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Sofas: More Than Just a Place to Sit
You may already know lots of things about sofas. Common knowledge stuff like: they are typically upholstered seating for more than one person. Or that they typically have a back and two sides and are made quite long. You may even know that they were originally developed from the French day bed. In fact, the term appears in the late part of the 17th century as a couch for reclining. Pretty cool, huh? - read entire article -

3 Reasons Why Sectional Sofas Rock
Sectional sofas are not just another ho hum piece of furniture. They go beyond what the normal couch or sofa do. They introduce into your living environment an element of variety and excitement. Think about the traditional American living room. I'm thinking of something circa 1975. The TV is set up proudly along one wall. There's a couch facing it with a chair or two off to the side. Well goodness sakes, that isn't very thrilling. The family gathers for an evening of Walter Cronkite, the Waltons or Little House on the Prairie or some other smash hit wonders. - read entire article -

5 Things to Consider when Shopping for Sleeper Sofas
When shopping for any type of furniture, there are many things that you need to consider as a consumer, and this especially applies to sleeper sofas. It is a major purchase, and one that you have to live with for many years. You want a sofa bed that is comfortable and will last a long time. Sure, you could just go to a couple of furniture stores and try out all the sleeper sofas on the floor, but it is better to have a planned out approach. Here are five things to think about before and when you go to the furniture store. - read entire article -

So Many Pieces to Sectional Sofas
If you are in the market for a new living room or family room set, there are a few options on the market for you to consider. The most obvious is a couch, a love seat and a chair set. Other options include a hide-a-bed or recliner instead of a traditional couch or chair. Another great option are sectional sofas. A sectional is composed of multiple sections (hence, "sectional") of furniture, that fit together to form one large piece of furniture. Let's take a look at the different pieces available, the purpose they serve and why a sectional may suit your life. - read entire article -

3 Things You'll Find in a Furniture FX Sleeper Sofa
Furniture FX is a unique furniture company based out of California that specializes in the sleeper sofa as well as other furniture items such as beds and chairs. There are a few things that really set them apart from their competition, primarily that they identify themselves as a "fashion forward lifestyle furniture company". As they develop their furniture, they have three focuses in mind: fashion, quality and reliability. Lets take a look at all three of these and how Furniture FX applies them to their business and products. - read entire article -

Sectional Sofas Make Sense in a Modern World
Okay, I admit, sectional sofas may not the most exciting topic to read about. They don't do anything. They just sit there. And while they may just sit there, they at least they do it with style. They are comfortable, look great, can be moved around to suit our individual tastes and preferences, have built-in amenities, and come in an amazing array of fabrics, leathers, and other coverings. Let's take a brief look at the evolution of sofas generally, and see if there is a place for sectional sofas, and you many discover that they are more exciting than first appears to the casual observer. - read entire article -

Sectional Sofas Should Have a Place in Your Place
The more you think about sectional sofas the more excited you get, right? I knew it. There just isn't anything you'd rather be reading about than these wonders of modern engineering and design. From their wide variety of upholstered fabric, leather and even plastic coverings, to the many options that open up to you for arrangement in a room, to the many alternative furniture pieces built in, these sofas really get the blood pumping. - read entire article -

Sofa Beds Are Fun, Functional, and Here to Stay
Sofa beds come in many different shapes and sizes. They even sport lots of interesting designs, features and fabrics. If you have been looking at them for awhile then you have probably been impressed with the various styles, upholstery, leathers, and configurations that these amazing pieces of furniture are offered in. It is easy to stay in style with any one of a number of these. They are comfortable; they welcome your guests in style, and will last your family for years and years of use. - read entire article -

Sofas Come in Many Shapes and Sizes
We take sofas for granted. We don't even really think about them that much. After a long day at work it is pretty easy to just come home and plop down on the couch without even thinking about it much. As far as furniture in modern homes go, sofas have earned a central spot and aren't going anywhere any time soon. It is an interesting thing to take a look at the different types of sofas and related furniture pieces out there today. - read entire article -

3 Problems Sectional Sofas Solve
Sectional sofas are much more than just another dull piece of furniture to fill up your living spaces. You probably haven't given them much thought. At first flush, they may seem pretty boring actually. In fact, they actually solve some typical problems faced by families all over this great land. So let's get to it and see what I am talking about. - read entire article -

The Evolution of Sofa Beds
Sofa beds have been around for a long time. I am not really sure who the genius was behind the first sofa bed, or when it actually came into being, but I know that they have been around for quite awhile. We owned a used furniture store a few years back, and we had some old click clack sofa beds come into the store that looked like they were from about the 1950's. I thought that these were pretty cool, the back would lay flat to change the sofa into a bed. - read entire article -

A Sleeper Sofa is a Wonderful Thing
It had been a really long day of traveling for hundreds of miles on the road. Lots of crazy drivers, a sore back, lame food, and dry eyes made me tired and just a little cranky. That was my experience driving to visit an aunt about 20 years ago. When I finally got to her apartment I was introduced to my worst nightmare, her sleeper sofa. I didn't realize it at first, but about an hour into the long night I discovered a metal bar that ran across my back that just wouldn't go away. No matter how I tossed and turned I just couldn't seem to find a comfortable position. The mattress was thin and too soft, the metal bar in the back was obnoxious, and I decided then and there that I would never own such an awful piece of furniture. - read entire article -

A Sectional Sofa Can be Unique
When I think of a sectional sofa, I generally think of a large, overstuffed sofa that is "L" shaped. It consists of a minimum of two parts, often more. The different pieces can include recliners, a love seat or sofa (often with a hide-a-bed), corner pieces or a chaise lounge. The sectional sofa may be micro fiber, regular upholstery or leather. I think this classification is common for most of us. But a sectional does not have to fit into this pigeon hole, there are unique ones out there which look more like a piece of art than seating for the whole family. - read entire article -