of furniture both in practical applications and in interior design. Sometimes, in order to make the room look harmonious, they choose furniture of non-standard large sizes, for example, wide sofas.

Oversized furniture and large sofas are chosen for very spacious rooms, or they are necessary for a large family, when at the same time in the living room there can be many households or guests. A sofa is considered wide when it fits from 5 people or more.

The advantages include such points.

• Large capacity, very convenient for large companies, family watching movies or sharing leisure activities in the form of games.
• Opportunity rationally arrange a large room space or zoning the room with a wide sofa.
• Can arrange spacious berth for guests and family members.
• Large custom furniture usually produced in single copies or custom-made, which ensures exclusivity. But this is also a disadvantage, since custom-made furniture is much more expensive than standard models available on the market.

The disadvantages also include the following:

• such sofas very bulky and inconvenient to transport, therefore, it is better to make them from several prefabricated modules;
• also for large upholstered furniture are required very strong quality frame and transformation mechanismthat increases the cost of furniture;
• for large wide sofas it takes a lot of space, which eliminates the possibility of using them in other less spacious rooms.

The variety of forms and models of upholstered furniture currently allows you to create a unique atmosphere in the house. Moreover, you can order furniture according to your individual needs and sizes. Different types of wide sofas make it possible to equip the room in such a way that it will be comfortable, beautiful and practical.

A straight long sofa with a high seat and armrests can divide the room into zones or completely fill the space against the wall. Corner or U-shaped will create a small cozy island for relaxation and communication.

If additional sleeping places are needed, it is better to choose a folding sofa with a convenient transformation mechanism, for example, “dolphin” or “accordion”. In the very spacious living rooms in the center of the room you can place a semicircular island-style sofa.

When designing an interior using wide sofas, you need to pay attention to the fact that large dimensions of upholstered furniture exclude too magnificent design, that is, it is better to opt for minimalism or strict classics. Straight lines, simple forms of a large sofa can be varied with the help of bright spots, pick up interesting accessories in the form of any sofa pillows, curtains, an unusual lamp, a vase or a picture. Or add originality with an unusual color scheme.

The choice of forms and types of wide sofas depends on the size and configuration of the room, the overall interior design of the living room, the lifestyle of the family and the preferences of all households, for functional purposes, for example, only for seating or additionally as a sleeping place. If the sofa is intended for sleeping, then it is better to arrange it so that it is convenient to lay out and there is no need to constantly move it.

Large soft sofas are best placed against the wall and not clutter up the middle of the room. You also need to pay attention to the fact that next to them there is no other bulky furniture, but it is better to use small tables, shelves or light shelves.

Below is an overview of a wide corner sofa.