When you have a big family, like to entertain, or have a big space to fill, it can be difficult to decide what the best seating option is for a living room or family room. Sure, you can fill it with a three seater leather sofa (or two) and some complimentary accent chairs, but maybe something a bit larger might be a better option. Enter the ever innovative sectional or modular sofa.
Ready for Your Space: Choose Your Best Sectional Option
Sectional and modular sofas come in any number of shapes and sizes, with many of them designed in an L-shape to either sit in the corner of a room, or create a division in a larger room. Sectional sofas are built out of different sections—as you may guess from the name—that can be put together in different configurations depending on your space and your needs.
For example, there are sectional sofas that are available in a myriad of different configurations to suit any space. From a loveseat or three-seat leather sofa to the addition of chaise lounges or either or both sides, all the way up to a sleek and luxurious L-shaped leather sectional couch that can easily seat a family of four (or more). The limits are only set by the size of your space.
Modular Sofas Can Be an Easy and Stylish Transformer
Though sectional sofas are usually purchased in a specific configuration and constructed together, this is not always the case. Modular sectional pieces can also be purchased that are designed to work together, but aren’t required to stay that way. If you aren’t certain that you will want to keep your sofa in the same configuration, may be moving in the future, or if you want the flexibility to rearrange your space at will, buying individual modular pieces can be a great option.
In this case, you may purchase only a left and right arm piece to make a modular loveseat. But, the addition or one or more armless modular pieces can turn it into a longer sofa. The addition of a corner piece will make it into an L-shaped sectional. Modular sofa pieces like these are incredibly versatile because they are at home in a grouping as they are by themselves. Your sectional sofa can grow or shrink at your whim, creating separate seating locations, or being pulled into one big sectional couch.
Which Sectional Is Right For You? Look at Size and Space
When choosing a sectional sofa, two of the most important considerations are how big is the space that you are putting it in, and how many people are going to regularly sit on it. If you have the space, you have a lot of options to put together a large L-shaped sectional to seat all of your family and friends. When there is a space constraint, however, don’t discount a smaller sectional couch with a single chaise to give you a luxurious place to stretch out. There is a modular or sectional sofa to suit almost any space, whether big or small, fabric or leather.