A sofa takes center stage in any home. While the style, configuration, size and choice of upholstery fabric used on a sofa are all important attributes, nothing makes more of a statement than the colour of the sofa. A tastefully chosen sofa colour can enhance and highlight a home whereas a poorly chosen one can make your sofa an eyesore you just don’t want in your home anymore. Now, we don’t want that do we? So, let’s get right to the tips on how to choose a sofa colour that’s just perfect for your home.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT SOFA COLOUR

EVALUATE YOUR EXISTING DÉCOR

What colour are your walls? What colours are furniture items that shall sit alongside your sofa? Does your home have a modern classic, contemporary or purely classical theme? All these factors must be taken into consideration when you pick out a sofa colour.

Let’s say you have an old fashioned home with wooden floors, a full-fledged fireplace and accompanying furniture made out of wood like oak or chestnut. In such a case, sofa colours such as grey, brown, beige or even a bold red could make a fantastic choice.

On the other hand, if you have a contemporary living space that focuses on a minimalistic modern design, brighter colours like whites, green and mustard could work beautifully. For modern living spaces, a black sofa will be able neutrally enhance the décor as well, with classy sophistication.

The point here is to imagine your sofa in your living space, against the backdrop of colours that already exist in your living space. Blending in is good. Carefully chosen contrast is good. But, what you don’t want is to choose a sofa colour that conflicts and fights with the room’s décor, to only stand out like a sore thumb.

Here are some other colour matching combinations that can get your colour ideas started. If your living space uses a bold and bright colour like orange that can be found on lamp shades, an accent chair or an area rug, a blue sofa will look fantastic.

If you have grey or dark flooring, a black sofa will look quite at home.

If your living space has pink or red, an earthy camel or beige colour will look wonderfully complementing.

If you just want to play it safe, a grey sofa works best, always.

CAN YOU MAINTAIN A SOFA’S COLOUR?

If you choose a fabric sofa, you must be extra careful about choosing its colour. Fabric sofas are easy to dirty. They are also easy to clean. But, if you don’t have the time in your schedule to keep a fabric sofa looking spotless, you want to avoid high maintenance colours such as white or other bright colours that will easily present stains and dirt marks. If you have little children or pets in the home, grey, black and dark browns work best, as long as they are compatible with your home’s décor, as discussed before. Speaking of sofa maintenance, a jumbo cord sofa is the type of sofa that you want to pick up if you expect a lot of dirtying by the family. They are softly textured, incredibly durable and also very easy to clean, giving you a everyday sofa that can take a lot of use while continuing to look unaltered.

WHERE WILL YOU PLACE YOUR SOFA?

Is your sofa going to be placed in a place where it will be bathed by sunshine, every day? In such a case, you should avoid picking up fabric sofas with bright colours as the sun will make the colour fade with time. Over time, your sofa can look old, faded and dated. This is a particularly important tip if only part of your sofa is going to be exposed to the sun. The last thing you want is a gorgeous looking blue corner sofa to have a two tone colour to it, because the sun beat down the colour on one half of the sofa’s fabric!

HOW OFTEN DO YOU REDECORATE?

Are you one of those people who loves redecorating your home from time to time? Maybe you like to change out your area rugs, buy a throw blanket or experiment with colourful replacement throw pillow covers? In such a case, a neutral sofa works best, as it can flexibly adapt to your changing moods. You don’t want to buy a bright mustard sofa to then not like the bold colour a few months later. A sofa is an expensive item to change out! So, keep this in mind when you pick out your sofa colour.

NOT ALL SOFAS HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME COLOUR!

If you have a large living space and need a corner sofa, a 2 seater sofa and a swivel chair, you can pick up the swivel chair in a colour that isn’t the same scheme or pattern as the corner and 2 seater sofa! A little contrast can break up the monotony of a living space with a lot of seating. But, remember that you want contrast and not conflict. So, choose accordingly.

DON’T FORGET PATTERNS AND ACCENTS ON A SOFA

There are many sofas that are predominantly draped in a neutral colour fabric but also have little accents that throw off some rich colour. An accent line along the base. A dash of colour in the scrolled arms perhaps. Or maybe just throw pillows with alternating coloured patterns. There’s lots of ways to add a little bit of play when it comes to sofa colours, without having to sacrifice on your choice of primary colour for the sofa. When choosing patterns, ensure that traditional patterns are used on traditional looking sofas. Similarly, contemporary patterns are best used on modern sofas with clean lines.

So, there you have it. Now, it’s time to start shopping for a sofa in a colour of your choice. At AbakusDirect, we have a great range of cheap sofas in a wide range of beautiful colours and fabric choices. We are sure you will find a sofa that you will absolutely fall in love with here!