Sofas with armrests

It is impossible to imagine a home without a comfortable sofa. It is needed in the living room, indispensable for decorating a bedroom, relevant in the kitchen, and in some types of rooms it can fit in a hall or on a loggia. Among the large selection of models, sofas with armrests are in the greatest consumer demand.. They have a number of features and stand out against the background of analogues without sidewalls.

Sofas with armrests are a complete design. They are more reliable, durable in operation, because, in addition to the decorative function, the side parts are an element of the frame. Such furniture differs in big service life: due to the sidewalls, the load on the housing during the transformation is evenly distributed, so the parts are protected from loosening.

Such models are compact when folded, easy to use, look full. Often the sidewalls are the highlight of the sofa, emphasizing the luxury of the material and the unusual design.

Models with armrests are found in sofas with a different transformation mechanism. Without them, not a single range of upholstered furniture. They are a component of the models:

• Book. This transformation mechanism resembles the opening of a book (raising the seat, in which the back goes down independently);

• Eurobook. It is an analogue of a book with a slight difference (the seat is not only raised, but also slightly pushed forward);

• Click-clack. It resembles a book with a slight difference (the seat is raised to the click, then lowered, while folding the backrest);

• Dolphin. The mechanism is hidden in the box under the seat (the seat is rolled forward, then lifted to the desired height);

• Accordion. The principle of operation of this mechanism is similar to stretching the bellows bellows (the seat is pulled forward, while the double backrest automatically folds into two parts);

• Telescope. To decompose the sofa with this mechanism, you will need to push the seat all the way, then remove the mat from it and put it on the left lattice with the armor;

• Puma. In this case, the sofa turns into a bed, if you lift the upper seat block, then push the bottom out until it stops, take hold of its top, push it forward and lower it to the floor, after which it remains to lower the back;

• Pantograph. It is a fairly simple structure in which the seat is first pushed forward, then the back is lowered;

• American folding bed. The mechanism of double addition, which you need to pull over and then unfold the links;

• French cot. It is an alternative to the American, with the difference that modular mats are removed from the seat before unfolding.

In addition, designs with armrests are a rich choice of style. The ideas of these sofas are different, so the furniture is selected individually for a specific design of the room or in the style of the existing interior, it must be in harmony with the upholstery color. The model is thought out carefully: each component of upholstered furniture must bear a functional, practical and aesthetic load.

With all the advantages of sofas with armrests, some models have one small drawback: in a small room sidewalls can cause tripping, if they are high.Not recommended in such an interior and hard wooden armrests.

Modern furniture companies produce different models of sofas with armrests. According to design features, sofas are straight, angular and modular (insular). Consider them:

• Straight models versatile and fit perfectly into the interior of any, even small-sized rooms. They can be placed against the wall or in the center of the room, and in some cases in the corner.

• Corner sofas with armrests often put in a corner. They are a real find where literally every centimeter of usable area matters. More often, these sofas are placed in a corner of the room, although sometimes they also decorate the central part of the room.

• Island options with armrests more often become an ornament of the central part of the spacious room, being a catchy accent of the interior.

• Modular corner structures noteworthy is that if you separate them, each element will have one armrest.In small apartments, such models can be used separately (for example, the main part - as a sofa for parents, corner with a linen box - for a child, putting her side without a sidewall to the wall, as an alternative to a cot). In other cases, the corner part looks more like a chair with one armrest, so it cannot be used as a baby bed.

According to the number of seats, sofas with armrests can be designed for one, two, three, four and five seats. It depends on the standards of a particular furniture company, setting its own parameters for the length of the seat. Island models can accommodate many more people.

The models replacing a bed, most often are calculated on one, two places. Less often they are 3-seater. The latest sofas are very spacious and, if necessary, allow you to arrange guests or fit in three (family with a child).

In addition to the main types, manufacturers produce original models (for example, a sofa with a back and one armrest, which is called a charm, designs with armrests on legs, etc.).

Despite its apparent simplicity, the armrests of each model are unique. They differ in the degree of rigidity, shape, functionality, design and dimensions. On this basis, the material of their manufacture is different.

The shape of the side faces is diverse. Depending on the chosen solution, they can be simple straight, curved, narrow, wide, thin, round, wavy or cylindrical, smooth or carved.

As a rule, models are performed with rounded edges (in order to avoid injury). In addition, their height is different: if the design provides for a classic model, usually it has low armrests. In creative models, these elements can be high.

Diverse and the structure of the armrests. It can be universal sidewalls, folding structures, models with shelves in the armrests, with a folding (rising) top and adjustable lift, hidden niches, removable plates, as well as bending and slatted options. Models of sofas with opening armrests - one of the most popular.

The armrests of sofas are multifunctional.Often, their design provides for additional lining, allowing to make a small tea table from the sidewall. Such a reception contributes to the organization of additional workplace in a small apartment, for example, in the design of an apartment-studio.

