The right sofa gives your living rooms trendy looks. They spell style too. For your living rooms to up the ante in modern interior designs, there is a need to be creative in sourcing for the right sofas.
Though choosing sofas isn't as easy as some imagine, by having knowledge of the type that would best fit your homes, you can have your décor dream come true.
When choosing sofas
Get colour and design right
The first thing you have to search for when getting sofas is the colour. Then, the design. To fit in the modern architecture, get creative and be artistic. Just choose a colour that matches the interior shade of your home. White painting in the interiors is a fad. If your wall is white, you can settle for sofas which are black, black/white, red, or which come in some other basic colours. The design should also be simple but very useful. Mind you, the trend in furniture design is functionality rather than the form. So, let your sofa remain functional, the type notwithstanding. There are several shapes, colours and designs to choose from.
Get space right
Space is another issue in choosing sofas. If you are living in a small space, you definitely need something that is less bulky and that would take up lesser space in a home. Make sure you have the proper dimensions before venturing out.
Understand the climate
If it is always hot in your area, then you have to do away with the leather sofas. You have to choose a set of furniture which will absorb less heat in the room. Simply put, choosing white or other lighter shades could help a lot in reducing the heat inside a home.
Understand your personality
The last factor that matters in choosing sofas is your personal choice. You always have to consider what you like so you can be happy with the purchase. Of course, you have to balance your preferences together with all the other factors given above.
Decorating with colourful sofas
- Arrange the sofa in a conspicuous way, to make them the first item seen by visitors.
- If you are going for colourful sofa, remove any other brightly-coloured decorative objects— dark blues, reds or greens— from the room. The use of these colours will disrupt the feel of the room.
- Still on eye-popping colourful sofa, paint the walls in a neutral colour—yellow, cream, khaki or off-white. Pure white is not recommended because it will create too much contrast in the room.
- Choose other furniture colours carefully. Chairs and other furniture should be neutral colours, or a complementary colour.
- Why not consider adding another sofa or accent chair that contains elements of green? A pattern in which green is a main colour can tone down the bright green of the sofa, while still bringing the colour to the rest of the room.
