SaveA Reading by HanaKids' Floor Sofas & Play Couches
A cream corduroy kids floor sofa that lets a small room breathe
A pale floor sofa under a bright window, and one yellow daisy. The color choices here are quiet. They are also deliberate.
Swatch strip measured from the photograph
- camel#a4968527%
- sand#bcb5a922%
- umber#77624921%
- oatmeal#cec9c018%
- linen#e8e7e212%
The quick answer
A kids floor sofa in a color close to the walls recedes, so a small bedroom feels larger. Cream corduroy does this in bright window light. Keep the warm color to one pillow, set the sofa on a rug away from the radiator, and judge cord color in daylight rather than on a screen.
What the window does to cream
The light comes from the left, white and even through sheer curtains.
In that light the cream cord of this kids floor sofa and the pale walls sit at almost the same value. The sofa does not stop the eye. The room simply continues. In a child's bedroom, where the floor is also the building site, that matters.
Corduroy has ridges, called wales. Light lands on their tops and leaves a thin shadow between them. So cream cord never reads flat: oat in the folds, nearly white on the ridges. One fabric, two tones.
The rest is placement. The daisy pillow carries the only warm color. The star pillow is cream on cream, shape without color. Picture books wait on the cube shelf beside the sofa, so reading happens here. The sofa sits on the gray grid rug, clear of the white radiator. Children measure comfort with their whole body, and this corner gives them room to sprawl.
What does the light in your child's room do at four in the afternoon?
Pale sofa, pale wall. One yellow flower. The room does the rest.
Five colors from one sunny room
Named by eye. The values are close, not exact.
- Cream cord#cec9c0The ridges of the sofa, within a shade of the wall.
- Oat shadow#a49685The same cord in its folds and seams.
- Wall white#e8e7e2Walls and radiator. The backdrop.
- Butter yellow#e6c566The daisy's center. The one warm note.
- Basket brown#776249Woven basket and wooden toys. The ground.
Pinned by Hana
Five points in the photograph, each one a choice someone made.
- Cream cord sofa
Close to the wall color, so the sofa recedes and the room feels bigger.
- Daisy pillow
Its yellow center is the only warm color on the sofa.
- Star pillow
Tone-on-tone with the sofa, it adds shape without adding color.
- Picture-book shelf
Sofa placed beside books makes an instant reading spot.
- Radiator
The sofa sits on the rug away from the heat source.
- Cream cord sofaClose to the wall color, so the sofa recedes and the room feels bigger.
- Daisy pillowIts yellow center is the only warm color on the sofa.
- Star pillowTone-on-tone with the sofa, it adds shape without adding color.
- Picture-book shelfSofa placed beside books makes an instant reading spot.
- RadiatorThe sofa sits on the rug away from the heat source.
A birthday couch, and a date that moved
A grandparent in the US ordered a small floor couch as a birthday gift. When the estimated date moved, they wrote to the workshop, upset. They had assumed it left the moment they paid.
It does not work that way. Every piece is made to order, and there is no shelf of finished sofas. The workshop finished the couch and sent it by expedited FedEx, due in 3 to 5 days. The granddaughter loved her little couch.
If a date matters, write it in the order note at checkout. More on sizing in kids floor sofa sizes by age.
- Sizes
- Small kids' floor couch
- Fabric
- Not specified
The lesson: For a gift, write the deadline at checkout; made-to-order pieces need production time before they ship.
Three questions parents ask
- A common question
The teddy sofa page has disappeared. Can I still buy it?
The workshop's answerYes. The page goes offline now and then for updates, such as a new version with a new photo shoot, or after a rush of orders. Meanwhile the workshop sends a custom order link in your color at the same sale price.
- A common question
What comes in the tufted floor cushion set? Just the seat, or the back too?
The workshop's answerThe set is one floor cushion, one backrest 16 in (40 cm) high and 4 in (10 cm) thick, and two round armrest bolsters as a gift. The backrest matches the seat length: a 40 x 64 in seat gets a 16 x 64 in backrest. The main photo shows 28 x 56 in.
- A common question
Can I order now and have delivery held until we're back from a trip?
The workshop's answerYes. Order at the current price and give your date; the workshop ships so it arrives after you are home. It cannot deliver to a post office. If the order has already shipped, you can ask the carrier to reschedule.
If a kids floor sofa is within a shade of the wall color, a small room reads larger. Then one yellow pillow is all the color the sofa needs.
Hana
On the cutting table
| Piece | Kids floor sofa with a backrest |
|---|---|
| Cloth | Plush corduroy, cream; indoor use only |
| Piping | None; corduroy is made without it |
| Edge | Box edge, soft rounded blocks |
| Pillows | Daisy and cream star, decorative and sold separately |
| Covers | Zippered and removable |
| Care | 86°F (30°C) gentle wash, air dry |
| Best for | Compact bedrooms and kids' rooms with good daylight |
Have it made
Have this made — ask Hana’s workshop
Leave your numbers and the height you like to sit at. The rest is a short conversation. — Hana
Leave your details and the workshop will call you to confirm measurements, fabric, foam and piping. No prices, dates or payment on this page: it is a request, not an order.
Questions buyers ask next
What size kids floor sofa suits a toddler?
For a 2-year-old, the workshop has suggested 24 x 50 in (61 x 127 cm) if the room allows. Any size can be made, so measure the free floor first and leave space to walk around it.
Can a corduroy play couch go on a sunny porch or deck?
No. The corduroy is an indoor fabric with no UV or water resistance. Keep it inside, and away from long hours of direct sun through glass, which can fade any indoor color.
Which corduroy colors are available for floor sofas?
The floor sofa corduroy comes in its own colors only, about nine or ten, recently including indigo and silver gray. There is no black cord; the darkest options are anthracite and brown.
— Hana
Other cords, other rooms
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