Sofas · Style Guide
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Mid-century is the look that never dates — warm wood, splayed tapered legs and clean lines that feel considered without shouting. It suits a sofa better than almost any other piece, which is where the style really earns its keep. These are the mid-century sofas we'd build a living room around, from a designer exposed-frame two-seater to a tufted classic in brick velvet.
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Everything the look is about in one sofa — a low, button-tufted back over splayed walnut legs, in a brick velvet straight out of 1962. It's the one we'd anchor the room with, and it comes in a wall of colours if terracotta isn't yours.
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Best designer piece
Theodore Two-Seater Sofa, Sage VelvetFrom
An exposed walnut frame with sculptural arms and little brass cuffs — the kind of craftsmanship you'd expect from a gallery, not a showroom. In sage velvet it's a quiet showpiece that earns every penny.
Best silhouette
Heal's Wallis Sofa, Teal VelvetFrom
A single, sweeping curved back on the slimmest tapered legs — more sculpture than sofa. The teal velvet is exactly the colour a mid-century room is crying out for.
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Best in leather
Newton Vintage Leather SofaFrom
Tan leather over a light-wood plinth, low and clean — the mid-century sofa for anyone who finds velvet too precious. It'll soften and age rather than wear out, and it's the most wallet-friendly here.
Best value velvet
Hemingway Sofa, Olive VelvetFrom
Deep olive velvet, a button-tufted bench seat and neat bolster cushions on tapered walnut legs — the essential mid-century shape without the designer markup.
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Best statement
Atlanta Sofa, Rust VelvetFrom
Low and lounge-like, with an exposed frame and cane detailing that nods to the era's craft. The rust velvet and daybed proportions make it as much a statement as a seat.
How we picked
A mid-century sofa is all in the details: legs that splay and taper rather than sit square, a low clean silhouette, and warm walnut or teak left on show. Velvet and bouclé suit the era's love of texture, and a button-tufted seat or bolster cushions push it further. Match the wood tone to the rest of the room — walnut runs warm and rich, lighter oak keeps things more Scandinavian.
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