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What Sofa To Put With These Chairs? PICS

15 years ago

I just bought these two chairs from someone on Craigslist for a house we recently purchased.

I'm trying to go with golds and silvers as the (fake) tile in the house has both hues and the tables I'm bringing from my current living room are glass with gold and accents of silver.

I'm going for more of a traditional look. These wouldn't be my EXACT choice, but they're close enough that they'll do and the price was sure right!

I don't want a bulky sofa, more along the type I've posted below. I'm interested in what color(s) you would think would go good with these chairs? I don't want to have the same over colors, want something to make the sofa stand out but I'm clueless to what color(s) would look good.

Also below is a pic of one of the two sconce I bought from a consignment store that are gold and silver.

Thanks for any and all help in advance!



Sofa idea??

Comments (8)

  • 15 years ago

    Love the chairs...
    I'd go with a smaller, more traditional style sofa~

  • 15 years ago

    I think the sofas that you pictured, are too busy for the chairs. I would go with a more simplier style of sofa, if it were me.

  • 15 years ago

    The second couch feels too angular and modern, and the first is just way too frou-frou to create the elegant look I think you want.

    I would look for something in velvet, in a really rich grey-blue. It would be wonderful with both the silver and the gold. Kind of along the lines of the drapery in the pix of the chairs, but deeper.

    I think something like this Hepburn couch from Ethan Allen would work well, in a color similar to the Turner Ink fabric choice:

    hepburn couch

  • 15 years ago

    My vote is for #2. Keep the fabric simple.

  • 15 years ago

    Interesting, I've stayed away from camelback sofas, Duncan Phyfe too, just not crazy about the style. I'll have to take a second look at them. Wish I could find a picture of similar chairs and what someone put with them.

    Worse case scenario, if I can't find anything to go with these chairs and I find something else, I'll sell them. There's no doubt I can get my money back - whether I can find a deal similar to them, that's another story.

    Thanks for all the replies!

  • 15 years ago

    DonÂt worry about what someone else did. You would find those chairs put in with a very formal room, and then a pair of them painted glossy black with very modern or zebra fabric on them in a very modern room.

    What kind of couch appeals to you? In the end, it is about what YOU like and want to have in your private space. Also, how is the piece going to be used? That may influence your selection of seating.

  • 15 years ago

    I'm not an expert on traditional furniture, so I'm not certain exactly what will work best for your chairs. But I must say that I love that second sofa! The shape is very elegant and modern and I love the nail head detailing.

  • 15 years ago

    What appeals to me, hmmmm...well, the tastes have actually changed over the years and what I'm going for at this time is a more traditional living room. There's something I like about having a living room, not that we ever use it that much, really. We have a den that we "live in" on a daily basis.

    I also like the French look and can go with that, and I don't mind an eclectic look if I knew what would go with what without it looking like a mish-mash of stuff.

    The link below has another sofa I saw on line that I thought would go well with the chairs, but again, I'm in the same color range again. Need to find other options when it comes to colors, I'm not too worried about finding the couch, it's the fabric that will go with the chairs that I'm more worried about.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Another Sofa

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