Double sofa

 Double sofa

The sofa is one of the most important pieces of furniture in any home. With this detail you can create a very cozy and harmonious interior.

You can not ignore the comfort of modern sofas. They dispose to a pleasant and relaxed pastime. Comfortable double models are especially popular today.

Features and benefits

Modern manufacturers offer buyers the widest range of various sofas. You can choose a suitable copy to any interior.

Comfortable double models are most common and in high demand.Such items are present in almost every home. You can place them not only in the living room, but also in the bedrooms, in the kitchen and in the nursery.

It is worth noting the multifunctionality of double models. For example, folding options can be used as a bed for guests. When folded, they will not take up much space, and when unfolded they will easily turn into a double bed for sleeping.

Often, these small sofas are used to complement the kitchen. They make the space more functional, and the interior - complete.

Double sofas find their place not only in apartments, but also in summer cottages. This is due to their mobility and compact size, which allow to place them in almost any conditions.

Slightly less often you can find such pieces of furniture in the hallways. But the corridor for this should be spacious.

Compact sofa easily fit in such areas.

Equally popular now are static unfolded models. They can be placed not only in living rooms, but also on the balcony or loggia. Such a piece of furniture significantly transforms the space and makes it more hospitable.

In the conditions of the balcony room, you can add such a sofa with a small coffee table and you get an attractive area for tea drinking, where you can invite friends.

Such models of sofas are used in offices. In such conditions, the furniture performs not only an aesthetic function. For example, a leather sofa will emphasize the solidity and success of the organization.

Such models can be observed not only in the offices, but also in the reception. They are able to attract visitors waiting for their turn. Double sofas are more attractive and comfortable specimens than regular chairs or hard benches.

Today in furniture stores you can meet the models of sofas of different configurations. For example, they may be missing armrests or wicker elements. Each buyer will be able to buy a sofa, which will have him not only to taste, but also afford.

Kinds

Double sofas are different. Let's take a closer look at all possible modifications of these popular pieces of furniture.

Sofa without armrests

2 seater sofa without armrests looks very compact and original.Such models are most often chosen by owners of high growth, as they can stretch out and not rest their feet on the armrest. In such models there are often convenient drawers for storing pastel linen at the bottom.

Copies without armrests fit even into small rooms.

Complete with many sofas are cushions. Such details can replace the standard armrests and become harmonious elements of the decor.

The popularity of models without armrests is also due to the fact that there are no sharp corners in them, and they are not only safe, but also incredibly comfortable. Such details can soften even a coarse interior in cool shades.

Sofa with armrests

The most common are small sofas with armrests. Such models are comfortable.

Armrests are not only soft and sheathed with various materials, but also wooden. The second option looks more interesting and more expensive, especially if the handles are lacquered and made of natural wood.

The armrest can be completely made of wood or with a wooden top.These pieces of furniture look solid, so they can often be found in offices.

Natural materials are effectively combined with a covering from genuine leather.

Sofa with legs

Elegant appearance have double models on neat legs. These parts can have not only a standard, but also an elegant curved shape. Carved legs are able to radically change the look of a compact sofa and give it a special chic.

If the furniture is sheathed with materials such as velvet or brocade and there are beautiful legs in it, then it will perfectly fit into the luxurious interiors in the rococo or baroque style.

Eurobook sofa

Demand is euro-sofas. In another way they are called eurobooks. They are folding models that easily transform into full-fledged sleeping places.

These models have an affordable price, so they can be found in many interiors.

In the unfolded state, such variants of double sofas are suitable for permanent sleep. Eurobooks are equipped with a reliable and durable mechanism that is resistant to wear. When folded, euro-sofas occupy a minimum of free space and they can even be put insmall rooms.

Rattan sofa

The original design can boast wicker rattan sofas. This material is high quality and environmentally friendly. Unusual sofas in this design are soft and harmonious outlines.

Wicker models look great both in living rooms and on balconies and loggias. Often, these sofas are put in country houses and in country houses.

Transformation mechanism

Multifunctional folding sofas are equipped with various mechanisms.

Sedfleks

For example, the common sedaflex system is simple and reliable. You can use sofas with similar designs daily.

Such a folding mechanism transforms easily. Even a child can handle it. These sofas in front have a handle that you need to pull over, lift the structure up and straighten the legs.

Recliner

In the production of sliding upholstered furniture is used another mechanism called the recliner. Such systems work because the seated person rests his hands on the armrest and presses the whole body against the back of the sofa.This leads to lowering the back and raising a comfortable foot.

Eurobook

The mechanism is eurobook. Sofas with such structures consist of two identical and soft parts. One of them plays the role of the seat, and the second is the back. These models are laid out by rolling out or pulling the seat. On the vacant space you need to lower the back, and a comfortable bed will be ready.

French cot

Less reliable and durable is the classic mechanism called the French folding bed.

