When arranging a living room for a large family, it is optimal to complement the sofa with one or more armchairs. It is important to remember that pieces of furniture from the same collection are anti-trend. Designers advise combining models that are different in shape, style and color. But it is important to combine them correctly. In this article we have collected the simplest and most successful ways to create a harmonious soft group in the living room.
How to choose a sofa and armchair
When choosing a sofa, you need to consider that you will not only sit on it, but also use it as a sleeping place. If you plan to do this constantly, the sleeping place must have orthopedic properties. If it swells over several years and becomes lumpy, then even one or two nights spent on such a sofa can be remembered for a long time, causing pain in the back or neck.
When choosing a sofa, pay attention to the way it is folded out. Today there are different layout mechanisms, modern ones are very convenient and allow you to turn a sofa into a bed in literally one movement.
When creating a style, the color of upholstered furniture also plays a role. Therefore, when choosing a sofa (as well as armchairs and banquettes), pay attention to the shade and texture of the upholstery fabric. It is also important what size and configuration the furniture has in order to choose how to arrange it in the house.
When choosing a chair, they are guided by the same criteria as when choosing a sofa: orthopedic properties of the sleeping place, if it is a chair-bed, ease of use, color, model. The person sitting in the chair should not experience any discomfort, movements are free, changing positions is quick and effortless.As for using the chair-bed for sleeping, it is not suitable for nightly use. With its help, they solve the problem of accommodating guests for one or two nights. But even they can be sleepless if the unfolded chair-bed turns out to be uncomfortable. Often the cause of discomfort is an unsuccessful folding mechanism, when the joint between the seat and the bed puts pressure on the back.
Bean bags occupy a special place among upholstered furniture items. They are a shapeless bag filled with filler that you can sit on. You can’t sit on such a chair for a long time, but it’s quite possible to watch a movie or chat with friends.
Maintaining the interior style
How can you avoid getting into trouble by violating the stylistic design of the interior? We offer several options in this regard:
- Minimalism. The style is characterized by a lack of frills in the form of decorative details and restrained shades. In addition to the main direction, high-tech and classic models would be a good choice. It is advisable to buy practical modular designs.
- Modern. It is not necessary to ensure that the color of the chairs matches the shade of the sofa as closely as possible. An abundance of pillows and bolsters near the armrests will help harmonize the atmosphere. A suitable furniture style, in addition to modern, is classic.
- High tech. Here, a combination of shades of the sofa and armchairs is desirable. Just like Art Nouveau, high-tech style is characterized by the absence of decorative details. A suitable choice of direction is minimalism, eclecticism, modernism.
- Empire style This so-called imperial style is in harmony with classics, gothic, and minimalism. Against the background of such armchairs, an Empire style sofa looks very advantageous. The maximum possible combination of furniture upholstery shade is required.
It doesn't matter what decision you come to in the end. The main condition is that it should be comfortable to be in a room with such furniture. If the feeling from the interior is pleasant, then everything was done correctly.
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Corner sofas
Corner sofas occupy a special place among upholstered furniture. They are very roomy, easily convert into a wide double bed, the side part replaces an armchair. We can say that this is upholstered furniture three in one.
Corner sofas are stationary and modular. For stationary ones, the side part is attached to the main part with bolts. It is possible to have both left and right seating, or only on one side.
Modular sofas are convenient because their parts can be used to create any convenient design: a long sofa, a corner sofa, two small sofas, etc. It is not always comfortable to sleep on modular sofas, as you can feel the joints.
Types of leather sofas for the living room
Leather sofas for the living room are presented today in a wide variety of models, so every buyer can easily choose the ideal option for themselves. Folding models can, in general, be divided into several subtypes, which differ in the design of the folding mechanism.
The sofa-book completely replicates the item of the same name in appearance.
The Eurobook has a pull-out bed and an internal storage compartment.
The sofa model with the original name “dolphin” is one of the options for corner sofas and also has a retractable design.
Sofa models equipped with a click-clack system allow the product to take three positions: sitting, semi-recumbent and reclining.
