As the centerpiece of your living room, the sofa is often the most expensive piece of furniture while also setting the aesthetic and style for your living space. More than just a place to sit and relax in comfort, sofas offer a wide range of features and come in many choices. Learn more about the different types of sofas available online in Singapore and their benefits for your home.

1. Standard Sofas

The most classic type of sofa found in most Singaporean homes, standard sofas are your typical option for your living room. They come in both leather and fabric, each with their own advantages. Leather sofas bring a touch of elegance and class into any room, and generally withstand scratches and stains across the decades. Fabric sofas offer greater comfort and a more gentle feel, as well as offering a huge variety of color and pattern options to suit all sorts of home décor. There are numerous sofa options online in Singapore to complement various household sizes and upholstery preferences.

2. Sofa Beds

Sofa beds have grown in popularity in Singapore in the last few years, chiefly due to their versatility and sleek design. Their main feature is having a metal frame and thin mattress hidden underneath, that can be unfolded or opened up to make a bed for comfortable sleeping.

Many sofa beds offer springs, foam, or pocket-coils in their mattresses, offering as close a sleeping experience to proper bed mattresses, making them a great option for Singaporean couples living in small apartments who prefer to save on buying both a sofa and a bed frame plus mattress. They are also terrific for hosting the occasional guest or two overnight at one’s place.

3. Recliner Sofas

Many of us would love nothing more than sinking into a comfy sofa after a hard day’s work. That’s where recliner sofas come into play, offering a built-in headrest and footrest when the recliner mechanism is engaged. They come in two types, manual and automatic sofas.

Manual recliners require the user to utilize their own body weight to lean back and recline into the sofa, while automatic ones just require you to push a button on the side of the sofa, although they require electricity to function. Recliner sofas maintain the sleeker design and aesthetic of traditional leather sofas, making them a popular choice for Singaporean households with a bigger budget.

4. Sectional Sofas

Not every Singaporean living room is able to fit a full-sized leather sofa. Sectional sofas help to overcome this issue by combining a sofa and a chaise lounge to best utilize the space in your living room. They come in various configurations, such as L-shapes and U-shapes.

L-shaped sofas make good use of corners in living rooms, with the long end often being placed against a wall to optimize its use. U-shaped sectional sofas typically have a center sofa and two equal sofas on either side, making it a great choice for larger families and gatherings with more interaction.

5. Modular Sofas

Similar to sectional sofas, modular sofas also offer a more creative use of living room space compared to regular sofas. The main difference between sectional sofas and modular sofas is that the latter is designed to be rearranged and moved around as one sees fit, with the backs and arms being the same height for a perfect arrangement.

Modular sofas shine in homes that are stylish and creative, allowing homeowners to rotate their sofa arrangement each time based on the number of guests and facilitating greater comfort and entertainment.

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