Tips, how to choose the right ottoman?

In the past few years, ottomans have become quite popular in the interior of city apartments. Today, they can be used in any of the rooms, and this will be appropriate. When it becomes a question of perfect living room design, choosing the right padded stool can radically change the interior of the room. Moreover, today, the pouf does not have to be an extra seat or stand under the legs. This is a versatile piece of furniture that can also be used as a coffee table.

If you are thinking about purchasing a new ottoman, we will give you some practical tips on choosing this piece of furniture.

1. Decide on the purpose of the pouf

Before buying ottomans, decide whether you want to use it as a coffee table or as a footrest by the sofa, or perhaps it will become an additional place for guests to be seated.

If you want to use an ottoman as a coffee table, then choose an ottoman with a rather flat and stable surface made of dense material, for example, Kwando fabric. It is also worth considering that in this case, it is worth choosing an option on legs high enough to make it convenient for you to reach it.

If you decide to use an ottoman as a seat, then it is best to match the height of the seat of your sofa and was made of the same material.

Those who need a pouf as an accessory or stand under their feet should pay attention to models that are lower in height than the seats of the sofa. The material can be any, as long as it is in general in harmony with the whole interior and decor of the room.

2. Determine and guide your budget.

Today the market has a wide selection of different style ottomans from various manufacturers. It's hard not to get lost in such a huge assortment. Therefore, one of the most simple and objective selection criteria that will help you narrow the range will be the price. It does not have to be the lowest price. Decide for yourself how much you are willing to spend on the ottoman: it can be either 1000 UAH or 5000.

When budgeting, consider the cost of your sofa. With expensive furniture it will be better to look a high quality ottoman made of expensive materials. While the budget sofa works great with both inexpensive and expensive companion.

3. Consider the interior style of the room.

This is where many people make a mistake. Since, buying an ottoman, it is not enough to choose a model that you like on its own, you need to choose the one that will work perfectly in tandem with your sofa. This does not mean that it is necessary to choose a pouf in one color to the sofa or from the same material, but there must be something that unites them. For example, for classic sofa models, you need to choose classic poufs on carved legs. While minimalism loves puffs in the form of simple cubes.

4. Decide whether you want the pouf to continue your furniture or become a bright accent.

On the other hand, if you want to place accents in your interior, you need to choose something radically opposite. Ottoman is the perfect solution for this purpose. Because it is easy, in which case, to remove. There are several solutions: you can take an ottoman in the same fabric as the sofa, but choose another more contrasting color that will be in harmony with the fine decor. Alternatively, choose a diaper fabric on which the elements of the pattern will match in tone with the main furniture. You can see all the variety of furniture fabrics for poufs in our catalog.

5. Carefully consider whether it is possible to use something radically different in your interior.

Suppose your living room is made exclusively in bright neutral colors, and you would like to add a little color, then the couch gives you the opportunity to revive the space. Or in the room there is not enough textures, then the choice of a pouf with an unusual print or texture, not similar to your sofa, can add style to the whole interior.

For example, in the living room is a large black leather sofa with ebony furniture and a black TV on the wall. In such a room with one color will be a little uncomfortable, I want to immediately add something bright. A good solution would be to choose a padded stool of bright yellow sunny or cobalt blue.

On the other hand, if you like such a monochrome design, and you want to keep the black color scheme, but you think your living room is a bit flat, choose a ottoman in black, but with faux fur upholstery. Alternatively, an ottoman with interesting accessories and decor that is different from your basic furniture.

6. Never Forget the Scale

When choosing any furniture, it is worth considering the scale of the room itself and the rest of the decor elements. Everything must be agreed. If you have a small nondescript sofa, then a huge poof will look ridiculous. However, if you have a huge sofa that occupies the floor of the room, then the same huge ottoman will be overkill. In this case, the necessary contrast can be achieved with the help of rounded shapes.

7. Play with the form

Most ottomans have a square or rectangular shape, but do not limit it to this and be afraid of round and oval models. There are also hemispheric ottomans, which, as a rule, are a good support for the legs and well continue to sofa.

Another advantage of choosing a padded stool, the shape of which differs from your sofa, is the right contrast. As long as you keep the balance in everything else, there is nothing wrong with choosing a non-standard form.

8. Approach the choice from the practical side if you have children or pets.

With children or pets, you need to choose an ottoman, which, first of all, will be durable, and also go well with the sofa. For example, you are afraid of bright furniture, because it may suffer from a drawing with a marker, spilled drinks or dirt from the paws of animals, now there are several alternative options for not wanting to deny yourself the desired, while ensuring furniture has a long life. In the first version, you can choose a white ottoman with a removable, washable cover. In this case, if necessary, you can easily remove it and wash it. The second option is to choose modern fabrics with the FibreGuard or EverClean Plus property. Thanks to a special innovative production technology, stains from such fabrics are removed using a simple napkin and clean water.

We hope that this article will be useful for you and will help in choosing a new piece of furniture.

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