There are several competing needs for the beach house with an open floor plan. Everything needs to be comfortable and family friendly. Plus the space needs to accommodate family together time and opportunity to enjoy solitary pursuits. The slipcovered sectional sofa is the most efficient way to seat the most people comfortably and the slipcover means that spills are easily taken care of. There is a drop leaf table anchoring the sofa to jigsaw puzzles can be worked on.