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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 you know if you need a left or right facing sectional?
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.
How do you know if it’s a left or right corner sofa?
If you are looking at the sofa, facing the longest edge, it is a right-hand sofa if the corner and the short edge are to your right. Obviously, then, it is a left-hand sofa if the corner and the short edge are to your left.
What is a right facing sectional sofa?
Right-facing While you are facing the sofa, loveseat or chaise, the arm of the identified piece (in this case, the chaise) will be on your right side. So this would be called a Right-facing Chaise Sectional.
What is a left hand facing corner sofa?
Corner Sofas Available as left-hand or right-hand facing, these create. a neat, seamless look. Left hand facing 2 seater corner sofa. When there are 2 arms (or no arms) the longer section is on. the left hand side as you look at the corner group from the front.
What left facing?
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.
What is LAF vs RAF?
RAF stands for right arm facing and LAF stands for left arm facing. A single piece of a sectional often has only one arm or no arms at all; RAF and LAF are used to describe whether the arm is on the left or right side of a piece and whether the piece is on the left or right side of the sectional.
How do sectionals connect?
Sectional sofas are pieces of furniture that are connected by hooks and latches. They are designed to detach for easy moving and rearranging. Separating the pieces involves locating the clasps that hold the sofa together and lifting the couch section out of the attachment.
What is chaise in sofa?
The name is simply French for ‘long chair’ and essentially that is all a chaise longue is: a chair with a seat long enough to support the legs of the person sitting on it, so that it becomes a cross between a chair, a sofa and a daybed.
What is the long part of a sectional couch called?
The chaise portion is the part of the sectional that sticks out into the room and allows you to stretch out your legs. When picking a sectional, the decision you need to make is whether you want the chaise to be on the right hand side (RAF) or the left hand side (LAF) of the sofa portion.
How are lazy boy sectionals connected?
Tilt the sectional back so all of the sections are backwards, then look at the latches. Latches will differ in design and type depending on the specific sectional. Usually, the latch will connect by sliding in pieces together front and back or by lifting and dropping the section into the latch.
How big is too big for sectional?
A general rule of thumb is that your sofa should not occupy the entire length of a wall. There should be at least 18 inches of space on either side of the sofa. If you want a sectional with a chaise, then the long chaise portion should not extend more than halfway across the room.
Do sectionals come apart?
Yes! Sectional sofas come apart. How easily, or challenging it is to get them to come apart, however, depends on the kind of sectional sofa set-up you have.
What’s the point of a chaise?
In today’s home decor, the chaise is most often seen on the end of a sectional and sofa or, in rarer cases, as a stand alone long chair. It helps bring together the look and feel of a living room by adding space for families to kick their feet up and relax more deeply, in a half sitting, half lying position.
What is the middle piece of a sectional called?
An armrest is a spot at the end of the sofa or between two seats on the sofa, where you can comfortably rest your arm while seated. You’ll find armrests most frequently on the edges of the sofa, loveseat, or chair, but a chaise piece often does not have armrests, or it may only have one.
Why is it called a fainting couch?
Many have speculated about the origin of the term fainting couch. During this time, Victorian women, who often fainted from wearing tight corsets, would rely on this particular style of sofa to recover. The sofas were staples in what were supposedly called fainting rooms at the time.
How do you arrange sectional pieces?
Put them in the center of the room, facing each other and perpendicular to the focal point, with a coffee table or ottoman in between. Since some sections may have an arm on one side and not on the other, place a small side table against the armless end to visually balance it and make it look intentional.
Do they make slipcovers for sectionals?
Custom and Ready-Made Armless and Sectional Slipcovers Armless and modular sectional slipcovers offer a tailored construction that goes over the furniture base. Separate seat and back cushion covers are also available.
