Windsor families do not need to cross the river to buy a majlis sofa. Sofhu, the manufacturer, makes raised majlis sofas and low Arabic floor sofas to order in Türkiye from your wall measurements and delivers them to your Windsor address with free shipping. You choose the layout, fabric and colour by photo and video call, and the set is cut to fit your room.
- Made by
- Sofhu, manufacturer, in Türkiye
- How it reaches Windsor
- Delivered to the door; no pickup, no border run
- Sizing
- Cut to your wall measurements
- Foam
- 32 kg/m³ (32 DNS) high-density foam, no springs
- Covers
- Zippered, removable, washable at 30°C per Sofhu
- Shipping
- Free worldwide
On this page
Many people in Windsor who shop for Arabic furniture know the routine: over the bridge or through the tunnel to Dearborn, a morning in the furniture stores, then the question of how to get a full set home and through customs. There is another way to buy a majlis sofa in Windsor. Sofhu, a manufacturer in Türkiye, builds the set to your wall measurements and delivers it to your door, with free shipping.
Sofhu makes two products, and both are pictured here. The Arabic majlis is raised, sofa-height seating in upholstered units with a solid base, fixed backs and arm bolsters. The Arabic floor sofa is the low set: a seat mattress near the floor, loose back cushions, armrests and an ottoman.
Cross-border shopping or manufacturer delivery
Both routes can end in a good room. They differ in what you decide and what you carry.
| Store across the border | Sofhu, direct | |
|---|---|---|
| Seeing the set | In person | Photos and video call |
| Size | What the store offers | Cut to your walls |
| Getting it home | Your vehicle, your border declaration | Delivered to the door |
| Shipping cost | Your own time and fuel | Free |
The size line matters most. Windsor rooms were not built around any store’s module lengths. A set made to measure ends at the door frame, clears the heating vent and meets cleanly in the corner. The article on a ready-made floor sofa vs a custom majlis goes through the differences in detail.
One thing is the same on both routes: the furniture enters Canada from abroad. Duty or tax may apply depending on the destination, and Sofhu has not published a standard arrangement for Canada. Ask before you order. Importing a majlis to Canada summarises the official guidance.
Wyandotte Street East and the homes around it
Arab residents are Windsor’s largest visible-minority group, and Arabic is the city’s most common mother tongue after English and French. The centre of that life is Wyandotte Street East, with its Lebanese, Iraqi and Syrian shops and restaurants.
The homes behind those shops host often. Friday lunch, Ramadan evenings, an engagement, a condolence gathering: each needs seats for more people than a three-seater and two armchairs provide. A majlis along the walls is the furniture built for that kind of hosting.
Which Arabic sofa for which Windsor family
The communities here share a seating culture and differ in the details.
Iraqi families often plan the house around the diwaniya, the reception room that is meant to be large. A full perimeter set suits it. See Iraqi diwaniya seating.
The navy majlis above, with silver medallions, is an L with a white fringed rug and two coffee tables: a formal look for a guest room.
Lebanese and Syrian families will recognise the low set of seat, back cushions and armrests, which on this site is the Arabic floor sofa. Levantine Arabic seating covers the tradition.
Yemeni-style floor sofa sets, familiar from the large Yemeni community across the river in Dearborn, wrap the whole room. The style page on the Yemeni diwan and mafraj explains the rooms they come from.
The navy and cream star pattern above is a Sofhu design, shown here on a floor sofa in an L with a matching star rug.
Layouts for bungalows and two-storeys
The shape of the set follows the walls. Floor sofas are not freestanding, so every run needs a wall behind it.
A U-shape like the grey and gold majlis above uses three walls and seats the most people. The khaki green majlis at the top of this page is the same shape around a white fringed rug. An L uses two walls and suits a room with a doorway or stairs on one side. A single row is enough for a den or a front room.
If you have a finished basement, measure it first. It is usually the room with the longest clear walls.
Foam, covers and what is in the set
Sofhu fills its cushions with 32 kg/m³ high-density foam and uses no springs. Dense foam generally keeps its height and support longer than light foam, which matters when the room is used every day. On a custom order you can ask for a softer or firmer seat.
All covers are zippered and come with their foam inserts. Sofhu states they can be machine washed at 30°C.
A set can be the seating alone or include a rug, an ottoman and floor cushions. Curtains can be added.
Ordering from Windsor
- Measure each wall at floor level and note doors, vents and windows.
- Photograph the room.
- Send both, with the designs you like, and ask for a quote.
- Approve the plan. The set is made, vacuum packed and delivered.
Restaurants and cafes can use the existing wholesale page.
Province-wide information is on Arabic majlis in Ontario, and the existing page on Arabic majlises in Canada covers the country. The nearest city guides are London, Toronto and Mississauga.
Get a quote by measurement or send your wall lengths on WhatsApp.
