What to do when you want more than the single seat offered by chair, but you haven’t got room for a sofa? Consider a settee.
Unlike a deep sofa that you sink into, a settee is usually lighter and leggier. That means it can squeeze into any number of spaces.
“A settee is essentially a sofa that’s scaled very small,” said Suzanne Kasler, an interior designer based in Atlanta, whose latest book, “Edited Style,” will be published next month. “It’s much more petite.”
Ms. Kasler has designed settees for Hickory Chair and puts them in foyers, bedrooms, dining areas and the tightest corners of living rooms.
“You can put a little table with it,” she said of the settee, “and it will give life to a part of the room you might not think could fit a whole seating area.”
And while most settees are fairly small, they offer the opportunity to make a big design statement, if you choose one with a graphic fabric or sculptural lines.
“A lot of times, I’ll use it as a creative accent,” Ms. Kasler said. “It’s often one of my favorite special pieces.”
Mingle Sofa
Sheepskin upholstered settee by Flemming Lassen
$10,549 at Menu Design Shop: menudesignshop.com
Fenn Black Cord and Leather Settee
Paper-cord-wrapped metal settee with removable leather cushions by Nicholas Obeid
About $1,800 at CB2: 800-606-6252 or cb2.com
Sawni Settee
Gray-washed ash-wood frame settee with linen upholstery
$2,098 at Lulu and Georgia: luluandgeorgia.com
Fenwick Settee
Settee upholstered in triangle-print Nomadic Fossil fabric
About $2,600 at Arhaus: 866-427-4287 or arhaus.com
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