9 Ways to Work Your Room Around a Midcentury-style Sofa
Got your eye on a midcentury sofa? Here are some ideas for styling your living room around it
Continuing our sofa series, we share ideas on how to design your living room around some popular sofa styles. Check out these gorgeous spaces to find out how to create the perfect match for a range of midcentury designs.
See the first piece in this series: 13 Ways to Work Your Room Around a Grey Sofa
See the first piece in this series: 13 Ways to Work Your Room Around a Grey Sofa
Be pale and interesting
By choosing a striking design for your sofa, you can afford to be more conservative about its colour. The Florence Knoll-style sofa here is a subtle centrepiece in this bold living room.
The wood-veneer wall and shelving are an added nod to midcentury style, while the bright rug brings a modern edge to the space.
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By choosing a striking design for your sofa, you can afford to be more conservative about its colour. The Florence Knoll-style sofa here is a subtle centrepiece in this bold living room.
The wood-veneer wall and shelving are an added nod to midcentury style, while the bright rug brings a modern edge to the space.
Discover cool ways to use wood cladding
Light up the room
This living space looks as if it’s been designed around the beautiful turquoise sofa. The patterned cushions combine a similar bluey-grey hue with a harmonious orange. The scheme continues in the rest of the room, with similar shades used in the accessories and artwork.
Natural materials and retro wooden furniture help to tie the look together and create a laid-back, midcentury feel.
This living space looks as if it’s been designed around the beautiful turquoise sofa. The patterned cushions combine a similar bluey-grey hue with a harmonious orange. The scheme continues in the rest of the room, with similar shades used in the accessories and artwork.
Natural materials and retro wooden furniture help to tie the look together and create a laid-back, midcentury feel.
Brave bold colour
The square shape and tapered legs of this sofa combine with the orange velvet upholstery to evoke a 1960s-70s feel.
To bring a sofa like this up to date, try teaming it with a contrasting colour, as these homeowners have done. Dark blue and orange is a brave choice, but the result is stunning.
The square shape and tapered legs of this sofa combine with the orange velvet upholstery to evoke a 1960s-70s feel.
To bring a sofa like this up to date, try teaming it with a contrasting colour, as these homeowners have done. Dark blue and orange is a brave choice, but the result is stunning.
Aim for eclectic
Just because your seating has a midcentury look doesn’t mean you have to match the style everywhere. The sofa in this room is just one element in a space with many sources of inspiration. The adjacent chair is also retro, but the coffee table, rugs and other accessories are not.
The room contains an eclectic mix that really shows off the personality of the owner.
Find out how to give your bedroom an eclectic twist
Just because your seating has a midcentury look doesn’t mean you have to match the style everywhere. The sofa in this room is just one element in a space with many sources of inspiration. The adjacent chair is also retro, but the coffee table, rugs and other accessories are not.
The room contains an eclectic mix that really shows off the personality of the owner.
Find out how to give your bedroom an eclectic twist
Go for a Scandinavian look
Scandinavian design is one of the most important influences in midcentury furniture. To create a Scandi-style living room, opt for elegant lines and a neutral palette.
Here, the retro-style sofa fits easily into this sophisticated room. The wooden window frames and beams add to the calm, clean feel.
Scandinavian design is one of the most important influences in midcentury furniture. To create a Scandi-style living room, opt for elegant lines and a neutral palette.
Here, the retro-style sofa fits easily into this sophisticated room. The wooden window frames and beams add to the calm, clean feel.
Pop in a couch
If your space isn’t huge, opt for a sofa style that doesn’t clutter the space. An Ercol studio couch, with its streamlined shape, is a perfect option for this open-plan living area.
This type of sofa is extremely versatile, as you can easily change the simple upholstery and add cushions. Here, the homeowners have picked out blue and violet from the artwork above.
If your space isn’t huge, opt for a sofa style that doesn’t clutter the space. An Ercol studio couch, with its streamlined shape, is a perfect option for this open-plan living area.
This type of sofa is extremely versatile, as you can easily change the simple upholstery and add cushions. Here, the homeowners have picked out blue and violet from the artwork above.
Jazz up with geometrics
The midcentury sofa here is teamed with more vintage furniture in the open, pared-back space. The designs look lovely together, and create a relaxed, modern feel.
A bright, patterned rug lifts the whole space and gives it a playful look, which is amplified by the geometric cushions.
The midcentury sofa here is teamed with more vintage furniture in the open, pared-back space. The designs look lovely together, and create a relaxed, modern feel.
A bright, patterned rug lifts the whole space and gives it a playful look, which is amplified by the geometric cushions.
Team leather with navy
This brown leather sofa by Danish designer Erik Jørgensen is an attractive feature in this white space. The white walls and floor-to-ceiling shelving form a clean frame around the piece.
To create a zone in the centre of the space, the homeowners have teamed dark blue accessories with the sofa. The colours pull the seating area together and give it a cosy feel.
See 13 ways to work your room around a grey sofa
What’s your favourite sofa style? Share your thoughts in the Comments below.
This brown leather sofa by Danish designer Erik Jørgensen is an attractive feature in this white space. The white walls and floor-to-ceiling shelving form a clean frame around the piece.
To create a zone in the centre of the space, the homeowners have teamed dark blue accessories with the sofa. The colours pull the seating area together and give it a cosy feel.
See 13 ways to work your room around a grey sofa
What’s your favourite sofa style? Share your thoughts in the Comments below.
This 1960s-style leather sofa has been given a modern twist with its industrial frame. Wooden furniture and accessories in similar tones layer up the tan hues for a cohesive look. The homeowners have kept the scheme fresh by bringing in hints of white, as well as some greenery.
The whole thing is complemented by the blue shades in the patterned rug.