Small Sectional Sofas – Finding The Perfect Fit
For those of you how have a medium to small house with little room to spare, sectional sofas are not out of the question. In fact, if used right, a sectional sofa will actually save you space. It offers enough comfortable seating without a feeling of clutter. Sectional sofas give the illusion of spaciousness, thus giving you and your guests more room to breathe.
Sectional sofas also offer you the freedom to move the pieces around to fit the desired room, allowing you to add your own decorative touch.
The size of your small sectional sofa will depend on the size of the room it has to fit in. It is very important that you take careful measurements of the room to ensure the sofa is a perfect fit.
/What actually qualifies as a small sectional sofa? When you take in consideration the number of pieces in the sectional sofa, a small sectional sofa will consist of 3 pieces. Adding more pieces will tend to overpower your small space. The idea is to create the illusion of space with your sectional sofa, and by forcing too many pieces into a small area you will just end up with and over crowded room.
To get an estimate of the measurements you need to look for in your small sectional sofa you can do an easy calculation. Take the measurement of a small sofa and add the measurement of one or two small chairs.
On average the measurement of a small sofa ranges form 63 to 72 inches in width. To get the measurement of the chair you can divide the measurement of the sofa by 2 or 3. This gives you a range of 24 to 31.5 inches in width.
To get the total measurement of your small sectional sofa you just add up the measurements and in the end you can work with measurements in the range of 120 – 126 inches wide. If have more room to play with you can add an additional “seat size”, this will leave you with a range of 120 – 157.5 inches.
Now that you know what the average size of a small sectional sofa is supposed to be you can go shopping for the perfect small sectional sofa. Just bear in mind that you have to measure the room where the sofa is meant to go. A small sectional sofa tending to the upper end of the scale might be perfect for one room and at the same time too big for another.
To make finding the perfect size sectional sofa for your needs, here are some general guidelines:
For a very small room opt for a 120 – 130 inch wide sectional sofa.
If you have a medium, but still small space you can go for the 145 inch sectional sofa, and if you have room to spare, the 157 inch wide sectional sofa will be perfect for you.
Knowing what measurements to look for when shopping for that perfect small sectional sofa will eliminate much unwanted stress, now you can focus on more important issues, like the color of the sofa.