To ask what sofa you'd get

[squiddybear]

We have been after a new sofa for ages after the one that we have being awful!

We've found a suite that we like but here is the problem

Do we get a corner sofa (£799)
Do we get a 3 seater and a 2 seater separately (will come to around (£1200)

Do we not get a sofa and continue with this awful one whilst DS is still little?

Help!!!!

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Above is the suite

Hard to say without knowing what works in your room. After having a corner previously, I didn't love it so I wouldn't personally get a corner.

I feel your pain on the pricing though. I've ordered a 3 seater and a single armchair and the armchair was only £100 less than the sofa. Infuriating!

Forgot to say, I have a 2 yo and a baby on the way with my new sofa being delivered next month. There was no way I was persevering with the old one until the kids were older!

@BoJingle it's a new build house so typically square room 3 sides we could put a sofa on. Either way would work

We've had corner and separate. If your room is big enough I'd go for separate every time.

You'll get more seating with the separate sofas. And the corner seat will be pretty cramped for legs when sitting there.

But it all depends how many will be sitting on them, just you and DH, corner will be fab, if you have 4 kids the sofas will be better for everyone having room.

I love our corner sofa but our living room is small so it gave us the maximum seating without taking over the room etc.

If we had the space I'd have a corner and then a separate arm chair or two.

We have a corner sofa in our family room and much prefer it to separate sofas as it isn't a. big room. However we have separate sofas/chair in our main living room which is bigger as it offers more flexibility. It is just down to preference though.

I'd go for separate. If you can't afford both at once, get the big one now and the little one when you can.

Hmmm I would say what ever you do but a sofa with removable washable covers!!! And buy a spare set. Then you can keep your sofas for years despite toddlers, kids etc

And corner sofas are a pain if need to move the room around or move house

I'd get a 3&2 seater if you have the space

Thanks all. We have a cushion back sofa at the moment which is the bane of my life however it is only 2 years old!

We bought new sofas about 2 years ago. I liked the corner sofas but decided against it as can only have one way in room.

Previously we had a 2 seater and 3 seater and we were replacing after many years - 3 seater was really worn out whereas the 2 seater was pretty good nick (ended up giving to a colleague buying first flat).

We ummed and ahhed about what to do and a friend said we always buy 2 3 seaters and then swop them around so they have equal wear .

We ended up buying 2 3 seaters - as were buying 2 got a great deal - they look great in our room and we find we use them both - appreciate room needs to be a certain size to be able to do this .

My answer is completely different from everyone else's!

We've got a pretty large corner sofa in our living room now, with a recliner at either end. It's the best seating we've ever had in there; it's the most sociable, the neatest, the most number of seats in the smallest area. We've had various combinations over years - different traditional 3-piece suites, 2 x 2-seaters and an armchair.

We've got adult DC now, not all living at home so maybe that gives a different perspective? You can stretch out both ways on our sofa and also on the recliners.

Corner sofa all the way! However I would get the one with a sofa bed. Still less than the two separate sofas. Good fun for movie nights with the kids too

I see a lot of corner sofas on FB selling sites...

A corner sofa is for a lounge (TV room) so if you have an extra 'sitting room' that has sofas in it, go for the corner one to give the two rooms a distinct atmosphere. How will guests be on the corner sofa? It's definitely a family couch. I totally don't mean to sound middle class wanky, btw!

I’d always go for separate sofas. I just don’t like the corner ones. Just personal preference though.

We have a large corner sofa and a two seater. I love the corner (it's my seat in the house) sofa but it will only fit in the room one way. I wish I could rejig the room sometimes, especially from Summer to Winter and visa versa. I love my cosy corner though.

We are in the keep the crappy sofa until the kids grow up a bit camp!! However well behaved they are, normal toddlers and small kids will have spills, test pens out, jump around on furniture. However hard you try to stop them. We don’t want to spend the early years treading on egg shells around new furniture so we are going to keep the old sofa which is ok but certainly not Instagramable. In the meantime I have already started a savings pot in my Starling Account specifically for a sofa so when the time comes (probably once the youngest starts school) it can be paid for.

@squiddybear what did you decide?? I'm in the exact same situation and looking at the exact same sofa as you and I don't know what to do!
Currently I have two 2-seaters from the charity shop (they are pretty awful), I really want a corner sofa (I'm looking at the same one but the open end one), but all these responses are making me wonder. And whether I should get one at all as kids are so little. Aaarghh I can't decide!