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title: "Arabic Sofa in Austria: Majlis Sets for Flats and Balconies"
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date_published: "2024-12-05T00:00:00+00:00"
date_modified: "2026-10-13T00:00:00+00:00"
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# Arabic Majlis in Austria: Compact Floor Seating for Flats and Balconies

About 49% of people in Austria live in a flat, so an Arabic sofa in Austria can start from one indoor wall, a compact L or a single 190 cm (75 in) bench instead of a full hall. Sizes go in centimeters, and a made-to-measure drawing from the Istanbul atelier marks every seat length before anything is cut.

## Questions buyers ask

### Before I order, what is the total delivered to my address in Austria, with any VAT?

Your quote lists the set and every included piece. Delivery costs depend on your country and order size — your quote shows them before you pay. Import VAT is a separate step, explained in your quote and in the customs card below, so ask the designer to show both parts together before you pay.

### What happens if the courier can't reach me when the boxes arrive?

Put a mobile number that someone answers on the order, add a note if the entrance is hard to find, and write your name as it appears on the doorbell. When nobody will be home, use the tracking link to move the date, since a parcel that cannot be handed over can go back to the sender.

## What fits a wall of just over 200 cm (79 in): one bench, a compact L or a U?

An indoor wall of that length takes a single [wooden bench set](https://orientalsofa.com/cedar-arabic-majlis/): one bench of 190 cm (75 in) with a seat cushion, two backrests and two armrests. A rug and pillows are separate additions. A German search for an orientalische Sitzecke, an oriental seating corner, leads to the same single-wall, L and U plans.

| Plan | Seat pieces | Seating run | Adults seated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Single bench, one wall | 1 bench of 190 cm (75 in) | 190 cm (75 in) | 2 to 3 |
| Compact L | 2 seats of up to 190 cm (75 in), 1 corner backrest | up to 380 cm (150 in) | 5 to 6 |
| U on three walls | 3 seats of up to 190 cm (75 in), 2 corner backrests | up to 570 cm (224 in) | 8 to 9 |

Every layout travels in several boxes, and the import steps for an Austrian address are explained on [our delivery page](https://orientalsofa.com/delivery/).

![Brown and cream kilim floor sofa arranged in a U around an ottoman and floor pillows on a terrace below a suspension bridge](https://orientalsofa.com/media/br/brown-cream-kilim-u-floor-sofa-terrace-view-01-1200.webp)

*A U-shaped floor set on a terrace, the kind of layout that is checked against the rail and the door.*

## How do you send metric sizes for a tiny room without a mix-up?

A tiny room leaves no slack for a misread figure: centimeters can be taken for inches, and a wall length for a seat length. The design team therefore answers with a drawing that marks every length, and you hold it against your tape before anything is made. Measure in one unit, write it down once, and never mix units on one sketch.

> A buyer in Austria had a very small room and asked for an L-shaped seat with cushions of only 140 × 40 × 10 cm (55 × 16 × 4 in) and 120 × 40 × 10 cm (47 × 16 × 4 in). Because she worked in centimeters and our team first read the figures as inches, the sizes had to be confirmed before anything else. A matching set for her exact sizes was quoted, along with a 20 cm (8 in) thick version, but in the end she decided to buy only the backrest cushions for the two sides of the L, to complete seating she already owned. After ordering, she realized one wall measured 150 cm (59 in) rather than 120 cm (47 in); the team updated the production note without changing the quote, and the backrests were made to the corrected length.

## Can you order only backrests, armrests or covers for seating you already own?

Backrests, armrests and seat cushions are separate pieces, and spares, replacement foam and covers-only sets can be ordered at any time. Send photos and the length, depth and thickness of the seats you own, plus the model you like. The designer tells you which pieces can be made to match. A standard long backrest measures 95 × 40 × 10 cm (37.5 × 16 × 4 in), two to a seat, and the spare pieces themselves are listed under [floor cushions](https://orientalsofa.com/floor-cushion/).

