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​Choosing a Comfortable Sofa For Your Home

Posted by Furniture Lifestyle on 4th Jun 2024

​Choosing a Comfortable Sofa For Your Home

Choosing a Comfortable Sofa For Your Home

When you are trying to select your furniture design, and style will always be the initial factors that attract you. This is certainly the case with furnishings such as curtains, and carpet. Our personal tastes will often influence what accessories we choose, but when we buy our sofas the most important thing is the comfort!

The way a settee is designed will affect the way we sit. The deciding aspects will be the height of the back cushion, against the depth of the seat cushion. The other dimension to be monitored in the equation is the length between the top of the seat cushion to the floor.

Traditionally chairs were made for sitting, and slouching was not acceptable, in public anyway. Where as nowadays it is common for guests to come over, and perhaps watch a movie together, and our preferred seated position is to actually lye down. So when buying a sofa do not be embarrassed to try your favourite seated position in the store.

Leather sofas are made for you to sit on, and a lot of research goes into that area, as your comfort will not be ignored, and the variety of sofas offered means there is something for everyone. Changing your furniture is appropriate depending on your time of life, and others around you. If you are in your youth and recently flocked the nest you would probably prefer sofas to relax on. When you get a bit older something firmer, and more upright would be more suitable. It all depends on what you want at the time.

As I mentioned the seat, and back cushions will decide the comfort levels. For example a low back cushion combined with a deep seat cushion, will allow you to really get comfortable, lye back, and relax. A high back cushion, and shorter seat depth cushion, will encourage a more upright seat position, better if you prefer to sit up right.

Sofas come in all different shape, and sizes so selecting the right choice can be time consuming, as the furniture for our home is not something we buy on a regular basis, but if you shop smart you will not only be buying a sofa you like, but a sofa that will last.

For more information about the types of seating available in our store, please click on the information page.