Sofa Buying Guide: Comfort, Style, and Functionality in One

When we need to select sofas, we will be dazzled by the variety of them. These sofas are of different widths and materials, so how to choose the comfortable, stylish and functional one? We will introduce 5 tips for buying sofas for you.

01 Budget

Generally speaking, you get what you pay for furniture like sofas, but how to choose the best sofa within the budget is what everyone is generally concerned about.

The price of a sofa is closely related to the material and size of it. Common sofa materials include fabric and leather. Relatively speaking, the price of leather sofa is more expensive than that of fabric sofa. Under the same material, the price of a large sofa is more expensive than that of a small sofa. If our budget is more than $2000, it is recommended to buy a leather sofa. Because the leather sofa is durable to use for 6-10 years.

02 Family members

If there are more than 4 members in your family, it is recommended to buy an L-shaped sofa, which has an extra chaise lounges compared to a three seater sofa. If there are 3 or fewer family members, it is recommended to select a three seater sofa. It is generally not recommended to place only two seater or one seater sofas in the living room, because it is difficult to meet the needs when guests visit our home. Of course, we can choose a one-seater or two-seater sofa in our bedroom.

If there is children in our family, it is not recommended to select a sofa with a wooden cabinet or an outer cabinet, which is dangerous for children to bump, and the sharp thin outer frame is also easy to break.

03 Living room

The size and shape of the sofa depends on the size of the apartment and the area of ​​the living room. The best ratio is that the sofa area accounts for 25% of the living room space.

Small apartments below 60 square meters, it may not have a separate living room. It is recommended to choose a smaller split sofa that can be moved and combined freely. The backrest of the sofa should not be too high, and the number should not exceed 3, otherwise the small room will look crowded.

The living room of ​​small and medium-sized apartments of 60 to 100 square meters is usually not less than 12 square meters, which is more suitable for medium-sized two or three seater sofas. It is recommended to select a sectional sofa, which can be flexibly combined into "1+3", "2+3" or "1+2+3" mode according to the size of living room.

For large apartments above 100 square meters, it is necessary to choose a larger and long sofa. Avoid placing multiple single sofas in the large living room. Too many sofas will look like a sofa exhibition hall.

04 Material

How do we choose the sofa material that is suitable for our home? Sofas are basically divided into fabric sofa, leather sofa and solid wood sofa, etc. For a detailed introduction to the material, please refer to our previous article: The Complete Guide on How to choose a Sofa

Excellent leather sofas can give people a comfortable texture, which is incomparable to artificial leather. So how to distinguish real leather from fake leather?

Step1: Look

The surface of real leather is natural and irregular, and the reverse side is animal fiber, but the surface of fake leather is regular texture, and the reverse side has no animal fiber.

Step2: Touch

Real leather feels soft and smooth, and you can feel elasticity and tension when you pinch it, but the surface of fake leather feels plastic and has very poor elasticity.

Step3: Press

When the real leather is stressed, the texture changes can be seen, and there are radial ripples in the depression point. When the imitation leather is pressed, there is only the depression of the pressing.

Step4: Smell

Real leather has a slightly leather smell, and the smell is very obvious even after processing. While the fake leather has a pungent smell.

Finally, the most important thing when selecting a sofa is whether it can bring us comfort. When choosing a sofa, we should pay attention to the sofa depth of more than 60cm, so that we can feel like we are nestling in the sofa and feel more safety. It is recommended to choose fajiani's sofa. Their products are ergonomic and provide you with the ultimate comfort from many aspects.