The Corner Sofa Buying Behaviour Survey 2026

Corner sofas are bought for seating capacity and regretted for orientation, according to a new editorial analysis from Furniture in Fashion. The 2026 report identifies handing, the left or right position of the chaise return, as the decision that most determines long term satisfaction, and notes that the trade convention describing it is widely misread because it is expressed from the perspective of someone sitting on the sofa rather than standing in front of it. The analysis also finds that corner units frequently suit small UK living rooms better than buyers expect, because they occupy corner floor that a straight sofa and armchair arrangement leaves as dead circulation space, particularly in terraced homes with chimney breast alcoves. Where corner sofas divide open plan kitchen diners, the report recommends low backs, finished rear panels and 90cm of clearance on all open sides, and identifies the return dimension rather than overall width as the measurement most rooms fail....