What initially comes to mind when you consider the loveseat? While its size accommodates more limited spaces, the nostalgia associated with it may remind one of the romanticized lifestyle of the Victorian Age.
The loveseat originated as a wide chair in the seventeenth century to allow for the full dresses of the era. The first loveseats were not upholstered and the seats were made of wood. This oversized chair was transformed with luxurious style in the nineteenth century into the courting bench to provide seating for two people while offering couples the opportunity to sit more closely. These Love Seats were often designed with an s-shaped, curved back that provided privacy while creating a barrier for physical contact exemplifying the social ideology of the time.