What is the standard sofa size?

Most standard sofas range from 72 to 96 inches wide (6 to 8 feet). A 90-inch sofa comfortably seats three adults. Loveseats run 52 to 72 inches and seat two. For comparison, a 120-inch sectional chaise is a separate category. When planning a room layout, leave at least 36 inches of walking clearance from the sofa to the nearest wall or furniture.

How do I choose between fabric and leather sofas?

Leather wipes clean easily, develops a patina over time, and is durable. It can feel hot in summer and cold in winter. Fabric is softer, more breathable, available in more colors, and typically less expensive. Performance fabric (stain-resistant synthetic weaves) is the practical middle ground for households with children or pets -- it looks like traditional fabric but resists spills much better. Ask about specific fabric grades when shopping.

How long should a quality sofa last?

A well-built sofa with a kiln-dried hardwood frame and quality upholstery should last 10 to 15 years of daily use. Cheaper frames with particleboard or softwood typically show wear within 3 to 5 years. The cushion fill also determines longevity -- high-density foam holds its shape significantly longer than low-density fill.

What is a wall-hugger sofa?

A wall-hugger mechanism on a reclining sofa moves the seat forward as it reclines, allowing the back to tilt without requiring clearance behind the sofa. Standard reclining sofas need 12 to 18 inches of wall clearance. Wall-hugger models need only 4 to 6 inches -- important in rooms where the sofa is close to a wall.

Sofas — Single-Piece Seating | Quality Home Furniture

A sofa is the centerpiece of the living room and one of the most-used pieces of furniture in the house. Our sofa collection covers fabric and leather options, traditional and modern styles, and a range of seat depths and cushion fills -- because the right sofa has to fit your space, your household, and the way you actually sit. See our full guide to choosing a sofa for what to look for in frame construction, cushion fill, and fabric durability before you decide.

One sofa, the right one.

Sometimes you're not furnishing a room â€” you're replacing the one piece that's been carrying the weight for ten years. The cushions that have gone flat. The frame your dog has outgrown. The fabric your kids wore down. A single sofa is a different shopping job than buying a whole living room set: the room is already telling you what it needs.

We carry sofas built to be the only seating you'll buy this decade. England by La-Z-Boy custom-build in your fabric, your frame, your cushion fill. Flexsteel with the Blue Steel Spring system that holds shape through years of daily use. The catalog spans tiers â€” performance fabrics that shed pet hair with a lint roller, leather that develops a patina across families, and traditional weaves for rooms that don't see daily kid traffic.

Bring the dimensions of the wall the sofa will sit against, and the doorway it has to come through. Most sofa regret comes from picking a piece that looked right in the showroom and was wrong by 6 inches in the room. We measure with you â€” no sales pressure, no commission incentive to upsell. The right sofa is the one you sit on once and know.

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Read: sofa vs sectional -- which is right for your room? for detailed advice on size, style, and what to look for before you buy.

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Read our living room furniture arrangement guide for advice on focal points, conversation zones, rug placement, and traffic flow.

How to Choose a Sofa: Frame, Cushions, Fabric, and the Questions You'll Wish You Asked Before -- our complete guide to frame construction, cushion fill, upholstery options, and how to size a sofa for your room.

Leather Furniture: A Straight Guide to Grades, Durability, and What to Avoid -- full-grain vs top-grain vs bonded leather, what each means, and how to choose.

Before choosing a fabric, read our sofa fabric guide -- cleaning codes explained, performance fabric vs. linen, genuine leather vs. bonded leather, and what rub count actually means.

Read our guide to reclining sofas and sectionals -- manual vs. power, wall clearance requirements, mechanism quality, and who reclining furniture actually works best for.

Read our guide to chaise lounges -- standalone vs. chaise sectional, left vs. right facing, and how to place one in a room without blocking traffic flow.

Read our guide to sofa comfort -- seat depth, seat height, cushion foam density, arm height trade-offs, and the test that tells you more than thirty seconds of sitting ever will.

Read our guide to furnishing a living room on a budget -- what to buy first, where construction quality matters most, and how to build the room in phases without buying pieces you will need to replace.

Not sure what style you are looking for? Read our guide to furniture styles -- what traditional, transitional, mid-century modern, and contemporary actually mean, and how to figure out which fits your home.

Shopping with young kids in mind? Read our guide to family-friendly furniture -- which fabrics and constructions hold up, what coffee table styles work best with kids, and where to spend more vs. less.

Deciding between leather and fabric? Read our leather vs. fabric sofa guide for the real trade-offs -- durability, comfort in Texas heat, cleaning differences, and what to avoid in bonded leather.

Not sure if you want a sofa or sectional? Read our guide to sofa vs. sectional -- how room layout, seating needs, and lifestyle determine which one actually fits your space.