Sofhu makes majlis sofa sets and Arabic floor sofas to measure and ships them free to London from Türkiye. It is a manufacturer with no London shop, so each order is cut to the room: a compact single row for a flat, an L-shape or U-shape for a family home, or a formal majlis or lounge seating for a business. Cushions use 32 kg/m³ high-density foam.
- Seller
- Sofhu, the manufacturer, in Türkiye
- London shop
- None. Built to order and delivered
- Buyers
- Homes, restaurants, shisha lounges, offices
- Layouts
- Single row, L-shape, U-shape
- Foam
- 32 kg/m³ (32 DNS) high-density foam
- Covers
- Zipped and washable at 30°C
- Shipping
- Free worldwide
On this page
People searching for a majlis sofa in London usually want to know one thing first: where is the shop. There is none. Sofhu is a manufacturer in Türkiye that builds each set to the buyer’s measurements and ships it free to the door. For a city where no two living rooms are alike, that is the practical way to buy Arabic seating.
Who buys a majlis sofa in London
London has the largest Arab population in the United Kingdom, and it is spread across very different neighbourhoods. The buyers differ just as much.
| Area | Community | What tends to suit |
|---|---|---|
| Edgware Road | The historic Arab high street | Seating for homes above the shops, cafés and lounges |
| Knightsbridge, Bayswater, Kensington | Gulf residents and visitors | A formal majlis for receiving guests |
| North Kensington, around Golborne Road | Long-standing Moroccan community | The salon look, at bench height |
| Green Lanes, Haringey | Turkish and Kurdish hub | Corner sets with kilim patterns |
Shepherd’s Bush adds Syrian and Lebanese businesses to that picture. Sofhu has a separate page for Edgware Road, where homes and hospitality sit side by side.
Compact Arabic floor seating for flats
Many Londoners live in flats, and a flat changes the brief. The set has to pass a narrow stair, respect the one wall without a door in it, and leave room to walk.
Sofhu makes two products, and a flat is where the low one earns its place. The Arabic floor sofa is a cushion set on the floor with loose back cushions, an ottoman and floor pillows. The Arabic majlis is raised to sofa height, with an upholstered base, tall fixed backs and arm bolsters, and is the choice for a formal reception room. Most photos on this page show majlis sets; the black kilim set below is a floor sofa.
For a flat, a single row along the longest wall is the usual answer. It needs only one solid wall behind it, since floor sofas are not freestanding and must lean on something. An ottoman and two or three floor cushions add places when friends come and stack away afterwards. Where two walls meet without a door, a short L-shape gives a proper corner for the family.
The cushions are filled with 32 kg/m³ high-density foam with no springs, and the covers unzip for washing at 30°C. In a flat with no garden to air things in, washable covers earn their place. The guide to a majlis in a small apartment has layout ideas for studios and one-bedroom homes.
Formal majlis rooms, Moroccan salons and Turkish corners
A Gulf household furnishing a reception room wants the opposite of compact: a U-shape lining three walls, one fabric throughout, armrests between sitters and a wide rug left open for serving coffee. This is the Arabic majlis proper, raised and fully upholstered. Sofhu builds these runs wall by wall, and curtains can be matched to the upholstery.
Moroccan families know a different piece of furniture. The sedari is a raised banquette on a wooden base, arranged around a central table. It is not floor seating, and it is fair to say so. Sofhu’s raised majlis and its wooden bench-frame sets with cushions are the closer match in height. The page on the Moroccan sedari explains the difference.
On Green Lanes the reference is the Turkish corner set, low cushions in kilim-pattern cloth arranged in an L, which is a floor sofa. Sofhu is a Turkish maker, so this is home ground.
Restaurants, cafés and shisha lounges
London’s restaurants and shisha lounges are natural users of low seating. A venue needs the same design repeated across booths of different widths, covers that can be changed between services, and foam that keeps its shape under daily use. Sofhu takes wholesale orders for small and large businesses. Its pages on the Arabic majlis for cafés and shisha cafés and the Arabic jalsah for restaurants show commercial rooms.
How an order reaches a London address
Every set is cut and sewn for one order. You send wall lengths, door and window positions and photos. Sofhu’s designers go through fabric and layout with you by video call, then quote for that room.
The finished pieces are vacuum packed and arrive as separate sections, so there is no single long sofa to carry up a turning stair. Shipping is free. Duties or taxes may apply depending on the destination, so ask before ordering. The guide to importing a majlis to the UK sets out what to check.
The Arabic furniture store online hub explains how buying direct from the maker works. For the rest of the country, see the majlis in England page, Sofhu’s page on the Arabic sofa in the United Kingdom, and the city pages for Birmingham and Manchester. When you have your measurements, get a quote by measurement or continue on WhatsApp.
