Lessons in choosing furniture with Elena Andreeva: how to choose the right sofa

The sofa is the most important piece of furniture in the living room.It sets the style and general mood of the entire space. The salons offer a huge selection of this piece of furniture. But how do you choose the right sofa so that it will last for many years? Now we will tell you, one of which is to install a stylish sofa! It is best to . However, in the difficult matter of choosing a sofa, many questions immediately arise. You cannot do without the help of a professional. Interior designer Elena Andreeva told us about the secrets of choosing this piece of furniture. Elena Andreeva, interior designer, decorator Graduated from the International School of Design. In 2001, she founded the Well-Design studio, which works on the design of residential premises. Elena has been engaged in interior design for 13 years. well-design.ru “There are several pieces of furniture, the choice of which must be approached especially carefully. You definitely cannot save money when buying a kitchen, bed and sofa. It will be much easier for you to make a choice if you follow my advice. Determine the purpose First of all, you need to understand what you will most often do on this sofa - sit or sleep. Sofas are placed not only in living rooms, but also in office premises, apartments. Remember the purpose of the room and the people who come there. A piece of furniture must first of all meet the needs. Choose a shape There are sofas of different shapesdepth and rigidity, it depends on its filling. The softest sofa contains down, and the hard one - polyurethane foam. Medium rigidity is typical for a product that is filled with both of these materials at once. In addition, you need to remember about aesthetics - a sofa that is filled with down looks sloppy, it is always crumpled. Therefore, if you like sofas with an ideal shape, then you should choose a product made of polyurethane foam. When buying a sofa bed, do not expect comfort. A piece of furniture of this type simply cannot be comfortable due to the fact that it has a grate and a mattress. These mechanisms do not allow you to fully make the sofa comfortable. Another important aspect is depth. Now sofas have become deeper, the most popular models have indicators of 90, 100 and 110 cm. The sofa in my apartment, for example, has a depth of 1 meter 30 cm when sitting. Leather or fabric? Customers have different tastes.Some people don't like them because they think they are cold, while others, on the contrary, dream of such a model. I prefer to use sofas made of soft fabric in my projects, but not wool. It is necessary to pay attention to the composition of the fabric. It should be quite dense and have a special impregnation. Before sewing the product, manufacturers always wash and clean the fabrics so that they take their final shape and do not accidentally shrink. Many sofa models have removable covers, and if they get dirty, they must be dry cleaned. Welcome Before ordering furnitureBe sure to think about how you will bring it in. Very often there are cases when the purchase simply does not fit through the doorway. As a result, the sofa has to be returned to the furniture store. So think about this in advance! In one of my projects, I used the Baxter sofa, which consists of two parts, because such a voluminous sofa cannot be taken away in one piece by elevator and brought into the room. When assembled, this piece of furniture is fastened from below with metal brackets and looks like a single piece.