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Width of sofa

7 years ago

I just want to say a massive thanks to everyone who has assisted in previous blogs. One final question my sofa will be against the back wall by window The length of which is 214cm
Should I get a sofa with length of 199cm or at 145cm
The cupboards are Meter cupboards
The sofa I am going for will be the stockstund IKEA sofa
Thanks Carolina for the picture board
Thank you

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lkirk44
7 years ago
I would choose the smaller sofa so not to dominate the room
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7 years ago
I'd go for the smallest one so that you can open the meter cupboard to read every month without moving the sofa, plus the larger one would dominate the space. Is it not possible to put the sofa opposite the fireplace and have an armchair by the window? Your sofa will be blocking the radiator otherwise.
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