Jacksonville families can order a majlis sofa direct from Sofhu, which makes Arabic seating in Türkiye to the measurements of the room and ships it free to Florida. It makes the raised, upholstered majlis and the low Arabic floor sofa, with 32 kg/m³ high-density foam and zippered covers that wash at 30°C, a practical point in a humid climate. A quote starts with your wall measurements.
- Made by
- Sofhu, manufacturer, in Türkiye
- Styles for Jacksonville
- Levantine and Palestinian rooms, raised majlis or floor sofa
- Sizing
- Made to your room measurements
- Foam
- 32 kg/m³ (32 DNS) high-density, no springs
- Humid climate
- Zippered covers, machine washable at 30°C
- Shipping to Jacksonville
- Free
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Arab families have been part of Jacksonville since the 1890s. That is long enough for a tradition to turn from daily habit into something a family chooses to keep, and a majlis sofa in Jacksonville is often exactly that choice: one room in an American house set aside to look and feel like a grandparent’s sitting room. Sofhu makes that seating to measure in Türkiye and ships it free.
More than a century of Arab Jacksonville
Jacksonville has one of the oldest Arab-American communities in the South. Syrian and Lebanese families arrived from the 1890s. From the 1920s they were joined by many families from Ramallah, who founded the Ramallah Club in 1953; it continues today as the Ramallah American Club. Local reporting places the community among the ten largest in the United States.
It is a largely Christian and long-settled community. Many households are three or four generations in, with a sofa in the living room like any neighbour’s. For them Arabic seating is a matter of heritage as much as furniture.
A heritage room, not a replacement for the sofa
Give the majlis its own room. A den, a sunroom, a finished garage or a spare bedroom becomes the place for coffee after Sunday lunch and for the cousins at Christmas and Easter, while the family room stays as it is.
That takes pressure off the layout. A single row or an L-shape is usually enough, and it can share a house with western furniture without clashing. Mixing a majlis with western furniture has practical advice on colour and height.
The beige majlis above sits in a plain living room with a wooden floor and ordinary windows, which is closer to a Jacksonville house than a carved majlis hall.
Levantine and Palestinian seating
Ask for the style your family knew. In the Levant the classic reception room was lined with a low, continuous sofa and cushions, with carpets on the floor. In Palestine and Jordan the guest room is the madafa, a name that means a place of hosting.
Two pages go deeper: Syrian and Levantine Arabic seating and the Jordanian and Palestinian madafa. Sofhu makes two products for such a room. The Arabic floor sofa is the low one, a seat mattress on the floor with loose back cushions and armrest blocks, closest to the old Levantine sofa. The Arabic majlis is raised to sofa height and fully upholstered, with a solid base and fixed backs. Either can carry custom stitching and embroidery if you want a family motif worked in. The broader range is on the Arabic sofa sets page.
Raised seating for older relatives
Choose a raised set if grandparents will use the room. A floor sofa is the older form, but it asks a lot of older knees. A majlis sits at sofa height, and Sofhu also makes wooden-framed sets with cushions.
The white-framed navy majlis above is a wooden-frame U-shape with its own tables. See Sofhu’s wooden bench sets, the comparison of floor seating vs raised diwan and the guide to floor seating for elderly guests.
Humidity and washable covers
In Jacksonville’s humid climate, pick a cover you can take off and wash. Every Sofhu cover is zippered, and Sofhu states they can be machine washed at 30°C. It describes its linen as porous and moisture-absorbing, which makes it comfortable in a warm room, and its velvet as easy to clean. Velvet gives the richer, formal look many families associate with a guest room.
Inside is 32 kg/m³ high-density foam with no springs or metal parts. Denser foam generally holds its shape longer than lighter foam, and you can ask for a softer or firmer seat. Sofhu’s Arabic sofa care guide covers routine cleaning.
Family occasions and club events
For a wedding, an engagement or a community evening, low seating changes the mood of a hall. Sofhu supplies sets for events as purchases made to order, and the majlis for events page explains how to plan quantities and layouts.
How to order from Jacksonville
Sofhu has no store in Jacksonville. It builds to order and delivers to the door.
- Measure the walls of the room at floor level; the measuring guide shows how.
- Photograph the room and any piece you want to match.
- Send your measurements for a quote or message on WhatsApp.
Shipping is free, and cushions arrive vacuum packed. Import duty or tax may apply under United States rules, so ask first. The statewide page is Arabic sofas in Florida.
