Article of ready-to-assemble furniture

A corner unit for an article of sectional furniture, comprising:

• a seat portion having first and second front edges and first and second rear edges;
• a backrest portion;
• at least a first vertical internal frame member and a second vertical internal frame member disposed substantially perpendicular to each other, said internal frame members vertically overlapping and interlocked with one another, said first and second vertical internal frame members each including upper edges, said upper edges respectively defining said first and second rear edges of said seat portion that are perpendicular to one another;
• at least a first vertical sectional facing frame member and a second vertical sectional facing frame member, said sectional facing frame members disposed perpendicular to one another and respectively connected to said first internal frame member and said second internal frame member, said first and second vertical sectional facing frame members each including upper edges, said upper edges respectively defining said first and second front edges of said seat portion that are perpendicular to one another and which each slope downwardly toward respective said rear edges of said seat portion;
• and
• each of said internal frame members and said sectional facing frame members at least partially defining both the seat portion and the backrest portion of said corner unit.