Choose upholstered furniture for the living room: configuration principles, requirements of ergonomics, folding mechanisms, materials and design, manufacturers
The most important part of the situation any living room is upholstered furniture. We read the "hugs" we read, watch TV, listen to music, play with children, we have sincere conversations. Modern models are able to respond to every movement of a person, allowing it to fully relax with the body and soul.
The group of upholstered furniture includes a variety of items: sofa, armchair, couch, sofa, ottoman, banquette, goat, pouf IDR. The most common sofas, chairs and puffs are the most common (the latter can serve as a landing place, footrest and even a table). As for the sofas, there are three of their varieties, differing in functional purpose and design:
Place for recreation plus a permanent bed. Such sofas are called universal. They are equipped with transformation mechanisms that allow each day to lay this piece of furniture and turn it into a double bed, as well as fold;
Place for relaxation plus a sleeping place for guests. Such models are equipped with "clamshell" mechanisms ("Italian", "French", "American") and are not designed for daily operation as a bed;
Place for relaxation. These sofas allow a person to relax as much as possible and provide freedom of movements during rest. Particular attention is paid to adjustable backs, head restraints and armrests, retractable leg supports.
Chairs can also not only perform their main function, but also serve as an alternative bedroom. However, now more and more often on sofas and chairs only relax, but sleep in bed (if the living space allows you to have separate bedroom and living room). It is about such upholstered furniture for rest we will tell.
La Cividina. | 
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A molecule molecule is a molecule molecule, which includes seven objects, has an amazing ability to modify. It can be a round sofa, "disintegrate" on puffs and small tables or only the puffs of the original form.
2. Compact furniture on a metal frame of a lightweight type organically will fit into the modern interior of the living room or hall.
3.Dizyner models of Italian manufacturers are often distinguished by extravagance.
4. Golletes inherent in the originality of thinking. It clearly confirms the covered skin Cottonball Conceptual Chair (Leolux), which is impossible to confuse with others.
Formulas equipment
Planning the recreation area, use two basic configuration principles: an arbitrary set of structurally independent stationary items or a modular system.
Commonwealth of independent. Leading manufacturers create small sets of upholstered furniture, and advanced sets-collection. Each of the items that make up the set is stationary, monolithic and constructively completed. Enclosures can include sofas of different dimensions (for example, two, triple), chairs, puffs, couches. This allows the manufacturer to reduce production costs by reducing the nomenclature of parts. The consumer also receives complete freedom of configuration (the ability to buy a set of whole or choose individual items from it). In addition, it is possible to determine the composition of the recreation area itself.
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Stressless | 
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5.6. The high height of the soft puff for the living room should be equal to the height of the sofa seat. It is convenient to sit on such furniture, and you can put tired legs on it. Bright puffs will become a spectacular emphasis.
7. HOWLO complex with transformable head restraints: Triple sofa plus two chairs.
8.Symmetric "island" modules with the speaker name Archipel ("Archipelag"). The products with backs are equipped with a gaslift mechanism that allows you to raise the back to 8cm.
Modular mix. Modular upholstered furniture is a constructor system, consisting of a certain number of unlocked modules (sofas, chairs, puffs, Idr couches.). They have a single artistic and structural and technological solution, and they are easy to combine with each other. The elements forming the system resemble a set of cubes. Of these, in any sequence, the composition is built, which may look like whole. The method of construction and the final form chooses the user himself. In addition, modules can be used individually and in the form of small groups.
Find your corner. Growing a variety of soft furniture a special niche occupy angular sofas. They fit harmoniously into spacious, and in small living rooms, smoothing the sharp corners and disadvantages of planning. Select the corner of the desired size is not difficult. Corner sofas make it possible to do without chairs and even without a low table, if you replace it with a multifunction puff.
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9.10.Interior high legs, "friendly" ergonomic design, bright color gamma- Here are some trends in the development of modern upholstered furniture.
11.This module can be part of an angular sofa or an independent object that provides a comfortable stay.
12.Cressed from the extensive collection of Genesis reminds of classic samples.
Manufacturers offer angular sofas in the form of a single design or modular system. But in the first case, all elements fasten with each other through the angular section (for example, using M8 screws, steel bolts, etc.) or combine the sofa with a couch using locks (say, wedge). This greatly facilitates the transportation of the object of furniture, as well as its assembly and disassembly at home.
All components of a modular corner sofa, as well as any other designer system, autonomous. Weaser manufacturers of soft corners are dozens of basic elements that allow you to come up with and easy to implement many interesting compositions.
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13. PUFE can serve as a landing place, and a footrest, and a table, and convenient storage.
14. A skilled sofa from the Dream collection (Calia Italia) meets the requests of the modern user and is a decent sample of ergonomics, style and quality.
