Sofas and armchairs for receptions, breakout corners and the offices that want to feel less like offices: the Brixworth two and three seaters with their matching armchair, curved pieces like the Phoebe and the Mimi three seater, the cushioned Emmy, and accent chairs from the Lulu and Boho to the Etta cashmere lounge chair. This is where visitors form their first opinion of the place, usually before anyone has said hello.
Choosing sofas and armchairs
Receptions reward firm, upright seating that people can get out of gracefully, which is the Brixworth's home turf, and the dedicated reception soft seating selection is worth a read for that job. Breakout areas can go softer and lower, where the Emmy's cushions and the curved Phoebe and Mimi pull people in for longer conversations. Accent chairs like the Lulu and Boho do their best work in pairs, angled toward each other around a low table.
Fabric choice is a wear decision as much as a colour one. High traffic reception pieces want tight, contract grade upholstery; the Etta's dark grey cashmere look belongs in the quieter executive corner where it will be admired more than abused. If in doubt between two fabrics, order the darker one for the busier room. And measure the access route; sofas fail at stairwells, not in showrooms.
Tables and the wider soft seating family
A seating corner needs a surface within reach of every seat, so add coffee and occasional tables or the matching Brixworth coffee tables. The wider soft seating range covers modular seating for bigger builds, ottomans for overflow seating, and swivel armchairs for where a fixed chair feels too formal.
Sofas and armchairs in Belfast and across Northern Ireland
Office Interior Solutions supply soft seating to workplaces across Northern Ireland, from Belfast, Lisburn and Bangor through Newtownabbey and Antrim to Newry and Derry. Everything arrives assembled or is built in place, positioned where you want it, and the wrapping leaves with us, which matters when the seating is the first thing a visitor sees.
If you are furnishing a reception from scratch, send photos and rough dimensions and we will sketch a layout with seating, tables and spacing that actually works for the room. Call +44 (0)2890 770019 and we will take it from there.