Couch

A couch is a item of furniture for the comfortable seating of more than one person and typically has an armrest on either side. Couches are usually to be found in the family room, living room, den or the lounge. They are covered in a variety of textiles or in leather. The term chesterfield is a Canadian term equivalent to couch or sofa.

The most common types of couches are the loveseat and the settee or sofa. A sectional sofa often just referred to as a sectional is formed from multiple sections and usually includes at least two pieces that join at an angle degrees or slightly greater.

Other couch variants include the divan, the fainting couch backless or partial-backed, the chaise longue the canapé and the ottoman generally considered a footstool. To conserve space, some sofas double as beds there are also couches known by generalized trademarked names, such as a davenport or Chesterfield named.

 Loafed a combination of a davenport base and futon mattress resulting in a more comfortable, practical, and economical alternative to the traditional sofa-bed.The term three-piece suite describes a furniture set consisting of a two-/three-sweater couch, plus two armchairs.