When you're selecting a sofa for your living room, there's a lot of factors to consider.  Do you want a sectional sofa or a loveseat?  Do you want a fabric sofa or a leather sofa?  Do you want a black sofa or a red sofa?

Perhaps the best starting point in choosing a sofa is determining how you're going to use it.  After all, picking a good piece of designer furniture often comes down to the practicality of that furniture for a particular space or use.  If you're looking for a sofa to watch hours of TV on, it's obviously important that it be very comfortable.  If it's a entry-way sofa in your office, the looks might be more important than comfort.

But we're all about comfort, so the sofa pictured above isn't going to work for us.  Surprised? Well you might be shocked to learn that plush cushions don't always translate to a comfortable sitting.  In fact, firm cushions offer more back support and therefore are more comfortable for most people.