The sofa is the first piece of
furniture that I consider when
I'm decorating a room, because
it's the piece of furniture
that all the activity of the
room revolves around.
Hi, I'm Lisa from Grapevine
Designs. We're on location
today at CF Interiors.
CF Interiors is my go-to place
for all the furniture that I
buy for my clients. And today
we're going to talk about the
things that you might need to
know before you purchase your
sofa.
The four things that you need to
consider when you're purchasing
your sofa is, of course, the
space that your sofa is going
to go into. Then what are you
going to be doing when you're
sitting on your sofa? Are you
entertaining guests and talking
to the person next to you or
are you watching TV?
Also, what is comfortable for
you? You have to consider the
sit of the sofa and then also
the fabric, because you need to
have a fabric that suits your
lifestyle. What's the main
purpose of your room?
If it's to watch TV, as opposed
to entertaining guests, just
make sure that the majority of
your seats face the TV and are
in a good viewing location for
the TV. If entertaining is your
priority, sectionals are fine,
but you really don't have a lot
of options to sit at a good
angle, at a reasonable
distance, to have a
conversation. You're going to
want to provide extra seating
that is at a good distance to
talk to somebody. I love the
look of a bench seat, which is
just one long cushion and I
love the comfort of down.
There's nothing like it to just
sink in and really get
comfortable. But this might not
be the sofa for you if
the comfort wrinkles are going
to be a problem. Bench seats,
often you'll see a wrinkle in
the fabric after someone has to
sit in it. And also the
box can get crunched down like
that after someone's been
sitting in it. So it requires a
little more maintenance. You
just kind of have to fluff them
up, push them back, and
it's good as new.
What's comfortable for you?
Do you want to sit upright on a
sofa and have your back fully
supported? Then you might want
to choose a sofa that has a
less deep seat.
And that way your back is right
against the cushion. Also, the
higher sofas, your feet can
be planted on the ground.
But yet, it's just easier to
get out of.
As opposed to this sofa that is
extremely deep and has a really
low seat.
That makes this sofa
perfect for lounging.
But if you have trouble getting
out of it, it could be a
problem. Let's talk fabrics.
Upholstery fabric, for the most
part, is usually thick enough
to stand up to wear.
But if you want a thinner
fabric like a linen, you need
to look at the double rubs.
10,000 to 15,000 double rubs
is medium duty, 15,000
and above, that's more of a
heavy duty linen and would
withstand something in a family
room with kids and dogs.
Some of the most important
things to consider is just how
you're going to deal with
staining of the fabric.
So in choosing a fabric, I
really think that choosing a
dark colour is great because it
hides a lot of dirt and stains,
as does pattern.
Pattern is a really good option
. And texture. Texture, too,
just really hides the everyday
wear of a fabric.
One of the great new
developments in fabric
technology is some of the
coatings that they're able to
put on the fabric now.
One of the brands for this is
called Crypton. And what it
does is it allows for no
liquids to be soaked into the
fabric. So it just doesn't get
stained because nothing seeps
in. So this really has opened
up the ability for young
families and high traffic homes
to have lighter colour fabric
on their sofa. The things that
make up the price of a sofa is
definitely where it's
manufactured and the
construction of the sofa.
But I think most importantly,
it's the fabric.
You can get good upholstery
fabric at reasonable prices,
but if you want to use the new
stain repellent technology, you
might pay a little bit more.
Also, it's the cushions.
Feather cushions are going to
cost you slightly more and they
probably won't last as long.
But if you're OK with that, the
comfort is just unbeatable.
A foam cushion, it'll stand up
better than a feather cushion
and last longer and be less
expensive. But it just doesn't
offer the same comfort as a
feather cushion
. Buying the perfect sofa can be
exciting and a little
intimidating, but insuring it
doesn't have to be. Most home
insurance policies will include
your sofa as part of your
personal property coverage.
But when you're buying a new
sofa, make sure that your limit
of coverage is high enough to
replace that new sofa if
something were to happen to it,
like a fire or someone spills a
glass of red wine on that sofa
. If you buy that sofa on sale,
keep in mind that you might not
want to wait a few months to
replace it after something goes
wrong. So double-check that
your limit will be enough to
replace the sofa, on the spot
with a new one if something
happens. If you have any other
questions about couches or
anything that home insurance
covers visit
Squareoneinsurance.com.
This is my favourite sofa.
This is The Valentino by
Marcantonio. It's Canadian
made. I love the cushions.
I love the like colour of the
sofa. The cushions are actually
made of feather and foam
together and that gives a
really comfortable sit, but it
also holds up so that you're
not always having to maintain
the cushions. I love the base
of the sofa and I just think
that this is a really nice sofa
because of the height of the
back. It's just an all around
really comfortable and
beautiful looking sofa.
Using the information that we
talked about today, I'm
confident that you can go out
and buy the right sofa for your
lifestyle and your space.
Thanks for watching.
See you next time.