A majlis sofa for a Paterson home or business is made to order. Sofhu manufactures raised Arabic majlis sets and low Arabic floor sofas, including Turkish-style corners, in Türkiye, cut to your wall measurements as a single row, L-shape or U-shape, with 32 kg/m³ high-density foam and washable zippered covers. Shipping to Paterson is free. Send your measurements for a quote by form or WhatsApp.
- Manufacturer
- Sofhu, made in Türkiye
- For
- Homes, hookah lounges, restaurants, community halls
- Layouts
- Single row, L-shape, U-shape
- Foam
- 32 kg/m³ (32 DNS) high-density foam, no springs
- Covers
- Zippered, removable, wash at 30°C
- Shipping to Paterson
- Free
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In many Paterson two- and three-family houses the front room sits at the street side, apart from the kitchen and bedrooms, and it is often kept for guests. That is the room a majlis sofa belongs in. Sofhu makes Arabic majlis sets and Arabic and Turkish-style floor sofas to measure in Türkiye and delivers it to Paterson with free shipping.
The formal front room, furnished the Arab way
A room kept for guests should seat them all. Paterson has many two- and three-family houses with a front room of this kind, and that room is close in spirit to the reception rooms of the Levant, where visitors are received apart from family life.
Lining it with seating along the walls uses the whole room. Everyone faces the centre, the coffee tray reaches every guest, and when more people arrive they sit closer together. No one stands in the doorway.
The grey and gold L-shape above is an Arabic floor sofa: a low cushion set on the floor with loose back cushions, shown here in its plainest form. The burgundy set at the top of the page is an Arabic majlis, raised to sofa height with an upholstered base, tall fixed backs and tasselled armrests. Sofhu makes both, and either can line a front room.
South Paterson’s Arab and Turkish seating traditions
Several traditions meet here, and each has its own word for the same habit. South Paterson is one of the best-known Arab neighbourhoods in the United States. Part of Main Street carries the name Palestine Way and the area is nicknamed Little Ramallah, with Palestinian, Syrian, Jordanian and Lebanese businesses. A long-standing Turkish community, sometimes called Little Istanbul, and Circassian families are part of the same city.
| Tradition | Word you may use | Form |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian, Jordanian | Madafa, jalsa arabiya | Mattress, backrest and armrest sets around the room |
| Syrian, Lebanese | Jalsa arabiya, qa’da arabiya | Low seating with cushions along the walls |
| Turkish | Sedir, şark köşesi | A raised wall seat, or a low cushion corner |
Background on each: the Jordanian and Palestinian madafa, Syrian and Levantine Arabic seating and the Turkish sedir and şark köşesi.
Ramadan, Eid and a house full of guests
Seating is tested on the nights the whole family comes. Ramadan and Eid are marked publicly in Paterson, and at home the same season means iftar tables and visits that run late.
A U-shape gives the most places for those nights. On ordinary days part of it can be used as a daybed or a children’s corner. The iftar and Eid seating plan shows how to arrange a room for larger numbers, and Sofhu’s page on Arabic sofas for Ramadan meetings has more ideas.
A majlis sofa for Paterson lounges and restaurants
Main Street is lined with bakeries, sweet shops, restaurants and hookah lounges, and low seating suits several of those rooms. Sofhu builds for businesses as well as homes: each run is cut to the wall, the foam has no springs, and covers come off for washing.
Start with hookah lounge seating layout for spacing and fabric, and see what Sofhu supplies to cafés and shisha cafés.
Foam, fabric and colour
The cushions are filled with 32 kg/m³ high-density foam. Denser foam generally keeps its shape longer than lighter foam, which counts in a room that hosts often. Firmness can be made softer or harder to order.
Burgundy is the classic guest-room choice in the photographs here, as a velvet majlis or a medallion floor sofa. Grey and gold kilim-pattern floor sofas are quieter. For the red and green families, see emerald green and burgundy majlis ideas.
Ordering and delivery
Sofhu has no shop in New Jersey. Send the wall measurements of the room, photos and your preferred colours through the quote form or WhatsApp, and the design is settled by message or video call.
Delivery is free. Cushions come vacuum packed in sealed bags, which also makes them easier to carry to an upper floor. Open the bags by hand. Import duty or tax may apply under United States rules, so ask before you order.
Related pages: the New Jersey overview, Arabic jalsa and jalsa majlis sets.
