Searching for designer couches and sofas in Singapore

Looking for Designer sofas in Singapore offers you many options and choices. Designer sofa sets and other furniture items can be found in many of the high-end furniture stores of Singapore. Make sure the store has the brands that you are looking for and while investigating different sofas, start by looking for a sturdy frame which means a long-lasting sofa. Soft wood, such as pine may warp or wobble after a few years. Pricier hardwood like kiln-dried oak, ash, or beech, for example, is more durable.

Legs should be part of the frame or held on with screws or dowels, not with glue alone. To test frame strength, lift one front corner or leg of the sofa off the floor. By the time you've raised it six inches the other front leg should have risen too. If it's still touching the floor, the frame has too much give; then it's weak. A frame with joints connected by any of the following means is solidly constructed: wooden dowels, double wooden dowels, wooden corner blocks (the tag might read corner blocks glued and screwed), or metal screws and brackets. Staples or nails may be used for extra reinforcement, but never buy a sofa that's held together solely by staples, nails, or glue.

Ask your salesperson for written manufacturer information on frame joinery. Most sofas have sinuous, also called serpentine springs, which are preassembled units of snaking wire. They're nicely supportive, but they can press on the frame or sag over time if the metal isn't heavy. High-end designer sofas often come with eight-way hand-tied springs. They're comfy but expensive; some experts feel they're no better than serpentines. Feel the springs through the upholstery, they should be close together and firm. Sit down firmly on a corner or outside edge of a sofa you're considering. Squeaks and creaks suggest that springs are incorrectly placed or hitting the frame.

Polyurethane foam is a low-cost, easy-care cushion filling, but the more durable, high-density type can feel hard, and softer, low-density foam deteriorates more rapidly with constant use. High-resilient foam is more expensive but more comfortable and long lasting. Polyester fiber is also inexpensive, but it flattens quickly. Goose-feather and duck-feather fillings in designer sofas are comfy, but they can clump. The top of the line is goose down (the bird's soft undercoat) mixed with feathers. The combo is plump, expensive (about double the price of foam), and high maintenance; cushions need frequent fluffing. A down-polyfibre blend is cheaper, but it flattens fast.

Sofas for everyday need durable fabric. Cotton and linen are winners but watch out for loose weaves, while buying designer sofas in Singapore as they can snag. Also good is synthetic microfiber, which can mimic most fabrics and is stain resistant. Cotton and linen can be treated for stain resistance, but even then they aren't as easy to clean, or as durable. Blends of natural and synthetic fibers tend to pill within a year. Wool and leather are handsome and strong but expensive. Silk is sleek but fragile. Fabrics with patterns woven in tend to wear better than those with printed patterns.

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