Couches - Your Opinion Needed Please

[merrijoy]

Hello Lovely People of PS,

I hope you can help me. We are deciding between 2 sets of couches. Can you please tell me which of these 2 sets you like better? It would either be a sectional or sofa and loveseat.

Thanks so much for your help in advance.

This is set 1:

 

[merrijoy]

Set 2: (Set 1 has 2 recliners in it and Set 2 does not recline at all).

 

[Erinleigh]

I like the second set better!
Personally, I like sectionals, but usually only when they''re very modern/boxy looking.

 

[TravelingGal]

I like the more formal look of #2, as well as the fact that you have more options in arrangement.

But I''m all about comfort lately and dig recliners (even though they are kind of ugly, IMHO).

 

[Linda W]

I really like the second set as well. We just bought new furniture last week. Yes recliners too. HA! We like to be comfortable.

Besides, Like T-Gal stated, sectionals are easy to rearrange.

 

[D&T]

if i were to get for a family room- i''d want #1, if this is for a guest/formal room, then I''d say #2

 

[merrijoy]

Date: 7/13/2009 3:34:08 PM
Author: D&T
if i were to get for a family room- i''d want #1, if this is for a guest/formal room, then I''d say #2

Yes, this is for our TV room which feels like a movie theatre to me. Big DLP (56 inch) in the corner of the room - If that helps in decision.

 

[D&T]

Date: 7/13/2009 3:43:18 PM
Author: merrijoy

Date: 7/13/2009 3:34:08 PM
Author: D&T
if i were to get for a family room- i''d want #1, if this is for a guest/formal room, then I''d say #2

Yes, this is for our TV room which feels like a movie theatre to me. Big DLP (56 inch) in the corner of the room - If that helps in decision.

welp- I choose #1.. for comfy. This is what we will do with ours one day as well just for us, separate family room from guest/formal. My sister had something very similar, and it was comfy and homey if that makes sense for the family room.

 

[April20]

My vote is for option 2. I''m a fan of versatility.

 

[DiamanteBlu]

I prefer #1 for a more relaxed look. For a more formal look a Chesterfield style is one of my favorites.

 

[DiamanteBlu]

Something like this:

 

[geckodani]

Date: 7/13/2009 3:30:20 PM
Author: TravelingGal
I like the more formal look of #2, as well as the fact that you have more options in arrangement.

But I''m all about comfort lately and dig recliners (even though they are kind of ugly, IMHO).

Ditto. Something to check out with both designs would be where the back pillows hit on your head. My mom is 5'' tall and has a hard time with her reclining sofa - the cushions hit her at a weird place on her neck.

 

[bebe]

#2 It is more versatile, you can move it around more if needed.
I have a leather sectional in my game room upstairs. It has been great for the kids,
it even has a pull-out bed. But downstairs in my family room, I have a sofa, 2 large chairs
and one leather chair with a matching ottoman.

 

[ice-queen]

Set 1 --- I love sectionals for family rooms, they feel warmer and more inviting to me. And having the recliners will be great too. I know the two sets are the same style, but the couch/loveseat version looks outdated to me in that particular design.

 

[Monnyjay]

I like 2# I think the sectional one would date very quickly

You also have a lot more options of placement with the second choice

 

[Tuckins1]

I like set #2 better... It would be easier to reconfigure your furniture arrangement with the smaller pieces rather that one huge piece!

 

[litebrite]

I like #1 for a TV room. One word: recliner! Nothing beats comfortably snoozing after a favorite tv show, blanket on lap.

 

[ms.halo]

For a TV room I think #1 would be the best. It''s not as attractive as #2, but looks a lot more comfy. Have you been able to try either of them out? Sometimes leather couches can be tricky because you can start to sllllliiiiiiddddeeee off!

 

[zoebartlett]

I like #2. As many have stated, there''s more versatility if you opt for a sofa and love seat over a sectional. Plus, the corner set of a sectional seems like wasted space to me. Maybe it''s not but that''s how I see it.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

When you have company over, will everyone be hanging out in that room? If so, then I'd go with sofa/loveseat combon. Unless you have close friends over, it's awkard to be huddled in around each other the way a sectional makes you do.

 

[Hera]

Can I talk you out of both of them? I know they''re comfortable and all but isn''t there a way to find something comfortable and not look like a muppet(no offense)? I did like the one Diamanteblu posted. I also think a boxy sectional is nice and more fashionable.

 

[nycbkgirl]

#2

 

[Haven]

Have you actually sat on either? I can''t buy any seating until I''ve sat on it. Especially sofas.

Also, have you had leather sofas before? I think it''s a thing people either love or hate, and I happen to be in the hate camp as far as leather sofas are concerned. They''re just less comfortable than fabric to me.

We have a giant leather sectional in our family room, I wish it were fabric.

 

[merrijoy]

Thanks everyone. Yes we did sit on both sets at the stores. The second set was actually REALLY soft - too soft. We went with the first one. LOVE THEM - OMG - So Comfortable and love the recliners - beat our 7+ year old hand me downs by miles. Thanks again.