Majlis Sofa Brussels: Custom Arabic Sofa Sets

The short answer

Sofhu builds majlis sofa sets to order for Brussels homes and delivers them free from Türkiye. The city already knows the Moroccan salon well, so the difference is in the making: seating cut to your exact wall lengths, 32 kg/m³ high-density foam, a wide choice of fabrics, and zippered covers you can remove and wash.

Who makes it: Sofhu, a manufacturer in Türkiye
How it is sized: From your own wall measurements
Filling: 32 kg/m³ (32 DNS) foam, no springs
Covers: Zippered and removable, washable at 30°C
Shipping to Brussels: Free
Seat options: Raised majlis, floor sofa or wooden bench set

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A city that already knows the salon
How Sofhu’s sets relate to a sedari
Foam and fabric: where a salon is won or lost
Tall houses, steep stairs
A small terrace or front porch
Ordering an Arabic sofa from Brussels

An engagement is announced, relatives are coming from Morocco or Türkiye, and the salon suddenly has to seat everyone at once. That is the moment many families start looking for a majlis sofa in Brussels. Sofhu makes wall-to-wall seating to order in Türkiye, cut to the room, and delivers it to Brussels free of shipping charges.

Two products carry that name loosely, and Sofhu makes both. The Arabic majlis is raised, sofa-height seating in upholstered units with fixed backs and arm bolsters. The Arabic floor sofa is a low cushion set at floor level, with loose back cushions and an ottoman.

A city that already knows the salon

Brussels has one of the largest Moroccan-origin populations in Western Europe, concentrated in Molenbeek, Anderlecht, Schaerbeek and around the Gare du Midi. There is also a Turkish community centred on Schaerbeek and Saint-Josse. In these homes the reception room is not an afterthought. For Moroccan families it is the salon marocain, built on the sedari, and it is often the most carefully furnished room in the house.

So nobody here needs the idea explained, and the city has shops that sell it. What Sofhu adds is narrower and more practical: made-to-measure sizing, a stated foam density, a broad fabric range, and the Gulf-style majlis and Arabic floor sofas that a salon shop may not carry. Our pages on the Moroccan sedari and the Turkish sedir describe the two traditions in their own terms. In French, see le salon marocain.

How Sofhu’s sets relate to a sedari

A sedari is a raised wooden banquette. Sofhu makes three kinds of seating, and it helps to know which one you are asking for.

Arabic majlis. Upholstered units on a solid raised base, at sofa height, with tall fixed backs and arm bolsters. The closest in posture to a Moroccan salon or a Turkish sedir.
Wooden bench set. Seat and back cushions on a wooden frame, indoors or outdoors.
Arabic floor sofa. A seat mattress on the floor, loose back cushions against the wall, armrest blocks between sitters.

The two majlis units below show the raised build: a champagne damask seat on a walnut base, and a camel velvet one on a carved dark wood base.

Champagne damask Arabic majlis bench on a walnut base with gold scrollwork, a gold carved crest and two tasselled bolsters — An Ottoman-inspired piece: champagne damask on a walnut base, crowned with a gilded carved crest.

Camel velvet majlis sofa on a carved dark wood base with gold rosettes, an embroidered wreath and striped cushions — A carved dark wood plinth with gold rosettes lifts this camel velvet seat to bench height.

None of these is a copy of a carved Moroccan sedari with its fitted tlamet covers, and it would be wrong to sell it as one. What they share with it is the principle that the seating follows the walls of the room exactly. The custom majlis page explains what can be changed on an order.

Foam and fabric: where a salon is won or lost

A salon that looked splendid on the day it arrived can sag in the seats a few years later. The cause is nearly always light foam. Sofhu uses 32 kg/m³ polyurethane foam, known in the Turkish trade as 32 DNS, with no springs. Density measures how much material is in the cushion, and denser foam generally keeps its shape longer. How hard the seat feels is a separate setting, which you can ask to have softer or firmer.

For fabric, Sofhu lists velvets, chenille, linen, woven and knitted series on its existing fabrics page. All covers are zippered and removable. If you are torn between a jacquard that looks formal and something easier to live with, read velvet, linen and jacquard compared.

L-shaped beige Arabic majlis with medallion seats and charcoal-striped backrests on a marble floor — An L-shaped Beige Medallion set with tall layered backrests and scalloped armrests.

