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Sara Hesikova

How to master the art of sofa scaling – 4 tricks design experts use to choose the right size sofa for a living room

A magnolia-painted living room with a green velvet sofa and fun cushions.

Sofa scaling is not a term casually thrown around so it’s likely you may have never heard of it. But in interior and sofa design circles, sofa scaling refers to the guiding principles to choosing the right size sofa for your particular living space in order to achieve a well-balanced room.

Ideally, you want to get the best sofa possible for your living room so that its measurements and style complement the lounge’s size and purpose you use it for. And yet, people often struggle to get the proportions of their sofa to the room quite right.

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