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After a lot analysis, I lastly purchased a brand new sofa (really, it’s a loveseat!) we’re enthusiastic about. I do know a lot of you could have been on the hunt for one, too. It’s not at all times straightforward to decide, so I believed I’d share a bit of of my thought course of and which one we selected in case it helps another person.
In the event you missed the backstory on why I wanted a brand new couch, you may learn what occurred in this submit.

Right here is the sofa we selected (within the mist efficiency double stripe cloth).
We had a number of necessities and preferences that made discovering the precise couch a bit of further difficult. 🙂
Listed here are some questions and concerns I search for and what helped us to make our couch determination (I’ll share extra later, too!):
- High quality: That is our without end residence and the very first thing you see whenever you stroll in, so it was price it to me to search out one we are going to love. I favor to purchase high quality furnishings that we are able to hold for a very long time. For well being causes I hoped to search out one which was Greenguard licensed (examined to be freed from numerous chemical substances).
- New or Secondhand: I used to be open to purchasing one secondhand if I had discovered one which met our necessities within the brief time frame I needed to look. I did see a beautiful one on FB market however alas, it was a lot too large for our little area. It’s at all times price wanting although!
- In Individual or On-line Buying: It was way more handy for me to buy on-line. I want we lived the place there are many in particular person locations to search for new or secondhand. It’s a threat to purchase on-line, so I fastidiously learn critiques and felt even higher if I had a optimistic previous expertise with the model. And I fastidiously checked out each element of dimensions and cloth and so on to make certain it will be what we anticipated.
- Dimension: The sofa wanted to be 61 inches vast (to have the ability to stroll throughout it comfortably within the small area we had for it). That’s not a quite common measurement, however the rest would’ve been method too large!


- Focal Level or Supporting Function: Some couches look good sitting in opposition to a wall or might be in supportive function, however in our area, the sofa floats in the course of the entire most important ground. That makes it really feel extra like a focus, so the type issues much more.
- Fashion and Form: Due to the place it sits in addition to my very own type preferences, I needed it to have an fascinating however basic form and uncovered legs. I felt that will really feel much less like a barrier in the course of the room and extra of a method setter. It wanted to look good from all sides.
- Cloth and Colour: I haven’t purchased any furnishings that it needed to coordinate with, however it did must look good with our paint colours since we simply painted and we love the colours. As a lot as I’ve beloved my previous impartial or white couches previously, I felt like a print or delicate coloration would work higher on this area and nonetheless match with my type.
I thought of varied materials, even some pretty velvets that will make a room further cozy, however I made a decision to go together with one which felt like a summer season seashore home (since it is a seashore home!). Within the fall and winter I’ll pair it should cozy colours and textures. It’ll be enjoyable to mess around with new combos and moods in each season!
Additionally I needed it to be a reasonably straightforward to take care of sturdy cloth due to puppies and infants. No cloth lasts without end however I believe slipcovers are good! I knew I might at all times have some made years down the highway, so I made a decision that wasn’t a deal breaker for me.


- Cushion Types: I checked out all choices. I wasn’t going to be as choosy about this as a result of we had so many different must-haves, however there are completely different type preferences. Would you like down stuffed cushions / foam or no cushions, again cushions or strong again, detachable or two sided cushions, one bench seat or two/three seat cushions? There are professionals and cons for all of them! A plus of no again cushions is canine can’t squish them or throw them on the ground. 🙂 The down stuffed are so cozy, however they may flatten out and it’s a must to fluff them periodically. We selected a bench type cushion with down and I’m positive we’ll be pleased with that! I actually love a sink in cozy sofa.
- Worth: High quality and customizable couches may be very costly, so if you’ll get one, you’ll want to love every part about them. I discovered choices I favored beneath $3,000 (like this one) however in the long run with the scale, type, specs and actual customizations I needed, it turned clear I used to be going to spend extra. Happily I used to be getting a smaller couch and never a sectional ha, plus we don’t want numerous furnishings on this home so this one funding felt price it. I’ve a commerce low cost at some locations, in order that gave me a buffer to increase my price range, which helped.
I can’t look ahead to it to reach! It’ll sadly be an extended wait. However within the meantime, I’m excited to consider what else we might wish to use within the room. I’ll share some temper boards for my general inspiration quickly, too.
I’ll additionally do a spherical up submit of the opposite sofas I thought-about, there have been fairly a number of high contenders!
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