Sophie Rowell from Côte de Folk Interior Design Studio
talks to Loaf about how to choose the perfect sofa.

"Style matters, but comfort comes first."

Buying a sofa is one of the biggest decisions you'll make for your home. It is one of the hardest-working pieces of furniture in your home. It hosts family movie nights, TV dinners, sleepovers, pets, and everyday life. When it comes to sofa comfort, seat depth is one of the most overlooked - yet most important - factors. A deeper seat allows for better relaxation, more support, and a comfier feel overall.


Everyone sits differently, and your sofa should suit the way you actually use it. Are you an upright, sloucher or sprawler? Check out this helpful video to find out.


Cushion fill plays a major role in both comfort and long-term shape retention. Sophie's preference is a foam and feather wrap combination - foam provides structural support and helps the cushion hold its shape (so you're not constantly plumping it), while the feather wrap adds that soft, cloud-like comfort on top.

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"If you could have any colour sofa, what would you choose?"

Sophie Rowell, founder of Côte de Folk, shares advice on confidently choosing a sofa colour, using her completed Red House project as a case study to show how a bold choice like Quince Jam Red can pay off, while acknowledging other more yellow or pink tones could have worked too.


She recommends starting from your room's existing colour scheme and figuring out where you want it to head, then testing fabric samples directly in the room where the sofa will sit, viewing them in both natural daylight and evening artificial light to see how instinctive reactions emerge. Ready to find your colour?


She also touches on the practical and emotional side of the decision: trusting your own instincts rather than seeking too many outside opinions, and not being afraid to choose a plain-coloured sofa, since pattern and texture can always be introduced later through cushions, rugs and other accessories. She closes by praising Loaf's colour palette for being versatile and forgiving, encouraging viewers to trust their own taste and enjoy the new piece.

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