It is difficult to imagine the life you will have in your new apartment or your new interior design? Deciding whether you need a 2-seater or 3-seater sofa is important, as your choice will have consequences in terms of price, seating capacity and space footprint…
Getty Images2 or 3 seater sofa: the criteria
Do you already have in mind your material and color preferences for your future 2-seater or 3-seater sofa? Cheer ! The way you still have to go in the furniture jungle is linked to knowing your lifestyle (current or future): number of permanent or occasional occupants of your home, primary purpose of your new sofa: daily use or not, regular bedding or only extra?
The 2-seater sofa: risk management
If you want to avoid seeing it too big and regretting it later, make a sensible choice by opting for a 2-seater sofa instead, which will also be more economical at the same time. Given its standard size, the 2-seater sofa will naturally find its place in your living room. If you move, you won't have to worry about whether you can easily fit it in the elevator or up the stairs and whether it won't be too imposing in the new living room. If you need at this stage to immerse yourself in the subject of sofas, we invite you to consult without moderation the criteria for choosing a sofa!
Large tribes will feel cramped in a 2-seater sofa
If you are not a fan of poufs and other armchairs to add in addition to the sofa and you do not swear to sofas for the comfort of their seat and their harmonious shape, the initial choice of a 2-seater sofa will have to evolve towards that of a 3-seater sofa so as not to frustrate anyone! This decision will be all the more judicious if your living room is spacious and open-plan. On the other hand, if you are tempted at the same time by the advantages of the convertible sofa, bear in mind before buying that the 2-seater sofa will be lighter than the 3-seater to handle, especially if you use it regularly as a bed. add-on: prevent the assembly and disassembly of the bed from becoming cumbersome due to the weight of the frames and slats.
The variants to change from the classic 2-seater sofa…
You can combine a 3-seater sofa with a corner sofa configuration, which reduces the mass effect and avoids occupying a wall along its entire length. Your wishes will be respected and you will be delighted by its generous capacity, without however having to cut back on your interior space. The secondary bench placed perpendicular to the main bench will help bring all your guests together around the small table in the living room or support a decorative tray on less busy days! This compromise will satisfy all the inhabitants of your home by combining conviviality and elegance thanks to the return formed by the secondary seat without backrest. Be the first to master new interior design trends!
