Grey&Brown? Will it work?
I have a 3 peice brown leather sofa set, with beige cushions. I want to change the room to grey but don’t have the budget to change my sofas, will grey and brown work?
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5 years agoI think it will work just fine. My daughter bought sofa covers on Amazon and they look fab. I know you can buy the cushion covers on Amazon.com...........not sure if they'll ship to the UK. Cushion covers type a or cushion covers type b, worth a try .
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Sonia
5 years agoI painted my sitting room in F&B Cromarty a green gray. On a bright day it looks green and on a dull overcast day it looks grey. Seems to look okay with my brown leather chair.
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Mandy Ross
5 years agoGrey and brown can go but be sure to bring in an accent colour to tie the two together, orange, blue and yellow work well.
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5 years agoHi Shianne It will work. I have brown leather and grey walls and for me it works. Dark Brown leather is more tricky to work with but like you, my sofas are only 3 years old and its good to design around things you already have.
I used velvet dark greens, dark blues, gold and metal accessories, a mix of industrial lighting and crystal lighting and large planters
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5 years agoWe have a lounge with Charleston’s grey ( brown/grey ) walls and grey sofas - we have caramel and cream based tartan and plain cushions to soften the link between the brown and the grey . I like it - no ones ever come in and said it looks gross ?! So I guess it works !!
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoHi, I thought that a visual might help, so I mocked something up for you in Photoshop. I used a slightly lighter version of the grey that is on the wall with the door in it.
I've also added a rug, small table, lamp and I lowered your art.
Hope it helps:
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