Choosing a Sofa for Your Living Space
Start with the way the sofa needs to work within the room. A 2 seater sofa can suit a smaller living space or provide additional seating alongside lounge chairs, while 3 seater and larger sofas create a more generous place to sit. Consider the available floor space, the number of people you regularly seat and how the sofa relates to the furniture around it. For seating that can be configured around your space, explore Modular Sofas. If you are looking specifically for an L-shaped or corner arrangement, discover our Corner Sofas.
Fabric and Leather Sofas
Upholstery influences both the appearance and feel of a sofa. Fabric offers a broad range of textures, colours and finishes, while leather develops its own character through use. Consider how the upholstery relates to the other materials within the room as well as the practical requirements of your household. Huset’s collection includes sofas from leading international brands, with different approaches to upholstery, cushioning, structure and proportion. Individual product pages provide further information about available materials, colours and configurations.
Modern Sofas in Different Forms
Beyond size and upholstery, the form of a sofa can change the way it sits within a room. Refined linear designs can establish a clear structure within the living space, while deeper profiles, curved sofas and chaise configurations create different relationships between seating, circulation and the furniture around them. Rather than choosing a couch or sofa in isolation, consider its proportions alongside your Coffee Table, Side Tables and Lounge & Occasional Chairs.
Building a Living Space Around Your Sofa
The sofa often establishes the scale and orientation of the wider living space. A coffee table can create a central surface within the seating arrangement, while side tables provide smaller surfaces beside individual seats. Lounge and occasional chairs can introduce another material, colour or form while providing additional places to sit. For larger living spaces, consider how several pieces work together rather than increasing the scale of the sofa alone. Combining a sofa with occasional seating and tables can create distinct places for conversation, reading and everyday living within the same room.
Explore Sofas in Melbourne
Explore sofas online or visit Huset’s Cheltenham showroom in Melbourne to experience selected seating, upholstery and finishes. If there is a particular sofa, fabric or configuration you would like to see, contact our team before visiting to confirm its current showroom availability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Consider the available floor space, how many people you regularly need to seat and the other furniture within the room. A 2 seater sofa can work well in smaller spaces, while 3 seater and larger sofas provide more generous seating.
Sofa and couch are commonly used to describe the same type of upholstered seating. Huset uses sofa as its primary category terminology, although customers may use either term when searching for living room seating.
Both can work well depending on the space and how the sofa will be used. Fabric provides a broad choice of textures and colours, while leather has its own tactile qualities and develops character with use. Consider the individual material specifications and care requirements before choosing.
A conventional sofa generally has a defined configuration, while a modular sofa is created from individual seating components that can be combined into different arrangements. Explore Huset's Modular Sofas if configurability is important.
A chaise sofa incorporates an extended section designed to provide additional space for reclining or stretching out. Depending on the design, the chaise may be fixed or form part of a modular configuration.
Selected sofas can be viewed at Huset's Cheltenham showroom. Contact the Huset team before visiting if there is a particular sofa, upholstery or configuration you would like to see.
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