15. Not only sofas and chairs, but also stressless puffs are equipped with transformation mechanisms.
16. Sepless rotating chairs, covered with bright skin, literally created for a relaxed conversation.
Impartial ergonomics
Purpose of upholstered furniture - to provide a comfortable stay. Therefore, choosing sofas and seats, pay attention to a number of important details and parameters. This is the seat (height above the floor level, width and depth, the angle of inclination relative to the horizontal), the back (height, quality of the back of the seat of the seated person, the angle of inclination), armrests (height over the seat, width, upholstery), sofa design and pillow quality.
According to the requirements of ergonomics, sofas and chairs are convenient, having a slight tilt of the seat back (up to 15), a large angle between the seat and the back (at least 120) and the support for the head. The greater the angle between the thigh and the torso (it allows you to pull the legs forward and take a comfortable half-time position), the stronger your muscles are relaxed. Typically, the height of the seat above the floor ranges in the range of 35-48cm (optimal- 39-45 cm). However, it should be noted that the people of old age are hard to get up from a low seat, and it is not easy to sit on it. A low sofa is not suitable for a high person, his knees will literally rest in the chin. But the furniture of small height is very convenient and safe for young children.
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17. Makers may look having fun and carefree, such as a multi-colored modular sofa consisting of two chairs.
18. Credited on the principle of the mattress and pillows miraculously changes its outlines, taking the form of a human body.
19.20. Mobility, functionality, the ability to fit into any space make puffs of indispensable attributes of recreation.
The height of the standard sofa seats is 42cm. The depth of the chairs and sofas varies: at least 50-60cm, but there are a model with a depth of 77-90 cm. The backrest of sofas and chairs are low (no more than 32cm), medium height (32-42cm) and high (from 42 to 70-77cm). The height of the backrest of classic sofas and chairs is approximately equal to the depth of the seat. Suriants and seats with a very high back (at the level of the nape and above), as a rule, not too deep seats, about 60 cm. For deeper models (from 70 cm) with a high back, you will need an additional pillow under the back, especially if people are sitting on them. Sofas with a low back and deep (100-125 cm) seats allow you to take the position of the middle. Addolgo sitting back at such a sofa: too low the backlop- inappropriate support for the head and shoulders. Therefore, the latest generation models have a folding back, the height of which can be changed by the movement of the hand. The most comfortable is the profiled back (with a relief profile), which has two convex supporting elements: the bottom - for the lower back support, the upper side of the top of the top of the back. Conscutive backs of upholstered furniture designed to keep their heads, at the top there must be a protrusion that provides a comfortable support for the neck.
"Testing" a sofa or a seat on comfort, keep in mind that the edge of the seat should not reach the footing flexions. If the seat seats are too wide, it will be uncomfortable to rely on the armrests. Therefore, the majority of stressless chairs (Norway) are presented in three sizes, and the HIMOLA (Germany) model is in four. It and others are designed for different weight categories and body types. Pay attention to the height of the armrests. Putting hands on them, watch your shoulders do not rise. If you do not observe this simple rule, the spinal curvature may occur.
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21. The chair of the chair sends us to the streamlined forms of 60-kg. HC., But in modern reading.
22. Coco Lightweight COCO.
23. Molden Crack Collection (Machalke).
24.Dive for two for a small living room.
Swing, rotate, rest!
Personal comfort is capable of providing models in the framework of which folding mechanisms are used. Equipped with sofas, chairs and puffs are very comfortable and ergonomic. Whatever position you have taken, sitting on them, it will allow you to relax and will not cause any harm to health. Such models are called advertisers (from the English. To recline- "fold back", "half-up"). Today it is one of the most promising directions in the development of upholstered furniture. In addition to the seats, there are sofas-advertisers. They are a whole range of chairs either one, located on the side of the usual sofa, such as the built-in television chair or side element with a massage function in Cumulus sofas (Himolla). In this case, manually either from the control panel can be adjusted by the position of the head restraint, armrests, leaving the legs, height and angle of inclination of all elements. Such furniture release authoritative European manufacturers: Artanova (Switzerland), Bruhl, Gepade, Machalke, Rolf Benz (Germany), Pohjanmaan Kaluste (Finland), Sedac-Meral (France - Belgium), Valmori (Italy), State (USA) , HIMOLLA, STRESSLESS. Adleners are manufactured and domestic factories: "8mart", MBelzeit, "Kalinka", "Moion", Papillon, as well as the RECORD Bedding company (Russia-Belgium).The most advanced models make up a lot of opportunities. A self-aligning headrest is automatically moved in accordance with the change of human poses, so the user can read or watch TV with particular comfort. Supporting the head, the chair simultaneously provides an anatomically correct and reliable support for the lower back, regardless of how you sit, right or leaning back. It is worth throwing hands behind the head and pull the head restraint on myself and the back will take a position convenient for sleep. For the same principle, armrests equipped with a raster mechanism are arranged. Stresting the stressless to establish a special wheel once, and in the future this furniture will automatically adapt to the weight of your body. Thanks to the built-in sliding system, the upper part of the puff included in the bed kit, obediently follows the movement of the legs. The emergency chair has a built-in ring, allowing to rotate 360.
