Choosing a sofa for a studio apartment: tips and tricks

The basis of any interior in the western style is furniture. And the center of composition of any modern living room is a sofa. But it just so happened that for the owners of one-room apartments it’s not only a living room, but also an office, a bedroom, and maybe also a nursery. It is not surprising that the owners of one-room apartments have special, high requirements for sofas. Most often they see in this piece of furniture not only a place to sit, but also a berth, which further tightens the requirements for furniture designers.

Multifunctional sofa

Most likely, choosing a sofa, you assume that it will also be your main berth. And almost certainly your choice will fall on an old friend, familiar to the owners of one-room apartments since Soviet times - a folding sofa. This category includes all sofas that can be transformed from a sitting place to a sleeping place using a mechanism - be it Book, Eurobook, Accordion, or some other. Such a sofa will save you from the need to create a separate sleeping area and will save a lot of space.

When choosing a folding sofa, pay special attention to the strength and reliability of the mechanism. You will probably have to use it often, and the durability of a piece of furniture directly depends on its quality.

If the sofa is just a sofa

If you could arrange a bedroom in your one-room apartment, rely on a chair-bed, are used to sleeping on the floor, or for some other reason do not consider the sofa as a sleeping place, your choice is greatly simplified. However, your apartment is still one-room, and this dictates its conditions:

• compactness. There is hardly an object in the one-room apartment with huge armrests and a massive back;
• security. No matter how much free space you could carve out, there is a danger of accidentally bumping into a corner. So, it is better that the sofa does not have corners (especially sharp) at all;
• convenience. A sofa is primarily a place to relax, and therefore it should be as comfortable as possible;
• aesthetics. Chasing reliability and ergonomics, do not forget that any piece of furniture should actually be combined with other interior items. For a sofa that immediately attracts attention, this is especially true.

There is another point, perhaps the most important. Even if the model meets all of the above requirements, you should not buy it only on this basis. Ultimately, the important thing is whether you like him. But the opposite is also true: if you like the model but fail our conditional tests, you should look for other options. Do not be afraid to search and try.

Consider buying a modular sofa. It will allow you to change the interior at any time you need, which is especially important for owners of one-room apartments.

Conclusion

Do not be frivolous when it comes to what should be the center of attention in your apartment and provide you with comfort. A modern person lives a life full of stress, and he needs a convenient place to relax. Regardless of which sofa you decide to install in your one-room apartment, make a choice carefully. And we hope that our advice will help you with this.