How to Choose a Sofa That Perfectly Matches Your Living Room

So you're redoing your home or moving somewhere new?

Awesome!

Either way, you're looking for a new couch for your living room or other room in your home. In this article, we'll discuss how to choose a sofa that not only complements your home but is one that will meet your needs for years to come. Furniture can be expensive, but if you invest in the right kind of pieces, they'll last you for years to come. Read on to learn how to pick out the perfect sofa for you and your family.

Size Matters

It may be a no-brainer, but many people choose their sofas without regard to the size of their home. This leaves serious issues. Forgetting this crucial step can result in having to return the item or costly modifications. Make sure you know not only the size of the room where the sofa will go but also one that fits through your door frames. Some sofas come ready made and you'll need to be able to move them through the doors of your home to place them appropriately. Before you purchase your couch, find out if this is the case. Otherwise, you may be left scratching your walls or trying to force a couch upstairs.

Other sofas come ready to be put together. You'll need to know if assembly is required so that you can be prepared, or be ready to hire someone to put it together for you.

Know Where You'll Put Your New Sofa

Not only does the size of the couch matter, but you also need to know where you'll put it. This determines how you'll orient it in the room and how big you want the couch to be. Measure the portion of the room where you want the couch to go. Write this down and have it with you as you go shopping for sofas. This way, you'll know exactly what size you need to search for.

Pick a Style That Goes with Your Home

If your home is full of antiques, you don't want to choose a super-modern looking sofa. Conversely, if your home is very modern looking, you won't want an old-fashioned looking couch sitting in your living space. Choose a couch that goes with your home decor. Your new couch should enhance your home decor, not detract from it.

Think About What You'll Be Using the Sofa For

This is a big question and one you'll need to answer before you invest in a couch. Are you using the couch for occasion friends who come over? Will you be sitting on it every day? Will your kids and pets be sitting on it every day?

If your children and furry friends will be sitting on it daily, you may want a couch that works well for the home but isn't overly expensive. Or, you can purchase a couch that has a cover to go with it so that you can switch it out and wash it if necessary. Accidents can and will happen, so be sure you're prepared.

How to Choose a Sofa: Upholstery Matters

What upholstery you'll choose depends on a wide variety of factors. Do you want something that will hold up for years? If so, leather couches are a good choice. Or, if you want something that's durable, you might choose a fabric base.

You should also be aware that choosing a couch in its current incarnation does not mean you're married to the upholstery on it. If you're good at DIY projects, you may decide to reupholster the couch yourself. Or, you can hire someone with the know-how to customize your sofa to your exact desires.

Remember, leather upholstery can showcase tears more often than fabric upholstery. This is something to consider if you have children or pets who can scratch the surfaces. If you purchase a sofa with distressed leather, however, it may not show as much.

Will You Be Having Guests?

If you live in an apartment or small house, you likely only have one bedroom or don't have extra bedrooms. One thing to consider when you purchase your sofa is whether you'll be having guests over using the couch as a place to sleep. If so, you'll need to pick out a couch that is either comfortable enough to sleep on its own, or that has a pull-out mattress in it. If you do decide to purchase a couch with a pull-out mattress, you'll need to ensure that your home has enough space to accommodate it. Measure your living room or guest room before purchasing it to ensure the couch can pull out fully.

For very small rooms, you can purchase couches that fold down. With these couches, you won't need the space for a full bed. Instead, you can release the couch at the back and it will fold down into a bed for any house guests you might have in the future.

Putting It All Together

How to choose a sofa that's right for your family takes lots of pre-planning and a little bit of know-how. Depending on you and your hobbies, you may want to purchase a sofa that is ready to be put in your living room, or you may want to buy one that needs a little TLC. Whatever you decide, you'll need to ensure you know exactly what you want, and what you want it for, before placing your order.

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