This month’s Top Five Faves from the LRM Interior Design team features the focus of the living room, that one essential piece that should speak as much to aesthetic as it does to comfort: the sofa.

As usual, it was an effort to narrow the list down to five from the 30 or so that the team originally picked. We did actually cheat a little bit and add a sixth, as it is technically a settee rather than a sofa! But here, in all their glory, is the shortlist:

Kravet's Quartet Sofa

The Quartet Sofa from Kravet

This sofa is a perfect example of classic styling and soft-as-a-cloud comfort. The team, especially designer Kari Seydewitz, loves a sofa you can sink into for complete relaxation. But the dreamy cushions weren’t the only appeal for this sofa: the nailhead detailing on the arms and along the bottom edge added to the elegance of the design. Being a Kravet sofa, it is also available in two sizes and 60,000 different fabrics, which makes this a great choice for many types of clients and rooms—dress it up in a more expensive fabric for the living room, and a casual, long-wearing fabric for a family or game room. Team the Quartet up with its matching sectional and chair for a complete set. Call LRM Interior Design and have them create the perfect Quartet sofa for your room.

Crate & Barrel Petrie Sofa

The Petrie Sofa from Crate & Barrel

The mid-century modern look of this sofa appealed to the whole team, and could all imagine themselves lounging on it gracefully, like a female member of the TV show Mad Men, or as a modern-day Mary Tyler Moore. The wide bench, covered in supportive but extremely comfortable cushions, is the main reason for the sofa’s high rating amongst the LRMID team and Petrie purchasers, but another is the tufting on the back cushions—a detail that is hard to resist. Choose this sofa and you’re buying American, too; Crate & Barrel has this sofa made by a small, family-owned furniture manufacturer in West Virginia. Both beautiful and affordable, this sofa is a timeless, and favorite, choice.

Baker's Sofa-By-The-Inch

Baker’s Sofas-By-The-Inch

Not only does this sofa have great lines, it’s also amazingly easy to customize and size for rooms big and small. This sofa (6519) can be ordered in any width between 60″ and 102″, making it an interior designer’s dream. The styling is contemporary, with the long, sleek back pillows and extended seat cushions; but with touches of traditional, in the curvature of the arms and the perfection of the dressmaker’s flounce. The pleated skirt is what really drew the attention of LRMID’s designers. The only drawback to choosing this sofa would be if a client had their heart set on leather, as it’s not an available option. LRM Interior Design can customize this Baker sofa for your home; call for a consultation.

The Ebanista Coimbra Sofa

The Ebanista Coimbra Sofa

Ebanista, the sofa’s manufacturer, prides itself on an “old world charm with modern sensibility,” and they’ve definitely combined the two fantastically in this piece. Although it’s the turned-wood legs and stretcher bars of the Coimbra sofa that captivated Lisa McDennon, not least because there are four choices of wood finish. This elegant touch makes this sofa a great fit for so many California homes, especially any with a Spanish style. The Coimbra sofa’s high back would showcase strongly patterned or colored fabrics well. Such a tall sofa would sit just as easily against a room’s wall as it would standing separate in a large room, in order to break up the space. Equally as beautiful is the stately Coimbra chair. LRM Interior Design can recommend the nearest showroom to view Ebanista furniture in Orange County.

The Geoffrey Sofa by Bradley Hughes

The Geoffrey Sofa by Bradley Hughes

If you’re looking for a sofa that provides comfort, beautiful design and privacy, the Geoffrey Sofa is the ideal choice. This sofa’s arm height was not designed for setting actual arms on, as they stand at over 3′ high. The sofa is also 38″ deep, allowing for extreme relaxation, and would be as great in a small home theater room as in a large living room that demanded dramatic, large seating. It wasn’t the size that grabbed the LRMID team’s attention, but the exquisite attention to detail on the double row of nailheads that march up the arms and along the back of the sofa; and the simplicity of the pleated skirt along the sofa’s lowest edge. A consultation with LRM Interior Design will tell you whether or not this sofa is right for your home.

J. Robert Scott's Medallion Settee

The Settee: The Medallion by J. Robert Scott

We’re sneaking this one in on the end, as it’s not technically a sofa. “I’ve pined over this sofa for years, waiting for the right project to use it in,” explains Lisa McDennon. “This sofa just says, in no uncertain terms, that ‘you’ve arrived’.” And it does—it looks like a modern interpretation of something found in one of Versailles’ many rooms. And the craftsmanship matches its looks, with hand-carved wood covered in 22 carat French gold leaf with antiquing. If this settee has captured your heart too, call LRM Interior Design right away; Lisa will be happy to find a way to place it in your home!