In order that purchase of upholstered furniture was successful, at its choice it is not enough to be guided only by such parameters as exterior and cost. Not only the overall visual picture of the room and comfort of residents, but also their health will depend on quality of sofa directly.
For example, if the sofa is too soft, then the comfort of the person sitting on it can be saddened by constant back pains. Or, say, at the wrong calculation of the sizes of living space the sofa in the straightened look can take too much place, complicating free movement about the room. For this reason when choosing sofa whenever possible it is necessary to consider all factors, and in particular living conditions and tasks of the buyer.
Frame and frameless sofas
Today at owners of small-sized apartments frameless modular constructions and angular sofas enjoy special popularity. The basic reason of such choice is in economy of free space of the room and opportunity if necessary quickly to transform internal interior of the room. Frameless blocks due to filling by the granulated expanded polystyrene have lightweight that allows to move without effort them to any place and to make of them any design. Cost of such sofas also very attractive. However, frameless upholstered furniture has property to sit quickly and demands periodic podsypaniye of filler in cover that in turn does purchase of such sofa not absolutely rational.
For small rooms it is better to choose frame sofa with the optimum mechanism of transformation (butterfly, the eurobook, pull-out sofa, accordion, the telescope and others). The choice of any given basis of design depends only on needs of the buyer.
By what criteria it is necessary to be guided when choosing sofa in the household plan?
- Dimensions of sofa and their ratio with living space of the room and the sizes of other pieces of furniture.
- Simplicity of unfolding and assembly of design of sofa. The less movements are required for sofa apportion, the it is less than time and forces take away this process. In this regard the most optimal variant is the sofa with the transformation mechanism "tick-tock".
- Reliability and stability of framework. If to consider that the sofa is got for long term, then it is better to stop the choice on furniture with metal framework and wearproof coupling pieces. Especially it is relevant for sofas which will be daily used as berth.
- Type of textile upholstery. The upholstery from practical materials easily gives in to cleaning by the vacuum cleaner and is not afraid of influence of household chemicals.
- Presence of small children and pets. Expensive elite sofas with upholstery from velor or suede can quickly lose the original form if in the house there live cats, dogs and children of early age. Purchase of sofa with covering from skin with use of protective covers can become ideal option for such families.
Fillers for sofas
Today as filler of sofa the following materials can be used:
- Sintepon (synthetic batting). It is resistant to growth of mold and fungus, differs in durability and practicality.
- Frothed polyurethane. This type of filler is safe, eco-friendly, convenient and durable.
- Spring block. Such design of sofa differs in long life cycle, reduces load of backbone, promoting comfortable stay.
- This material is hypoallergenic, vlagoustoychiv and is practical and also is characterized by high rates of elasticity and property to quickly restore the initial form even after long and powerful loading.
- It is characterized by such qualities as wear resistance, moisture-proofness, practicality, durability and environmental friendliness. The only minus - high cost.
- Foam rubber. In terms of wear resistance foam filler in the form of integral plates, than filler from small foam pieces is most practical. The maximum life cycle of such sofa seldom exceeds 4-5 years.
- Quilted jacket. It is soft, but at the same time rather dense material. The lack of quilted jacket consists in its weak elasticity and elasticity.
- Very elastic and durable material – approximate life cycle of sofa with filler makes about 20 years of latex. The only shortcoming – the high price.
- The sofa with such filler can differ in average or large-scale of rigidity depending on the structural density of material.
- Coconut tow. This material differs in high strength and elasticity. Coconut tow is mainly used in combination with other types of fillers.
According to standards of GOST and the Consumer Protection Law the minimum warranty period of upholstered furniture makes 1.5 years. When choosing sofa it is necessary to take an interest at the seller in the term of its free service. Besides, at survey of furniture it is necessary to pay special attention to quality of upholstery (the sticking-out threads, roughness of seams, etc.) and possible scratches at design apportion.