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Traditional Sofas Vs Bean Bag Sofa Alternatives

Have you started looking at your sofa a little differently of late? Is the familiar sense of contentment missing when you take a load off your feet at the end of the day?

If your sofa’s fabric has become worn out and is looking a little tired after years of use, or no longer provides the support you’ve come to know and expect, if it’s no longer big enough for you and your newly extended family, or if your taste in interior design has changed, it could be time to replace your traditional sofa with one of our bean bag sofa alternatives.

In this blog we explore 5 reasons you should consider a bean bag sofa over a traditional model.

5 Reasons to Consider Bean Bag Sofa Alternatives

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1. Offer Greater Comfort & Tailored Support

While your sofa no doubt once offered you support, it did so via the hard, wooden structure found in all traditional sofas, that by its stationary nature actually restricts your body’s ability to move, and fails to support specific parts of the body, resulting in discomfort.

Our sofa bean bags are full of magic beans, which mould to your unique form to provide unparalleled comfort and support tailored to you no matter how you like to sit. They also fill the areas around your neck and the base of your back, areas that traditional sofas leave unsupported, for hours of comfortable relaxation.

All of our bean bag sofa alternatives hold their stunning shapes thanks to the filling we provide with each order, but filling can be removed, or additional filling ordered, to accommodate your unique seating preferences, whether you like a firm seat, or a soft squishy one.

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2. Bean Bag Sofa Alternatives Are More Affordable Than Traditional Sofas

High-quality traditional sofas, like the popular 3-seater models found in homes across the globe, can cost anywhere from £1000 to upwards of £3,500. Even more affordable mass produced models start at around £400.

At GreatBeanBags, our bean bag sofa alternatives are bespoke furnishings, built by hand to order by our skilled stitchers and machinists in Nottingham, from UK-sourced, upholstery-grade fabrics, and tailored to your unique taste.

However, despite the quality of our bespoke sofa bean bags, their cost is significantly lower than traditional sofas, with prices for our largest 3-seater Couch models (which most closely resemble the shape of a traditional sofa) starting at just £264.99.

Even our stunning handmade 3-seater Luxury Chenille Couch model, measuring a whopping L 200cm x D 90cm, costs only £370.99. Not chump change, but a world away from the price of luxury traditional sofas of a comparable quality that can cost over 8 times the amount.

In short, our bean bag sofa alternatives offer you more comfort and support than a traditional sofa, and greater versatility and aesthetic control for significantly less.

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3. Available in a Greater Variety of Shapes

While traditional sofas, like the ubiquitous 3-seater you’re likely replacing, are available in a range of colours and materials, their silhouette usually remains the same.

Typically, if you’re looking to make a design statement with your living room seating, selecting a traditional sofa model in any colour that isn’t a neutral tone, grey, or chocolate brown is usually your only, rather limited, option. Unless, you choose a bean bag sofa like ours!

We offer bean bag sofa alternatives in 7 stunning shapes, to help you find the perfect bespoke piece for your space. Here’s a whistle stop tour through 4 of the 7 silhouettes in our sofa range.

Couch Models

GreatBeanBags were the first company to make a bean bag in the shape of a traditional sofa. We made our first bean bag couch model back in 2006 for ITV, and they’re the original and best alternative to a traditional sofa on the market today.

Our couch models are also the ultimate temporary bed for overnight guests. Simply take the filling sacks out of the arms and backrest, turn the bag over, and just like that, you’ve got a bed more comfortable than any air or camp bed.

Lounger Models

Our lounger models don’t feature arm or backrests, giving them a sleek, minimal silhouette that makes them a highly versatile model.

Enjoy your lounger as a comfortable, sumptuous sofa to recline on with your family, a daybed, enabling you to kick all the way back, fold it against a wall to use it as a comfortable chair, or turn your lounger on its side to make a comfortable hammock.

Settee Models

For a more compact silhouette, plenty big enough for two, our settee models are an excellent attractive alternative to traditional sofas.

The model's more compact shape makes them excellent for kids’ rooms, gaming spaces, and even reading/vinyl nooks, with space for a friend or parent too.

Monster Models

Our Monster bean bag sofa alternatives are the biggest sofas in our range, and on the market today.

Need a lot of room to relax? Got a large family who all like to chill out together? Whether you need the ultimate multi-seater, or an enormous single seater, our square, super-sized monster sofas are a must see.

Perfect to make a modern angular statement at home, or to draw attention and weary legs at your commercial premises or event.

Be sure to also check out the square sofa models, recliner sofas, and ingot sofas that make up the rest of our range of sofas.

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4. Bean Bag Sofa Alternatives Offer You More Aesthetic Control

At GreatBeanBags, our range of bean bag sofas are available in a wide range of materials, colours and sizes to help you design the perfect piece tailored to your unique taste, your home’s interior design, and your available space.

Choose from models in high-quality, child-safe corduroy, cotton, faux fur, faux leather, faux suede, luxury chenille, velvet materials, and even our indoor/outdoor fabric for pieces that can be used inside and out.

Browse a huge range of colours, from mustard, pink, black, grey, brown and walnut, to red, blue, green, purple, yellow and orange, to cream, straw, white, and even animal print/fur finishes, like zebra, tiger, leopard, panther, kangaroo and arctic fox.

Our sizes are the largest on the market, ranging from the smallest sized lounger models measuring L 100cm x W 80cm, to our large monster sofa models measuring L 130cm x W 130cm x H 90cm, and even our largest 3-seater couch models measuring a whopping L 200cm x D 90cm. Read more about our sizes to ensure you order your bespoke piece in the right size.

As manufacturers of bespoke bean bag sofa alternatives, if you can’t find your favourite sofa silhouette/shape in the perfect material and colour combination, at the right size, contact our team to discuss a totally bespoke model.

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5. High-Quality Furnishings That Stand the Test of Time

All of our bean bag sofa alternatives are high-quality, bespoke furnishings, made by hand in Nottingham UK, and comply with all relevant British standards.

This quality is reflected in the durability of our products, which maintain their stunning aesthetic appeal for years, withstanding years and years of family fun.

No matter which uk-sourced material you choose for your sofa, it can be easily spot cleaned to protect your investment and help your bespoke piece look its best long into the future. Our guide to how to clean and maintain your bean bag offers more detailed spot cleaning tips for each of the materials we offer.

Furthermore, unlike traditional sofas, if years down the line your bean bag sofa begins to lose its shape or desired firmness, you can refill it with new beans to transform your sofa back to its original glory. The future’s looking comfy!

Browse our range of bean bag sofa alternatives today.

Posted in: Living Room Ideas
2 October 2024