When You Shouldn’t Choose Solid Colours For Your Modular Sofa?

As I’ve previously mentioned, I’m always drawn to patterned sofas when I go into a furniture store. Somehow pattern seems to catch the eye even before colour.

However, if you choose a solid colour sofa, you surely won’t regret it. Not only will it not date as easily as a large floral design, but it gives you so much more freedom in choosing other colours and fabrics to co-ordinate.

This might seem to go against the designer’s advice about using a pattern to draw inspiration from. If however, you select a sofa with a pattern combining two or three colours, then these are the colours that will determine your overall colour scheme. Your margins for change at some time in the future are narrow.

Selecting a neutral colour for your sofa opens up a world of possibilities. You may like the calm restful atmosphere that can be achieved with a neutral coloured sofa set against a neutral background that tones in. Alternatively, a sofa in a more assertive colour can be the centrepiece of a more lush room setting. Bold colours like dark red, purple, or chartreuse can look great on sofas with simple shapes. However you will need to think about other colours in the room such as drapes and additional furnishings.

Many modular sofas are easy to freshen up at some future time by re-covering. A simple and inexpensive option is to go for slip-on covers that are now available in a wide range of materials and colours. You can change the whole look of a room this way.

Another idea that works well is a striped patter, interesting enough to catch the eye, but also able to be mixed with other pieces of furniture, whether plain or patterned. The regency stripe is timeless on traditional furniture, but there are many contemporary designs that will suit any type of sofa.

Consider a rug if you wish to add some colour to a neutral setting. A rug with colours alluding to those of the sofa can give an integrated appearance, especially if key primary colours are picked out with accessories such as table lamps. A boring sofa is transformed by becoming part of a setting, with warm colours and lighting. Keeping the sofa neutral gives you the option of changing the whole colour scheme should you wish, without too much bother, and also of not needing to be discarded necessarily should you decide to move home.

Another possibility is to use texture in your sofa covering. There are some interesting types of covering available which are easy to care for such as faux leather, suede effect, and various micro-fibre materials that wear well and look good. For a more sophisticated look choose a fabric such as chenille, or consider an intricate or delicate textured pattern.

Other textured fabrics are crushed velvet, brocade and corduroy. Many types of modern textured fabrics are made of a synthetic material like polyester and require little or no maintenance. They also resist wear better than most cotton fabrics.

About the author: Jamie White is an skilled furniture salesman. He can assist you to get the best out of your budget and needs when buying a modular sofa. If you want to get recent info on the latest modular sofas make sure you visit his review website where he will analyze the latest modular sofas on the market.