The 11 Best 3-Seater Sofas Under £1,500

Best on a budget

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The cheapest sofa on this list by a wide margin. A soft dove-grey weave from the one retailer here that isn't Barker & Stonehouse, Marks & Spencer or Dunelm.

Best mid-range pick

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Dunelm's Sven range sits at the top of what they do well. A solid velvet sofa that competes with M&S on look without getting close on price — and the bottle green is the colour to pick.

Best statement shape

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Every other sofa here is a straight three-seater. This one curves — a proper design choice rather than a safe one, in a soft grey-brown chenille that keeps the shape from feeling too loud.

Best boucle pick

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Navy boucle at a price that makes the M&S comparison look embarrassed. Squarer proportions than most bucket shapes on this list — it sits upright rather than swallowing you.

Best for colour

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Most of the sofas on this list play it safe in blue, grey or green. This one doesn't — a warm golden fabric on a timber plinth.

Best deep colour

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A forest green chenille with brass studs and walnut feet — heavier and moodier than anything else on this list.

Best chunky texture

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The Sven in chunky chenille rather than velvet — a heavier, more tactile finish. Navy here gives it a bit more personality than the neutral colourways.

Best chenille texture

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Chenille has a softness you can see as well as feel, and the navy here makes the most of it. A size up from a standard three-seater, without going as far — or costing as much — as the extra-large version.

Best classic shape

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Boxed arms, black metal legs and grey velvet that won't date — the kind of sofa you choose when you'd rather not think about your sofa again for a decade.

Best bright pick

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Proof that raising the ceiling to £1,500 doesn't mean every pick on this list costs that much. In a proper cheerful yellow rather than another grey.