A good place for an afternoon nap.

My wife and I decide that we need to buy a new sofa before the end of the year. Our current on is past worn out. It is stained. One of the spring’s sticking into a cushion.

It has been quite a few years since our last purchase of a sofa. I felt that we need to start with the basics. Fabric, style, as well price are important consideration. Since it cost a few hundreds dollars we are going to some extensive recon before buying.

Some of the place to start will be online, local thrift stores, and furniture stores. I even put a posted a question about buying a sofa or couch on SavingAdvice.com. This will give us some ideas as to what is available. Then we will come closer to finding the perfect sofa at the perfect price.

This last weekend, we had some time. So we stopped by Mor’s, a local furniture store. There we found a friendly sales lady, who was willing to answer our questions. Over the next 30 minutes we asked a lot of questions as we looked at what they offered.

Sofa or Couch – A couch is defined as a bed for resting or sleeping. The sofa as a long bench with upholstered back and arms. I would say the sofa was meant to keep you upright and awake, the couch was designed for sleeping. Today, the two words can be used for the same piece of furniture.

I will being using the word sofa, because each one of our family members does find themselves falling as sleep in it at least once or twice a week.

Size - Most sofas or couches come in lengths between 65-75 inches. You can get what is called a sectional and increase the length by added a section.

Our current couch is 65 inches, however a 75 inch would be a better fit. A love seat is just to small for us. Like I mentioned earlier several members of our family like to stretch out an fall asleep while watching TV.

Covering Material – When I started looking that different material that are used for a covering of a sofa, my head started to spend. So I thought I would just give you a brief summary below.

• Leather (hide): One of the oldest natural materials known to man, leather is synonymous with quality and the finer things in life.
• Natural leathers: These include Nubuck suede, oiled and waxed finishes.
• Pellissima: This cover represents the latest in eco bonded leather technology. It has a durable coated surface backed with eco friendly recycled leather fibres, bonded with special adhesives to give the product additional strength and durability while still feeling great to the touch.
• LeatherLux^TM: This is a specially constructed man made material, secondary backed for extra strength and durability.
• Fabrics: Fabrics enhance the look and feel of your sofa. There are stain resistant coating for many of that fabric. Some manufactures offer extended warranty for getting the stain resistance coating.

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