How to choose a sofa for a large living room without overwhelming the space
In a large living room a sofa rarely fails to fit. More often it gets lost against a wall or takes over the centre and cuts the room in half. Here is how to choose the shape, size and seat, using our models as examples.
1. Decide where the centre of the room is
In a large room the sofa does not have to stand against a wall. If it stands in the middle and separates the lounge from the kitchen or dining area, its back will be visible from the whole room. Before ordering, ask the manager how the back of your chosen model is finished and request a photo.
2. Choose a shape that suits the room
- A corner sofa gathers the lounge area into one corner and keeps the centre free. For example, the corner Malta measures 295 × 158 cm.
- A large corner sofa suits rooms where the whole family sits together. Toskana with two sections and a chaise takes 340 × 170 cm, Madrid with three sections takes 364 × 160 cm.
- A set instead of one big sofa. A sofa, an armchair and a pouf from one series are easier to rearrange. The Malta series includes a 110 × 110 cm armchair and 70 × 47 cm and 70 × 70 cm poufs.
3. Keep the room visually light
- A sofa on tall legs looks lighter. Malta stands on 17.5 cm metal legs, so you can see the floor underneath.
- A low back does not block the room when the sofa stands in the middle. Madrid is 66 cm high, Malta 90 cm.
- One large sofa and an armchair from the same series look calmer than three unrelated pieces.
4. Seat depth: how you relax
Living rooms are for films and sitting with your feet up. Madrid has a 92 cm seat depth, deep enough to half-recline. If you prefer to sit upright with head support, look at Malta with its 90 cm high back.
5. Will you unfold it?
If the sofa doubles as a guest bed, you need a mechanism. Malta and Madrid unfold with a pantograph eurobook: the seat lifts and steps forward without rolling across the floor. Toskana with two sections and a chaise has no mechanism; it is a sofa for sitting.
6. A size that fits your wall
If the standard size is off by a few centimetres, design changes are agreed with the factory. Customers have asked us for a 3.5-metre Malta and a 220 cm corner Madrid. Limits depend on the model: for example, the depth of Malta’s chaise cannot be changed.
Before you order
- Measure the space and the delivery route: doors, lift, stairs.
- Mark the sofa’s outline on the floor with masking tape and live with it for a day.
- Try the model in our showrooms in Kyiv and Lviv.
Message or call our manager: 0 800 330 717, daily 10:00–19:00, or via Telegram. How big is your living room?
