Think of this sofa more like a really long accent chair and you won't be disappointed. I'd been looking for a blush sofa and I liked the color and style so I went for it. However, the profile is too low and the seat is too shallow to anchor even a smaller living room. For context, the pillows in this picture are 18". It'd be too much of a hassle to return so I'm going to just invest in larger chairs to offset it.