Update, and David, thanks so much for your reply. I wanted to get a rectangular table, but I thought that would limit the amount of surface space since I only had 60" to place the table. The depth of the area is 28" from the seat to the end of the chaise. You kind of need 12-15" on either side of a table to comfortably get around I would think. There were no tables I could find (that I liked) that narrow to make the rectangle, so I went with the Leister Shaker Cherry Square table. I got it in the heritage stain for the top and the Capri Cream for the bottom so it would go more with the console table our LCD television sits on. I think it will go marvelously well with the other cherry stained stuff we have nearby. I went to a store called Nastasi's in Oaklyn NJ. It was a WONDERFUL experience!!! They are a mom-and-pop store that will really work with you. They had a few Leister cabinets and tables on the floor so I could really see what the quality was. I will shop at this store from now on! Great prices! Originally I was going to go with the Shaker Ash but wasn't too crazy about the stain colors on that wood. They sold me the Shaker Cherry for only $8 more, when the tables at their prices were $50 apart. Nastasi's has appliances as well and very high quality stuff for great prices. I highly recommend this place based on my limited experience. They worked hard to get this small sale and treated me as if I were spending $10,000 instead of $358 (price of that sweet shaker table!) Here is a link that might be useful: Leister shaker cherry square coffee table

My Flexsteel sectional has metal clips so the two pieces hook together. It's on a wood floor but it's against two walls so it's not going anywhere (it also weighs a ton). No recliners; we plan on a cat sometime soon and I once injured a cat by trapping it under the recliner when I closed it up, so I swore I would never own a recliner again. We did choose to use a larger coffee table because we needed the surface space, and the coffee table that had fit the regular couch just fine was too small for the sectional, both visually and functionally. Regarding measurements, our sectional sits in a corner against two walls. I simply measured the two walls and allowed a bit of space for small end tables, then hunted down a sectional that fit those measurements and wasn't too bulky for the room. Small-scale sectionals that aren't just two loveseats stuck together or a couch with a chaise stuck on (I find it very difficult to get out of the chaise) are not easy to find, but they're not ALL ginormous! Ours is something like 90" on one side of the "L" and 110" on the other. If you plan to "float" your sectional, get a roll of blue painter's tape and map out where your sectional's going to go, right on the floor with the tape, until the proportion looks right and then measure that; if you have the standard sofa-loveseat combo now you can shove them together into that space and get a rough idea of scale. The biggest "pros" in our house are that it wastes no space in our small living room - when we had a couch and loveseat, there was a substantial area in the corner that was wasted (furniture arms take up a lot of space) and we couldn't both stretch out to watch TV, read or nap while now we can and still have room for the dog. :-) The main con is that it IS a little bit heavy-looking for the small room, although cut-back arms, a relatively low back, and a slightly-bland midtone sage color do reduce the visual weight somewhat.

That is the only living space in the house. It's a townhouse we're renting for a year or two. We sacrificed on space to be close to the beach, which has been an awesome choice, until Irma, of course. We don't have any other "real" furniture for the living area, and we wanted to avoid purchasing anything until we bought a home, but when the old sofa had to go, we had to replace that. So we don't have any other seating, but it's really not a big deal. We don't have kids or family in the area, and we don't have a bunch of people over at one time, so the sectional is enough for our current needs. Is there anything in particular you would suggest for ottomans? I would like something that fits physically with the sofa to get something close to a chaise feel without having to close off the space permanently as you would with a chaise. Finding the right size is important too, as I dislike the really big ottomans for sectionals; they take up way too much space and prevent the use of a coffee table.

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