How to combine a sofa with other chairs or armchairs

At Trends Home we are aware that the living room is one of the most important rooms in a house; it is where we live the most, where we share more family time and where we enjoy the company of our guests. Therefore, we want to help you achieve a comfortable and elegant living room adapted to your tastes and needs, offering you sophisticated and modern alternatives with which you can achieve the best results in this room.

When you start with the design of your perfect living room you should start from less to more, that is, first take the most important decisions for the room as, for example, which and how to combine sofas and armchairs, and from there and go structuring the rest of the elements.

To get the best results in this area of the house it is necessary to take into account some relevant points such as:

• To have well taken the measures of the available space for the furniture, this helps to carefully choose the elements according to the distance and thickness.
• Do not visually overload the environment to avoid creating an overwhelming area.
• Start the decoration taking as a starting point the choice of modern design sofas, as we must consider protagonist of this room and make the rest of the decor revolve around it.
• Clear functionality of all elements of the room.
• There must be an aesthetic coherence of all the pieces to get living rooms with sofa and armchairs that exude style, functionality and comfort.

Tips for combining sofa and armchair

The touch of color

For the choice of color, both of the decoration and that which will go on the walls, it is vital to think carefully what is the best choice for the room.

Regarding a living room with a sofa and two armchairs, our extensive experience makes us have different recommendations, so you can find the perfect chromatic balance that fits with the personality you want to give to the room. A fundamental and basic point is to use the same color for the sofa and the armchair, if you are looking to create a relaxed space. On the contrary, you can choose to create contrast with opposite colors in the chromatic circle and give more personality to the room.

Textures and patterns for each element

The texture or prints that we should choose, to combine the sofa and the armchair with the rest of the decoration, is another important point to create the best harmony within our room. To combine these two factors there are two options; opt for a mix of textures following the same pattern or combine plain elements with a pattern. These textures can be applied in decorative cushions, tablecloths, curtains, paintings, etc.

Distribution of the different parts of the living room

For the placement of all the furniture and decorative elements of this room it is necessary to take into account the dimensions of the room, the dimensions of each element and the location of the immovable parts, such as windows, doors, radiators or columns. When composing a living room with sofa and armchairs you can opt for different distributions such as:

• U-shape, this is a living room with a sofa and two armchairs on both sides.
• L-shape, the sofa is placed in the central part and an armchair at one end.
• Square shape, two armchairs facing the sofa.
• Defining the living room area, especially important when it is an open space. To do this, you can choose to move the sofa to a wall or corner and close the space with modern armchairs, these will help create a visual boundary between the different rooms of the same room.

Complements to give an elegant touch

To complete the room and get combine sofas and armchairs, we have some accessories that bring us closer to the expected result as, for example, different accessories in natural fibers and some plants or planters to balance the space.

Style that personalizes our living room

As a last tip to combine sofas and armchairs is the choice of decorative style. The easiest way is to opt for the same style, both for the sofa and for the modern designer armchairs. If your style is more daring and eclectic, you can mix pieces such as armchairs, sofas and original puffs of different trends to create contrast and uniqueness.

The leisure and meeting area in a house is usually located in the living room, where we enjoy movie evenings, celebrations and a long etcetera. At Trends Home we want to help you create the perfect living room by helping you to know how to combine a sofa with other armchairs or armchairs and, thus, to make the most of those magical moments accompanied by the highest quality and elegance possible. We hope that the information we have provided has been helpful to you in your mission to find your perfect living room.