How to Get Designer 2 Seater Sofa Style for Less

A two seater can look designed rather than merely affordable once you know which details carry the impression of quality. This guide sets out the proportions that flatter a short frame, including arm width, back height and seat height, and explains why slim exposed legs lift a sofa both physically and visually. It covers fabrics with texture rather than shine, the seams, zips and base finishing that separate careful manufacture from corner cutting, and the pieces around the sofa that do the heavy lifting: a properly sized rug, a floor lamp at seated head height and a table scaled to two thirds of the sofa width. There is advice on cushion restraint, on using a footstool instead of a second chair in tight rooms, and on the care habits that keep the whole arrangement sharp. Five small finishing touches are set out at the end, from aligning the frame to hiding cables....