Designing the Perfect Sofa or Sectional

Have you ever struggled trying to find the perfect sofa or sectional for your home? Or find something you like, but not the fabric you desire? Do you want to change just a few things about a sofa? Now you can. Ernie’s in Ceresco has a few different styles of sofas, love seats and sectionals you can customize until they’re perfect for you.

Designing and customizing your own sofa or sectional may seem overwhelming at first, but our brochures help simplify the entire process. First and foremost, to start the entire process you need to look at the different brands of sofas and sectionals and choose one that has a style or the comfort you want. Once you’ve chosen the brand, it’s time to configure what you want your sofa or sectional to look like. And lastly, it’s time to choose the fabric for it. Sometimes picking out the fabric can be the most overwhelming part of the entire process. Make it easier on yourself and start by picking out a specific color and go from there, paring down your options until you find the perfect one.

Here’s a little break down of each customizable brand.

England

England has two different series of sectionals you can build and customize. With each series you can choose the seats and configurations for what would work in your house. You are also able to choose almost any fabric from the England fabric collection. The only downfall is you don’t have any control over the arms, legs and backing of the sofa or sectional.

Cozy Life

Our F9 Series is similar to England as you can choose and configure any sectional to fit your needs. F9 Series has a great brochure that already has over 15 different options available. Our brochures also include dimensions, that way there’s no guess work involved.

Smith Brothers

Smith Brothers has two different series, the 5000 and the 8000. Each series gives you different options for customizing your sofa, love seat or sectional.

With the 5000 series, the brochure lays out customizing your sofa or sectional in 4 steps. The first step is to choose what kind of base you want. You can choose from a skirt, turned leg or a tapered leg. The second step is to choose the arm. You have 6 options and can choose from a T-Cushion or a no T-Cushion sock, panel or track arm. The third step is choosing the back, where you can choose either semi-attached or loose pillow. The fourth step is choosing the sofa or sectional pieces you want. The very last step is choosing a fabric for the body of the sofa or sectional and the pillow fabric.

The 8000 series is very similar to the 5000 series. You still get to customize the sofa and sectional, only some of the options are different. The first step with the 8000 series is to choose what kind of seam as you can choose from a welt chord or a top stitch. The second step is choosing the arm, with the choices being a sock, panel, track or deco arm. The third step is choosing the back. You can pick from a semi-attached boxing back, a loose pillow boxing back or a loose pillow knife edge back. The fourth step is choosing the sofa or sectional pieces you want. And just like the 5000 series, the very last step is choosing a fabric for the body of the sofa or sectional and the pillow fabric.

Designing a sofa or sectional can be quite easy – just follow the steps in the brochures and you won’t be overwhelmed.

Kaitlin Benes
Advertising/Furniture Sales