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11 Best Sectionals That Make Your Living Room Legendary
Lazy nights at home will never be the same.

A great sectional sofa is undoubtedly the hub of any home, but the term tends to bring to mind bulky, overstuffed pieces that weigh down a room.
Fortunately, there are now plenty of choices out there that combine sleek design, cozy upholstery, and generous size, resulting in a seat that fits perfectly into style-minded households. We've curated our guide to the best sectional sofas with a range of brands, sizes, setups, and styles, to fit whatever your stylistic (and practical household) needs might be!
The Best Sectional Sofas
What to Consider
The last thing you want to do is rush when considering which sectional sofa to buy. Here are the most important things to keep in mind before you make this major purchase.
Size
When it comes to buying furniture of nearly any type, size is a top-of-mind consideration. Anna Franklin, an interior designer and founder of Stone House Collective, says, “As the old adage says, measure twice, order once! Mapping out the sofa footprint relative to your space, as well as your existing furniture, will help you figure out whether the size of the sofa will truly work for your day-to-day life.”
Doing this is vital because you don’t want this large investment to block the traffic flow of a room or create awkward spacing issues. She adds, “While you can map this out digitally with design software, you can alternatively use painter’s tape to outline the size of the new sofa on the floor as well. Live with it for a few days or weeks.”
Style
The aesthetic and color of your sectional sofa will mainly correspond with your taste and the color scheme of the room it's in — however, depending on your household's needs, you'll want to double-check the material before you buy. Synthetic performance fabrics and microfiber are typically the best choices if you're concerned about stains, but linen, velvet, and leather sofas tend to look and feel a little more upscale.
Also, the comfort and depth of your sectional sofa's seat and back cushions are important. According to Andra DelMonico, the lead interior designer for Trendey, “A deeper seat and more plush seat back cushions will create a more relaxed seating option. A shallower seat, more upright back, and firmer cushions create a more formal and modern-looking seating option.” Deep seats can also be more accommodating to taller people, too, since they won’t feel pushed too far forward on the sofa.
Function
Anyone who's ever owned a sectional sofa knows that it isn't just another piece of furniture — it truly becomes the centerpiece of your whole house. For this reason, you may want to think about whether the sofa can be flexible in its functionality. According to Farah Merhi, style expert for Designer Looks Furniture, "If you’re looking to accommodate family or friends who may be sleeping over on the couch in place of a guest bed, it’s extremely important to choose a sofa that could potentially accommodate a full-grown adult."
Another style consideration is whether a sofa has modular pieces, like a chaise that you can move to one side or separate completely to create a discrete sitting area. Merhi says, “Customizability is always important — a modular couch is one of my go-tos because pieces can be moved to fit the layout of any room. Also, you could consider adding in an ottoman for extra space.” If you like switching up the furniture arrangement with the seasons, this style of sectional sofa will give you a lot more bang for your buck.
Assembly
It's important not to overlook what is involved with assembly. Several of the brands we've featured in this guide do offer white-glove delivery and installation for an additional fee if you want total peace of mind that the sofa setup is taken care of for you. But if you’re opting to go the DIY route with a sofa-in-a-box brand, the good news is that sectionals are usually pieced together seat by seat, so you won’t have to stress too much about maneuvering a large intact couch through your front door (although you should certainly always check with the brand, just to be safe).
Finally, while many of these brands offer delivery-date windows on their retail pages, there are still widespread shipping delays and supply-chain issues, so it could take longer than estimated for you to receive your sofa. While many reviews that we researched for this guide mention delivery delays, we also took into consideration feedback on the brands' customer support responsiveness.
How We Chose
For this guide, we chose sectionals of various sizes, upholstery types, and color options to give readers a wide selection of styles to choose from. For sectionals that our team hasn't tried for ourselves, we focused on well-reviewed products that cited cushion comfort, ease of assembly, and upholstery quality as being the best reasons to buy.
Sectional sofas might be big furniture pieces, but they don't have to look bulky or break the bank. Check out our guide to the nine best sectional sofas that effortlessly combine form, function, and affordability.
Melanie Yates is the senior service editor of Best Products, where she writes and reports pieces pertaining to the etiquette, dilemmas, and how-tos of gift-giving for different occasions. Previously, she was the site's senior home editor, covering all things decor- and bedding-related since 2015. Her digital byline can also be found on Bustle, House Beautiful, and Elle Decor. A longtime classical-music enthusiast, Melanie spends her off-hours enjoying performances big and small across New York City.
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