You know that feeling when you sit down on your old couch, and after an hour or two your butt starts to get sore from the lack of cushioning? Well, we recently became intimately familiar with that sensation. There followed some brief discussions between my girlfriend and myself regarding possibly replacing the cushions. However, those couches were also relics of her previous marriage, and neither of us were in no hurry to keep them.
In a bit of synchronicity, FlexiSpot recently expanded their furniture offerings to include sofas. Several of our reviewers here at GeekDad (myself included) have enjoyed reviewing FlexiSpot products in the past, such as their standing desks and recliners. So I was excited to see how their new sectional sofas would work out.
What Are the FlexiSpot Sectional Sofas?
As opposed to more traditional sofas, FlexiSpot sectional sofas are modular, allowing you to create the exact seating arrangement that you want in a room. Sofas are assembled using combinations of 3 different packages, which are each available separately: Carton A, which is the Sectional Sofa Storage Seat, Carton B, the Sectional Sofa Standard Side, and Carton C, the Sectional Sofa Deep Side. Prices start at $549, with multiple colors available in either polyester fabric or velvet. There are 24 different premade couch layouts to choose from on the website, ranging in size from an armchair up to a 10-seat chaise lounge.
Assembling the FlexiSpot Sectional Sofa
Initially, FlexiSpot only had enough review samples in stock to make a small sofa, so that’s what we began with. We opted for the dark grey fabric. As previously mentioned, the seats and sides arrived in their own separate boxes. The sides double as couch backs, depending on how you arrange the rectangular storage seats.
Putting together the sofa pieces is quite quick and easy to accomplish. Each box comes with its own set of instructions and hardware, and you’ll use the included hex keys for assembly.
For the sectional sides, you will attach two brackets to them, which will slot into the storage seats.
After slotting any side or back pieces into a storage seat, you’ll then put the assembly on its side, and secure the sides and backs to the seat with metal connectors that you will bolt onto the bottom of the assembly. Finally, you will screw 4 feet into the bottom of the storage seat, and 1 foot into each side/back piece.
Once a sofa seat has been fully assembled, there’s one more step to take before adding the seat cushion. You will move the storage seat next to another completed seat, and connect the two via metal brackets that also fit into any of the many slots that run the perimeter of the storage seats.
We had opted to assemble our first pieces with the storage seats oriented so that the seats were wider, but shallower. This allowed for sufficient seating that we could fit my girlfriend, myself, and her teenage daughter on the two-seat couch. It was cozy, but not cramped.
After another couple of weeks, the rest of the pieces arrived. While we could have made the pieces into two separate couches like we had before, we previously decided that we’d prefer to have an L-shaped sectional with a single chaise. You can see the progress here:
And here is the final configuration, decorated with some pillows:
Features of the FlexiSpot Sectional Sofas
Besides the convenience and flexibility of the sofa’s modular pieces, I wanted to highlight two more features that are important parts of the product:
Ease of Cleaning
The seat cushions and back cushions are zippered and detachable, so that you can take them off and clean them when they get dirty.
Storage Compartments
Throughout this review, I referred to “storage seats” for good reason.
Each storage seat has an easily removable panel. You simply grab the two attached cloth handles, and lift out the panel to access the storage compartment. There’s quite a bit of room available in each. It’s not entirely clear how much weight each individual seat can hold, so you may not want to store your dumbbell collection in one. However, they’re definitely great for items like blankets!
FlexiSpot Sectional Sofas – The Verdict
We’ve been using our FlexiSpot sectional sofa for a few weeks now, and have been very happy. The sofa is quite comfortable to sit on, and the seats are firm without being stiff. And our teenager is loving sprawling across the long side of the sofa!
I do have a few quibbles with the sofa. For one, the black hardware that you use for assembly will turn your hands black! Worried about getting some of that black onto the fabric of the sofa, I turned to using disposable nitrile gloves while putting it together.
It can at times be challenging to connect the storage seats to each other with the brackets. I definitely recommend connecting them together as you assemble seats, rather than waiting until you’ve completed your layout.
I’d also love to see FlexiSpot offer a separate back cushion sized for when you are assembling a section of the sofa with the wider seats. The back cushions, which come with the storage seats, are sized to perfectly fit the narrower, deeper seats. So when you use the wider seats, there will be gaps between the back cushions. As a side note, if you make an “L” or “C”-shaped sectional, you must have a mix of wider and narrower seats for the sections to connect together properly, which will lead to a somewhat incongruous look for the sofa.
Overall though, these are fairly minor quibbles, especially considering the price and quality of the FlexiSpot sectional sofas. There is another, well-known company out there which also makes modular sectional sofas, but their prices are approximately three times the price of the FlexiSpot sectionals. And while I can’t speak to the quality of that other product, I and my family are quite pleased with our FlexiSpot sectional sofa. They are well-made, easy to assemble, and should we desire, we can add or subtract pieces as needed for our seating needs. We look forward to enjoying our sectional sofa for many years to come.
If you are interested in the FlexiSpot sectional sofas, head over to the FlexiSpot webpage for more information.
FlexiSpot provided this product for evaluation, but had no input into the review.