## How do the boxes get to an Austrian address?

A commercial invoice describing the goods, their value, weight and materials goes with every shipment. After you order, the courier asks for a phone number and an email address. After dispatch each box has a tracking number of its own, and a large order may be split into parcels that arrive on different days.

Delivery across Europe is by tracked express courier — ask us for the current estimate for your country.

Import VAT applies to furniture shipped into the EU — ask us how it's handled for your order before you pay.

| Time of year in Austria | Istanbul runs ahead by | 9 a.m. with you is |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winter | 2 hours | 11 a.m. at the atelier |
| Summer | 1 hour | 10 a.m. at the atelier |

## What does Austria's mix of Syrian, Afghan and Egyptian households mean for the seating?

Afghan-style seating is something to ask for rather than assume. Describe the single, L or U version you want, and the design team draws it, with [Afghan toshak cushions and backrests](https://orientalsofa.com/premium-afghan-toshak/) as one option.

| Place | What the figures show | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Austria | Residents born in Syria number about 94,800; Egypt-born about 16,900, Iraq-born about 14,900 and Somalia-born about 8,900 | Eurostat |
| Austria | Afghanistan-born residents number about 48,200 | Eurostat |
| Austria, housing | About 51% of people live in a house, about 43% in a detached one, and 49% in a flat | Eurostat EU-SILC |
| Vienna | January and July highs of about 4°C (39°F) and 27°C (81°F) | Station normals, 1991-2020 |

## How long is the balcony season, and where do the cushions go in winter?

Vienna's normals for 1991 to 2020 give five months, May to September, with highs between 18°C (64°F) and 32°C (90°F), so a balcony set is an indoor set for the other seven. I measure a balcony twice, once along the rail and once at the threshold, because that is where the seat has to stop short. Our usual fabrics are meant for indoor rooms; for a set that has to stay out, the water-repellent outdoor range, mostly plain colors, is the one to ask about.

## Frequently asked questions

### It's my first time buying furniture from Türkiye while living in Austria. How is my payment protected?

Pay through the payment link in your quote rather than by transfer to a person. Accepted methods: major credit and debit cards via a secure payment link. Custom orders are photographed and filmed for your approval before they ship. There is no branch in Austria.

### My balcony is only 120 cm (47 in) deep. Can the seat be shallower than usual?

Seats are 70 cm (27.5 in) deep on floor sets, a narrow space can take about 50 cm (19.5 in) to 60 cm (23.5 in), and a deeper seat goes up to about 85 cm (33.5 in) on request. Mark the clearance you want in front of the seat on the sketch.

### The boxes arrived but a piece is missing. Should I wait or tell you right away?

Tell the team the same day and keep all the packaging, with photos of every box and its label. Large orders are sometimes split into several parcels, so check the tracking for any box still on the way. If anything arrives damaged or missing, message us with photos as soon as you can and we'll put it right.

## Related pages

- [Arabic floor sofas and floor seating sets](https://orientalsofa.com/floor-sofas/)
- [Arabic Majlis in Germany: Floor Seating Planned for German Flats](https://orientalsofa.com/arabic-sofa-in-germany/)
- [Out-Door Sofas-Benches-Mats](https://orientalsofa.com/out-door/)
- [Arabic Sofa and Majlis Floor Seating in Hungary](https://orientalsofa.com/arabic-sofa-in-hungary/)
- [Arabic Sofas In Mexico](https://orientalsofa.com/arabic-sofas-in-mexico/)
- [How to Measure a Room for a Majlis, Wall by Wall](https://orientalsofa.com/guides/how-to-measure-for-a-majlis/)
- [Plan your majlis from your wall measurements](https://orientalsofa.com/tools/majlis-planner/)

## Sources

- [Eurostat, EU-SILC ilc_lvho01, population by dwelling type](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho01/default/table)
- [Eurostat, migr_pop3ctb, population by country of birth](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_pop3ctb/default/table)
- [Vienna climate normals 1991 to 2020 (monthly highs)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna)
- [IANA time zone rules, Europe/Vienna and Europe/Istanbul](https://www.iana.org/time-zones)