I am decorating the sitting room in my new house and I am looking for some advice on sofa colours I am putting down a French oak floor, the room is fairly big so I was going to buy an extra large sofa and a large sofa, the colors available are beige, caramel, Berry red, and chocolate brown The walls are similar in colour to magnolia. And I was considering painting the chimney breast red with a paint called Tir Na Nog, its not a really bright red it is an older richer red My initial thought was to go for beige, but a friend recommended an extra large sofa in caramel and the large in berry red, she thinks the beige would be hard to keep clean with two dogs in the house.Do you think this colour scheme would work, or would I be better of sticking to one colour, and if so what colour do you think I should go for, or what colour do you think I should stay away from?
Personally I think the caramel would look great with your flooring and magnolia walls, very rich and comfortable too, plus it won't show pet dirt as quickly as the other choices. Pull your magnolia in with pillows, window treatments, an area rug and/or a side chair in bolder fabrics to make the whole room look custom made to your taste. When picking accent fabrics, choice 3 with similar colors with each a different size pattern, one small, one medium and one large print. That way, they coordinate the colors you are using together but don't compete with each other. I'd do both sofas the same color. Also, going with a neutral on your large pieces makes them versatile if you decide you want to change the rooms color later on. I'd play around with the fireplace color, since walls are rather bold, a light neutral could really make the fireplace pop! Good luck and have fun with it!
The first thing I suggest is that you invest in an area rug that has the wall/chimney colors in it along with other colors that you like - this will also give you an actual conversation area you can add other small tables and chairs elsewhere if you have the room. I would stick with one color for both sofas and mix it up with throw pillows (check to make sure they are washable because of the dogs)... as far as colors for the sofas - I personally lean towards the chocolate brown as far as blending with the other colors in the room - although I would be concerned about the dog hair showing up so make sure you can vacuum them or wash them fairly easily and effectively... I think because of the brighter/yellow wall color the beige and caramel may clash although I cannot see a paint chip and the berry red may very well clash with your chimney color....
Berry red would be a great color, but I like the idea of getting two colors. If I were you, I would purchase the XL sofa in berry red and the L sofa in beige (that will keep the room lighter, not too dark), I wouldn't worry about the dogs too much, just keep them off the sofa!