The sedac-meral chair is unfolded when you transfer the entire severity of the body to the back of the chair. At the same time, ahead is put forward and rises. To fully decompose the chair, you just need to rest in the frame in the frame and push a little back. The mechanism drops parallel to the floor, and you will take almost a horizontal position. To return to the original position, you just need to lift and transfer the weight of the body on the seat, while helping the footsteps down the foot down. The depth of the sofas seats can be customized individually for each user (for example, in MBelzeit models, "Kalinka"). Other functions are also provided with other functions: the transformation of the chair in the rocking chair (the "Glader" mechanism), the built-in Massager (Himolla) IDR.
The advertisers require additional free space so that they can be completely unfastened. Such sofas and armchairs fit harmoniously into modern interiors, but in classic they may look like alien objects. The price of the chair-advertiser is from 30 thousand rubles.
How to care? Gently!
Soft furniture care begins with a careful operation, and it, in turn, - with the right placement. Do not put sofas and chairs near the heating devices, protect them from direct sunlight. If you regularly clean the furniture with a vacuum cleaner, you can save it in the original state for many years. Approximately 1 time instez do wet cleaning. At the same time, pay special attention to the seams in which dust usually accumulates. If we wipe the products with a cloth, slightly moistened in vinegar, the color of the upholstery will be brighter. Spread liquid immediately remove from the upholstery so that it does not spread over the surface and did not absorb.
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Most of the left-hand furniture objects have a hard frame, which is made of natural wood, metal or combined from metal elements, plywood, wood slabs (chipboard or DVP). The quality of the frame affects the life of furniture. Difficulty models most often apply a tree. Various parts of the design of such furniture are connected not to nails and screws, but with the help of specially designed compounds "Schip-Paz". Such products (issued by European firms) serves for a very long time. Frames of economy-class models. Domestic companies are produced mainly from chipboard or pine timber (often pretty casually).
It must be borne in mind that elements from chipboard should be completely closed with a film or tissue. If the chipboard is used directly for the carrier sofa frame and the loops are screwed into these slabs, the life of such a product will be short. In addition, the frames from the chipboard are taking the subject. It is more reliable to consider welded metal frames, although they are also not very light.
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25. Theory armchair Kikko, which is translated from the Japanese-"Turtle". Spectacular seat drawing really reminds of a huge turtle. Having lowered the back so that it was parallel to the seat, you will get an extra place. One kikko's hand movement can also be turned into a chaise lounge. Great sliding supports and low weight make it easy to move the subject on the living room.
26. The Baron valve program is presented elements of different sizes and configurations. You can choose any of the three options for angular modules: with a folding coffee table; with a two-section bar; With a bar, the cover of which turns into a coffee table.
27.The time is watching the movie We make more than 300 movements. Upholstered furniture for home theater responds to each of them. The synchronism of the head restraint and the support for the loin provides the Plus system.
28. The module complex "Lyon" ("Good Style") provides many interesting decisions, thanks to which the surrounding situation never get bored. Modules are not connected by any fasteners, and you can easily change places, such as a chair and an angular table.
Informal comfort
About 40 years ago, a group of Italian designers decided to realize the dream of creating frameless upholstered furniture. They removed the hard frame for the user to make it easier to adjust it to themselves. So there was a bag of a bag that received its name due to the absence of a form as such. At the same time, it takes the outlines of the human body, sitting on it, and provides liberty and comfort. In the early years, the chair-bag has gained great popularity. There are also similar sofas and deputies. You can sit on a frameless sofa several friends or transform it into bed, chil-out. Inside such bags, small balls from polyurethane foam.Chairs bags especially love children: they jump and tumble so good on them, they are safe, because they are deprived of sharp and solid parts. Bags like and young people. A variety of frameless furniture pleases with bright colors and original design. It is released by the factory "Evald", Airpuff, Relax Service (all- Russia), "Furniture", NST Alliance (Bourgeon), Aqua Creations (Israel), Leolux (Netherlands) IDR. Children's chair costs from 1500rub., Adult - 2500-5000 rub.
