How To Match Cushions With A Sofa-Part One

The sofa is a very important piece of furniture in our home. When buying a sofa, we will also buy some cushions and put them on the sofa as a match. Cushions can quickly transform a space and make our room look warmer and more beautiful, but when choosing cushions, it’s important that they complement the color, style and size of the sofa. So today we will talk about how to perfectly match cushions and sofas.

1. Unity of color

How to match the cushions to the sofa color is an important consideration when decorating a room. In order to maintain the ideal atmosphere and character of the space, the color of the sofa will determine which color of cushions to use. If you're using a light neutral or pastel sofa, you may want to opt for a bold collection of cushions to add to the look. But it’s all right to build a collection of light neutral cushions around a muted sofa as long as both are in a colorway similar to each other, or if you’re using a variety of patterns and textures to produce an interesting toned-down and tactile finish. If your sofa fabric is a single color, whether it's white, beige, gray, navy or black, it's a great way to choose a patterned cushion. If you’re having a vibrant, crisp sofa, like pink, red, teal or green, you can either keep the color palette constant by incorporating equally bold and bright cushions to give a sense of life and vivacity to the overall scheme, or choose something more subdued to contrast the vivid shade.

2. Unity of style

It's important to match cushions to sofa styles. A contemporary sofa will get the most impact from cleaner neutral couch cushions in pairs of complementary shades.

A traditional and more structured sofa is great to match with a simple style with no more than two different patterns at once, or solids of white, sandy beige, brown, navy or black with embellishments like fringe to lend a shot of timeless flair. A modern sofa can be adorned with geometric cushions in a monochromatic palette. On the other hand, if you want to deck out a sofa with an eclectic or retro profile, consider plenty of viable color coordinates if you ever feel like getting wild.

3. Unity of style rest of your space

Cushions can match all the other elements of the room together. So the color choice can be based on the look you’re trying to create and other items that make up the entire decor scheme: light fixtures, artwork, sofa, accessories and more. If your room already has a lot of patterns, such as a patterned couch, dramatic curtains, or an area rug in an intricate print, you can choose a simple style cushion with plain color. But in a case where there is minimal color in the living room, you can choose a mix of solid and patterned cushions in vibrant hues. If you like a casual, relaxed environment, you can be more playful with your color choices.

Above we talked about three points to consider when matching cushions and sofas. In our next article, we will continue to introduce you to other knowledge about the matching of sofas and cushions.