Sofas and sectionals that fit the room and the door
The mistake we see with sofas is a room that got measured and a doorway or elevator that didn't. A sectional adds a second question, which end the chaise sits on, and makers name the sides in different ways. Measuring, left-facing and right-facing, fabric and leather, and what a made-to-order sofa takes each have a guide here.
Where to start
Each one carries its own numbers and says where they come from.
How to choose a sectional sofa for an Island home: the room, the door, the side it faces and the 61 listings on our site
How to choose a sectional sofa in order: the room, the doors and stairs on the way in, the shape, the side it faces, then cushions, cover an
Left-facing vs right-facing sectionals: how to tell, and how each maker names the side
How to tell a left-facing sectional from a right-facing one, why La-Z-Boy's labels read the opposite way to Ashley's, Island Living's and De
How to measure for a sectional: the room, each piece, and the door
Measure the room, then each piece, then every door on the way in. Here is how the numbers on a sectional page line up with BC's door sizes.
Will the sofa fit through the door? Measuring the route before delivery day, with BC door sizes
The BC door, hall and landing minimums in inches, how a sofa gets through a door narrower than its box, and what to do when the fit is tight
Fabric vs leather sofa: pets, spills, a wood stove, sun, and what leather costs on the same frame
Which cover suits which house, from the makers' own care and warranty terms, with like-for-like prices from our listings: the same Decor-Res
Sofa dimensions: standard sizes, seat height and depth, measured from our own listings
Standard widths for loveseats, apartment sofas, three-seaters and queen sleepers, plus the seat height, seat depth and seat width read from
What we carry
Stationary Sofas
Ashley, La-Z-Boy, Decor-Rest and Island Living
The rangeSectionals
Sectional sets and single pieces
The rangeStationary Loveseats
Two-seat versions
The rangeSleeper Sofas
Sofas with a pull-out bed
BrandDecor-Rest
Built in Woodbridge, Ontario
BrandAshley
Ashley sofas, sectionals and sleepers
RoomLiving Room
The rest of the living room
Short answers, and the guide behind each
What does left-facing or right-facing mean on a sectional?
It's the end the chaise or the long arm sits on, and makers name it from different spots. Ashley, Island Living and Decor-Rest read the side as you face the piece; La-Z-Boy reads it from the seat, so its labels run the other way. On a sectional ordered in the store, the invoice carries a drawing of the side it faces, with the measurements next to it. Each maker's labels are laid out in left-facing vs right-facing sectionals.
Will a sofa fit through my door?
A sofa passes a doorway on an end or on its side, which makes its depth and height the two figures to check against the narrowest opening, door fully open. After the door come the hallway and any turn at the head of the stairs. A new home built to BC's code can have a main door as narrow as 810 mm, about 32 inches, and an older house can be tighter. How to measure the way in is in will the sofa fit through the door.
Every sofa and sectional guide
24 guides, alphabetical. Every guide in this hub is one click away.
Four showrooms on the Island
Nanaimo
3230 Norwell Dr, Nanaimo, BC V9T 1X5
Mon to Sat 10am to 5pm, closed Sunday
Call (250) 756-1153Campbell River
1300 A Homewood Rd, Campbell River, BC V9W 3N7
Mon to Sat 10am to 5pm, closed Sunday
Call (250) 286-0868Port Alberni
2935 Third Ave, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 2A6
Mon to Sat 9:30am to 5:30pm, closed Sunday
Call (250) 724-6644Take your time. Nobody is going to follow you around the showroom. Sit in a few, measure at home, and come back when you are ready. From our Duncan store, delivery across the Island is $150 with assembly included. A mattress going across the Island may need a different shipping method.