Soft-rigid
Contemporary sofas and seats fillers serve mainly polyurethane foam or fibrous mass, or synthelubles. Spring blocks of different types are widely used. Seats and backs of sofas and chairs should not be too deeply jumped under the severity of the body. Softness and elasticity cannot be determined on the touch-on pillows you need to sit and maybe even slightly jump. If they are excessively pillars and are not returned to its original position, and "falling", which means that there is not enough dense and durable material. Combating soft furniture manufacturers indicate the product labeling the specific filler density.
It is noted that people are much better perceived by rubber, latex (natural rubber), horse hair, sheep wool and wincing down, than foam rubber, sinter IDR. Given the constant interaction of fillers with the human body, the manufacturers of expensive furniture are trying to apply natural components. AESLI and use synthetic materials, then undergoing medical and technical testing.
In sight
The choice of texture and color of upholstery material is a taste. In our opinion, it is much more important as far as this tissue is durable and easy to operate. Fabrics for upholstery are natural, blended and synthetic (for example, tech, arpatech). There are specially created matter with teflon impregnation, on which there are no marks from fat, tea, coffee, wine, milk. The total of upholstery fabrics can include mohair, silk, lycra, metal threads. Popular suede- natural and artificial, or Alcantara (very pleasant to the touch and wear-resistant). Most often, traditional tapestries, jacquard, dilated velor and flock, artificial fur, cotton are used as upholstery.Furniture fabrics are usually divided into categories depending on operational properties. European and domestic manufacturers indicate these discharges in different ways or numbers. Each matter has a certain density measured in grams to 1m2 (for example, Shenila-440g density per 1m2). Important parameters - the abrasability of the tissue and its fiery resistance. Genuine leather occupies a special place among the upholstery materials. Leather upholstered furniture prestigious and durable, but more expensive tissue in 2-3rd.
Choose a sofa on the legs!
The fashionable sign of the modern sofa legs, low, but very elegant. Thanks to them, the sofas, many years thoroughly standing on the floor, have gained ease. Buying furniture, pay attention to the material from which the legs are made (better than steel). The bass stationary sofa should be the fifth leg so that the seat does not resist.
Where is what furniture and how much?
Italian upholstered furniture is primarily originality of solutions combining traditional quality and experiment. Modern directions of its design reflect the freedom of style and new trends. An example is the model of ACAM factories, Arketipo, Bonaldo, Comfort, CTS Salotti, Mussi, Natuzzi, Nieri, Relotti, Vibeffe Idre. Upholstered furniture in classic design produce companies Busnelli, Ceppi, Creazioni, Mantel Mantelsi, Valdichienti, Zanaboni.
German upholstered furniture, as a rule, is an alliance of classics and modern design and is distinguished by the highest comfort. It produces DriftMeier, Franz Fertig, Himolla, Hukla, Kler, Machalke, Oelsa, W. Schillig Idre. This also applies to Wittmann (Austria) products. Sofas, chairs and puffs from Scandinavia are inherent in practicality, design balance and increased comfort. It is worth named products of companies ADEA Collection, Asko, Finnfani, Pohjanmaan Kaluste, Relax (All Finland), Innovation (Denmark). The sofas and chairs of the original courageous colors are designed for people of bright and extravagant. Spanish manufacturers are represented by COLECCION ALEXANDRA, GAMINTERN, TAYMOBLE, TECNI NOVA, VIDAL GRAU, SOHER, JANT Y JAL IDR.
Calcuted from other manufacturers of upholstered furniture. De Sede Factory (Switzerland). Among domestic manufacturers - Holding "8mart" (which includes Factory "8mart", Albertshtein, Anderssen, Roybuch, Britanica, "Clash"), MBelzeit Factory, "Allegro-Classic", "Good Syl", "Kalinka", "Conceptual" , "Mikmar", "Prestige-Furniture", "Sil-M", Distah, Pushe, Rival. We also call L-Style (Russia-Italy), "Laguna" (Belarus).
Prices for upholstered furniture depends on the quality of framework materials, filler composition, upholstery, design, presence of decorative decorations, handmade, folding mechanisms. For example, if you can regulate the work of the latter from the control panel, the product will be more expensive than the usual on 12-30 thousand rubles. The value of the set or the number of modules is also influenced.
Domestic sofas, covered with cloth, stand from 15-20 thousand rubles, and covered skin - from 30-50 thousand rubles. The most economical angular compositions will cost 25-30 thousand rubles, but the price is more realized from 40 thousand rubles. For the modular system, depending on the configuration, you will have to give 57-90 thousand rubles. Prices for chairs start from 5-10 thousand rubles. Furniture leading European producers at least 2 times more expensive.
But the money is not all. "In order to buy a good sofa, you need your opinion on the world, your experience, your own philosophy" (Haruki Murakov. "Country of miracles without brakes and the end of the world").
The editorial board thanks the company "Grand", MBelzeit and Collection for help in preparing the material.