Corner sofa beds: sizes, left vs right, and how to measure your room

Corner sofas seat more people along the same walls and give everyone room to put their feet up. Here is how to pick the right size and the right way round – and what to check if you also want it to work as a guest bed.

Left-hand or right-hand: how to tell

Stand in front of the sofa, facing it, as if you were about to sit down. The side the long (or open) end is on is the “hand”. If the long end is on your right, it is a right-hand corner; on your left, a left-hand corner.

To choose, look at your room: put the long end where it will not block a doorway or walkway, and where people will want to stretch out (often facing the TV or a window).

Open or closed corner?

• Open corner – one end has no arm, so you can lie along it or get in and out easily. Feels more relaxed and less bulky. Example: Nova L Corner – Open.
• Closed corner – arms on both ends, so it feels enclosed and snug. Good for a corner of the room against two walls. Example: Nova L Corner – Closed.

Common corner sofa sizes

Layout	Footprint (W × D)	Good for
Compact corner (Nova Flex)	200 × 200 cm	Apartments, studies, small lounges
L corner, 2 × 1.5m modules	250 × 150 cm	Medium lounge rooms
L corner, 2 × 2m modules	300 × 200 cm	Family rooms; makes a bed of about 200 × 200 cm

All Nova corners are 76 cm high. For other models and how to measure, see the size guide.

How to measure for a corner sofa

1. Measure both walls from the corner outwards.
2. Leave at least 40–60 cm between the sofa and a coffee table, and keep walkways clear.
3. Tape the L shape on the floor and check doors, windows, heaters and power points.
4. Measure doorways and stairs. Foam corner sofas arrive as separate modules, compressed in boxes, so they are much easier to get inside than a one-piece framed sofa.

Corner sofa beds

If the corner also needs to be a guest bed, check the size of the sleeping area and how it is made. On the Nova corners there is no fold-out frame: you lay the back cushions flat across the seats. With 2 × 2m modules that gives a sleeping area of about 200 × 200 cm.

Prices and delivery

Nova corners start at $1,300 for the Flex, $1,360 for the 2 × 1.5m L corners and $1,500 for the 2 × 2m L corners, all with a 3-year warranty. Thyme in the 2 × 2m size is in stock in Melbourne for both L corners; other colours are made to order. Heavier items cost more to ship – an L corner is about 90 kg – and the exact cost and estimated delivery date are shown at checkout. See delivery.

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