In my experience, you can have a harmonious household, or you can have an L-shaped sectional — it's one or the other. As someone who owns such a sofa, I can tell you that my partner and I often battle for who will get the ottoman seat and spend their evening in front of the TV with their legs up, and who is going without.
For one person, the L-shape sectional is the ultimate in reclining in comfort, but what do you do when you want everyone to have that same opportunity with your living room's seating? Enter the 'pit sofa' or 'pit sectional'. This emerging sofa trend is something I'm seeing in all kinds of spaces, from comfortable media rooms to "social" living rooms, standing in place of the 70s conversation pit as an alternative without having to dig out your floors.
