Too many enticing options can make it a little hard to decide on furniture pieces for your home. Hence, mixing and matching have become a trend that works well. However, one question that’s constantly asked is if it’s possible to mix leather and fabric furniture?
There are no rules against combining leather and fabric furniture. Mixing these furniture styles will provide variety for your room, add texture, and encourage eye movement. Break the monotony of matching furniture and have fun decorating your space.
This article delves into the various leather furniture colors you can use in a single room. I also discuss if it’s possible to mix leather and fabric furniture. Finally, I’ll show you how to soften the look of a room with a leather sofa.
What Leather Furniture Colors Can You Use in a Single Room?
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Leather comes in various colors, allowing you to match like-colored or contrasting pieces. When shopping for furniture, it is common to see living room pieces in sets. These sets are often multiple items in the same color.
However, the monotony shouldn’t distract you from the wealth of possibilities that lie in mixing colors. You can blend different leather furniture colors in the same space or even on one piece of furniture.
Whether you add texture to your room by using small leather pieces or matching furniture items of complementary colors, you will make magic. Follow these design principles for the best results:
- Decorate by color: Leather colors with similar color temperaments look fantastic together in a single room. Navy and taupe leathers are cool colors, cognac and chocolate brown leathers are warm colors. You can use a color wheel for more fun leather mixes.
Ox-blood blends with sage; true red and olive pair well; burgundy and lilac are a match made in heaven.
- Decorate by scale: Having upholstered furniture items of slightly mismatched scales gives you the freedom to mix leather colors, producing a cohesive look. You can cover the larger piece in neutral-colored leather and use bold-colored textured leather to upholster the smaller pieces.
- Decorate by line: The furniture line is the item’s overall shape and the shapes of its different components—arms, legs, or aprons.
Curvier pieces may have scrolls, scallops, and other ornamentation, while clean-lined furniture has simple and straight shapes. If your leather pieces have similar lines, they link well, even without matching colors.
It’s easy to achieve a beautiful design with these principles. Stay true to your identity, and see what your creativity will produce.
Can You Mix Leather and Fabric Furniture?
You might be reluctant to mix different furniture because of all the things that could go wrong, but you shouldn’t hesitate. When done correctly, blending furniture is one of the exceptionally creative ways to decorate. Matching furniture can produce a clean, polished look in any room.
However, variety is the key to creating a visually enticing and comfortable room. You can mix leather and fabric furniture to add a sense of playfulness and texture in any space. Boldly harmonize the diversity of your accent chairs, sofa, loveseat, and ottomans.
There are two main reasons people mix and match furniture including:
- Necessity: Suppose you want to replace a broken piece of furniture, but that set is out of commission. You will have to buy a different item.
- For style purposes: Mixing and matching furniture items often brings a sense of cohesion and appeases an eclectic taste.
Regardless of the reasons, there are multiple combinations you can choose from. Coordinate or contrast textures and colors to create your style. Here are some principles to consider when combining leather and fabric furniture:
Color
Color is a crucial factor to keep in mind when mixing fabric with leather furniture. While some leather colors can blend well with any colored piece of fabric furniture, other colors need to be left alone.
For example, a leather sofa of a neutral color (white, black, or brown) pairs well with any colored fabric furniture piece. On the other hand, a leather sofa in a striking shade needs fabric furniture in a soft, coordinating hue.
Also, if a piece of leather has a distinctive color, like turquoise or bright yellow, your fabric needs to have a touch of the same color. Sharing similar colors helps them blend.
Style
Pair up modern pieces and keep old-fashioned pieces together. Both leather and fabric furniture should have similar styles to blend perfectly. For example, you shouldn’t pair a sleek, modern leather couch with an old-fashioned wing-back chair in fabric upholstery.
Let the arrangement of your furniture items produce an aesthetically pleasing vibe. You can place the leather sofa against a wall or in the center of the room. Balance out the look with a fabric-covered chair on either side of the couch.
Use complementary decor and textiles to fill the space between the couch and the chairs. Set a vase filled with flowers on a coffee table and let the flowers match the chair’s fabric.
Switch up the arrangement between larger and smaller pieces. If more oversized items like chairs and sofas have fabric, use leather for your accent pieces (area rugs and ottomans). Alternatively, you can have a leather loveseat with fabric chairs and pillows.
Proportion
You cannot neglect this aspect when mixing leather and fabric furniture, and both furniture styles should have approximate measurements. For example, fabric chairs with narrow legs won’t look great with a leather couch on a thick wooden frame.
Matching the proportion of your pieces will help them look like they belong together instead of a random jumble. An oversized three-seater leather couch won’t look elegant with a tiny two-seater fabric sofa.
Be consistent with the shades and tones of the colors you use. For instance, a round, floral fabric sofa with wooden feet doesn’t match a square black leather couch with chrome feet.
Give yourself a treat by indulging in different textures and colors for your furniture pieces. Use wall art, lighting, and other accessories to ensure all the elements of your room work in harmony.
How Do You Soften the Look of a Room with a Leather Sofa?
A leather sofa can anchor a room and bring a hint of drama. However, leather has a powerful presence that may overwhelm a space, making it feel stodgy and cold.
Thankfully, there are simple methods to warm up the room while maintaining your leather couch as the room’s centerpiece. Here are some tips for you:
- Go with mellow walls: The right wall color is the first step to soften the look of your room. Use a shade that can stand up against the dark look of the sofa while being soft enough to create a more friendly space.
- Accessorize the couch: Conceal any harsh lines your sofa may have by throwing a colorful throw across its back or over an arm. Light-colored throw pillows also make the sofa look cozy.
- Select lighter accent furniture: You can use white end tables or console tables. Natural wood furniture like maple also helps.
- Throw in playful patterns: Patterned ottomans and an animal print rug beneath the coffee table augment the colors of your throw pillows.
- Add natural elements and plants: Live plants soften up any room and freshen the air. Natural wood furniture also creates the illusion of bringing the bright outdoors into your space.
The right artwork also contributes to brightening a room. Whether you use one or all these tips above, I hope you can achieve a look that satisfies you. Most importantly, have fun with your style- expression!
