I’ve just spent months researching and finally purchasing – hurrah! – a new sofa. Which makes this the perfect time to do a round-up of contemporary compact sofas for small spaces.
The living room of our terraced Victorian house is fairly small and roughly square, and we made a classic mistake when buying our first sofa. OK, it fitted into the room (just!). But it also totally dominated the space. Top 5 Contemporary Sofas
Why “small sofas” often aren’t really that small…
Several years later, and on the hunt for the next sofa, I was determined not to make the same mistake twice. What I know now is that what are often described as “small sofas” aren’t really that small.
Often they’re just a 2-seater version of the larger models. But they’re still the same depth. Which is typically between 90 – 100 cm.
Often this won’t matter, which makes life a whole lot easier. You can find a sofa you like, and opt for the 2-seater version. But that wouldn’t work for our small room – and here’s why.Top 5 Contemporary Sofas
For small rooms the depth of the sofa is just as important as the width
Not only was our ex-sofa a whopping 210 cm wide, it was also a substantial 100 cm deep. Which means it came much too far out into the room.
In small rooms depth matters just as much as width. That’s why the 2-seater size of a lot of sofas just don’t work in many small, modern living spaces. Top 5 Contemporary Sofas
So what is the ideal small sofa?
I recently read a tip from an interior designer who recommends you go for the longest sofa possible for your small space, but really take note of the depth. Hear, hear – that’s exactly what we’re saying too.
With that in mind, this Top 10 Sofas for Small Spaces has compact sofas that are less than 90 cm deep, and vary in width from around 140 – 190 cm wide. These dimensions give you the ideal “petite”, perfectly proportioned, genuinely small contemporary sofas for small spaces.
