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Transforming your sofa’s look can be as simple as dressing it with care. The right touches can add character, set the mood, and completely change how people perceive your space
There is so much variety and choice out there that finding the right cushions and/or throws can feel overwhelming. While there is plenty to consider in terms of look, feel, and practicalities, this simple guide will explain how to dress a sofa with cushions and throws to create the effect you’re looking for.
Choosing cushions and throws
Colours
To create contrast and depth, choose ‘pops’ of colour with cushions and throws that complements the sofa’s colour. Complementary colours are those that sit at opposite sides of the colour wheel, e.g., purple and yellow or orange and blue.
On the other hand, you might prefer to keep the overall design more muted and formal by choosing cushions and throws in darker or lighter shades of the sofa’s colour.
Patterns
If the sofa is neutral in tone, you can add interest and personality with bold and bright patterns. Ideally, they will have something in common such as a colour, texture, or design motif to join them together. The pattern of the cushions and throw should complement or match the colour of the sofa.
If the sofa is patterned, you might reverse the technique and choose simple throws and cushions in colours that appear within the sofa’s pattern.
Textures
The texture of the fabrics that you choose will also have a big impact on whether the sofa is an inviting, cosy place to sit, somewhere luxurious and indulgent, or more formal.
If you are trying to create comfort and cosiness, faux fur, soft cotton, wools and linens are ideal. For luxury, velvet, silky, satin, or even leather fabrics create a striking impression. Embroidered cushions and throws can be very decorative and are often associated with more traditional aesthetics.
Arranging cushions and throws
Once you’ve chosen the cushions and throws, it’s time to arrange them on the sofa.
With a little bit of attention to detail, you can make the sofa more attractive and inviting, but you might have to test out a few different options.
If you have cushions of different sizes, place the largest at the ends of the sofa and the smallest at the centre. This creates a cosy ‘nest’ effect.
To add some depth to the sofa, you could layer the cushions with smaller ones placed in front of larger ones, or layering two throws with different colours or patterns.
Throws can also be draped over the arms of a sofa to give a relaxed feel, or you might want to fold the throw neatly over the back of the sofa for a smarter look. Alternatively, if your throw has a striking pattern or design, you could make it the star of the show by placing it in the centre of the arrangement.
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Express your organisation’s brand or personality
Whether dressing a sofa in a relatively private space or somewhere that will be on public display, you may want to take the opportunity to align its design with your brand colours, or the personality of your organisation.
Think about maintenance and cleaning
To keep soft furnishings looking their best regular cleaning and maintenance will be needed, especially if they will be in a hotel room or a high traffic area such as a reception area or lobby. You may want to consider this when choosing fabrics as some will be more difficult to maintain and keep clean than others.
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