by Furnishly | Dec 31, 2022 | Design Inspiration, Style
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In 2022, a colorful couch is nothing new. The internet has been awash over the last few years with photos of sofas in emerald green, cobalt blue, and blush pink.
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Maybe it’s not so surprising, as we’ve all spent more time at home during the past few years, to seek out the color of sunshine for our spaces. Sofie Hepworth even planned the color scheme of her bright garden studio in Kent, United Kingdom, around a yellow sofa. “I just thought it was so joyful and fitting for the home I wanted to make you instantly smile!” she told AT.
Hepworth’s studio and Ash Appleton’s Nairobi, Kenya, apartment both use yellow couches as building blocks in kaleidoscopic rooms filled with vibrant wall coverings, furniture, and decor.
Alternatively, Andrea Plaid leaned into yellow in her Detroit studio, which features not only a yellow couch, but yellow window treatments, chairs, a rug, and bedding, too. “The color complements the studio’s windowed sunniness and serves as a counterpoint for cloudy days,” she said in her house tour.
And if you’re wary of going full throttle on such a bright color, consider Olga Fermin’s vibrant pop of summery sofas, which sit in an otherwise fairly neutral room in her Brookfield, Connecticut, house.
Luckily, there are plenty of yellow shades and sofa styles to play around with. Here are just a few:
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by Furnishly | Nov 23, 2022 | Design Inspiration
A black couch living room can portray many different styles, each with their own ambience. A black sofa can be the dark contrast that anchors down an all-white living room, or meld moodily into an equally dark backdrop. This collection of 40 black couch living room designs comes along with hints and tips to help you decorate your own. You’ll find inspiration for creating living room layouts with harmonious furniture arrangements, plus modern light fixtures and atmospheric perimeter lighting to complement the scheme. These spaces are packed with inspiration for modern fireplace designs, coffee tables, small side tables, complementary living room rugs, and more.
Kick up some contrast with a chequered living room rug. In this living room, a white marble coffee table is employed to create a light pause. A matching marble fireplace breaks up a charcoal grey feature wall.
Sofa tables come in handy for extra storage space. This storage design makes use of the full length of a large L-shaped sofa setting.
Black living room furniture makes a solid anchor for a light-filled and airy living room space.
A dark living room scheme allows the beauty of natural surroundings to be the star of the show. Consider installing an edge-to-edge window to open up a garden view, or cultivate a courtyard.
Black sofas make a moody accompaniment for a cool industrial-style loft interior. Add a blast of greenery to enliven the look.
With furniture dark, go wild on lighting. Choose a unique linear pendant light with an interesting or quirky profile.
Bring peace to a multifunctional layout by sticking to a crisp monochrome palette.
In a large living space, combine an upholstered couch with a leather sofa to fashion interest through contrasting fabrics.
With a view as breathtaking as this one, it makes sense to darken down all elements that would distract from it.
A linear modular sofa with matching ottomans makes sense of a long, narrow living room. The moveable pieces can be brought out to accommodate different social scenarios when required, and tucked back in when done.
Curate a cool Scandi-style living room look by swamping your black sofa with an assortment of scatter cushions and throws. Use a clean white coffee table design to brighten the ensemble.
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Build bold interest around a simple black sofa design with abstract modern artwork and a geometric black and white rug.
A black marble fireplace makes a luxurious partner for a smart black biscuit tufted sofa.
Melt away the bulk of a black sofa with a matching black carpet or a black focal wall.
Alternatively, camouflage a black living room furniture set completely with an all-encompassing black decor scheme.
This black sectional sofa arrangement melds with a plush area rug to create a single solid island of black in an open plan layout.
Form a dark room perimeter with a black L-shaped sofa, whilst bringing in a splash of colour with statement lounge chairs.
Add a rush of colour all around a black couch with a bright area rug and a colourful console unit.
Black, brown, and green decor elements fashion an earthy living room palette.
Teal, red, and wood tone accents bring this black couch living room concept to life.
Make lightboxes of illumination around a dark living room scheme to achieve a highly atmospheric visual.
Situate black couches upon a lighter toned large area rug to lessen their visual weight. Install a striking TV feature wall to balance out the saturation of colour.
This deep couch design creates an alluring bed of black within an ethereal white living room design.
Partner a bold black couch with the curvaceous silhouette of a wingback chair. See more ideas for wingback chairs.
This 3D black and white feature wall makes a cool sculptural statement. Although, it would require an awful lot of dusting!
Soften a stark black sectional with counteractive soft greige decor.
Black decor pushes this TV wall out, deepening the perspective of the room. The black couch balances the visual weight.
A two-tone focal wall creates lively juxtaposition behind a soft black couch.
Just a few gold accents will elevate a monochrome interior design. Think plump golden scatter cushions and a sunburst wall mirror.
In this black couch living room, a tripod floor lamp, a cluster of modern pendant lights, and a gallery of prints make a trendy monochrome arrangement. Cool white perimeter LEDs brightly illuminate the artwork.
The flicker of a modern fireplace adds a welcoming glow to a monochrome interior. A floating chimney breast allows the line of sight to flow from one zone of the home into the next, whilst a stone hearth stylishly maintains the boundary.
Make a black ceiling the crowning glory.
In this open plan layout, a black kitchen and matching couches make an inspiring combo.
Piece together a bespoke couch and fireplace design to make one continuous line.
Add an illuminated backboard.
Fashion a double-sided modular sofa arrangement to create a multifunctional space.
Add a pop of unexpected colour. This deep plum round rug makes a rich combo with the solid black elements of the room.
Recommended Reading: 30 Black & White Living Rooms That Work Their Monochrome Magic
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