How to choose a sofa

Starting to choose such an important detail of the situation as a sofa, you need, first of all, to decide what you need it for. After all, it can be used as an extra or main bed, and also for rest. Important is the decorative function of the sofa as a component of the interior, so its shape, color and style also play a role in the selection. Let's take a closer look at the important points and understand how to choose the sofa and stay happy with the purchase.

The range of sofas today is very wide, and you can make the right choice only if you have the necessary knowledge. What are the requirements for the sofa? For sure, I would like it to be stylish, comfortable, reliable and high-quality, that is - durable. In order that all these properties are present in your future sofa, you need to pay attention to its frame, upholstery, filling, the mechanism of transformation of the sofa and, in fact, the style of execution. More details on each pencil.

In the production of sofas today are used 3 basic types of skeletons:

wooden
metal
combined( chipboard in combination with wooden elements)

Sofas with a base of wood, look good in any interior, including, and decorated in a classic style. On such couch and the hosts, and their guests will be comfortable and convenient. Various types of wood are used for making skeletons. The strongest is the frame of beech, ash, oak, walnut. Sometimes birch is used to make the frame. The beauty of it is that it is as solid as the frame of the above breeds, but the cost will be cheaper. For elite sofas, manufacturers make a mahogany frame.

Earlier with a metal frame only chairs were made, but in due course they were applied also for sofas and armchairs. The sofa with a metal frame looks very unusual. They are often found in rooms decorated in high-tech style. These sofas are easily repaired, almost any upholstery is suitable for them. The furniture market offers a wide range of profiles and colors of metal frames that can satisfy any taste.

And, finally, a frame made of chipboard and wooden parts. When choosing such a sofa, make sure that a special paint was used to treat the chipboard, which prevents the release of resins harmful to human health. There are sofas, the frame of which is completely made of chipboard. Their cost is much lower, but the strength is inferior.

How to choose the sofa

Which sofa is better to choose

Having the task before yourself, how to choose the sofa for convenience and durability, you will probably have to face different variants of fillers. At first glance, the most economical option is to fill the sofa with slivers of foam rubber, but this is just an apparent saving, since after 2 years such packing will fail, and it will be impossible to use the sofa. If instead of pieces to use whole foam, then the service life of the sofa will increase to four years.

Today, foam rubber is often replaced with such material for filling sofas, like polyurethane, which is more elastic, and this, in turn, increases its service life.

Another filler is latex, it is the most elastic, but also the most expensive of all mentioned.

It is advisable to choose a sofa with a multi-layer filling. The most rigid polyurethane is used for the lower layer, which gives the filling optimum elasticity. For the upper layer, a thin and soft polyurethane is taken. All layers in inexpensive models are covered with synthetic fibers, for example, synthepone, but this material is worse in quality than the holofayber - quickly restoring its original shape and having a long service life. Note that sofas with synthetic fibers are more expensive than traditional ones.

If you want the load on the spine to be minimal, choose a sofa with springs. The number of springs determines the price of the sofa and how comfortable it will be for you with this sofa. In different models this number can be different. It is necessary to look closely at the quality of the material used in the manufacture of springs. Sometimes it makes sense to buy a sofa without springs with polyurethane or latex as a filler.

How to choose a sofa for sleeping

How to choose the filler for the sofa

When you come to the furniture salon, carefully look at the upholstery fabric of the sofa. The quality of the sofa depends on its quality, and how comfortable you will be at the same time. The most elite consider the furniture upholstered in leather. But with the help of modern technologies today, special upholstery fabrics have been created that are not inferior to leather in their characteristics and have found wide application in the production of not only sofas, but also other types of furniture.

If you decide to purchase a sofa with fabric upholstery, then make sure that it has Teflon impregnation. This impregnation makes the fabric waterproof and provides protection from dust and dirt. Of course, with such impregnation the sofa will cost more, but here you must decide on your own: save or prefer material more practical.

Chenille is one of the most expensive upholstery fabrics. It is practical in operation and very soft. This fabric, along with the skin, refers to the elite type of upholstery. It is pleasant to the touch and very warm. In its composition, Chenille is a mixture of cotton, viscose and acrylic. Synthetic Chenille is made from polyester. On the sofas with upholstery from this material, manufacturers give a guarantee of the safety of its appearance during the entire operation time.

Beautiful appearance and refinement are the distinctive features of the tapestry. The basis of it is polyester, making the tapestry more practical and wear-resistant. Upholstery material flock has the same basis as in the tapestry. But unlike him, the flock is covered with a soft pile, if you carefully and carefully handle it, properly clean it, then this sofa cover will last for many years.

Fans of fine furniture should take a closer look at upholstery made of jacquard fabric. This is an expensive fabric, which, thanks to its unusual patterns, will give the sofa a chic look. It should be remembered that jacquard cloth should not be subjected to wet cleaning.

Specialists have developed a new kind of upholstery fabric: microfiber. This fabric does not let dust, moisture, has a high index of strength. This fabric is very appreciated.

When choosing a sofa, be sure to check with the seller if there is documentation for upholstery from the fabric, whether it is attached to the rest of the documents on the sofa. If the furniture is of high quality, then, as a rule, a passport is issued, which describes in detail the useful characteristics of the upholstery fabric and the rules for caring for it.

Beautiful upholstery for the sofa

How to choose the color of the sofa

How to choose the fabric for the sofa

If you go to the furniture salon to choose a sofa, consider the overall design of the interior, the size of the sofa, its shape, color. Of course, in a classic interior, the sofa with carved wooden elements, for example, armrests, will look most profitable. The color of the sofa is selected in tones, close to the color scheme of the interior. If you have a more modern apartment, house, office, then the sofa should be more interesting. Today, manufacturers offer a variety of options for unusual sofas of interesting shapes, made in a modern high-tech style.

You can always visually try on your favorite sofa, and if it seems to you the most interesting, and even suitable for size, then this option should be considered in more detail.