The largest piece of furniture in your home, and the overall design of your home is your sofa. Some prefer the minimal design and straight lines of contemporary sofas. Others like sofas with lots of floral patterns and soft cushy pillows. Still, others like sectional sofas.

Nowadays, sofas come in hundreds of styles with endless choices of upholstery. You can order your sofa online from reputable furniture store. Most people will tell you that after style the most important thing they look for in a sofa is comfort. Choosing the right style of sofa to enhance your home is important. There are different styles of sofa to choose from, but most manufacturers break them into two distinct styles which are contemporary and traditional. For instance, more traditional styles of sofa would include English arm, barrel back, tight back, tufted back and tuxedo.

However, depending on fabric choices a Tuxedo sofa could be used in a contemporary home. Contemporary styles include channel back, sectional and sock arm. Some sofas come with pillows attached to the sofa, some comes with loose pillows that you can freestyle any way you choose. Another thing that provides your sofa with a definite style is fabric choice.

When you visit most furniture stores, you will have the ability to choose the style of sofa you want and then pick your choice of fabric. Some manufacturers have different fabrics you can choose from when you are designing a sofa. The choice of fabric can add thousands of dollars to the final cost of a sofa. Geometric designs and bold, bright colors would be used on contemporary sofas and softer muted colors and prints would be used on traditional sofas.

Leather sofas are also popular. With routine care leather is a durable upholstery choice on a sofa. You will want to keep the leather clean and moisturized. Another sofa option you may want to consider is whether you want a sofa bed, also known as a convertible sofa, a sleeper sofa or a reclining sofa. Obviously, a convertible sofa or sleeper sofa can come in handy as an extra bedroom for someone who may live in an apartment or have a smaller home who still wants to be able to accommodate guests overnight.

As with any major purchase, you always shop around to get the best product. Look around online at different sofa selections so that you can get an idea of what you want before you visit an online store. If you see a sofa doing an online search, you should be able to find a store that sells that particular brand.

Another great sofa option you may want to consider is a reclining sofa. It is the best of both worlds. Sofas that are reclining sofas have two seats that recline, for maximum comfort. You can get a reclining sofa in most styles, contemporary and traditional. The most important thing is that the sofa should be comfortable for you.