Arabic Sofa in Kansas: Choosing the Layout, Seat Height and Fabric

L-shaped or U-shaped: which one fits a Kansas living room?

Count the clear walls first, because seating never runs across a doorway. One clear wall takes a single run, two make an L and three make a U. No seat piece is longer than 75 in (190 cm), so a longer wall is cut into equal seats.

Take a 165 in (420 cm) wall that meets a 122 in (310 cm) wall at a corner. The first wall takes three equal seats of 55 in (140 cm). The second loses 27.5 in (70 cm) to the corner and takes two seats of 47 in (120 cm).

Feet and inches are fine for wall lengths, and the measuring steps for American rooms are set out in our nationwide guide to majlis rooms in US homes. The floor sofa sets in the range follow the same three shapes.

How does measuring on a video call work for a Kansas room?

1. Start the call at the doors and floor vents: a vent opening can be cut into the seat base, but seating never runs into a door swing.
2. Keep the camera on the tape as it runs from one corner to the next, so the designer reads each number as you do.
3. Say how high each window sill sits, so a backrest does not block the glass.
4. Finish with a slow pan of the room; the designer notes the sizes and sends a layout drawing for your approval.

Ask us for a design consultation — we can talk through your room on a video call. The majlis planner turns your numbers into a seat count while you wait for the drawing.

Only 5.4% of Kansas housing units are in buildings with 20 or more units, so most plans start in a house with long clear walls rather than in a squeezed apartment salon.

What does a lower seat change about a Kansas layout?

Seat height changes the amount of foam and fabric, so one layout is quoted differently at 12 in (30 cm) and at about 16 in (40 cm). All-foam majlis models usually come at those two heights, with lower floor-style seats of 4 in (10 cm) or 8 in (20 cm) on request.

Lower seats feel more traditional, while 16 in (40 cm) matches the seat of an ordinary sofa and is easier to rise from, which matters for older guests.

If you plan to set the cushions on a platform you build, give the designer its height before the drawing is made, because a platform adds to the seat height and changes where the backrest meets the wall.

Full foam or a wooden base: which suits a Kansas family room?

Full-foam sets have no internal wood or metal frame and no springs; the foam itself gives the shape, and the backrests lean on a wall. The Sedir Bench line has a solid pine frame, and its fabric is a heavy kilim-style weave rather than regular upholstery cloth. Wooden-base models are built at 14.5 in (37 cm) to 16 in (40 cm) depending on the model, sit firmer than foam and are a common choice for cafés and restaurants, so for an everyday family room full foam is the simpler start.

Seating with no wall behind it needs a model with a wooden base and a wooden backrest, or metal back supports on request.

Is a Kansas City order the same on either side of the state line?

An address in Kansas City, Kansas is ordered the same way as one in Kansas City, Missouri, and the notes on majlis seating in Missouri cover that side. An L usually comes in two or three boxes and larger layouts in more, and the boxes may arrive on different days, each emailed with its own tracking number once the order ships. Delivery to the US and Canada is by tracked express courier — ask us for the current transit estimate.

How import duties and documents work is covered on our delivery page.

Which Arab communities are counted in Kansas?

The ACS counts Somali ancestry apart from Arab ancestry, so the table lists the two on separate lines.

Velvet, linen-look or outdoor fabric: what suits a Kansas summer?

The Wichita climate normals for 1991 to 2020 put the July high at about 93°F (34°C) against 45°F (7°C) in January, with about 12.5 in (32 cm) of snow a year. The fabric range runs from velvet and chenille to linen-look weaves, and solid colors are picked by number from the color card, so ask for swatches because screens change color.

Indoor fabrics are not made for wet conditions, so a patio set comes from the separate water-repellent outdoor range, mostly in plain colors with a limited palette. Five months, April to June and September to October, average highs between 64°F (18°C) and 90°F (32°C), because July and August run hotter.