Imported from France in the late 1700s, the chaise longue sofa brings a sense of vintage glamour that few other sofa styles can match. Combining the elegance of a chaise lounge with the comfort of a full sofa, find your perfect chaise sofa at Darlings of Chelsea, handcrafted in Britain.
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A sofa with chaise is a standard sofa with one end extended into a longer seat, allowing you to stretch your legs out fully rather than sitting with your feet on the floor. That extended section is what separates a chaise sofa from a corner sofa, which uses two sections meeting at an angle to maximise seating. A chaise sofa, by contrast, is built for lounging rather than seating capacity, and can sit in the middle of a room or against a wall with equal ease, giving it more versatility than a fixed configuration.
The chaise longue itself has a long design history, translating literally from French as "long chair" and carrying with it the elegance of 18th-century French interiors. That heritage still shows in many of our chaise lounge sofa designs today, particularly those upholstered in velvet, which has remained one of the most popular fabrics for the style thanks to its plush texture and traditional associations.
An important practical decision with a chaise sofa is orientation. A left-hand chaise sofa has the extended seat on the left when facing the sofa, while a right-hand chaise sofa has it on the right. Getting this right matters more than people expect, as it affects how the sofa relates to windows, doorways and the room's main focal point. Standing where the sofa will go and considering which side naturally suits stretching your legs out, whether that faces a television or a view, is the simplest way to decide.
Our chaise sofas span the same wide range of choice as the rest of the collection. Leather brings durability and a timeless quality, particularly on Chesterfield-style designs with tufted buttoning. Fabric options in linen or herringbone suit more relaxed, contemporary interiors. Many chaise sofas also include built-in storage beneath the extended section, a practical detail that makes the piece as functional as it is elegant, and sofa bed versions are available for those wanting the style to double as a sleeping solution for when guests are staying.
It depends on the size of the piece, but most chaise sofas comfortably seat two to three people across the main section, with the chaise end typically accommodating one person lounging or two sitting more upright. If you regularly need more seating capacity, a larger corner configuration with a chaise end built in may suit better than a standalone chaise sofa.
A sectional or modular sofa comes in separate pieces that can be rearranged or split apart as needed. A chaise longue sofa is generally a single, complete unit that can’t be separated, even though many sectionals also include a chaise-style end.
Yes, because a sofa with a chaise does not need to sit against two walls the way a corner sofa does, it can be positioned centrally or along a single wall, which often makes better use of an awkward or narrow room. A small chaise sofa still provides the stretched-out lounging the style is known for without requiring the floor space of a corner chaise configuration.
