10 Easy Pieces: Striped Sofas

This last week of August, we’re revisiting summery stories from the archives, like this one:

The abiding quality of shirting applied to sofas: Here are our 10 favorite sofas upholstered in a variety of stripes.

Above: The Cecilia Willoughby Two-Cushion Sofa comes in three shades of bouclé stripes; $2,698 at Anthropologie. Above: Serena & Lily offers a variety of shirting-inspired stripe upholstery options for their sofas. Shown here is the Miramar Sofa, currently on sale from $4,9588 for the 7-foot size. Above: The Camila Ticking Stripe Sofa is $2,724.98 from One Kings Lane. Above: The playful Roma Sofa from Urban Outfitters is available in red stripes (sadly, no longer in Butter); $1,299. Above: Designed by Kim Salmela, the Merritt 90 Inch Sofa Huntington in Natural Stripe is currently on sale for $3,879.98 at One Kings Lane. Above: The Ferm Living Rico 3-Seater Sofa in Sand Black Louisiana is €3,729 at Finnish Design Shop. Above: From The Socialite Family, the Rotondo Sofa comes in blue and burgundy striped cotton; $8,400. Above: Although vintage, the Hans Wegner GE 285 3-Seat Sofa is $5,850 at 1st Dibs. Above: The Essential Sofa from Sabai is available in two stripey hemp blends: Yellow Clay or Field (shown). It’s $1,975 (and read more about Sabai here). Above: The traditional roll arm shaped Blanca 2-Seat Sofa in black and white stripe is £2,445 at Melimeli.

For more characterful sofas, see our posts:

• 10 Easy Pieces: Corduroy Sofas
• 10 Easy Pieces: Curvaceous Loveseats, Luxe Edition
• 10 Easy Pieces: The California Dude Sofa
• 10 Easy Pieces: Good-Looking Sleeper Sofas

N.B.: This story originally ran on May 29, 2024 and has been updated with additional products and updated links and pricing.