Elegant Seating Solution, the Sofas

Description of Modern Sofa:

The word sofa is derived from Turkish language which means Seating arrangement has been in our culture since old time as old as start of the human civilization at that time seaters were made of stone than with the advancement that arrangement continue to progress with time to time new innovations were introduced and the modern sofa is result of all those new innovations. Sofa comes with arm rest and without armrest it is as per your liking. Sofas id commonly placed in living room, family room, in lounges and in sitting areas. Sofa is also found in non-residential setting like hotels, lobbies of commercial offices, waiting rooms and bars. The word sofa is from Turkish derived from Arabic word suffa which means wool and word sippa for the mat. And same is the case with the settee which comes from old word of English “setl” which describe long benched with high back and arms but now it is used to describe upholstered seating.

Sofa Types:

Basically sofa can be grouped by the number of people they are meant to seat, sofa can be one seat, two seat, three seat, four seat and many seater. Loveseat is the most common type of sofa these days it is made for two or more person seating. Another type of sofa is sectional sofa in which partitions of the seat is made most commonly it three to four. Other variant of sofa include divan and the fainting couch. There are some sofas which are designed for conserve spaces they are like sofa beds. The term couch is used by Americans while sofa and settee is more common in people of United Kingdom and Ireland. Another variation in sofa is chesterfield suite or living room suite it is set of sofas with matching chairs. Some of the sofa type are as below:

Chase Lounge

Chesterfield

Chippendale

Davenport

Divan

Love Seat

Sectional Sofa

Sofa Bed

Choosing your sofa:

When you have to choose sofa there is more than seating capacity to consider for sofa, there are many designs, sizes, styles and shapes of sofas. There are corner sofas, recliners, sofa beds and many more. Using corner sofas you can utilize all the spaces you have and the corners will not go useless, they are available in left and right hand options. Then there are modular sofa that allow you to arrange them according to your need and create distinctive look. Then sofa beds combine a comfy place to sit with a handy extra bed, making them great to save space.

Made Material:

Basically sofa has a structure frame mostly made of hardwood but steel, plastic or laminated boards can be used too then it is padded and after all it is covered by some decorative cloth. The show woods used for ornamental purpose in sofa to make legs, arm and back are maple, mahogany, walnut or fruitwoods. The padding of sofa is made of foam, feather, fabrics or their combination. The covering of sofa is usually made of soft type of leather, plastic, linen, corduroy. On demand sofa may have anything that you might want. There are many sellers of sofa in the market you can have a broad collection of sofa at Mid Century Modern Sofas.