One of the first items of furniture you buy when moving to Singapore is a sofa. The choice depends so much on the shape and size of your current living room, but you also have to think about how versatile it will be in the next home. The type of fabric and colour can relate to age of children or if you have pets. Leather is great for children, easy to clean and lasts forever, but can get hot if you don’t have air con. Are the covers removable?
Colour-wise, you might want to buy the rug for your living room first and then choose the sofa. Floor-wise most places here are tiles, so you do need something on the floor. Next comes an arm chair or two and a side or coffee table that’s the right height and shape for your layout. Then you just need to soften and personalise with soft furnishings and accessories.
Big or small or whether you use it for entertaining or chilling in, you need to love your living room. Here are some ideas to get you started.
Sofas
Union Jack sofa, Locus Habitat
Linus living room collection, WTP
Charlie cream three-seater sofa, $2,800, Originals
Assorted furnishings and accessories by Arete Culture
Assorted furnishings and
accessories by Arete Culture
Blade sofa with removable covers, $2,790, Mountain Teak
Three-seater sofa upholstered in traditional wax oil
with steel legs, Locus Habitat
N501 three-seater sofa, $2,995, Ethnicraft Online
Elveden upholstery by
Villa Nova, Gallery 278
Bolia Alba sofa in oiled oak and
upholstered fabric, Kühl Home
Raft modular sofa with stained wooden legs and removable
covers, $6,193,
Mountain Teak
Grand Chesterfield sofa, Locus Habitat
Prologue Mono sofa, Scanteak
Ochre living room collection, WTP
Kul living room,Scanteak
Jessica Zoob upholstery collection, Gallery 278
Villa Nova Atil upholstery, Gallery 278
Beccy L-Shaped sofa,
available in grey stone,
lagoon, natural or tobacco colours, $3,600, Originals
Saga stools from the
Nomad Home collection,
$680, Originals
Legend high-back sofa and Magic recliner, Sound Decisions
Assorted furnishings and accessories by Arete Culture