The “French folding bed” is equipped with a combined folding mechanism and is compact in size.
Non-folding models of leather sofas are not capable of transformation, but, in general, are divided into corner structures and a more classic version - a sofa.
Upholstery fabric
Upholstery fabric will help to correctly combine upholstered furniture in the interior with wall and floor decoration, as well as cabinet furniture. It varies in composition, texture and color. Tapestry, silk, velor, velvet, wool, leather, eco-leather, suede and other materials are used to cover sofas, armchairs and chairs.
Leather sofas are elegant, presentable and stylish. They are used in living rooms, studies, offices. Such furniture is very expensive, and leather is quite capricious in care and use.
Eco-leather is a more noble name for ordinary leatherette. Externally, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between natural and artificial leather. The difference between them is in price, and in terms of durability, artificial ones are inferior to natural ones.
Leather furniture - advantages and disadvantages of use
The main advantages of leather furniture, of course, are strength and durability, because as practice shows, even upholstery made of artificial material can last much longer than ordinary fabric. It easily takes the required shape and immediately returns to its original state.
In the hot season, leather upholstery continues to remain cool, and in the cold, on the contrary, it heats up to the temperature of the human body. This type of furniture is easy to care for. It does not absorb liquid, so after accidentally spilling coffee or juice, there will be no traces left on the surface.
In addition, natural or high-quality artificial leather is environmentally friendly and safe for health. As for the disadvantages of leather furniture, these include sensitivity to sharp objects, instability to certain types of contamination, for example, marks from a marker, and high cost.
Fillers
The most popular fillers for upholstered furniture are synthetic winterizer and foam rubber. Today, they are increasingly abandoned in favor of more durable and beneficial ones for the musculoskeletal system. Such, for example, is latex, both natural and artificial.
If the price of products with latex filling is scary, you can return to foam rubber, but multi-layered. If the sofa is planned to be constantly used as a sleeping place, it should have not only filling, but also springs to reduce the load on the sleeper’s spine.
Color solutions
Combining items by shade is a favorite technique of designers, and anyone can repeat it.
To create a win-win set of different pieces of furniture, the colors of the ornament should repeat the colors of a single-color item. It doesn't have to be very noticeable. You can choose a pattern color with a different base tone, but small details should still echo the shade of the other piece of furniture. For example, if you choose a blue monochromatic sofa, you can pair it with two chairs with a pattern. Their main color can be gray, but the ornament must be blue.
The same applies to the reverse. Having chosen plain armchairs, for example, an emerald shade, you should choose a sofa with a floral pattern (the main tone is white, and the leaf pattern is emerald).
When choosing three different items, for example, one solid color and two with patterns, adhere to the following rule. One design should be bright, and the pattern on the second item should be selected so that it ties the whole set together, for example, a blue chair with a yellow ornament + a white sofa + a yellow and white chair with a blue cushion on it.
The combination of neutral and bright objects occurs in a similar way. You can choose either a contrasting combination or a closely related one, for example, muted pink can be combined with both bright fuchsia and rich green. Contrasting combinations are more complex and require careful color matching, but they also look more interesting.
Please note that there should be only one bright item in the entire set: a bright sofa and two neutral armchairs or a neutral armchair and a sofa and a bright armchair look equally unusual and advantageous. You cannot overload the room with rich shades, as it will be uncomfortable to be in it in the future.
Beige, gray, powdery, smoky blue, and lilac are great for muted tones.
Combining only neutral shades may seem the simplest, but the opposite is true.
It is important to combine contrasting neutral tones: powdery and muted blue, delicate fuchsia and peach, light emerald and soft purple. It’s not so easy to choose similar color solutions
Moreover, such a spread is not appropriate for every room.
Firstly, only two saturated shades should be chosen. Secondly, they should not be related or contrasting. It is advisable to choose “hackneyed” color combinations, for example, yellow and blue, white and black, gray and red. Choosing pure contrasts, green combined with red, for example, will only overload the interior.
