Weestyled – How to style your sofa?
Created by Vinithra Amarnathan on March 12, 2017
Next up on our Weestyled series of styling tips for your home our simple 5 steps to style your sofa. A well styled sofa is not just stylish to look at but should also be comfortable to sit on. Large pillows to lean against and a few smaller pillows for support as well as looks, a soft throw to wrap around while you watch your favorite show, a lamp for some warm light and wall art framing the wall behind your sofa.
Here are 5 simple steps to get the look!
1. Art
Your sofa needs a backdrop. Something that frames the blank wall behind and brings in visual interest! Art can be large prints, a canvas, gallery wall of pictures, a vintage textile, bohemian wall hangings, eclectic baskets or plates…really, the options are endless!
In this case we started with a gallery wall of black and white pictures from our various travels, that acts as a simple yet graphic backdrop for our gray sofa.
2. Side table and Lamp
A small side table with a lamp adds lighting as well as a spot to park your glass or book. Here we have nested tables and a wooden tripod lamp with a plaid black and white shade that plays off the black and white gallery wall beautifully!
3. Soft throw
Dress up your sofa and start by adding a soft throw. Throws can be in vibrant solid colors, geometric patterns or even eclectic prints like an ikat! We have a soft white throw here keeping the palette neutral and clean.
4. Pillows
Start with at least two large pillows on both sides. I recommend keeping them similar to bring in some symmetry or at least within the same color family with same scaled patterns.
Next throw in smaller pillows in a different color to bring in a pop of color as in this case or to create some variety and interest.
5. Object
Add an object like the pearl white vase in our picture, a small plant, a photo frame or anything that speaks your style and brings in some visual appeal to complete the space.
And there you have it – a perfectly styled comfortable sofa 🙂
