There are countless reasons why you ended up with a mismatched sofa and loveseat but it doesn’t matter because they’re here, they’re yours and you have to love them. But before you whip out your credit card to get yourself a set that matches you should know that all is not lost with your different styles of furniture. Here’s a complete guide to mismatched sofa and loveseats.
Sofas and loveseats can be creatively mismatched as long as there is a balance of color, accents, and decor to give your room a unique yet fashionable edge. The key to achieving this balance is to find colors that complement the different furniture and to interchange textures.
Keep reading to find out if you can mix and match a sofa and a loveseat as well as tips and tricks you can use to give your room individuality without it looking like a distorted mess.
Can You Mix And Match Sofa And Loveseat?
Mixing and matching a sofa and a loveseat is entirely up to your preference. However, you will be pleased to know that mismatching furniture is actually quite a modern spin on living room designs. This is mostly because fashion and decor have come to embrace individuality and uniqueness over the years.
There was once a time when decor had strict rules that required furniture to look the same but the current trend moves away from the monotonous design, fashion encourages us to show our love for variety and dimension through our creative designs.
Do A Loveseat And Sofa Have To Match?
I hope when I tell you that there isn’t a thing that you have to do, especially when it comes to interior design, that you feel unburdened by societal conventions. Your loveseat and sofa don’t have to match. If your style is one like mine that prefers to have everything match in one way or another, then by no means should you feel the need to have to mix and match to fit a standard.
Likewise, if you’re the kind of person that likes it when a room looks unique with different types of furniture to accentuate the variety in your personality then that’s what you should do. You might not be able to see it make sense in your head, but later I will guide you on how to make a mismatch work.
Pros and Cons of Mismatching
As I said before there’s nothing you have to do and the decision of how you decide your living room looks, completely depends on you. However, to help you come to the decision I will show you things you might need to consider when mismatching furniture by showing the pros and the cons of such a decision.
One advantage of mismatching your furniture is that it may be cost-effective. Furniture sets can be quite expensive and oftentimes you can’t buy two sofas from the set, you’ll have to buy all three.
While I can understand why the furniture store would bundle the pieces the way they did, people like me who are looking for only two similar items may find it difficult. And purchasing the entire set is oftentimes not a feasible option.
So, if you’re open to mismatching your furniture it may turn out to be cheaper as you’re not forced to buy an undesirable set of three. You can purchase a loveseat somewhere else and find a store that sells single sofas.
A disadvantage of mismatching furniture is that oftentimes it can turn out to be a hit-and-miss situation. You have a sofa that looks different from your loveseat and you will either love it or you won’t, and most times you won’t be able to tell until you bring them together in the same room.
But don’t throw your loveseat out the window just yet. Let’s talk about different things we can do to make mismatched furniture work for you.
What Can I Put Between Sofa And Loveseat
Your loveseat and sofa can be complemented with a glass side table. I would prefer using glass here as it doesn’t add unnecessary color or variation to your already varied room. Glass uses the designs that are already in the room to form its own personality as its reflective.
A bonus is that glass furniture is quite the trend currently. So you’re in a win-win situation here.
If you’re not a fan of glass and more of a wooden furniture kind of person then the color of the side table becomes most important here. Easy shades to fall back on for your wooden side tables are black and white. Personally, I would go with white because I think the color adds a pop of brightness to the room wherever you place it without clashing with any other color.
How To Make Two Different Couches Work?
I get it; even though you want to express your style you probably don’t want to go so over the top that your home isn’t inviting to outsiders. Does that mean you can’t mismatch your furniture? Hardly the case.
You just need a few pointers on what to do to give them an attractive aesthetic even though they both have their own personalities.
Balance
The keyword here is balance. Ensure that one style doesn’t overpower the other and that they complement each other well. For instance, if you would like a neat blend for your leather sofa and fur loveseat you may want to use different accents in the room to help strike an attractive balance in the room.
An idea may be to add a slightly furry throw to your leather couch and accentuate your furry couch with leather cushions. Use colors to your advantage here as well, especially if you would like to add a bit of cohesion to your room
Conclusion
You shouldn’t feel restricted to design your home according to anyone’s plan. But on the other hand, there’s nothing wrong with being trendy yet different. You can mismatch your furniture in your creative way and give your room the aesthetic that you want.
