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Settees And Sofas

 

Settees and sofas are pieces of furniture that you will find in most modern living rooms. They have been around for so many years that it has become a matter of both custom and necessity to acquire them. These pieces of furniture offer family members and guests a good setting to sit, relax and talk. When shopping for these there are a few things that an individual needs to consider in order to get the right ones for their homes.

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About the design of settees and sofas

Settees and sofas come in a variety of designs; some are simple and plain while some are sophisticated. When selecting these pieces of furniture, the buyer needs to match them with the house décor. This means the colour of other furniture and fittings and the living room colour. Matching these furniture pieces creates harmony of colour and style. The colour also enhances the attractiveness or worsens the dullness of the living room space hence the choice of colour should be considered carefully.

 

It is also important for the buyer to also consider the kind of fabric that is used to make these pieces of furniture. The fabric used actually impacts on the price that one has to pay. Those ones made of ordinary fabrics certainly cost less than those made of fine leather. In addition, the type of fabric also determines the ability to clean and maintain the furniture. For instance, a leather sofa is easier to clean than those ones made of ordinary fabric. The leather ones are not as permeable and so they do not absorb dust and fluids. The buyer needs to look for a sofa with good ‘cleanability’ to avoid regular cleaning.

 

A final note about settees and sofas

The wide variety of settees and sofas also offer the buyer the opportunity to select the desired ones from different shapes and sizes. The appropriate size of these pieces of furniture should be determined by the size of the living room or the particular room in which they will be placed. A small living room may require a small size of the above furniture and a large room a corresponding large furniture piece. Matching living room space and sofa size will help maximise the use of available space.