Roma Grey & Cream Mix Sofa: what 132cm really seats

The Roma Grey & Cream Mix Sofa comes in one size and no options: 132 x 80 x 85cm. There is no configuration to choose, which makes this a short decision. Either 132cm of width earns its place in the room or it does not.

What 132cm actually seats

The product name does not carry a seat count, though the description calls it a 2 seater. What 132cm does not tell you is the seat width: the arms take some of it at each end, and the listing does not say how wide they are. Two adults sit on a sofa this wide properly. A third perches, and nobody enjoys it.

132cm is also a width that solves particular problems. It fits under most window runs without crossing a radiator at both ends. It goes along the short wall of a narrow room, where a 172cm or 216cm sofa would have to go on the long wall and block the route through. And it leaves enough wall beside it for a lamp table, which a longer sofa in the same room would not.

80cm deep and 85cm tall

The listing writes the figures as 132 x 80 x 85cm. Read in the usual order, 80cm is the depth and 85cm the height, but the listing does not label them and 80 and 85 are close enough together that guessing is a poor idea. If the sofa is going into an alcove or under a sill, ask the shop to confirm which figure is which.

Taking that reading, 80cm of depth is modest, and that is what makes a room this size work: a coffee table 40cm deep still leaves a walkway in a 3m room. The 85cm height is tall enough to support the shoulders, and tall enough to stand above a 75cm window board, so check the sill before you push it back against the glass.

Flat-packed, and what happens at the front door

The description sets out a flat-packed delivery, with the stated reason being simpler transport through doorways and hallways. That is a real advantage on a tenement stair or through a narrow internal door, and it is the reason a sofa like this often goes where a built one cannot.

What the listing does not give is the boxed size or the weight, so ask the shop for the carton dimensions. With those you can check the narrowest door on the route, measured across the door stop with the door open, and the headroom at a stair turn. Nothing is said about whether tools come with it or what assembly involves, which is the other thing worth asking at the same time.

A grey and cream mix, described and no further

The fabric is described as a contemporary mix that blends grey and cream tones. The listing does not say how the two are arranged, whether the cream is on the body with the cushions in grey or the other way round, and it does not give the composition. In a house with a dog or small children, the paler half of a mixed upholstery is the part you will think about, so look closely at the photographs on the product page and ask the shop what cleaning the supplier recommends.

If you need more seats than this, the Lucy Sofa offers a longer version of the same compact thinking, and the Paris Grey Sofa comes as separate 3, 2 and 1-seat units. For seating you can rearrange later, the Milan Compression Sofa arrives in sections.

Ordering

See the photographs and the full listing on the Roma Grey & Cream Mix Sofa page, or compare widths across the Sofas range. Delivery is free within 50 miles of the Glasgow store and £50 beyond, and the shop can confirm the current lead time.