Collapsible Home Staging Sofa

Abstract

A modular portable home staging sofa, that when assembled resembles a wood-framed sofa. The staging sofa comprising a base, a seat piece and a back. The seat piece comprising two similarly-sized and similarly-shaped seat cushions, two similarly-sized and similarly-shaped arm cushions, a back deck and a skirt, all sewn together. The skirt extend to a length sufficient to cover the base. The back comprises two trapezoid-shaped back cushions that are placed atop the seat piece.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to a collapsible seating device and more specifically to a lightweight sofa used in empty spaces in houses on the real estate market.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Real estate agents know that an empty house does not sell as quickly as a house that has an attractive, furnished interior. Spatial relations theorists accept as fact that vacant rooms appear smaller than furnished rooms. Home staging is an activity that takes place in homes being prepared to be marketed for sale. In the case of homes that are devoid of furniture or are lacking key furniture pieces, home stagers are tasked to add furniture pieces buyers would expect to see in rooms designed for specific purposes. In the case of living rooms, potential buyers expect to see a sofa and other seating pieces. Indeed, seeing these pieces helps potential buyers understand multiple concepts related to the particular home they are assessing; a) how would they ar...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is a sofa device that allows users to quickly and easily furnish a vacant living room without needing help from another person. The device has a base, seat piece, and back that are assembled to create a traditional sofa image.

Problems solved by technology

Studies show that even a small amount of staging adds thousands of dollars to the purchase price of the property.

A problem exists for larger pieces of furniture, such as sofas.

Sofas are typically heavy and costly to transport between houses, so the best staging sofas are lightweight and easy to transport.

However, covered boxes are limited to placement against a wall to avoid tipping or to keep the cushions in place and cardboard couches are expensive, look fake, are not durable, and if a potential buyer sits on it, it might collapse under the weight.

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