6 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Sofa Consider Size first: Choosing a sofa can be a tedious task, considering the amount of choices in terms of colors, design and fabric that are available in the market. You might know what you want, when you set out to shop, but once you step in the market, you realize what you thought would be a piece of cake is an entire time consuming process that you need to pre plan and decide before you actually set out to shop for a sofa. Here are 6 tips to make your life easier:
1. Size Matters: If you have a big room, you might afford to buy a Chesterfield but you don’t want to stuff your studio with a big sofa do you? Also consider if your room has other sitting arrangements like chair and stools, then you might not need a big sofa.
2. The function: What purpose will the sofa serve in your home? Is it for guest seating purposes or you’re a couch potato or your friends often sneak in for a place to sleep. You decide.
3. Shape matters: Once decided what function the sofa will be serving it is easy to decide the shape of the sofa. A round shape is more suitable for a small space whereas an L shaped settee is best suited for open areas like lounge. 4. The Upholstery: Things become simpler once the function of the sofa is determined. If the sofa is for guest seating purposes it should be dressed in luxurious velvet or sparkling leather but one should opt for an easy to clean fabric if the sofa would be placed in a lounge, to avoid spill stains. 5. The Color: The color depends on the theme of the room where the sofa will be placed, hence choose wisely.