Color of upholstered furniture
In order for a sofa or chair to fit perfectly into the interior, you need to choose the right upholstery color. It can match the finish of the walls and floor or contrast with them.
You can choose colors that seem completely different, but do not contrast with each other, for example, beige walls and a gray sofa. Also, calm tones of the upholstery will restrain and dilute too bright colors of trim, curtains, and decorative items.A bright sofa, on the contrary, will enliven the interior and become a central object that attracts attention.
The right combination of upholstered furniture and the rest of the furnishings will not only bring harmony and comfort, but also visually correct the shortcomings of the room: size, configuration, lack of natural light. That's why it's so important to get the color right when buying a sofa.
Monochrome and ornament
This solution is suitable for any living room style, in which there are not many tones, patterns, textures. If the sofa is plain, an armchair with a pattern or ornament will look great next to it. Moreover, the chair usually has approximately the same color as the sofa, or repeats its color in the drawing. Reverse scheme: a sofa with an ornament + a plain chair in the color present in the upholstery of the sofa.
Plain leather sofas go well with checkered armchairs and those with a predatory print (for example, leopard print).
Photos of upholstered furniture in the interior
Leather furniture for the living room - choosing upholstery
Since leather upholstery plays one of the important roles when choosing furniture, every buyer should carefully study its properties and varieties. Depending on which cut the leather is made from and what additional procedures it undergoes, it can be divided into aniline, semi-aniline, pigmented, pull-up, eco-leather and nubuck. Each material has its own character and characteristics.
Upholstery materials
In the process of choosing a sofa for absolutely any room, its appearance is certainly taken into account. It is formed by upholstery, and it is created from a variety of fabrics or leather, as well as other materials that are synthetic or natural. The choice depends on the available financial capabilities, the wishes of the direct users, as well as on the appearance and color scheme of the room where the product is planned to be installed, since it should fit perfectly into the room.
Small sofas 190 cm are upholstered in various materials:
- jacquard, which has an attractive appearance and high quality, as well as a low price;
- chenille, which is an affordable wear-resistant material;
- tapestry and flock are environmentally friendly and natural upholstery, so their price is slightly higher than previous options;
- velor has an unusually beautiful appearance, but caring for it is considered difficult;
- leather, and it can be natural or artificial, and in any case, this material produces designs that are distinguished by sophistication, presentability and uniqueness.
Velours
Tapestry
Jacquard
Genuine Leather
Flock
Chenille
Eco-leather When choosing upholstery, you should additionally pay attention to operating conditions, since if you plan to install the product in the kitchen, then the upholstery must be resistant to temperature changes and easy to clean.
The color must necessarily match the color scheme of the room.
Any corner sofas in the interior of a small room look attractive only if they are clean and of high quality, so it is important to ensure proper care for the upholstery:
- It is not allowed to use harsh and aggressive chemical cleaning agents;
- It is allowed to wipe the upholstery only with soapy water;
- it is allowed to use various home methods for care, for example, alcohol, vinegar or soda;
- It is not recommended to install furniture in direct sunlight, since the color will quickly fade over time from ultraviolet exposure.
Thus, if you take care of a 190 cm wide sofa correctly, it will last a long time and will always delight you with its bright and unusual appearance.
Leather
Leather sofas are not only an interior item, they are a sign of luxury and wealth for the owners of the house. In addition to the aesthetic aspect, they are endowed with many advantages.
Enviable practicality and ease of care is one of the most significant. To remove most stains, simply walk over them with a damp cloth. The service life of such furniture reaches several decades.
Even if natural abrasions appear on the surfaces over time, which will be especially noticeable on dark skin tones, you should not worry too much. Now your sofa has become a shining example of vintage style.
What designers are trying to recreate artificially, you can achieve with normal use. Hypoallergenic and environmentally friendly are another advantage of this choice.
Modern technologies allow you to paint leather in almost any shade, so you can easily choose decent furniture for your own home.
But most of these sofas look quite voluminous and bulky, that is, they will look advantageous in spacious living rooms. They can overload small rooms and make them visually even smaller.
