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Lounge layouts: How to choose the perfect couch

Discover how to balance relaxation and entertainment in your lounge and choose the perfect couch to define the space.

26 September 2024

By Clare Chapman (Editor in Chief, HOME)

AI summary

Choosing the perfect couch means balancing style and practicality. Key configurations include flexible modular sofas, ideal for apartments, and space-saving chaise suites for maximising seating.

Consider your desired style—formal, casual, or elegant—to match your room's aesthetic.

For materials, leather offers durability and easy cleaning but can be pricey. Fabric provides more comfort and variety but may stain more easily. Weighing these factors helps you choose a lounge suite that will provide years of service.

The 2022 Rural Home of the Year, Black Ridge by Toby Chapman-Smith and Benjamin Conner, is all about the landscape; from the lounge, kereru are visible swooping among the trees. Here, a modular sofa is paired with occasional chairs.

The modular addition

The chaise

Formal, casual, or elegant?

In the 2021 City Home of the Year by CAAHT Studio, a traditional lounge setting defines an area for relaxing and entertaining that is at once casual and formal. Oversized off white Rosetti couches are arranged around a wide fireplace.