It's a common problem.
The new sofa you want to buy for your apartment, basement or older home is too big to go through your doorway, down the stairs.
or into the elevator.
Obviously, you'll have to settle for a small scale sofa - or will you? Ready-To-Assemble (RTA) sofas are shipped flat in two or three boxes that fit through even the narrowest doors or stairs.
No matter how large or small the assembled sofa is, the RTA sofa will fit into your room.
In the past ready-to-assemble sofas were ugly, uncomfortable and difficult to put together.
They looked like boxes or toy furniture and took hours to assemble.
Part of the problem was that they were designed to appeal to a market that thought of RTA furniture as being cheap and temporary - not a quality product that would last for ten years or more.
Chinese manufacturers tried to introduce RTA sofas (primarily leather), but they ran into problems - poor quality, high shipping costs, and a very limited selection of fabrics and other options.
Now there is an American company making quality RTA upholstered furniture products, using solid hardwood frames, that look and feel like comparably priced conventional furniture.
This patented 100% Made In the U.
S.
A.
furniture is sold over the Internet direct from the factory to consumers.
The company offers a selection of traditional, transitional and contemporary styles with optional slip covers.
There is a choice of 50 fabrics including microfibers and natural 100% cottons.
The company ships within two weeks of orders via UPS.
Assembly takes about 15 minutes.
No tools are needed.
Although RTA upholstered furniture does not need to be small to fit into tight doors or passageways, often manufacturers of RTA sofas do make smaller scale furniture.
This is usually because it is less expensive to drop-ship smaller pieces to individual residences.
Smaller scale pieces are also suitable for mobile homes, RVs, 5th wheelers, and boats.
Finding a comfortable, good looking small sofa is not an easy task.
In order to be comfortable, sofa cushions should be at least 22 inches wide for each person to be seated.
The cushions need to be at least 26 inches deep.
When you add padded arms and backs, the smallest three seat sofas are typically at least 78 inches wide and 35 inches deep.
Height can vary widely, but is usually at least 29 inches (not including the back cushions).
Most sofa styles, especially transitional and traditional styles, are substantially larger.
Loveseats typically range in width from 56" to 66".
Finding a sofa larger than 66 inches but smaller than 78 inches can be a real challenge.
Usually you will have to settle for a modern style with very thin arms and only two seats.
Now you can find traditional and transitional style RTA small scale sofas starting at 65 inches long.
In summary, consumers looking for a small scale living room or family room sofa should include ready-to-assemble upholstered furniture in their search.
For those with problems fitting normal sofas into their homes, RTA may be able to save a lot of time, energy and money.