Chairs or sofa for a studio?

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We are making a “Spacious loft studio” (as I like to describe it!) from our guest suite and I need to make some furnishing decisions. At the moment I’m trying to decide between a sofa or two easy chairs. I’m leaning towards chairs at the moment since the sofa could only be a two-seater (is that what’s called a love seat in the US?) which in practice I find is really only suitable for one person (or two who are very much in love).

Ikea has some very nice and surprisingly comfortable new chairs:
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(also in grey, but I love yellow)

So, my respected founts of all Airbnb wisdom, which would you go for?

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I would go for two chairs. I mean, what I see is an IKEA chair that I can put up my feet and read a book. As much as I love the person I travel with, some separation isn’t a bad thing. Especially if he is wiggly that day. :wink:

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Chairs. More flexibility on placement and one get’s torn or stained the loss is lower.

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Oh, are you someone else who can’t sit and read with her feet on the floor then? I always have to sit with at least one foot tucked underneath me - shoes-off, of course!

And yes, I tried the chair in the shop - nice and roomy and comfortable …

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Cross legged for me. Shoeless. Always. HATE having my feet on the floor, shoes or slippers. :wink:

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Yes, flexibility is important, hadn’t thought about possible damage - good point!

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It’s a very attractive chair and a fun color…however, I’m not sure it would have a long life in a rental. It’s a light solid color and I can just see the arms showing soil easily and perhaps a grease spot where the Mr. lays his head back to watch TV, or a back stain if he’s sweating…

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Hmm, good point - don’t know if the cover is removable, but even so, a bit of a pain to have to wash it often … the dark grey is nice too, and I can always put a yellow cushion on it!

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According to IKEA:

Chair cover:
Removable cover
Machine wash warm, normal cycle.
Do not bleach.
Do not tumble dry.

And they sell extra covers which I always buy while the item is still current.

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Some love seats could be used for a sleeping space. If that is desirable for you.

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I love the yellow chair ! Thanks for letting me know this is new in IKEA: I am going to buy it for our Porto apartment :blush:. That is EXACTLY the color I needed.

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Look at all the colors they are selling separately:

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I love the chair and I LOVE the grey!! But then I love grey in general. The nice thing about grey is it hides dirt and you can put just about any decorative pillows, rugs, etc. with it. I wish I had somewhere to put this chair.

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I like the weave too. Have IKEA been warned that they need to boost their stock levels??

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Maybe I should be charging them commission … or at least getting a discount!

And, Joan, you should come to Spain and buy it - the dark grey is €159 as opposed to £175 in the UK!

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Blimey! That’s an outrageous difference. Unfortunately I already have 22 chairs in the house, sorry 23, and two sofas. Then there are another three sofas up in the summer house. Madness arising from selling our house in France a few years ago…

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Ottoman

I love the chair. Maybe have an ottoman too?

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60344622/