Best Sectional Sofas and Living Room Furniture Picks

A sectional is the biggest furniture purchase most living rooms will see, so it helps to start with how you actually sit. A deep chaise sectional suits movie nights, while a two-seat sofa or a slipcovered style is easier in a smaller room and simpler to keep clean. Performance fabrics and washable slipcovers are worth paying for if you have kids or pets, and a reversible chaise lets you rearrange later.

Measure the room and the doorways before you fall for a shape, then compare seat depth and cushion fill. The sofas below run from modular, customizable sectionals to a velvet sleeper and a wicker chaise for the porch.

Once the sofa is down, a wool rug and a coffee table set the tone. A flatweave or hand-knotted wool rug adds texture and holds up to foot traffic, and a rug large enough for the front legs of the sofa makes the room feel bigger. For the table, an oval or marble top softens a boxy sectional, while acacia wood adds warmth next to a neutral upholstery.