Choosing a sofa color type
Traditionally, there are two main color types: plain, or monochrome, and with a pattern. It’s easier to work, of course, with monochromatic colors. They are usually suitable for any type of room. They are easy to fit into the overall interior. There are neutral and bright colors. The first include gray, beige, black, light brown, white. The second group is represented by great variety: there can be numerous shades of red, lilac, blue, green, yellow.
Patterns, flowers, geometry, and ornaments are used as prints. Here, imagination can also be unlimited. However, difficulties may arise with the choice and arrangement of such color types of sofa, because you need to take into account not only the palette, but also the design itself, its shape, and theme.
Bedroom
A room where a person gains strength after everyday work is best decorated in soft pastel colors. Place a small ottoman in enveloping shades next to the bed. Avoid furniture upholstery with bright patterns; it will only be distracting in the bedroom. And remember: there should be no more than three basic colors.
Monochrome interiors
I'll start with interiors built entirely on sand color and its combination with white. This solution is rare in our latitudes; its ecological niche is occupied by beige-brown interiors. And in Western design it is very popular, and if you want something calm and neutral, and you already have an idiosyncrasy towards beige, consider the option of a sand color.
The photo above shows my favorite golden sand color combined with white. A very simple, very inexpensive and very nice solution.
A much more strict option is a cool gray-sand color combined with cream. In the photo above you see a dark gray-sand carpet, cream walls and a sofa, a cool blanket. This is a modern interior in which such strict coldness is appropriate, but it still had to be “diluted” with a honey floor and pillows.
Cool grayish shades are actively used in rustic style, in eco-minimalism, in Swedish minimalism and other styles based on natural “earthy” colors.
Often, as in the photo, sand color is used in several shades - you see the carpet is golden sand color, the pillows on the sofa are a colder and muted shade, the sofa itself is almost gray, and the ceramic dishes on the cabinet in the background of the photo are of all shades . The walls are white, the beams, floors and wooden furniture are brown - and you have an interesting interior based on a rustic style.
Pros of a sofa in beige tones
Beige upholstery can be seen on sofas not only in living spaces: it is compatible with a working office environment, it is used to decorate restaurants and other public places. It also happens that before and during renovation, some people do not think about the color of the furniture, and then simply buy a product in beige color, which suits almost any occasion.
We list the main advantages of sofas in beige tones:
- Universal color - like other neutral tones (cream, snow-white, grayish) goes well with most known shades. Therefore, it is most often the choice.
- It has the ability to calm, set the mood for relaxation and quiet time, and practically cannot cause aggressive manifestations. Matching the shades of earth, wood, and the human body reminds us of an inextricable connection with nature. Beige is a symbol of reliability, stability and success.
- Suitable for any design. A sofa in beige tones is organic and compatible with different interiors. It doesn’t matter what style your home is decorated in - classic or modern.
Attention: when planning a fashionable and creative design, take upholstered furniture in a beige tone as a basis, and then add contrasting combinations.
- Does not lose its attractiveness in different lighting (natural or artificial).
- Practical - it cannot be considered very easily soiled, unlike white.
When decorating the interior, do not forget that the obvious advantages of beige sofas can turn into disadvantages. The wrong approach can lead to a piece of furniture blending in with the tone of the walls and the rest of the furnishings. Perhaps this is the only case when it is better not to buy a light beige sofa. But the dark surface finish will be an excellent backdrop for such furniture, and the sofa will have an aristocratic and respectable appearance.
Manufacturers today strive for variety and produce beige upholstered furniture of any size, different in shape and materials used. Buyers always have a good opportunity to choose a product to their liking.
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Combinations
And just like that, we smoothly moved on to productive interior combinations with sand color.
White and earth tones
The photo shows a beautiful, stylish interior that combines rustic features (heavy table made of natural wood, wooden beams) and retro features (patterned wallpaper, linen curtains and covers). The rug used here is a warm color and, as you can see, it pairs perfectly with either an elegant wallpaper or a rugged table. The color of flax is generally a wonderful partner.
So, you already see the first combination:
— White and all natural “earth” colors are ideally combined with sand color
Such combinations are especially productive in interiors that combine rustic and retro motifs, like the previous two interiors and the interior in the photo on the right. Here, too, a warm golden shade is used for the carpet, a cool, almost gray shade for the upholstery and curtains - and all this is perfectly complemented by white walls, brown beams and a sofa in a rich toffee color (orange-brown).
Such interiors produce a very confident, calm, stable impression, and there is no monotony in them precisely due to the contrast of white and dark brown shades. Very simple!
Red
Most people, of course, prefer the warm golden sand color option. It is extremely cozy and at the same time completely unobtrusive, which allows you to build entire interiors on it, adding only a couple of color accents, as in the photo on the left.
What colors go with sand? The answer is pleasing: almost any . One of the best partners for warm golden sand color is red. Even if you do both the walls and the floor in this color, the interior will still not seem boring if you add a red object.
Orange
Orange color is also a great partner for sand. Pay attention to the photo, how productive it is to use different shades of sand - warm sand - for walls, floors and armchairs, cold beige - for a sofa and carpet, white for structuring a room (door frames, wall molding, matting of paintings).
Plus an orange accent - and the room looks interesting and not at all boring, despite the small number of colors used. But structuring the interior with white elements is very important - without it, the room would blur and become expressionless!
Coral, pink
Bright coral, all shades of yellow and even cool pink color fit perfectly with sand, which is the base color of the interior in the photo on the left.
Here it is important to pay attention to the fact that sand color is used for all background surfaces and even for furniture - this is very rare; usually furniture is selected in a different color than the floor. Only accessories in this interior are colored.
Green
Green color in all its manifestations is a perfect complement to all shades of sand color. In the photo, the lamps are a warm sand color, the sofa is a cool color, and both shades are perfectly complemented by avocado-colored pillows.
This is one of the most relaxing, calming combinations - it is dim and does not catch the eye, but subconsciously we perceive an interior built on a combination of sand and green as a very “homey” home in which you can relax, calm down and breathe freely.
Bright red, scarlet
But the combination of sand and bright red, scarlet, poppy is perfect for those who need a soft, unobtrusive tonic effect.
