As the core part of the living room soft furnishings, the sofa is not only related to our comfort, but also closely related to the creation of a home atmosphere. When choosing a sofa, we should not only consider its color, fabric and shape, but also pay attention to the comfort, movement lines and appearance of the sofa. This article will share with you the three golden dimensions of a good sofa to help you choose a sofa that is both comfortable and good-looking.

Golden Size 1: Comfortable

The comfort of a sofa is the most important thing we should pay attention to when choosing a sofa. Whether it is comfortable to sit on directly affects our use experience. However, many people only pay attention to the appearance and material of the sofa, but ignore this point. In order to ensure the comfort of the sofa, we need to pay attention to two key dimensions: seat depth and back height.

1. About sitting depth

Many bloggers on the Internet recommend that you choose a sofa with a seat depth of 50-55 cm, but this standard does not apply to everyone. For shorter people, this seat depth may be just right, but for tall adults, this seat depth may make them feel that their legs are hanging in the air and cannot be effectively supported. Therefore, when choosing a sofa, we should choose the appropriate seat depth based on our personal situation and actual feelings.

2. About backrest height

The standard size of a comfortable sofa backrest is 70 cm. A sofa with a backrest lower than 70 cm may cause our neck to hang in the air, without strong support, and it will be uncomfortable to sit on. When choosing a sofa, we should pay attention to the actual height of the backrest to ensure that it can provide sufficient support.

Golden Dimension 2: Movement

As one of the main furniture in the living room, the sofa will undoubtedly occupy the main space of the living room. However, we cannot let the sofa become an obstacle to the normal passage of people in the living room. When choosing a sofa, we should determine its size according to the flow planning of the living room to ensure that people can pass freely in the living room.

Specifically, we should pay attention to the distance from the sofa to the coffee table and the distance from the coffee table to the TV cabinet. Under normal circumstances, at least 40 cm of passage should be reserved from the sofa to the coffee table so that people will not affect each other or stumble when standing, sitting and walking. At least 1 meter of passage should be reserved from the coffee table to the TV cabinet to ensure that people can pass normally.

For example, if the width of the living room is 4 meters, subtract 1.4 meters from the sofa to the coffee table, 1 meter from the coffee table to the TV cabinet, and the width of the coffee table and TV cabinet themselves. The remaining 1.6 meters is the upper limit of the depth of your sofa.

Golden size 3: appearance

The appearance of the sofa is also one of the important factors we need to consider when choosing a sofa. The overall length of the sofa should be proportional to the size of the space. Only when the proportions are coordinated will the overall look good. When choosing a sofa, we should pay attention to the following two situations:

1. Single row sofa

If a single row of sofas is placed against a wall, the total length of the sofa should take into account whether side tables, green plants and floor lamps are placed on both sides. The width of side tables is usually 40 to 50 cm, that of green plants is 30 to 50 cm, and that of floor lamps is 35 to 55 cm. After calculating the total length of the background wall, the width of the side tables, green plants and floor lamps needs to be subtracted, and the remaining length is the total width that the sofa can accommodate.

For small-sized living rooms, there may not be much space on both sides of the sofa to place side tables, green plants and floor lamps, so you need to leave enough space for the length of the sofa. However, it is not recommended to place the sofa on the entire wall. At least 40 cm of space should be reserved on both sides, otherwise the living room will appear too crowded.

2. Modular Sofa

As long as the living room space allows, in addition to choosing a set of single-row sofas, you can also add a single chair. The size of a single chair is generally 80×90 cm. Taking the length of the sofa background wall as an example, after deducting the width of the single chair of 90 cm, without placing other soft furnishings, the sofa you can choose at most is 2.5 meters.

Through the sharing of this article, I believe everyone has learned how to choose a sofa that is both comfortable and good-looking. If you think this article is helpful to you, please leave a message to communicate!