Trims - a unique technique that is used only in sofas with armrests. This is not just an addition to the overall design, but a functional technique that, depending on the model and the right atmosphere, can save usable space and place necessary objects on hand (for example, a textile organizer with velcro for sewing clothes or a lamp for comfortable reading books).

Similar additions to the armrests are made of different materials: these can be overhead supports made of wood or plywood, knitted capes and other organizers.

Moreover, the lining on the armrests for sofas can be made by hand. See the video below for details.

The design of any sofa is made from different materials. It depends on the model, the degree of rigidity of the mats, the selected body, filler, upholstery.

Conventionally, all existing types of models of armrests can be divided into three types:

• soft;
• wooden;
• combined.

Soft armrests are convenient because it is impossible to hurt or hit about them. Due to the presence of soft furniture filler, they soften any blow. Due to their safety, such models are good as a sofa bed for a child's room.

The design of wooden armrests can be made of MDF or wood massif. In addition, it is often supplemented with metal (chrome) elements.

The combined version of the side parts is convenient and allows you to combine their best qualities (softness, volume, functionality and protection from dirt).

In modern production of upholstered furniture use several upholstery materials. In addition to the cover that covers the unit itself, the companies use natural leather, leatherette, furniture tapestry, velor, flock and jacquard.

Genuine leather is practical, resistant to abrasion and mechanical damage, the formation of dust and dirt. In addition, due to the material itself, such models look chic in any interior.

The second position is occupied by leather substitutes, which are a bit cheaper, but also inferior to leather upholstery.

Textile covers are less practical, they absorb everything: from dirt and moisture to microscopic dust. However, such upholstery is always bright and original, because the use of prints in the interior is one of the interesting design techniques.

The block is a soft sofa mats. Its elasticity and degree of rigidity depend on the type of filler, which is divided into fibers of natural and synthetic origin, as well as steel springs.

The block is spring or springless:

• Option without springs It is made of latex, polyurethane foam, struktofiber and coir.

• In a block with independent springs manufacturers use steel twisted springs and individual covers of textiles for each item.

• Springs bonnel more simple: they are assembled in a grid and interconnected, as well as a frame of a metal grid. As in the independent type, at the top and bottom of the block, the springs are supplemented with furniture foam rubber. In the block with the orthopedic effect there is a compaction of the mat with coconut fiber.

The most reliable and practical case of sofas with armrests today is metal frame. Steel elements are quite durable, this foundation is resistant to weight loads and daily use.

In addition to metal, wood takes part in the frame structure. As a rule, it is a lattice base with elastic plates that prevent the bending of any mat. They are arranged transversely at the same distance from each other.

Birch is considered to be the best lat wood, although manufacturers often replace it with beech or pine.

The color palette of sofas is diverse and includes all colors from neutral to bright and juicy. The only difference in the colors of upholstered furniture is the absence of sharp and screaming shades. Whatever the chosen color of the sofa, it is necessarily muted and noble.

In addition to the design in one color (when the armrests perform in the tone of the main upholstery), the design can be contrasted. Especially often this can be seen in models with wooden sides. For example, it may be a black sofa with white armrests or a green model with beige or brown edges.The contrast also depends on the style of the room, so it is chosen in such a way as not to disturb the harmony of the design idea.

Consider some interesting options for placing sofas with armrests in the interior:

• A white sofa with embossed upholstery and wooden functional armrests can decorate a room in brown and white tones. To make the furniture harmoniously fit into the interior of the room, you can repeat the white color in the additional elements (curtains, wall paintings, floor lamp of the desk lamp). It is desirable that the shade of the armrests and furniture was identical. Dissolve bright contrast beige tint (light laminate or carpet);
• A gothic black sofa with sprint and rounded sidewalls can decorate a dark bedroom or living room with black interior items.. To fill the room with light and rid of gloom, it is necessary to choose two bright colors: white and beige. You can beat the floor and walls of light beige, and the chandelier to choose white;
• If the dimensions of the room allow and you want to choose a particular style, As a bright accent of the room you should choose a purple sofa of the angular type with soft armrests of a laconic form. Furniture is better located in the center of the room.The color of the sofa can be repeated in the details (for example, in the decoration of chairs). When using the cool color of the sofa in the interior you need to add warm colors: bright paintings, beige shelves, picture frames, etc. You can support an unusual design idea with original lamps in the form of balls;
• If you need to organize the angle to the maximum, you need to put a sofa, the armrests of which can be filled with various useful trifles.. It will look good model with a corner and shelves, as well as the side of the tree, in the outer side of which will be functional shelves. They can put books, CDs and even a vase. A model with a combination of color and texture will liven up even the most boring interior. In this case, you will need a carpet in the tone of the upholstery, a couple of pictures and a low table in the tone of one of the tones of the sofa.