Are Modular Sofas Better Than Corner Units?

When it comes to interior design, two types of sofa are remarkably popular on the mass market - the modular sofa and the corner unit. Both are designed to be used in modern settings and both are immensely capacious in terms of seating the maximum amount of people within a designated space, so there is a great deal of similarity between the two. However, when it comes to choosing either a modular or a corner sofa for your home, which style is better and what should you look for when picking out a design that works for you?

Perhaps the better known of the two is the corner sofa which appears to have become by far the most popular and most advertised style of sofa available on the mass market. With sofa megastores and major online websites offering corner sofas at heavily discounted prices you'd be forgiven for thinking that the corner sofa wins hands down purely in terms of cost. There is also a huge range of styles, fabric choices and designs available to choose from so there really is no shortage of reasons to prefer a corner unit in a range of different circumstances. Indeed, with so many of us going out and buying corner sofas, retailers are competing to offer the very best deals on these styles, driving down the prices of corner sofas even further than you might otherwise expect, especially during sale periods in January and August.

Modular sofas are not as well established as corner units but have become extraordinarily popular in recent years as many more of us have sought to tap into a contemporary style in our home living spaces. There big unique selling point is the ability to frequently rearrange the style and composition of the piece, effectively allowing them to be a corner unit, U shaped configuration or linear sofa at any one time. Unlike corner sofas, modular are still fairly new with fewer designs, fabric choices and designs available so you may need to opt for a specialist provider to find your perfect piece. Nevertheless, if you are looking for a truly unique addition to your home, it's difficult to go too far wrong with a modular suite, which will almost certainly impress your guests at events and occasions centred around the living room.

For many of us, the ultimate decision will boil down to two considerations - style and price. Unsurprisingly, given the complexity of manufacturing sofas in multiple sections, corner sofas will typically win hands down when it comes to price, but what about style? A quick survey of the leading interior designers operating within the space seems to suggest that modular sofas are winning on this second consideration, with many of the world's most prominent manufacturers now favouring modular sofas over corner units when it comes to creating high end furniture that exemplifies detail, style and elegant living. So perhaps the answer simply boils down to whether you are more swayed by a low cost purchase or the quality and excellence of design. If the former, its highly likely that you'll find corner sofas to offer much better value, whereas for the latter you may find yourself investing in a modular suite over a corner unit this season.