Buying considerations for couches - tips for the modern couch potato

True, I never realized I was a couch potato when a friend of mine from Sydney called me that the other day but then again since one spends as much time in front of the television as I do watching whatever sport there is, I guess I cannot complain.

Informed

So after initially taking umbrage as this epithet, when I was asked what one should consider when it came to buying couches as one of the main items of furniture in the home, I knew I could come up with some pretty informed recommendations.

Whole New Ball Game

The first thing to consider is where in the home one is looking to put couch or sofa. When you think of the former one is thinking about those two to three seater, soft cushioned affairs you just love to lounge around in while having a go at Quade Cooper’s antics in the Aussie No 10 shirt against the All Blacks or catching up on the Sydney Roosters and South Sydney players featuring in the Rugby League World Cup Final. The latter opens up a whole new ball game – if you will excuse the pun – as there are sofas and then there are sofa beds. After all, have you ever heard anyone mention a couch bed? No I didn’t think so. It is a false premise but perhaps one could start a new trend.

Homely Charm

Couches bring to mind the soft furniture to be found in old homes where the profusion of cushions lends the homely charm of the unkempt that is always a favourite piece of furniture with the youngsters. Mind you, this couch potato can still hold his own when it comes to getting around the Sydney suburbs. 

Location, Location, Location

The next is to think about the area in which this piece of furniture is to fit. If you are thinking of single or double couches then the most likely area to site them in is either the living room; the television room or in some cases in the larger country style extended kitchen. The first two would not be exclusively reserved for couches as they would also be suitable for sofas and sofa beds but it would be difficult to think about putting a sofa bed in the kitchen. The kitchen area might be large enough to accommodate a large couch but it would be false to think it suitable for a sofa bed. After all, not many people sleep in a kitchen, now do they?

Fabric Or Leather?

Next it would be down to whether to go for fabric or leather. Personally speaking, this couch potato prefers the suppleness and classy look of leather but I have to admit that when it comes to sofa beds then the way forward is fabric, especially where soft furnishings are concerned. 

Search

Where to go to find what you are looking for would seem to be the final piece of the jigsaw and this couch potato ventures no further than the laptop where the following key phrases pumped in to whatever search engine is currently in vogue, always brings results:

• Used Couch for Sale

• New Furniture for Sale

• Sofas for Sale

• Beds for Sale

• Buy Couch

Way To Go

Sales offer the best value for money and providing you are not fussy about nestling down in someone else’s much loved couch or sofa, this is the way to go.

Author Bio: Boasting a Masters degree in Urban Planning, Seth Robin Pyle has an unending thirst for architectural innovations in the technology and construction industries, thinking through on-site problems in his head after listening to his contractors. He then uses his spatial awareness and creativity to solve any project issues.

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