Face-to-Face

I have a new obsession (surprised?)  Sofas facing each other... Love.it.

But I've also read that people can feel like this is a 'confrontational' room arrangement.  And if you know me, I try my absolute hardest to be opposite of confrontational.

{via Lonny}

{via Effortless Style}

So what do you think?  Intimate, conversation-enabling arrangement... or the set-up for confrontation mediation?