A majlis sofa can fit an Austin home if it is planned around the walls you have. Sofhu manufactures Arabic seating in Türkiye to your measurements, in single-row, L-shape or U-shape layouts, with 32 kg/m³ high-density foam and removable covers suited to hot summers. Shipping to Texas is free. There is no Austin store; send your floor plan for a quote.
- Planning point
- Seating needs a solid wall behind it
- Layouts
- Single row, L-shape, U-shape, facing rows
- Foam
- 32 kg/m³ (32 DNS), no springs
- Made in
- Türkiye, by Sofhu, to your measurements
- Shipping to Austin
- Free
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Newer Austin homes are built around one big open room, and that raises a fair question for anyone who wants Arabic seating: where does it go when there are hardly any walls? The answer is that a majlis sofa in an Austin house is planned from the floor plan, not picked from a catalogue. Sofhu, which manufactures in Türkiye, takes your measurements, works out which walls can carry seating and builds the set to fit. Shipping to Texas is free.
Where a majlis fits in an open floor plan
Find the solid walls first. A majlis is built to line a wall, and the loose back cushions of a floor sofa lean on one, so a run cannot float in the middle of a great room or back onto a kitchen island. In most open-plan houses that leaves three good options.
- The window wall of the living area. A single row, with the television on the opposite wall.
- A corner away from the kitchen. An L-shape that defines a sitting area without building anything.
- A separate room. A study, a formal dining room nobody dines in or a spare bedroom, which can take a full U-shape.
A pass-through family room can also take two rows facing each other, with the walkway between them.
Send a floor plan or a phone video walking through the space. Sofhu’s designers discuss layouts by video call and can tell you what each wall will hold.
Sitting beside the furniture you already own
A majlis does not have to replace the couch. Austin’s Arab, South Asian and other Muslim families are spread across the city and its suburbs, not gathered in one district. Many households keep a Western living room and add Arabic seating in a second space.
The two can share a room if you keep colours related and heights in mind. A low set under the windows and a pair of armchairs opposite is a common arrangement. The article on mixing a majlis with Western furniture shows how, and majlis versus sectional sofa is useful if you are choosing one or the other. For restrained designs that suit a contemporary house, look at modern Arabic sofas.
Covers for Texas summers
Choose a cover that stays comfortable when it is hot outside. Austin summers are long and hot. In a well-cooled room any fabric works, velvet included. In a room with big west-facing windows, a breathable fabric is the better choice. Sofhu describes its linen as porous and refreshing in hot weather; its linen floor sofa page shows it made up.
All covers are zippered and removable, and Sofhu states that they can be machine washed at 30°C. Strong sun is hard on any upholstery, so use shades in the afternoon. Light colours keep a bright room calm; the guide on how to choose majlis colours covers what works with pale floors and white walls.
Seat height and foam
Decide the height before the fabric, because the height decides which product you are ordering. Sofhu makes two. The Arabic floor sofa sits on the floor: a seat mattress, loose back cushions and armrest blocks. The Arabic majlis, the kind pictured on this page, is raised to the height of ordinary furniture on an upholstered base with a fixed back, which helps guests who are new to sitting low and looks at home beside a sofa. The majlis seat height guide explains the options in general terms; for the heights Sofhu can build for your room, ask with your quote.
The cushions are filled with 32 DNS foam, which means it weighs 32 kg per cubic metre. They contain no springs. Density is about how much material is in the cushion and how well it keeps its shape, not about hardness. You can ask for a softer or firmer feel, and for a different cushion thickness.
Apartments
Apartments need the smallest workable set. One long wall is typical, often beside a balcony door. A single row with two armrests and a few loose floor cushions seats a group of friends and still leaves the room usable. Because the set is modular, it can grow later if you move to a house.
Ordering from Austin
Sofhu has no store, stock or display in Austin or elsewhere in Texas. Sets are built to order and delivered to your door, with the cushions vacuum-packed in sealed bags. Open the bags by hand and let the foam expand.
Shipping is free. Duty or tax on imported goods may apply depending on the order; ask Sofhu, and read importing a majlis to the USA for the general picture.
To begin, send your wall lengths, floor plan and photos through the quote by measurement form or on WhatsApp. Sofhu’s state page on Arabic jalsah seating in Texas covers buyers elsewhere in the state, and the guide to Arabic sofa sets compares the main styles.
