I think the time has come to shake the sectional sofa’s bad rap. When you hear the words “sectional sofa” does the image of a grovey 70’s pad come to mind? Well, room for eight in your family room does not have to be a lazy boy pleather in saphire blue or a Crate and Barrel island with 47 pillows all over the place.You can get all the tailored coziness of a typical three-seater, but in the stretch version. Family Style defined!

A few tips: go for “bench seating” versus six seprarete seat cushions and tight-back instead of loose-back, I also like to have equal lengths, otherwise I think they can look a bit lopsided… So invite more people over for the big game…here is some inspiration…

Don't you just want to curl up with a good book on this one... house beautiful

Don’t you just want to curl up with a good book on this one…
house beautiful

 

Tailored and pretty and room for a crowd... cullmankravis.com

Tailored, pretty and room for a crowd…
cullmankravis.com

 

I love this crisp and clean style. shopstyle.com

I love this crisp and clean style.
shopstyle.com

Ever think you could put a sectional in your living room, you can...and it will be SO cozy you will actually want to go in there! hardenburgesdesigns.com

Ever think you could put a sectional in your living room?? You can…and it will be SO cozy you will actually want to go in there!
hardenburgesdesigns.com