Corner Sofas

A corner sofa is the most efficient way to seat a large group in an open-plan living area. By running along two walls or floating in the room with the corner facing inward, a corner sofa seats more people within the same floor area than two separate sofas and keeps everyone part of the same conversation. The chaise arm of a corner sofa gives someone room to stretch out completely while others sit upright — a flexibility that a straight sofa simply cannot offer. For households that entertain regularly or need maximum seating in a limited footprint, a corner sofa is almost always the best solution.

Most corner sofas and chaise lounges are available in left-hand facing or right-hand facing orientation, which determines on which side the chaise section sits when you are seated on the sofa. Getting the orientation right is essential — choose the wrong way and the chaise blocks a doorway or pushes against a wall where it cannot be used. As a guide, stand with your back to the main sofa section and the chaise should extend toward the wall or window, not across the walkway. Our team will confirm the correct orientation for your room when you visit the showroom, and modular corner sofas can often be reconfigured if your layout changes.

Our corner sofas are available in both performance fabric and full-grain leather. A fabric corner sofa brings warmth, texture and colour to a large seating arrangement — because a corner sofa takes up considerable visual space, the fabric choice has a strong influence on the room. A leather corner sofa makes a bold, confident statement and is easier to maintain in a busy household, with spills and crumbs wiping away cleanly. Modular corner sofas are available in both materials, with the added advantage that individual modules can be replaced or added over time as your needs change.

Because a corner sofa occupies two walls of a room, planning the layout is more involved than positioning a straight sofa. Measure both the length and width of the corner sofa and draw the footprint on a floor plan, leaving at least 90cm of clear walkway between the sofa and the opposing wall. The coffee table for a corner sofa should sit centrally within the L-shape — a square or round coffee table often works better than a rectangular one in this configuration. Leave enough clearance between the corner sofa and the coffee table so people sitting on the chaise can comfortably reach the table without stretching.

A corner sofa is available in a wide range of sizes, from a compact corner sofa that seats four in a modest lounge to a large corner sofa that wraps a whole family and their guests. Because a corner sofa is measured along both returns, it is important to check each wall length as well as the overall footprint before you buy. Many designs can be ordered as a modular corner sofa, letting you add or remove seats over time, while a fixed corner sofa offers a cleaner, more resolved line for a permanent layout. Whichever corner sofa suits your room, our team will confirm the exact dimensions and access requirements so delivery day is straightforward.

Bring your room dimensions and floor plan — settling the chaise orientation and the total footprint before delivery day matters more with a corner sofa than with almost any other piece — and our team will work through the numbers with you at Alphington, Preston, Nunawading, Springvale or Essendon DFO, open seven days. Each of those five showrooms displays corner sofas in room settings so you can judge scale and chaise depth in context rather than from a dimensions table. Stock held locally dispatches within 48 hours, white-glove Melbourne metro delivery includes room placement, and we deliver Australia-wide for customers further out. Every corner sofa is covered by our structural warranty, and Zip Pay is available in store and online.