What happens when the perfect sofa is one that happens to be in an extremely bold colour or pattern? Bold sofas can be beautiful and are an easy way to draw attention to a focal point in the room, but they can also be dangerous if not properly decorated for. Bold patterns and loud colours require a careful hand to have them looking their best, but there are several ways to decorate for a bold sofa.
Allow the Sofa to Stand Out with Neutral Tones
Any bold sofa, whether it's a single colour or a pattern, is usually meant to be the centrepiece of its room. Its purpose is to stand out from the rest of the furniture and draw attention to itself. In order to effectively accomplish this feat, no other furniture or decoration in the room should be used to draw attention away from the sofa and dilute its bold appearance. Decorating with neutral colours will keep the attention where it's meant to be and will help bring the colour or pattern of the sofa to the forefront.
Embrace the Colour Palette
The second approach to a bold sofa is to embrace the colour palette and decorate with the key colour in mind. While the first approach is the simplest and easier to decorate for, many people are not happy with a room of neutral colours and want to brighten things up. The key to adjusting the décor for a bold sofa is to focus on one key colour and sprinkle it throughout the rest of the decorations and furniture. Have a solid orange sofa? Try hanging some art that uses a splash of orange to brighten up the walls without clashing with the sofa or pulling focus from it. Use the key colour sparingly and it can add so much to the room.
Go All Out and Make a Bold Statement
Choosing a bold sofa to stand out in a room is one thing, but going all in on the bold pattern to make the entire room stand out is another thing entirely. This is not the most popular approach to a bold patterned sofa because it takes someone with a personality as bold as the décor to pull off, but if done properly it can look fantastic. By wallpapering the room with the same pattern (or a similar pattern with the same core colour) as the sofa, it can help to take the focus away from the sofa while creating a unique aesthetic that is unlike anything guests will have seen before.
While some of these decorating styles work better in different rooms (going all out with the bold pattern is easier in smaller spaces for instance) each one tends to have a certain personality type behind it. Those who want to embrace the pattern and decorate an entire room with it will not be the same people who want simple neutral accent chairs surrounding the sofa. It should not be hard to find out which approach works best for each person.