Please help with decorating a corner sectional!

HU-132192129

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

Hi everyone,

Our leather sectional is placed in a corner of our condo and I dont know how to make this space more welcoming. It definetly needs new curtains but I don’t know what would be a good color scheme. Any ideas would be much appreciated

Thank you.

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housegal200

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

Seconding that the ottoman must be replaced. Otherwise you're looking at a sea of brown leather. Understand that problems of proportions and layouts must be solved first before you think about colors. Since you have so much brown leather, then you need to contrast it with other finishes that look good with leather but are not also heavy (iron or wood legs, trays, handmade pottery in an accent color. But first deal with the huge propblem of balancing proportions:

--Replace ottoman with round or oblong nesting coffee tables up on legs (balancing out oversized proportions of couch) If there's room, use ottoman as an end table with two square light wooden trays on it.

--Get a Morrocan pattern thick white and brown rug that can be seen through new glass coffee table legs so eye is pulled away from couch. Rug should have a lot of texture. As for curtains, they should match the wall in a nubby linen fabric with see through curtains as below.

Let's look at what makes this very narrow room work despite huge gray sofa:

--bold art work over sofa

--curtains match the walls to expand that area; see through curtains filter light

--nesting glass coffee tables can be pulled out and don't add to bulk of sofa

--rug pulls the eye away from bulky couch and allows Moroccan style patterned rug to balance out all the solids

--Pillows and throw add softness to large sofa.

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--Also seconding to bring couch forward with a console table by the window where you can place a table lamp towards the corner and plants in colorful containers. Both those elements will make that end of the room more inviting and cozy. Get a lamp with a finish that matches finish of new coffee table. A narrower version of this rough wood console would make a great plant table near window. That lamp looks great there as well.

--Do not order a single new thing without seriously measuring what you have and what you're considering. I have a whole Ideabook for Brown Black Leather Couch Dilemmas. Too big dark leather sofas are one of the main Dilemmas people have. For anyone out there looking at one of these "manatees," measure your room; get camel/caramel color instead of black or brown. Yours does have nice lines. But now you need to make the room lighter, which will give you more coziness.

--Start looking for horizontal bold art for your living room for over the couch maybe in an accent color you can use for planters, accessories, etc--not these but inspired by these depending on your taste. The reason for adding art are many--beauty, color, shape but in your case to pull the eye beyond the couch, which dominates the room. Art is better than curtains to do the job.

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houssaon
5 years ago
It really is too big for the space, but you can make it better. You should have some lighting and tables near. Can you move the sectional away from the window so you can put a narrow table for a lamp and other items? You could put a small table on the opposite end. Get colorful pattern drapery that appeals to you. Hang a large piece of art centered on the sofa.
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HU-187528210
5 years ago
Remove the ottoman
Take down the curtains - do you need shades altogether?
Light rug
Clear glass end table
And art
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HU-132192129
Original Author
5 years ago
Yeah I need to replace all the curtains. we just moved in so its a hot mess!
threers
5 years ago
You write you don't know " good color scheme"....Yes your space needs color: look through collections of draperies, fabric by the yard, art work noticing the colors: what colors go together ,which colors appeal to you and which colors are the dominant and which subordinate, or how the colors go together. You can mix and match patterns. Take the time to educate yourself and then make your own decisions.
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apple_pie_order
5 years ago
Will your sectional fit if you rotate it 90 degrees and bring it out from the window bay?
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always1stepbehind
5 years ago
WOW...that is tight!! That thing is way too big for that space...but if you can't return it I guess you'll have to make do. So it will just be facing a window?
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housegal200
5 years ago
Here's a living room with plants by the window, great art, white and brown pattern rug. Note sheepskin throw on the back. (Ikea sells real sheepskin.)

This brown couch has pillows, hangings, rug, etc. in textured, colorful patterns. T

The curtains are kept the color of the walls so that everything else stands out. Note round coffee table up on legs, corner lamp, textured rug.
alohastateofmind
5 years ago
I would go all in on your huge sofa choice and make it a super chill zen den vibe. Your ottoman is perfect bc it looks like it can snuggle into the couch and make the whole thing like a giant bed, which is so cool.

I would get curtains that match your wall color and add panels so theres plenty of fabric for them to hang correctly.

I would add a ton of pillows and blankets to up the coziness factor, and i would also hang either one huge painting or a gallery of similar paintings, like those below from PB and West Elm.

i would not go bold on the art bc the couch has become the focal point and too-bold art would make the room feel claustrophobic.

i would do lots of textured neutrals with accents of muted colors instead of bright ones.

think chunky knits, fringes, faux fur.

what is your favorite color? if youre not sure, look in your closet to see what colors you gravitate towards.
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decoenthusiaste
5 years ago
Take down the curtains and let us see what you're really working with. Can you shoot new pix and include one taken while you're standing at the far end of the sofa? How about a measured floor plan sketch? They are so helpful.