Sofa or corner sofa - which option to choose?
Choosing furniture for your living room or bedroom is one of the most pleasurable things about furnishing your home. Searching for the right upholstery fabric in your favourite shade, choosing the style that suits your interior, and then deciding how you will use the furniture, is something we all love doing. However, in this article we discuss whether it is best to choose a standard sofa or a corner sofa.
A corner sofa - a multifunctional piece of furniture
A corner sofa can be such a practical solution for any size of interior. It can save space in a smaller room, creating more seats in less space than standard sofas. In a larger area, a big corner sofa can offer that main focal point needed in a sizable room, such as an open plan living space. It can create the division needed between living and dining areas, allowing you to create definite zones without the need for screens or dividing walls.
This style of sofa can offer a much more sociable space, as it encourages interaction between family and friends with a more intimate relaxing setting. It’s an ideal space to watch a movie with others and equally perfect to stretch out on your own to completely unwind.
All our corner sofas are either offered as fixed left or right facing, or they are universal, which means you decide the configuration when you receive it. Remember, the right and left are described as you look at them. So, if you sat on the sofa and wanted the corner to be on your right, that would be the left option you would need to order. It’s a question we get asked a lot and a decision that is imperative that is made correctly to fit the room in the way you want it to. Alternatively, you can look at a modular sofa that offers many advantages – it allows you to customise the shape to your space and is much easier to fit into homes that have restricted access such as apartments or older houses with narrow corridors and tight spaces.
Another option to consider when looking at a corner sofa, is whether you need it to perform a further function of offering extra sleeping space. A corner sofa bed is a great solution for a home that either hasn’t got the luxury of a guest room or you just require an extra option for unexpected overnight visitors. Corner sofa beds often have storage compartments for storing spare bedlinen and throws, which is always an advantage – whoever turned down the possibility of extra storage? It’s certainly worth considering as an option.
A stylish sofa - a solution for every interior
When most people think of living room furniture the first thought that comes to mind is a sofa. But what to choose? A large 3-seater with maybe an armchair or two? An opposing pair of 2 seat sofas with a stylish coffee table between? Long gone are the days when a 3-piece suite was the only option. The plethora of shapes and sizes of sofa that are available now allows you complete control in the design of your room. It allows you to experiment with the arrangement in your interior – what worked well for you 5 years ago may have changed with your family and lifestyle. Consider different sofa sizes to create the ideal space that works for you and your family, in the room you have. And, if your circumstances and preferences change, the more mobile furniture pieces mean you don’t need to be constrained indefinitely in your arrangement.
A layout with different furniture shapes can often create a more interesting and visual impact in an interior. You can easily fit the furniture into awkward spaces, creating seating exactly where you require it. A current interior trend is to arrange a pair of matching armchairs together, but to create the cosiness required then it is usual to still want a sofa to complement these.
What about a footstool?
If you are not ready to commit to a corner sofa, then a great option is to buy a matching footstool or even two, to place with your sofa. This gives you the flexibility to create a corner sofa when required and then move to different parts of the room if extra space is needed. There are endless sizes available and some even have storage – perfect for a speedy tidy up when unexpected guests arrive or for storing magazines and throws.
What is the ideal solution for your home?
We understand it is difficult weighing up all the positives and negatives of a corner sofa vs a standard sofa size. It needs to be carefully considered as we know buying furniture is not just a monetary investment but something you will probably spend most of your waking hours at home looking at, so it needs to be right. Why not make a mood board with all the styles and colours you like and then display in your room to ponder over whether the design will suit? Make a floor plan – this can be done on a computer, on paper or alternatively if you struggle to visualise, then use masking tape on the floor so you can see exactly how much space the furniture will take up in your room, not forgetting the height, in case you have low windows to take into consideration.
The most important decision when choosing the size and style of furniture is to ensure it enhances your life and improves your existing layout. Our interiors and homes tend to evolve with us and our lives. There will always be trends that come and go, but we believe you should make your choices on what brings joy and happiness to your life and if that is a corner sofa, then that is what you should choose. If it is a 3-seat and 2-seat sofa, then this is equally correct. There are no rules – just find your inner creative spirit and we know you will find your perfect sofa solution.