Thick gray and gold kilim-pattern Arabic floor couch in a U shape on a bare wood floor below a brass wall plate — The U-shaped Gray Ornate Illusion 8-inch seating on its own leaves the centre floor open in a lantern-lit room with a carved wood screen.

The beige medallion majlis on the left is the raised, upholstered build. The grey and gold kilim set beside it is a floor sofa, low to the ground with loose cushions.

Tall houses, steep stairs

The typical Brussels townhouse is tall and narrow, and the best room is often up a steep flight. This is where a floor sofa has a clear advantage. The cushions arrive vacuum packed in separate packs. You carry them up, cut nothing with a blade, open the bags and let the foam recover. The article on how a majlis is packed and delivered walks through the day.

Measure with the house in mind. Bay windows, marble fireplaces and double doors between front and back rooms all interrupt a wall. Since the back cushions of a floor sofa lean on the wall, every run needs solid support behind it, and a set of glazed doors is not that.

A small terrace or front porch

For a courtyard or roof terrace, Sofhu makes outdoor benches with water-resistant fabric that handles light rain and moisture. Brussels weather being what it is, treat the cushions as something you bring inside rather than leave out all season.

Two wooden benches with red kilim cushions facing each other on a brick front porch with ferns and hydrangeas — Red kilim benches bring Arabic-style seating to a classic brick front porch.

Ordering an Arabic sofa from Brussels

Sofhu has no shop in Brussels and holds no stock in Belgium. The steps are short:

Measure each wall at floor level and note doors, radiators and fireplaces.
Photograph the room, and the stairs if the room is upstairs.
Choose majlis, floor sofa or bench set, then a layout and one or two fabrics.
Get a quote by measurement or send it all on WhatsApp.

Shipping is free. Duties or taxes may apply depending on the destination, so ask Sofhu first. The existing page on Arabic sofas in Belgium covers the country as a whole, families in Flanders can read about a majlis sofa in Antwerp, and the Arabic sofa overview compares every style we make.

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A closer look

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Desert Flame fits a U-shaped majlis into an ordinary living room with wood floors.

The L-shaped Desert Flame leaves half the living room floor open.

A single Desert Flame module with a cream rug makes a compact seating corner.

The single Desert Flame seat, shown without a rug on a warm wood floor.

Soft daylight suits the linen-look weave of the Beige Medallion set.

Black armrests and cushions give the pale grey L-shaped set its contrast.

The L-shape configuration of Model 18 fills a corner with two seating runs.

A complete U-shaped Gray Ornate Illusion 8-inch set with ottoman, rug and floor cushions seats a large gathering in a lantern-lit room with a carved wood screen.

Questions

Before you order

Brussels has plenty of shops selling a salon marocain. Why order from Türkiye?

A local shop lets you sit on the sofa first, and that is a real advantage. Ordering from Sofhu makes sense when you want seating cut to an awkward room, a fabric you have not found locally, 32 kg/m³ foam stated plainly, or an Arabic floor sofa, which a salon shop may not stock. You deal directly with the manufacturer.

Will the pieces go up a steep townhouse staircase?

A floor sofa is far easier than a framed sofa. It is modular and the cushions are vacuum packed, so they travel as separate packs and expand once opened. If you are ordering a majlis or a wooden bench set for an upper floor, send photos of the stairs and the turn at the landing with your measurements.

Can the same set work for a formal salon and for everyday family use?

Yes, with the right fabric. A velvet or chenille in a deep colour looks formal for an engagement or Eid, and because the covers unzip and wash at 30°C the room does not have to be kept shut between occasions. If you would like a spare set of covers for the big occasions, ask Sofhu whether that is possible for your model.

I speak French. How do I describe what I want?

Use the words you would use at home. Salon marocain, sedari, canapé arabe and majlis all describe wall-to-wall seating, and photos do most of the work. Send pictures of the room and of a salon you like, give the wall lengths in centimetres, and say whether you want to sit at bench height or lower.

Is tax or duty added when the set arrives in Belgium?

Free shipping is confirmed. Duties or taxes may apply depending on the destination, and how they are handled for Belgium should be confirmed by Sofhu before you order. The article on ordering a majlis from Türkiye to the EU summarises what the official customs sources say.

Does Sofhu make seating for a tea house or restaurant in Brussels?

Yes. Sofhu supplies cafes, restaurants and hotels as well as homes, and takes wholesale and project enquiries from small and large businesses. Commercial sets are planned the same way as a living room: from a measured floor plan, with fabric chosen for heavy use and frequent washing.

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