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title: "Oriental Arabic Sofas in Montana: Indoor Majlis for Winter"
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date_published: "2024-11-07T00:00:00+00:00"
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# Oriental Arabic Sofas and Majlis Seating in Montana

Detached houses are about 69% of Montana's housing units, so a living room often has the wall length for an L or a U, and Arabic sofas in Montana are planned around the room a family uses all winter. A custom set begins with the wall lengths you send to the Istanbul atelier, and a far-off town begins the same way: a tape, a sketch and a video call.

## Questions buyers ask

### Can a majlis be delivered to a small Montana town, and is delivery shown on the quote?

A small town does not change the order: send the address with the wall lengths and the model you like. Delivery costs depend on your country and order size — your quote shows them before you pay. Montana has no showroom, warehouse stock or local agent; check delivery details before ordering.

### Which seat thickness suits a family that sits in the living room every evening of winter?

Seats come in four thicknesses: 4 in (10 cm), 8 in (20 cm), 12 in (30 cm) and 16 in (40 cm). The 4 in (10 cm) and 8 in (20 cm) sets are the everyday choices, while 12 in (30 cm) and 16 in (40 cm) seats are usually made to order. At 16 in (40 cm) a raised majlis sits at about the height of a regular sofa.

## What does a detached Montana house give a majlis: one long wall, an L or a U?

A living room in a detached house often has two or three long, clear walls, and that is what an L or a U needs. A single run suits a room with one clear wall, an L takes two walls and a U takes three.

According to the ACS 5-year estimates, buildings of 20 or more units hold only about 4% of Montana's housing units, so a plan usually starts from a house rather than a flat. A house in a small town is measured and quoted like a house in a city, and the shipping steps are laid out in how a [majlis](https://orientalsofa.com/arabic-majlis/) is sized and shipped to American homes.

## What should a Montana quote request include?

1. In a house heated through a long winter, note every baseboard heater and floor vent on the sketch; the base can carry a cut-out for a vent.
2. Measure each wall that will take seating from corner to corner, and skip the doorways.
3. Send the lengths in feet and inches or in meters, with a quick sketch and photos.
4. Add the model you like and the seat height you have in mind.
5. Include your address, so the quote can say how delivery to it is charged.

Our guide to measuring a room for a majlis comes with a printable worksheet, and the majlis planner gives a first seat count from the lengths you enter.

## How do covers get through a long Montana winter?

The zippered covers can be machine-washed on a gentle 86°F (30°C) cycle with a mild detergent. Heat can shrink them, so I dry covers on a rack in a room, never over a heater or in a hot dryer.

![Emerald green velvet floor seating turning a corner, with a square green ottoman and three floor pillows on a white rug](https://orientalsofa.com/media/so/solid-velvet-l-shaped-floor-sofa-green-view-01-1354.webp)

*An emerald velvet L with bolster armrests and back pillows, a square ottoman and three floor pillows on a white rug.*

A [spare cover](https://orientalsofa.com/floor-sofas/), a single piece or replacement foam can each be ordered on its own at any time, so replacing one worn part does not mean buying the whole set again. Solid colors are chosen from a numbered fabric color card. Ask us about fabric swatches and a foam sample before you order. Plain and trellis designs are shown in our velvet floor sofas range.

> A little care every week beats a big rescue once a year.

## What does delivery to Montana look like, and what time is it in Istanbul?

The set arrives in several boxes, which may come on different days, and [each box is tracked on its own](https://orientalsofa.com/delivery/). Mountain time covers all of Montana, so Istanbul runs 9 hours ahead in summer and 10 hours ahead in winter. Delivery to the US and Canada is by tracked express courier — ask us for the current transit estimate.

Delivery to the US and Canada is by tracked express courier — ask us for the current transit estimate.

For US deliveries we prepay import duties and the courier's customs fees, so there's nothing to pay at your door. If a courier ever asks you for a duty or fee on this order, send us the notice and we'll settle it.

| Montana time | Istanbul is ahead by | At 10 a.m. in Montana, Istanbul reads |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mountain, summer | 9 hours | 7 p.m. |
| Mountain, winter | 10 hours | 8 p.m. |

## Which Arab families does the census count in Montana?

People reporting Lebanese ancestry make up more than half of the Arab ancestry the census counts in Montana.

| Place | What the figures show | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Montana | About 1,783 residents report Arab ancestry, about 0.16% of the state | ACS 5-year |
| Montana | About 2,930 counted as Middle Eastern or North African, about 0.27% | 2020 Census |
| Montana | Lebanese about 1,027, about 58% of the total; Other Arab about 256, Egyptian about 224 | ACS 5-year |
| Montana homes | 68.8% single-family detached, 69.2% owner-occupied, median year built 1981 | ACS 5-year |
| Billings | January high about 36°F (2°C), July high about 88°F (31°C), about 57 in (146 cm) of snow a year | Station normals 1991-2020 |

## Is there a porch season in Billings, and what does it ask of the fabric?

Billings's station normals show about five months, May through September, with average highs between 64°F (18°C) and 90°F (32°C), so a porch set has a short season and spends the winter indoors.

Porch cushions need the water-repellent outdoor fabric, mostly in plain colors, because the regular fabrics are for indoor rooms.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can a velvet set be cut to my wall lengths?

Some ready-made, velvet and patterned models come only in standard 75 in (190 cm) modules with fixed backrest shapes, so not every design can be cut to custom lengths. Half-length seats of about 37.5 in (95 cm) help fill shorter walls, and the designer can say which designs allow custom lengths.

### How many people does an L or a U seat?

A standard L seats about five to six people comfortably, and up to seven. A U-shaped set with about 224 in (570 cm) of seating seats around eight to nine adults. A longer wall adds seats, so a made-to-measure plan can seat more.

### What happens after I send my wall lengths?

The designer replies with a layout and a quote built from your lengths. Custom orders start with a layout plan for your approval. Before production, the model, every measurement, the seat height and the fabric code are confirmed with you.

## Related pages

- [Arabic Majlis in Wyoming: Cushions, Covers and Corner Layouts](https://orientalsofa.com/arabic-majlis-in-wyoming/)
- [Arabic Sofas in Idaho: Thickness, Layout and Color, Made to Fit](https://orientalsofa.com/arabic-sofa-in-idaho/)
- [Arabic Majlises In Canada](https://orientalsofa.com/arabic-majlises-in-canada/)
- [Arabic Sofa and Majlis Seating for Alaska Homes](https://orientalsofa.com/alaska/)
- [Arabic Sofas and Majlis Seating for Hawaii Homes](https://orientalsofa.com/arabic-sofa-in-hawaii/)
- [Yemeni and Arabic Majlis for American Homes, Cut to Your Walls](https://orientalsofa.com/yemeni-majlises-for-usa/)
- [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/)
- [Velvet Floor Sofa Sets and How Velvet Lives in a Room](https://orientalsofa.com/velvet-sofa/)

## Sources

- [US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B04006 (ancestry)](https://censusreporter.org/tables/B04006/)
- [US Census Bureau, 2020 Census DHC-A: the Middle Eastern and North African population](https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/09/2020-census-dhc-a-mena-population.html)
- [US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, tables B25003 and B25024 (tenure, units in structure)](https://censusreporter.org/tables/B25024/)
- [Billings climate normals, 1991 to 2020](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billings%2C_Montana)