The Revolution in Modular Lounge Suites in Melbourne: All You Need to Know

It's easy for professionals in a certain business to get so used to their terminology that they forget other people may not understand. In our business, for instance, we would expect everyone to know when we talk about couches on sale in Melbourne or a sofa Melbourne sale. Couches, sofas, some people call them settees: they're just a big arm chair in Melbourne for several people to sit on at the same time.

But how about modular lounge suites in Melbourne? What is a lounge suite? Basically a sofa and chairs. But what does modular mean?

When something is modular, it is made up of modules, or individual parts which may or may not be suitable as standalone items but also work as part of a larger body. They use the term with college courses, where your business studies may include modules on accounting, sales, marketing and so on.

With a modular lounge suite, you may have a sofa section that can take two or three people and may also contain a chaise (chaise lounge in Melbourne) which is for someone to stretch out on. Or it may come with a reclining armchair, a more modern invention that has an adjustable back that you can slope for extra relaxation, while a built-in footrest flips out so you can put your feet up without needing to position a stool for the purpose.

When is a Fabric not a Fabric?

In the furniture world, fabric means something like cloth, a woven material, as opposed to, say, leather or PVC. In the strict, dictionary sense, fabric is the structure of something. You will hear people talking about the fabric of a building (which could be concrete blocks and steel) or even the fabric of society (people and the way they interact). In furniture, when you see the word fabric it usually applies to the covering of a chair or sofa, or what the curtains are made of. So if you search for fabric sofas in Melbourne, you're looking for something covered in a cloth-like material, which could be a mix of several different fibres, from natural (wool, cotton, etc.) to manmade (polyester, nylon and so on).

The difference between two fabrics can be quite noticeable in terms of appearance and texture, but they're all fabrics and if you want a fabric sofa, you're not after a leather-look one. There is a place for each, but they are very different.

Choosing your Furniture in Melbourne

Our website is comprehensive and often customers make their choice online, perhaps using the click-and-collect option, whereby you can cut down the time you spend in the showroom. Or you can go for the delivery option: give us all your details and we will physically bring your furniture to you. Whichever way you choose to do it, we at Johnny's Furniture will do all we can to help, and we'll do it in words you can understand.