What types of sofas are there?
When choosing your sofa, you will soon come across several terms: chaise longue, longchair, dormeuse and recamiere. Each of these sofas offer benefits for the comfort and style of your interior. What they have in common is that they are all designed for relaxing on. In this blog, we explain exactly what each type of sofa entails, so you can make the best choice for your living room.
What is a chaise longue?
A chaise longue is freely translated from French: a long chair. The chair extends in width and has a back section that extends halfway, or is lowered halfway. You can sit at an angle, as it were, stretched out on the chair. A chaise longue usually stands freely in the room and is not linked to other seating elements.
Designsofa: Finn in Clay Stone
What's a longchair?
A longchair is similar to a chaise longue.Only here the seat is extended to the front and not widthwise. You place your legs, as it were, on an ottoman that is attached to the seat of the armchair. A long chair can have no armrests, 1 armrest or 2 armrests. The armrest is usually no longer than the armrest of the sofa the longchair is part of. A longchair can often be placed separately, or as part of an element sofa.
Designsofa: Moa in Sesam Beige
What is a dormeuse?
A dormeuse is a long corner section made in one piece.In fact, it is a corner piece with an attached seat and back. A dormeuse can end in a seat with back or in an ottoman. The difference with a longchair is that the back continues from the corner piece. Whereas with a chaise longue, the side is formed by an armrest, and you cannot sit against that.
What's a recamiere?
A recamiere is the same as a dormeuse but always ends with an ottoman. The recamiere is also made of one piece, but looks airy because the element at the end does not have a high back or armrest.The corner bench does not close off the space. In addition, the recamiere provides plenty of seating areas and 2 generous lounging areas.
Designsofa: Sommer in Oat Beige
