Office, bedroom – no matter. If it’s got a couch, there’s an argument to be made that it constitutes a kind of living room. Nothing validates a space quite like it. It signals: this is where you lounge, where people gather, where things happen. An instantly centralizing trick that works almost everywhere – except the backyard.
Because what makes a good sofa is often at odds with the outdoors: fluffy fillings and rich, soft upholstery don’t exactly stand a chance against sprinklers, let alone rain. And while ‘outdoor cushions’ in ‘outdoor fabrics’ promise durability, they rarely promise comfort – and ‘nap time,’ they most certainly do not.