But if you still want to purchase such soft products for a small room, give preference to models that are devoid of excessive pretentiousness and volume.
The color scheme should be chosen lighter. Laconic pastel shades are ideal.
Fabric sofas for the living room
The typical apartment layout does not differ in the variety of room layouts. Most often you have to use a walk-through room as a living room. The interior of the room may be different, but the person leaving his room, by a strange coincidence, always appears at the moment when the climax of the plot of a film, program, or television show occurs. It's annoying. A sofa that zones the room, rather than placed along the wall close to it, will help to avoid this.
Corner 4-room apartments in brick houses have three doors, 2 of which lead to adjacent rooms. Here, to ensure that no one interferes with watching the program, a corner sofa is perfect. It is not necessary to use a folding sofa in the living room interior.
A large monolithic sofa, consisting of several seating areas separated from each other by stitching, is perfectly complemented by comfortable loungers on the outside of the armrests. As the photos show, this option for a seating area is complemented by a shelf built into the armrest on which you can store a book.
This place is not intended for sleeping. The advantage of this symbiosis of a lounger with a chair allows you to comfortably position your tired legs after a hard day. This is facilitated by the smooth bend of the part extending from the seat. The advantage of this resting place over a regular sofa or chair is that there is no constriction of the blood vessels, blood circulation is freer, which means that the legs will not become numb even if the body is in one position for a long time.
Color solution
You should think about the color scheme of upholstered furniture when planning renovations. The sofa can become the main accent of the living room if you choose a bright color or an unusual print. This sofa will ideally complement a modern, bright and unusual interior. But even in a calm monochrome living room, a bright sofa will serve as an excellent accent that will attract the eye.
Particular attention should be paid to what kind of filling is used in the manufacture of sofas, because how well it is made will determine not only the comfort of using a piece of furniture for sitting and sleeping, but also the service life of the entire product
Separating the kitchen and living room using a sofa in the interior of a studio apartment
Advice! In classic interiors in pastel light colors, you should choose a sofa in the same color scheme to maintain the overall mood. A common solution is to install a sofa in a light interior in a contrasting dark color - brown or gray.
A wealth of models and original design
In addition to the fact that a corner sofa may or may not contain a folding mechanism that turns it into a sleeping place, this piece of furniture has many design options. Modern manufacturers provide us with a wide range of options for corner models, among which every homeowner can find their own type.
For example, a corner sofa may not have the option of folding out into a bed, but may have the ability to place storage systems at its base. At the same time, storage systems can be presented in different variations, even with drawers at the bottom of the frame.
One of the most popular models of upholstered corner furniture is the Munich sofa. You can find this interior element in design projects made in a variety of stylistic directions. In a modern apartment, a “Munich” sofa looks much more organic than large armchairs; moreover, it can accommodate more people and takes up less space in the room.
The corner sofa with light leather upholstery has long been an iconic piece of furniture for homeowners around the world. The versatility of application, practicality in use and the ability to harmoniously fit into almost any interior style have allowed this corner sofa model to occupy the top positions in the list of the most popular pieces of upholstered furniture for many years.
Corner sofas can be presented not only in the correct geometric shape. For example, a semicircular sofa can become not only a convenient and comfortable place for the whole family, but also a highlight of the interior, raising the level of uniqueness of the entire design.
The U-shaped sofa provides an incredibly spacious seating area for a large number of people. If your living room often hosts receptions and gatherings with friends, then such a piece of furniture can become an indispensable part of the interior. But it is important to understand that such models are available for installation only in fairly spacious rooms.
An interesting option for composing compositions of any modification are soft modules. You can purchase any number of individual modules (depending on the capabilities of your room) and use them to simulate the interior and change the boring environment. The disadvantage of such structures is that they cannot be used for sleeping.
Recently, modern interiors have been filled with upholstered furniture exclusively with plain upholstery. In such a situation, a corner sofa with colored upholstery becomes a unique piece of furniture that allows you to create certain moods in the living room. Upholstery with a pattern always slightly softens the ambience of the room, giving the atmosphere a touch of homeliness, warmth and comfort.
