Left-Hand Facing: If you are standing facing a sectional and the chaise is on the left, it is a left-hand facing chaise. The arm of the chaise is on the left, because the sofa continues to the right.
How do I know if I need a left or right facing sectional?
To determine whether a sectional sofa piece is left facing or right facing, stand facing the piece in question. If the sofa arm is on the right side, you’re looking at a right facing sectional piece.
What is a right-hand facing sofa?
When you look directly at the sectional sofa and the chaise is on your right-hand side, that’s what we call a Right Arm Facing (RAF) sectional or simply a sectional facing right. The Left Arm Facing (LAF) sectional has the chaise on your left-hand side.
What is left facing couch?
Left Facing. The designation right-arm facing and left-arm facing, abbreviated as RAF and LAF, simply refer to the side on which the arm is placed if you are looking directly at the sectional piece.
How do you know if a couch is too big for a room?
A couch is too big for a room when:
It takes up the full length of the wall it is placed on.It crowds the surrounding furniture.It does not leave enough space to properly distance the television.Makes it difficult to get in and out of the sofa or use it comfortably.
Which side should the chaise be on?
A good rule of thumb is to place the chaise on the side with the least amount of traffic. Note: When a piece is labeled as right arm facing (RAF), it means the arm is on your right as you are looking at it. If a piece is labeled as left arm facing (LAF), the arm is on your left as you are looking at it.
What does left hand chaise mean?
Left-hand facing chaise-end sofas
The chaise is on the left-hand side as you look at the sofa from the front.
Is it OK to put a sofa in front of a window?
In Front of a Window
Although you never want to block a window, a sofa placed in front of one can look great as long as the back of the sofa is relatively low. Just be sure to leave a gap of about 10 to 12 inches to give the piece some breathing room and to allow for window treatments.
How big should a living room be?
The average size of a living room is three hundred and forty square feet (340 sqft). The average dimensions of a living room are 16 x 20 feet. A living room usually takes up about 15% of the space in a small home, but only 8% percent of the space in a large home.
Should you put a sectional against the wall?
Keep in mind that your sectional should not be directly against the wall. Make sure there is at least a few inches of space between the furniture and the wall.