In such models, the design is moved forward one and a half or two meters. Frame parts of such products quickly fail and are not intended for frequent use in the unfolded state.

Material and filler

Double sofas are sheathed and filled with various materials. The most commonly available fabric models.

The furniture can be sheathed both monophonic, and the color materials added with prints. But it should be borne in mind that with time the textile sheath will lose its original appearance. It will wipe on the seats, fade and accumulate dust and dirt on it.

It is recommended to clean it regularly with the help of special furniture cleaners. But even this is unlikely to return the presentation of the material.

Often, natural leather is used for plating. Compact double sofas in this design will cost the buyer a tidy sum, but their luxurious appearance and durability are worth it.

Cheaper sofas are used for plating which is used leatherette or eco-leather. Such materials outwardly in no way inferior to the natural version, but are less durable.

Over time, they may appear cracks, scratches or scuffs.

Modern sofas are made of chipboard, fiberboard and MDF:

  • Chipboard is the most common and cheap material. It contains wood waste that is bound together by formaldehyde resins. Such compounds are harmful and toxic, so recently the production process has been modernized and the resin content in particle board has decreased.
  • Such material as DVP is a little different from a chipboard. It incorporates wood fibers compressed under high temperature.Such raw materials are processed with special reinforcing resins and paraffin.
  • More expensive is furniture from MDF. This material is environmentally friendly and safe. It is made from dried wood fibers, then strengthened with protective agents and ground.
  • Natural wood sofas are the most durable, environmentally friendly and beautiful.. They do not emit harmful substances even in high temperature conditions. These models belong to the classics and are in harmony with the interiors in a similar style.

Wood products have a high cost, so not every buyer can afford them.

  • In recent times, rattan sofas have been in great demand. This material consists of peeled calamus stems or rattan. Such wood differs in flexibility and elasticity, therefore from it the strong and durable furniture turns out.

For filling high-quality double sofas most often used:

  • soft synthetic winterizer;
  • spring and springless blocks;
  • flooring padded jacket;
  • furniture polyurethane foam, which takes the form of a man lying on the couch;
  • holofiber, repeats natural down and feather in its properties;
  • wear-resistant struttofiber that keeps its shape and does not rub out.

The size

Of the direct versions of double folding sofas, models with a length of 180, 200 and 220 cm are common. Their width most often is 85-105 cm, and the height is about a meter.

In products whose length is 180 cm, there are sleeping places of 150 (or 140) x 200 cm in size. The longer the sofa, the more spacious and wide the sleeping place will be.

Colors

Comfortable double sofas are available in different colors. The most common models of brown shades. It can be a model of beige, caramel, coffee, chocolate or dark brown.

Such details look great in many interiors.

White options look impressive, but they are not chosen very often due to the fact that they are easily dirty and dusty traces.

Black and mahogany color look especially harmonious on leather upholstery. These sofas have a luxurious and expensive appearance, but not suitable for all furnishings. In a bright and cozy room, such elements will look inharmonious.

Bright specimens are popular today, the upholstery of which has orange, red, pink, green, purple and other saturated colors.Such models should overlap with the colors of other elements in the interior to get a harmonious and attractive ensemble.

Which room to put?

Most often, double sofas put in living rooms. They become one of the main parts of the room. Harmoniously look sofas and chairs in one version. Similar sets can be added with a coffee or coffee table.

Such pieces of furniture are appropriate in children's bedrooms. A bright and soft model of a sofa of rounded shapes is ideal for such rooms.

For example, it may be a charming little couch without armrests.

Often double sofas set in the hallways. But for such areas it is recommended to choose darker models, since the entrance is not always perfectly clean, and light upholstery can quickly become unusable.

Small sofas are suitable for placement on balconies and loggias. Most often they are placed at the side walls.

How to choose?

If you want to buy a sofa in the living room, where you can accommodate guests for the night, then it is better to buy a folding model. For rare use is quite suitable cheap "French clamshell".When folded, such instances will play the role of soft and comfortable seats that do not take up much space.

If you plan to lay out the mechanisms daily, it is better to turn to more expensive and durable options.

For a simple holiday, you should buy an ordinary non-folding sofa, since you won't need an extra bed in it. Today there is a great variety of double sofas, from classic options with textile upholstery to eco-friendly wicker rattan options.

Choose a suitable product is based on the overall style of the interior.

Ideas in the interior

A chic leather sofa with legs will harmoniously look indoors in a rough style with neutral gray walls and a dull cream-colored laminate. It is worth beating with other dark elements. For example, it may be a dark brown cabinet or a black dresser.

A soft cream-colored sofa without armrests will look harmoniously against the background of beige walls and light brown laminate. The interior can be supplemented with white-brown side tables and glass wall shelves for books.

Bright red fabric upholstered sofa can be placed in a dark brown living room with a light floor covering. In such a room should be hung bright paintings and place the plants in multi-colored pots, so that the situation does not seem too dark.

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