The living room is the soul of the home and the area where we spend the most time with our family and friends, and it can reflect our aesthetic taste and style to a large extent. So as one of the central pieces of furniture in the room, the couch or armchair plays an important role in decorating our space. It is for this reason that we bring you today some advice and tips to make you more comfortable when choosing a couch set.
Sofa color matching tips
Determine the main color
The color of the couch set cannot be chosen randomly, but according to the overall tone of the living room to determine.
If your home is gray, this time you can choose a gray brightness higher fabric sofa to create different shades of effect, to avoid too monotonous.
Matching colors no more than three
Living room couch set, walls, flooring, curtains are relatively large area, if all use different colors, the whole space will look cluttered, no sense of unity.
Generally speaking, the color of the living room should not exceed three. The couch set color can be chosen arbitrarily, just a little darker than the ground.
The classic match of black, white and gray, the couch set can choose gray, or black with it, which is never wrong.
Set the color according to the wall
The color of the couch set can be determined according to the color of the living room wall, the simplest matching principle is the wall is shallow, the ground is moderate, the furniture is deep. Simple color matching can create a sense of hierarchy in the space.
The same color as the curtains
The couch set can choose the same color as the curtains, which avoids the color of the space is too chaotic, to maintain the unity of the space.
Choose a versatile color scheme
If you really do not know how to choose the color of the couch set, then you can directly choose the color system. White classic and durable, gray senior serene, are not easy to go wrong choice.
Couch set color is right, can make people bright, enhance the overall value of the living room. But if the color is wrong, the living room will be ruined, so be careful.
5 Keys to Choosing a Great Couch Set
The ideal couch set size
There are as many options for the size of the living room and dining room as there are armchairs and sofas. Before buying, it is very important to make sure that what we buy not only fits the space in which it is decorated, but also to verify that it is just the right size, without being too crowded or leaving a lot of gaps. Therefore, please measure the size of the space first before buying a couch set, as it has happened that the purchased sofa does not fit in the house.
First of all, make sure that the couch set you buy is placed close to the wall or in the middle of the living room to serve as a divider. Once this has been determined, measure the space accurately and make sure you leave some room at the front and sides. This may sound redundant, but the truth is that when you go to the store to pick one out, the display sofas you see are usually placed in more spacious areas, thus giving the illusion of being smaller than they actually are. If it has not been measured accurately, problems with the dimensions can occur afterwards.
If you are still unsure about all this, you can also measure the size of your living room so that the professionals in the store can advise you better.
Habits of your family members
If the measurements are important, the use of the couch set and the habits of the users are even more important. This is where the kids will play, there are pets, meals, naps and all sorts of activities, so consider all these factors before going to the store to pick one up.
Over the years, with the advances in textile technology, the market now offers us a very wide range of choices. You can find thousands of sofa finishes with different special features, such as dust-proof fabrics, fabrics that are resistant to animal hair, fabrics that can be cleaned with just water or fabrics that are resistant to pet scratches. It is recommended that you take all of these factors into consideration before you go to the store to pick one out, as families with children and pets will again be different when it comes to cleaning their sofas. From food to markers to hair, dust and debris, and even worst of all, pet feces. Choosing the wrong sofa finish can turn your sofa into your enemy.
Comfort is most important
With the above two points clarified, we can go ahead and pick out a sofa. Don’t just consider the initial comfort of touching the sofa, but also consider the height of the sofa so that it doesn’t cause back discomfort afterwards. The recommended height is to sit on the sofa with your legs at 90º to the ground. The height and comfort of the armrests are equally important and should be around 12 to 20 centimeters to ensure that they are comfortable, whether you put your hands on them or rest your head on them (especially important in summer).
The style that suits me best
Now comes the most fun and creative time to let our imagination run wild and think about what style of couch set to choose to make the living room a space loved by all.
The first step is to analyze the decorative style of the rest of the space, which will help us to filter and target the decorative style we are looking for. If we consider the many factors mentioned before, the options become smaller and it’s easier for us to pick the right sofa based on the size of the space, its purpose and comfort level.
Here you can combine colors, fabrics, textures, patterns and designs to your heart’s content. Wooden or metal legs. Leather or synthetic ethnic sofa finishes modern or vintage. There are so many varieties and options that you can pick from, so you can definitely make your living room stand out.
Final details
Finally, we’ll offer some general advice on how you can pick out a good armchair.
When we are buying something new we want to be able to have it as soon as possible, especially if it is a special item like a sofa. Therefore you certainly don’t want to choose the wrong couch set and then suffer with it for years. Don’t just think about whether or not you will be able to have the sofa right away, because often a lot of the wait is worth it.