A majlis sofa for a Canberra residence or family home is ordered directly from Sofhu, which manufactures in Türkiye and ships free to the door. You supply the wall measurements and the purpose of the room, then choose the layout, fabric and seat level. The set is cut to fit and filled with 32 kg/m³ foam. There is no local shop.
- Maker
- Sofhu, manufacturer, in Türkiye
- Typical uses
- Residence reception room, family sitting room
- Fit
- Made to your wall measurements
- Foam
- 32 kg/m³ (32 DNS), no springs
- Design help
- Video call with Sofhu's designers
- Shipping
- Free worldwide, including Canberra
On this page
When a national day reception or a visiting delegation is on the calendar, the question in Canberra is practical: who can supply a proper majlis sofa here, built for this room? Sofhu can. It manufactures in Türkiye, cuts each set to the wall measurements you send and ships free to Canberra addresses. Nothing is held locally, so the order starts with a tape measure and a conversation.
A majlis sofa for Canberra’s embassy suburbs
Canberra’s embassy district runs through Yarralumla, Deakin and O’Malley. Missions of the Gulf states and the wider Arab world are found there. In those houses a majlis is not decoration. It is the room where a guest is received in the way the host’s own country expects.
A reception majlis usually has three features. The seating follows the walls in a U, so that everyone faces the room. The fabric is formal: velvet in a deep colour, or cream with gold banding. And the set is complete, with matching rug and curtains. The black and gold set at the top of this page shows the effect.
Gulf traditions differ in detail. Our pages on the Saudi majlis and the Emirati jalsa describe two of them, and the article on the office majlis for companies and embassies covers reception seating in general.
How many guests, and at what height
Two decisions shape a reception room before any fabric is chosen.
The first is capacity. Count the guests you need to seat at one time and give that figure with your measurements. Seating is cut to the wall, so the length of wall you can use sets the limit. The guide to how many people a majlis seats explains the reasoning.
The second is seat level, and here Sofhu makes two different products. The Arabic majlis shown on this page is raised to sofa height and fully upholstered, with a solid base and tall fixed backs, which is easier for guests in formal dress or for older visitors. The Arabic floor sofa is a low seat mattress on the floor with loose back cushions, the choice for a room where people sit in the older way. If your guests are new to the custom, our notes on majlis etiquette for guests are worth sharing.
Majlis or Arabic floor seating in a Canberra family home
Outside the diplomatic households, Canberra families order for more everyday reasons. Many houses here are freestanding, which often means a second living room or a rumpus room that can become the family’s sitting room.
A single row along one wall is enough for a small household, either one majlis unit like the sky blue one below or a single-row floor sofa. It leaves the room usable for everything else.
An L-shape in a corner suits a room with a door on one side. In every case plan the seating against a wall: a majlis is built to line the walls, and Arabic floor sofas are not freestanding. Measure at floor level, and note the heating outlets, which matter here more than in most Australian cities.
The majlis sofa set page lists what a complete set includes, and the Arabic sofa page shows the range of styles.
Fabric and finish for a dry, cold winter
Canberra’s climate is dry, with cold winters. Damp is not the problem it is on the coast, so the choice comes down to warmth and appearance.
- Velvet is warm and formal. Sofhu describes it as durable and easy to clean.
- Chenille is warm with a woven texture and sheds very little.
- Suede-look fabric is described by Sofhu as a good option for autumn and winter.
- Linen suits a bright room that warms up in summer.
The covers are zippered and can be removed; Sofhu states they wash at 30°C. The finish is where a formal set earns its place: piped edges, banding and tassels on the armrests, as in the close view below.
Inside, the seats are 32 kg/m³ polyurethane foam, known as 32 DNS in the Turkish trade. Density is the amount of material in the cushion, and denser foam generally keeps its shape longer under regular use. Firmness is separate, and you can ask for a softer or firmer seat. There are no springs.
Delivery to Canberra and how to order
The finished set is vacuum packed in Türkiye and sent by cargo carrier to the delivery address, with free shipping. Sofhu does not publish a fixed production or transit time, so if the room must be ready for a particular date, state the date in your first message. Taxes or duties may apply depending on the destination. Ask Sofhu how your order will be handled.
To start, send the wall lengths, the position of doors, windows and heaters, photos of the room and the number of guests. Then get a quote by measurement or use WhatsApp.
The Australian Capital Territory page compares reception and family rooms in more detail, and the existing page on Arabic sofas in Australia covers the country as a whole.
