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This blog helps you to know some of the fun facts about the sofa. The sofa is one of the most welcoming things in the house and one of the most comfortable one. So it becomes almost inevitable to have one at your house. They are very versatile and can cater to both your needs and the needs of the guests.

1. Feel like pharaohs



The word sofa originated from the Arabic word suffah, meaning bench. The word itself also dates back to 2000 BC Egypt. Upholstery actually began in ancient Egypt. Sofas are almost a replication of the furniture from the time of the Pharaohs.




2. Huge variety



There are 17 known types of a sofa. All of them are built so that you can have a good and comfortable time with your loved ones. The huge variety of fabric and leather gives us a number of permutations and combinations to choose from.




3. The perfect companion



Sofas are generally the place to relax. Once caught in its elegant beauty and comfort it’s hard to leave. Sofa owners sit on their sofas for an average of 4 hours each day. An average sofa can withstand your children’s jumping up and down for 587 times making the perfect companion with whom your kids can have fun and it is one of the fun facts about the sofa.




4. The pride of the living room



New Couples who own a sofa will use it to kiss each other 12 times a month and cuddle for up to 14 times a month. That’s a total of 1,174 kisses and 1,369 cuddles over a sofa’s lifetime. A sofa is not only a witness to its owners’ love; it is also a witness to their disputes or arguments. An average sofa is a witness of 293 arguments over its lifetime and it is one of the fun facts about the sofa.




5. The secret bank



It’s funny how a sofa can also be your piggy bank. Owners find money inside the sofa three times a month, mostly coins and rarely bills. This sometimes can be a lifesaver.




6. A lost and found



In a month, an average child will also lose approximately 4 toys and 3 socks and other random items of clothing at the back of the sofa. We sometimes find the most random and unexpected things inside our sofa




7. A secondary bed



Some of us may hate to admit it, but we also use sofas as beds. Sofas are used 489 times as a bed, 293 of those times was a result of a domestic dispute. Although not good for our health and posture, we all love a comfy nap on a Saturday.




8. The perfect host



A family dinner can also happen on a sofa. It seats families and residents for 13 TV dinners per month, and homeowners would watch 1,271 soap operas and 782 films together while snuggling up on a sofa.




9. The unsung hero



Sofas are witnesses and survivors to a lot of spillages. An average sofa has wine spilt on it every two weeks and tea or coffee three times a week. When families decide to watch soap operas or movies while eating dinner on their sofas, children accidentally drop their food and drinks on the sofa thrice every 2 weeks or 72 times a year. Funnily, even the parents will spill some of their dinners on the sofa 6 times a month. That’s a total of 1,663 spillages over the sofa’s lifetime! Unfortunately, 87% of the whole sofa owner community wouldn’t consider getting their sofas cleaned.

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MAY 25, 2017 AT 5:36 PM

Good post but I was wondering if you could write a litte more on this topic? I’d be very grateful if you could elaborate a little bit more. Many thanks!

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