It has ever happened to a large part of our readers that, while living and enjoying the beautiful process of furnishing their home, they suddenly found themselves at a crossroads in not knowing exactly which way to go, especially when it came to choosing their modern sofa.
It’s more difficult to know if a Bellini sofa, a Le Corbusier LC3 Sofa, or a Togo sofa is best for you and to choose a particular model when you are not very clear about your guidelines and you don’t know exactly what could work best for you. In this entry of Manhattan Home Design Reviews, we’ll give you a small guide to choosing your ideal sofa.
How To Choose a Sofa
One of the most important questions you’ll face during your interior design process is how to choose the right sofa. Are you in the middle of that work right now? So, you must have already realized the amazing amount of options that can cross your eyes simply trying to choose the modern sofa that can look best in your living room.
To help you in your process, we can make a small list of the aspects that you should take into account before deciding which is the best design for you and the reasons why these aspects are so relevant in a piece of furniture:
- Color. It’s not difficult to imagine why color is such an important aspect. If your style is Modernist, it’s advisable to have a predominantly light color palette in your environment and choose a sofa model with a bold color that works as an accent tone.
- Materials. Materials are directly related to the design’s functionality. For example, if you’re very susceptible to allergies from dust and lint, a leather sofa is probably best for you because they’re waterproof and flexible. If you have pets at home, microfiber upholstery is more resistant to hair and claws. If you prefer fabric upholstery, the options are endless in colors and finishes, but it’s not the best option if you have small children at home. Reflect for a moment on which material is best for you.
- Design. There’s a very important difference between a modular sofa like the Bellini Camaleonda Sofa, a sectional, a corner sofa, a loveseat, and a linear sofa. All are very functional in their way, but the choice of each one will depend on the needs of the environment and the user’s lifestyle. If you have, for example, an open-concept floor plan, a large sectional could help you visually divide the living room area to separate it from the other sections.
- Size. This is an essential part of any floor plan. You need to know exactly how much space you have for your sofa so that you can choose the correct size model. You don’t want to be surprised by bringing home a sofa that is too small or too large for your living room.
- Style. Finally, you have to ensure that the consonance in the style is maintained. It would look very strange and out of place a classic sofa with all kinds of ornamental details installed in an ultra-modern environment where all the furniture pieces are minimalist, with designs defined by soft and direct lines.
Choose the sofa that best reflects your décor’s style.