Guidelines

Should both couches match?

Should both couches match?

You can have two different sofas in your living room. You can mix and match the colors of your sofas. Use complementary colors from the color wheel. As long as you follow those rules while decorating, then your non-matching sofas will look great.

Does furniture have to match?

Your tables, shelves, chairs and other furniture don’t even need to be the same colour or wood tone to coordinate. There may be different coordinating styles, finishes and fabrics involved to make up a cohesive and well-designed room. But you may be overwhelmed by the sheer volume and furniture options available today.

Should sofa be against the wall?

Don’t push all your furniture up against the walls. Pull your sofa (or other seating) out at least 12″ from the wall. It will make the space seem more inviting and cozy, instead of creating a big bunch of weird dead space in the middle.

Is it OK to have two identical sofas next to each other?

As a seating group, I’m not much of a fan of the sofa + loveseat combination. If you ask me, it screams “furniture store layout.” I do, however, LOVE when identical sofas face each other in a room. The arrangement makes for a cozy conversation area and creates a hub or focus for a room.

How do you arrange two sofas in a living room?

Locate two identical chairs to cut one end of the sofas. If you have two sofas in different sizes, connect them by using a floor lamp or a side table. Mixing the long sofa and short sofa is very common. The longer sofa should be directed to face the living room focal point. Find guides on how to arrange living room with two couches here.

What’s the name of the apartment with two sofas?

Double the seating space, double the style. These gorgeous rooms have one thing–or should we say two things–in common: stylish sofa sets. The cozy sitting area of Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason’s Brooklyn apartment features a set of tufted sofas.

What kind of sofas are in living room?

In the living room of Christopher Gow’s Manhattan home, neutral sofas offset the space’s colorful accents. Tour the entire home. Inviting, low-slung sofas add worldly charm to a Malibu, California, living room designed by Martyn Lawrence Bullard.