Playful Patterns
In most cases purchasing a sofa for our living rooms eats up a big chunk of our budget. Due to this we normally stick to neutral sofa’s so that we can switch things up as the years go by.
Domino:
Could you do it? Or do you think buyers remorse would set in after a couple of weeks?
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My living room is one of the rooms that evolved drastically from when we first moved one. Originally I painted the walls chocolate brown and did accents of white, blue and orange. That lasted maybe 2 years.
Our dining room sat empty for months. Okay maybe it was empty for just a handful of weeks and then we couldn’t take it anymore and put in a folding table and plastic outdoor chairs, but in my mind that was still empty.
On the main floor of our house we have a Florida room. Being that it’s a Florida room it is a considered a 3 season room, because there is no heat in the room. The previous owners used it as an indoor patio with outdoor furniture and it looked like this when we moved in.
I think these are lots of fun.
My last sofa was a patterned sofa.
I bought it to hide stains which was a great idea because it worked. Sadly…after 5 years I was tired of it. Now it sports a white slipcover. It makes changing things up much easier.
I love them, BUT, I think I'd leave everything else in the room simple and solid, so as not to overwhelm….
Love the orange sofa with Tiffany Turquoise walls….
I would love to do it, but I'm chicken!
I love prints anywhere, but I'm also into changing things up when the mood strikes. So I usually limit bold prints to a pillow, side chair, ottoman, or curtains that can easily be switched out and don't require a major commitment!
I love patterned sofas but I think if you are on a budget neutral is the way to go. It would be really fun to just have an extra house to decorate how you wanted. A girl can wish…
Ah…these pictures all made my heart skip a beat- love love love! I adore the picture with the large photographs above the floral sofa- Also loving the Lee Jofa fabric on the 3rd picture- such a great print. And of course, the La Fiorentina loveseat is divine (I actually just scored 4yards of it on ebay for $80 so am pretty excited about making somethin with it.) I chose a charcoal solid sofa and layered pattern with cushions (I actually just posted pics of the room today) but I would love a patterned piece like the ones you posted- I adore great pattern and fabric so would definitely be into a sofa in a great print.
I think if I only had one room for one sofa in our home, buyers remorse just make kick in later if I bought a fun one. But if our home had two living areas… then maybe the creative splurge would be worth it. But… I only have that one room for one sofa right now, so this is what we bought last Fall in a neutral linen colored chenille type fabric: http://www.arhaus.com/Product.aspx?sku=10755GABTN
I had a crazy red patterned sofa that I bought right after graduating. It was a splurge — beautiful and excellent quality. I loved it for years! But after looking at it for a solid month (home-bound when my twins were born), I was SO OVER IT. Actually, I'd be over it for a while — but now I was stuck looking at it all day and all night. My husband came home and asked where it was. I informed him that I sent it to be reupholstered. He didn't dare say a thing!
Those prints are awesome! I wish, wish, wish I could do it — make the jump to a patterned sofa. But I'm so fickle with patterns that it makes me way too nervous. Maybe someday I'll be able to commit :).
that elle decor cover is my absolute fav. its in my decor files. im trying it baby steps. i have chevron valances and these liberty of london shades, my parents think it looks like throw up but i kinda like it lol.
These spaces are so playful!
I think it could be pulled off especially in a second home, as a touch of whimsy you wouldn't have to look at every day ; )
Alcira
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so fun! but i would be too chicken for sure!
I like the patterns are super fun — the only way I could do it is to find a vintage sofa from the 60's w/clean lines and have a slipper cover made for it and upholster the body in a neutral fabric —- otherwise no! lol
I really want a patterned sofa. Mine is off-white now and it's just so blah and uninspiring. I generally don't get sick of patterns so I'm not too worried about buyers remorse. I went to Mitchell Gold and was poring over their fabric selection when the salesman came over and said "we really recommend solids for sofas" – when there wasn't a single solid in front of me. It was a turn-off and I left soon after. Plus I wasn't in love with any of their patterns.
Like you I usually prefer and also recommend a neutral sofa and bring pattern into the room in pillows, a chair etc. but if you notice, many of these photos show slipcovers which is a great way to live with color during a specific season i.e. plaid for winter, floral for summer and not grow tired of it. Nice post.
Love the colors and patterns but I would probably get tired of it. I say – slipcovers to change at will (LOL)! Wouldn't that be wonderful!
Love the orange, yellow, and green. My Grandmother had a sofa just like that and I loved it!!! Too bad my aunt sold it in a garage sale, I would have loved to have it in my home.
I Love these, especially the Domino and the green and white floral…I just ordered a new sofa. Way to scared to get a print. I got a neutral linen, and plan to punch it up with lots of pillows! I like to change my mind 🙂
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVe the first image! and yes I really do LOVE them that much!
I would love to have a patterned sofa like this one day! It definitely makes the room!