It can be tempting when you go shopping for a new sofa to get a big sectional sofa that can hold all of your friends and family at once. But if you live in a small apartment, you may never get it in the front door in the first place. Before you choose what sort of sofa that you want, you should first take a good, hard look at your space as well as the things in it. Use a tape measure to be precise.
Look at the Furniture You Have to Decide What You Want
If you are replacing an old leather loveseat or fabric sectional sofa, use this as a starting point for what you want your new accent sofa or sectional couch to be. Was the piece too small? Too big? Did a two-seater fabric loveseat get swallowed up in your cavernous family room? It may be time to upgrade to a buttery soft modular leather sofa with a chaise built right in. Did the size of an L-shaped sectional sofa mean that you could no longer get through the living room? You may want to pivot to something a little more compact, like a 3-seat fabric recliner couch where you can prop your feet up with ease, and put them back down when you need some more room.
If you aren’t sure how something will fit in your space, each sofa should have its dimensions listed, so you can measure the footprint that it will take up in your house before you bring it home.
Sofa Sizes and Convenient Modular Options Make a Difference
Don’t worry if you have your heart set on a particular style or design of accent couch and decide that you need something bigger or smaller for your space. There are often different size options for the design. Some leather sofas are available in multiple sizes and styles, with a gorgeous mid-century design option available in sizes ranging from a single leather accent chair, to a cozy leather loveseat, all the way up to a L-shaped leather sectional sofa that can comfortably sit 4 or 5. There may even be fabric options of the same style if you were to prefer a 3-seat fabric couch instead.
A modular style sofa may also be an ideal option for someone who has an unusually shaped space or likes to entertain. Made up of different pieces that can all work together as one large sofa or be divided up into separate pieces, modular sofas can be the ultimate solution for your needs. A 3-seat sofa can become 3 chairs. A sofa with a chaise can become a loveseat and a chaise. Modular sofas can infinitely adapt to your needs, and extra modular sofa pieces can even be added as those needs change.
Before you commit to your new leather couch, fabric loveseat, or leather sectional sofa, be sure to measure everything, and then measure it again. This way you get the perfect sofa for your to relax on for years to come.