A pair of loveseats is one of the most versatile ways to furnish a family room or living room. They can be configured in an "L" to the left or right, as well as a in a parallel arrangement, and unlike a sectional, they will generally work in a different room in the future.
Loveseat-sized sofas are always a better choice unless you live in a verrr y large home. Full-sized sofas tend to act like aircraft-carriers in a normal-sized room, and then insist on lining the walls, rather than pulling into a conversation grouping. Evil, very evil.
For a lot of seating in one room, adding a pair of chairs and a pair of ottomans will give seating for eight--without looking like a doctor's waiting room. Those ottomans should pull into the center of the layout to be a combo ottoman and coffee table, and I put them too close the the fireplace!
Please select chairs that don't resemble the ones on this layout--ugleee!