97 in 3 Seat Modular Sofa in Teal Suede with a Built In Socket, 2 USB Ports and Hidden Storage

Wall sockets sit at skirting level behind whatever furniture is already there. The result is a lead trailing across the floor to the end of the sofa, a phone charging on the carpet, and an adapter block that somebody kicks every evening.

A steel backrest section on this build carries a three hole socket and two USB ports at arm height, with a compartment behind it for the cord and whatever else you do not want on show. One lead runs from the wall to the sofa and stops there.

Three seats and one that charges

The studio shot, with the inset at bottom right showing what the sofa hides. The backrest of one module drops open to reveal a metal box with the socket inside it. From the front nothing gives it away: the sofa reads as three matching modules with loose cushions on top.

Ninety-seven inches, measured

Ninety-seven wide, 31 deep, 31.5 high. The seat run is 88.5 inches at 25.5 deep, sitting 18 inches off the floor. Back cushions are 17 inches, arms 24.5 high and 5 thick, bolsters 20 by 6, legs 6.5. Six hundred and sixty pounds is printed over each of the three seats.

What is inside the steel backrest

The maker lists four things in this section: a storage box, a three hole socket, USB ports and a fixing knob that clamps the steel backrest into the armrest and the ordinary backrest. The photograph shows the compartment open with a cable running out of the socket.

Three boxes, and what is in them

Box A holds the left armrest, a seat module and the magazine bag. Box B holds the right armrest and a second module. Box C holds the third module with the metal storage box and the metal backrest. They are shipped separately and may not arrive together.

Built into the steel backrest section. It needs a lead to a wall outlet like any extension, since the sofa generates nothing.

Alongside the socket in the same panel. No output rating is published for them.

Behind the back cushion. The maker notes that the seat cushion has to come out to reach it.

Printed over each of the three seats, so 1980 lb across the sofa. A static rating.

Inside 97 inches of overall width, at 25.5 inches deep and 18 inches from the floor.

A hand screw that locks the steel backrest to the armrest and the neighbouring backrest so the section cannot shift.

Ships from a Canadian warehouse. Free shipping on orders over $150. Some remote areas, PO boxes and surcharge regions may be excluded or cost extra.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

A socket at arm height stops the controller, the headphones and two phones all charging on the floor behind you.

Ninety-seven inches needs a genuine eight foot run. Measure the wall before the sofa, not after, and allow for a skirting board.

Twenty-five and a half inches of seat depth is a lounging depth. The two bolsters exist to bring the effective depth back for anyone shorter.

What we stand behind

• Every dimension and the 660 lb per seat figure are read from the manufacturer's own product dimension drawing.
• The socket is an outlet built into the sofa. It has to be plugged into a wall socket to work, and the maker publishes no electrical rating for it or for the USB ports, so none is quoted.
• The record carries a note that products with electrical plugs are designed for the US market. Check the plug and voltage before ordering.
• No fabric composition percentage, foam density, carton dimensions, assembly time or net weight is published, so none is quoted.
• Ships from a Canadian warehouse, free shipping over $150.
• 14 day returns, unused and in the original packaging.

Does the socket work on its own?

No, and nothing in a sofa could. It is an outlet built into the backrest, wired to a lead that you plug into the wall. What it buys you is one tidy lead to the sofa instead of an adapter block on the carpet.

What voltage is it?

The maker does not publish an electrical rating for this socket or for the USB ports, so no figure is given here. The record does carry a note that products with electrical plugs are built for the US market, so check the plug type and rating on the item itself before you use it.

How do I get into the storage box?

Take the seat cushion out first. The maker says so explicitly. The box sits in the frame behind the back cushion, which is why the compartment is invisible when the sofa is made up.

Will 97 inches come through my door?

It arrives in three separate boxes, not one. Carton sizes are not published, so use the 31 inch finished depth as your guide against the narrowest point of the route, and count on carrying three parcels rather than one long crate.