Purple sofas
Purple is unique in nature. A variety of shades gives incredible opportunities for non-standard interior solutions. For example, a purple sofa can add a truly unique charm to a living room, bedroom or lounge.
Special features
Violet color contains extraordinary depth, keeps secrets, is a “royal” shade, carries a touch of mysticism. Perhaps, it can be said that pieces of furniture of purple color will be appreciated by natures passionate, sensual, self-confident, as well as creative people, seeking to keep the muse next to them. Purple brings inspiration.
However, with all the charm of purple there are significant drawbacks. It is quite difficult to competently beat him in the interior. It is necessary to choose the right colors, which will become partners, to place accents, otherwise there is a risk instead of the desired fairy-tale interior to get an awkward unattractive room.
Colors and combination
Making out a recreation area, you can safely choose the darkest purple color. In a pair of deep blue suits it well, which will only emphasize the luxury of shade. Here you can not be afraid to add elements with a pronounced texture. For example, wallpaper with ornate golden pattern will be an excellent companion for a purple sofa and will bring a variety to the interior.
Bright and unusual purple will look in combination with turquoise or emerald color. This combination will add dynamics to the interior of the living room.
Violet is a combination in various proportions of red and blue. When a part of white is added to them, it turns out a lilac shade. Since the lilac color is quite calm and initially a light shade of a cold subtone, you can not limit yourself to its use in the design of the room. The lilac sofa can quite harmoniously coexist with the same wallpaper and carpet, but the use of other colors will also not be redundant.
With lilac color different shades harmoniously look.
White color will be a win-win. He will fill the room with tenderness, ease. Lilac in combination with white will open up and present a uniquely delicate interior. The great advantage of this combination will be that the room in these colors will seem larger and fresher. For the same purpose, you can use light gray or silver shades.
A violet accent is able to revive the interior of the living room in combination with yellow or pink shades. So the room will be bright enough, where the owners want to return again and again.
There are also colors in combination with which purple of any shade will look win-win.
Black color will make the interior more profound and noble.
The beige shade will highlight the depth of purple color, create a feeling of tenderness and give home comfort.
Do not forget that the various shades of purple are perfectly combined with each other. You can safely choose a lavender or lilac cushion for the purple sofa, purple-blue will be an excellent companion for light purple or purple.
Materials
It is important to remember not only the color itself, but also the choice of material from which the sofa will be upholstered. The furniture should last as long as possible and also harmoniously fit into the overall design concept. Today the market offers a large selection of materials, various colors and textures. It is worth considering the most interesting of them:
- Genuine Leather. The most noble and solid material. It has a sufficiently high strength and durability. It can be either matte or lacquered, embossed, with or without pictures. The disadvantages of this material can be called the high cost and complexity in finding the right color.
- Eco-leather In terms of quality and appearance it is not inferior to genuine leather, but it significantly wins in price and has the most extensive palette of colors. This material retains the color of the upholstery for many years, it is easy to clean and environmentally friendly. However, this material, with all its advantages, has a significant disadvantage: it is subject to mechanical damage.In other words - there may be scratches on it.
Sofas with fabric upholstery will fit well into the classic interior of the living room or dining room. The following are the most common options:
- Velours. Fabric, which contains cotton, as well as rayon and polyester. A sofa made of such fabric will be soft and cozy, as it has the ability to retain heat and pass air through it. Velor fabrics have an excellent ability to maintain the desired shade, which promises a bright rich color for a long time. Of the minuses can be identified relatively rapid wear and complexity of cleaning.
- Velvet is a smart option. Velvet - noble and "festive" material. Such upholstery will be the perfect accent and decorate any interior. However, you need to remember that this material requires special care. Direct sunlight will lead to fast fading of the color, and an excessively soft and fuzzy texture will easily collect all the house dust.
- Tapestry. This material is used in the manufacture of classic style sofas very often. It began to be used for the constriction of furniture since the middle of the XIV century.Tapestry is strong, durable, there are many colors and options with different prints. The indisputable advantage is a special impregnation, which is used to process tapestry fabrics. It saves from contamination. The main disadvantage of such upholstery - a fairly fast burnout color.
Velvets are also chosen. Regardless of which upholstery was chosen, you must comply A few simple rules that will help keep the sofa intact for a long time:
- use special tools for cleaning furniture, suitable for a particular fabric;
- try to protect the upholstery of the sofa from moisture;
- protect the surface of furniture from direct sunlight.
Species
Today the market offers a large number of sofas of various shapes, colors, appointments.
It is worth starting with the fact that all sofas are divided into two types:
- With folding mechanism.
- Options that do not fold out.
By type of design sofas are divided into three groups:
- Straight lines - The traditional type of sofas, which are standardly placed along the wall.
- Corner - as the name implies, these are sofas of angular design.These sofas can significantly save space in the room, so they are a good solution for small rooms.
- Island - sofas of this design are installed in the premises in such a way that they can be approached from any side.
Today, anatomical sofas are becoming increasingly popular. This is a sofa with a folding structure, which is transformed into a full bed with an orthopedic mattress.
When assembled, it is a compact and comfortable sofa, equipped with a sturdy mechanism. It is designed for daily folding.
This type of sofa is especially recommended for people with diseases of the spine. This option is great for those who suffer from insomnia.
Dimensions
Having decided on the color, upholstery material and type of sofa, you need to decide what size to choose. Of course, the area of the room will greatly influence the choice, because a room completely cluttered with one sofa will look pretty ridiculous.
For an average room, two sizes of sofas can be the most relevant: a double one, the length of which is most often 130-150 cm (from different manufacturers), and a triple one - 180-190 cm.Such a sofa with a sufficient width can serve as an extra bed even if it is not decomposed.
Interior Tips
So, the sofa is selected. Not everyone knows how to complement such furniture.
- A purple sofa in a classic style will look great if you complement the interior of the room with lavender curtains on the windows.
- Lighter shades of the purple sofa can be successfully complemented with light white curtains.
- With sufficient use of light shades and decor appropriate curtains of the same material as the upholstery of the sofa.
But about the placement of furniture prompts Feng Shui. Masters advise to place the sofa along the wall in front of a small table, such an arrangement will contribute to the proper movement of energy flows. When taking into account the color of the sofa, such furniture will also become an excellent source for attracting good luck and financial well-being to the house.
And more information about the placement of furniture on Feng Shui you can learn from the video below.