Sofa-couch - a modern look of antique furniture (25 photos)
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A wide range of furniture stores allows you to choose the setting for rooms of any size. However, the modest sizes of most apartments dictate their requirements: products must be multifunctional and compact. It is couch sofas that meet these requirements.
The word couch came to us from the French language and means "small bed." The shape of the first products resembled a soft couch without a headboard. Later, the furniture makers changed the format of the couch - a back appeared, the seat began to be installed on four legs instead of eight. Attempts to improve and implement non-standard ideas have led to the emergence of new models: river, cape, duchesse. In almost all varieties of antique couches it was only possible to sit comfortably and have a good time chatting or drinking tea.
Modern products have become more functional, despite the absence of some models of armrests. Small couch sofas have several undoubted advantages:
- save room space;
- are interesting elements of the interior;
- equipped with drawers for convenient storage of bedding or some things;
- Some models are quite successfully used as single sofas.
Furniture Transformation Mechanisms
For spacious rooms, it is appropriate to choose large sofas with original forms that do not always need transformation mechanisms (due to their large dimensions). For small-sized apartments, size matters, so it is considered quite rational to purchase compact products that can be decomposed. Couch-type sofas are usually purchased as additional furniture to furnish the apartment or as a spare bed.
Manufacturers offer furniture with several types of transformation. The most popular are products with folding mechanisms "couch" and "click-gag."
Sofa with couch mechanism
The design of the model is quite simple, therefore it is pleasant and easy to use. Buyers are offered furniture with two folding methods.
The armrests are lowered to a horizontal position. This is the most popular type of couch. Moreover, the armrests can occupy four different positions. A distinctive feature of the models is the ability to arrange a bed for only one person. The essential advantages of furniture are:
- the presence of a large internal drawer in which you can put bedding, seasonal clothing or unnecessary toys;
- the armrests are made of alloys guaranteeing reliable and long daily operation;
- when unfolded, an even sleeping bed without seams is created. In a certain position, the armrest can be used as a pillow.
This is the most popular type of sofa couch, which is installed in the children's room.
One side with the armrest is pushed to the side and a place for sleeping is created. By purchasing this model, it is necessary to provide for the presence of sufficient free space.
Click-gag couch
These furniture models are equipped with the most famous and traditional device for conversion.The design principle is best reflected by the other name of the design - the “book” (as if a couch was opened when the couch was unfolded). The name "click-gag" the model received due to the special sound that is heard during the operation of the mechanism.
The positive aspects of furniture are:
- lightness when folding (just raise the seat until a characteristic click appears, and then lower it);
- compactness - furniture is usually placed along the wall. You can also put the couch in a corner;
- the transformation mechanism involves three options for the location of the back: horizontal, standard and "relaxation" - intermediate between the extreme;
- the opportunity to organize a double place.
For small kitchens, it is undesirable to choose a model with a click-gag mechanism.
Children's sofa couch
The right choice of furniture for the children's room is the key to good health and good mood of the child. When buying a sofa, it is better to give preference to folding models. Their main advantages: a full bed is provided, and when assembled, the sofa takes up little space.
Folding couches attract parents' attention by the presence of a built-in drawer, which is convenient for a child to independently fold toys or a bed. A significant advantage of furniture is the possibility of a gradual increase in length. In a sliding model, the berth is extended by using one or two additional pillows. In the case of folding armrests, you can lower one armrest first, and then both.
Children's sofa-couch can have removable covers, which is very convenient in everyday life (you can wash or sew new ones).
Customers are offered couches with upholstery from the following materials:
- Velor - soft and soft to the touch material. It is environmentally friendly, good to clean;
- Jacquard is a very durable textile, practically does not wear out, but because of the weaving features it has such a smooth surface that bedding can move out;
- flock is a common upholstery material. The most popular is cotton flock.
When choosing a couch, special attention should be paid to the material of which the frame is made. The most common options are chipboard, MDF. A more durable, moisture resistant and high-quality base is made of MDF. Models of the budget line are assembled from chipboard.
When choosing a couch for children, preference is given to safe models that do not have sharp corners or protruding metal parts, with upholstery made of natural fabrics, with reliable and rigidly fixed frames.
Sofa couch for the kitchen
These furniture models look easy and stylish and fit perfectly into the interior of the kitchen. For the kitchen environment, couches with a transformation mechanism or ordinary ones are chosen. The size of such sofas is largely determined by the parameters of the kitchen and its layout. If the area allows, then establish a long, non-sliding couch. It will be convenient for a tenant or guest to accommodate and an additional part of the sleeping surface is not required.
If the dimensions of the kitchen are modest, it is preferable to install sofas with a couch mechanism. When assembled, they will not interfere with the free movement of residents, and when unfolded, it’s quite comfortable for them to get an expensive guest for the night. Folding couches are compact, but can be misleading with their "modest" size, so before buying furniture you need to make sure that the location of the proposed installation will allow the couch to stand unfolded. The disassembled product must not block the exits / entrances or interfere with the tenants.
Kitchen sofas are most often straight and angular. Manufacturers offer products equipped with / not equipped with backs and armrests. The choice of model, in addition to the area of the kitchen, also depends on the location and shape of the kitchen table, the number of residents and their preferences.If the family is large and often likes to gather in the kitchen, then it is better to choose a corner model. For a small family who only has breakfast in the kitchen and prefers to eat out, a compact model with no armrests, with a low back is suitable.
The frame of the product may be rigid and partially open or completely sheathed material. Naturally, a leather sofa couch for the kitchen is preferable. Fabric upholstery is not so durable and in the kitchen setting is more difficult to care for than leather. The only drawback of leather upholstery, in addition to price, is the smooth surface on which bedding is difficult to hold.
Recommendations for choosing a couch
Sofa couch, thanks to a wide range of models, is able to harmoniously fit into the room for any purpose. It is preferable to purchase narrow products for the hallway and kitchen. The living rooms are luxuriously decorated with stylish and elegant models, and practical and safe couches with rounded shapes are installed in the nursery.
The most demanded are classical couches with curved legs, backs of an unusual shape and upholstered in materials of calm shades: white, beige, brown.
Living rooms with a baroque interior will complement the couches with upholstery made of noble materials: velvet, velor. The color scheme for textiles is formed by saturated blue, red, burgundy, dark green shades. Frame details and legs should have carved elements and be stylized in gold.
Models of simple geometric shapes are characteristic of modern style. As decorative elements, it is quite appropriate to use bright pillows.
The design of new-fangled hi-tech styles or minimalism will be complemented by couches of laconic creative forms (having the appearance of a molded product) and elegant shades (orange, green, scarlet).
Today, a couch is a good purchase for decorating any room in a different style. Thanks to the wide range and affordable prices, this is also a great opportunity to embody your personality in the interior.
