For the main living spaces in the home such as the family room choose the sofa color first.
Blue sofa grey carpet.
In this room the blue velvet sofa is echoed with a warm grey cotton version in the same shape and style but with a flash of blue piping to tie the scheme together.
Many sofa styles are offered in a choice of only four or five or fewer colors unless the sofa is being custom made.
This means adding accessories or prints in the same color as the sofa to spread the color around the room.
The reason is that the selection of fabric colors is often more limited to sofas than with carpet or paint.
Pick up on a navy blue sofa s gray undertone with a gray rug.
Coordinate with ivory white black tan and browns for a subdued decor.
Consider forgoing color theory and use various shades of blue and neutrals to complement the blue sofa.
A sofa is a large expanse of fabric by repeating pops of the same color as an accent it can balance your room.
Think blue and neutrals.
It is ok to add dark blue decoration on the sofa such as a dark blue cushion or throw blanket but the furniture piece must have some other color which is grey.
Work with shades lighter darker and similar to the blue sofa.
The look is completed with soothing pebble grey walls a huge rug again bordered in blue and a mix of cushions to ensure the room isn t too matchy matchy.
Steel gray with a blue undertone.