After a very tiring day at one’s workplace, all one can think about is returning home, falling on the couch, and cuddling with the cushions. If a sofa or couch cushion doesn’t make the person feel relaxed at once, then it is not called a cushion.
A person might have never thought about how a lifestyle plays a significant role in choosing a sofa set’s cushion and cushion covers.
Living rooms often become a dumping yard for stuff, making the room look a little untidy and shabby. One must consider redecoration of the living room. Redecoration includes:
- Re-painting.
- Re-carpeting.
- Replacing the old couch.
- Covering the cushion to make the living room look fancy.
One can use a combination of sofa cushions with different comforting covers in your bedroom, drawing room, and lounge based on which room receives the attraction. They are with us while chilling and binge-watching Netflix.
If the cushion covers are chosen correctly, it can bring harmony by bringing all the elements of the room together. Selecting the right cushions and covers for a room can be difficult, and it is easy to get it wrong.
Steps To Find Perfect Cushions:
- Never select cushions matching the couch: Adding colourful cushions to the living room is an amazing opportunity to add texture to a room. Cushions with the same colour as the couch blend into the couch, making it a massive waste. It looks so odd to have the same colour cushions as the couch. Adding some cushions that complement other colours in the room while contrasting with the couch might help. It is like adding a piece of artwork to a boring wall.
- Selecting the colour palette: It is one of the important steps in this process. It is because the cushions create a stylish and harmonious look as they pull all the elements in the room together. Living rooms are often full of colours and different patterns. The colour of the wall and curtains, the pattern of curtains, the tables and vases add texture to the room. So, there can be a mismatch. Selecting the covers of the cushion as the same colour that is already in the room makes it look brighter. It helps in complementing the existing colour. Use an online colour swatch in order to effectively help you identify the exact colours in the room.
- The number of cushions that are kept on the couch is also important. The amount of cushions one should purchase depends on the style of the room they prefer. One should stick to an even number of cushions if the room is dark and traditional. If the style of the room is modern, then one should choose an odd number of cushions. It might seem strange, but it makes a difference while arranging the cushions. In terms of the actual number of cushions that must be placed, it depends on the size and number of sofas in the living room. Like, three seaters can take up to 5 cushions, 2 seaters up to 4 cushions, and 1 seater should probably stick to just one cushion.
- The cushions’ arrangement matters: There are a few things that one can do to maximize the effect of cushions. Firstly, go for the classic idea of matching cushions at each end or two matching cushions for a traditional look. This can be a really very excellent way to achieve a classic or traditional-looking living room. For a more modern look, one must mix things. There are no certain rules with regard to the arrangement of cushions on a sofa for a modern look. The sofa can have one cushion on a two-seater, or the sofa can be stacked fully with the cushions.
- Pay attention to the colours of the cushions placed on the sofa. If you have one cushion with several of the colours in your palette in it, then surrounding them with the other colours will complete the look. The most important thing while setting the cushions is to have fun. Try making a new arrangement and leaving it for a few days, and then mixing it up again until one finds the one they love.