What nuances should be taken into account?
Blue is one of the most popular color solutions for furniture, but to use it, you need to take into account a number of recommendations:
- Blue and its shades are more appropriate in a room with a high level of natural or artificial lighting, since in a dark room the sofa will look gloomy.
- A blue sofa, due to focusing the views on itself, can visually enlarge a small room and, conversely, reduce the space in a large room. Therefore, use its shades correctly – I will tell you about this below.
- This color scheme will not suit every style. Therefore, it can be problematic to fit it into an interior that already has a certain style.
The photo shows a blue sofa bed of the fold-out type.
It is also worth considering that the folding mechanism does not particularly affect the choice. Our task is to organically fit the blue color into the interior, and since the sofa usually occupies a significant place in the living room, the visual component plays a big role. See the examples below.
How to choose the size and shape?
Sofas have a wide choice of not only upholstery, but also dimensions. It all depends on the size of your room and your budget.
Corner sofa
It has a very organic appearance and, due to its angular shape, allows you to rationally use underutilized areas in the room, thereby freeing up useful space in the middle.
The photo shows a spacious kitchen-living room, decorated with a blue corner sofa with an ottoman.
Small
It fits perfectly into small-sized Khrushchev-era apartments and, thanks to its compactness, does not clutter up the space.
Round
A semicircular or round sofa is a rather original and attractive piece of furniture, which undoubtedly becomes the main interior accent.
Straight
Most often it is a more massive and roomy model, which is designed to accommodate several people at once.
Large
It is perfect for spacious apartments or country houses, where it will undoubtedly become the central element of the entire interior.
The photo shows a blue corner sofa in the interior of a living room in a country house.
What upholstery material should I choose?
Below I will tell you the main distinctive features of each material, and for more detailed information, read our other article about choosing upholstery.
- Genuine leather. Luxurious leather upholstery of the sofa will give any setting a special solidity and respectability.
- Fabric. Fabric upholstery is more democratic and widespread. A huge variety of materials are used in its manufacture, for example, flock, tapestry, matting, velvet, corduroy, velor, plush textiles and others.
- Suede. Luxurious suede upholstery will make the appearance of the sofa structure truly magnificent and attractive.
- Eco-leather. It is cheaper and more affordable compared to genuine leather, is easy to care for, environmentally friendly and resistant to ultraviolet radiation.
- Leatherette. Completely imitates the texture of a natural analogue, has quite close properties and characteristics, while having a lower cost.
The photo shows a sofa with fabric upholstery made of blue matting in the interior.
Furniture upholstery should not only have a beautiful appearance and match a certain interior style, but also meet basic quality indicators.
What do shades of blue look like?
This color also has a wide variety of shades.
Delicate blue and azure tones can bring a special calm and harmony to the environment.
It will add sophistication and some fundamentality to the surrounding space.
Gray-blue or gray-blue shades will give the interior vintage chic and create a light, comfortable and relaxed atmosphere in which it will be pleasant to be.
The blue-turquoise model will never go unnoticed, as it combines a special charm and pronounced character.
It will be an excellent option for lovers of rich design, providing the opportunity to implement unlimited design ideas.
The photo shows a kitchen-living room with a velor sofa made in bright blue.
Options for combinations with other colors
To create a contrast, blue can be advantageously combined with red, orange shade or use a yellow-blue color scheme. A more neutral and calm combination can be achieved with beige, light green tones or using a blue-brown duet. Blue with white or light gray will add a special freshness and coolness to the atmosphere.
No less excellent solution will be combinations with gold or silver. In this way it is possible to give the room truly luxurious notes. Also a win-win option is the tandem of dark blue and light blue.
Design ideas
Blue upholstery with inserts of white, sand and sky-blue colors, or, for example, with an animal print, looks very original zebras. A sofa on legs, distinguished by its special elegance, lightness and a certain airiness, due to which the space does not look overloaded. A rather effective and original solution is considered to be sofa designs without armrests, which combine beauty, comfort and functionality.
The photo shows an English blue chesterfield sofa, decorated with carriage coupler.
The Chesterfield sofa also looks very chic, featuring a harmonious silhouette, rounded armrests, soft deep seats and traditional decor in the form of carriage coupler. A contrasting piping of a light shade will add an original touch to the blue upholstery.
For lovers of natural themes, floral upholstery will be a great option, giving the interior a special tenderness and elegance. Striped prints are also quite popular, as they can visually lengthen or widen the sofa structure depending on its placement.
The classic option is considered to be patterns in white and blue tones, for example, in the form of diamonds, zigzags or Gzhel. Truly stylish are products with a photo print, which look impressive and never go unnoticed.
What styles is it suitable for?
A blue sofa can harmoniously fit into many interior styles, such as loft, minimalism, Provence, classic, neoclassical, Scandinavian, modern, oriental or marine style. A laconic sofa in dark blue or sky-blue shades will perfectly match the snowy color palette and natural coverings of the Scandinavian interior, which will acquire an even more natural and light look.
The photo shows the interior of the living room in Scandinavian style, furnished with a dark sofa with fabric upholstery and a brown ottoman.
For a modern design that does not have specific boundaries in design, models with clear lines, upholstered in a single-color fabric or products with upholstery with a minimal print are perfect.
The photo shows a blue corner sofa in a modern kitchen-living room.
A design made in deep, rich blue and distinguished by velvet or velor upholstery will be appropriate in a classic or neoclassical style. Quilted items or models with high-quality fittings in the form of wooden legs, carved or forged elements are also often found here. A small sofa decorated with floral patterns and complemented with soft pillows is especially suitable for the French Provence style.
Selection of examples in the interior
Design options in the design of different rooms.
In the interior of the living room, models in pastel and light blue tones, as well as products of a more saturated and deep shade, will look equally good. When choosing a dark color scheme, you should take care of high-quality lighting in the form of lamps, chandeliers or floor lamps, which can have the usual white-yellow light.
The photo shows the interior of a small hall with a laconic sofa and walls with a blue print.
A sofa with traditional natural or artificial leather upholstery will be appropriate in the kitchen or dining room, which is distinguished not only by its aesthetics, but also by its practicality, since it is very easy to clean and does not absorb odors. Also suitable here are products with covers or sofas covered with flock or a mixed fabric of polyester and cotton. In this room, the sofa design can blend in with the surrounding environment or, on the contrary, act as a bright accent, and in a combined kitchen-living room or studio, perform zoning of the space.
The photo shows a blue sofa with white piping, separating the kitchen area from the living room.
A sofa of rich blue, a truly magical color, is perfect for decorating a boy’s nursery or a teenager’s room, and products in lighter azure, sky-blue or blue-turquoise shades will easily decorate a girl’s bedroom. Such a color solution can have an invigorating or calming effect, improve mental activity and fill the atmosphere with special magic.
Such decor will give the office environment luxury, expressiveness, will form a bright accent in the room and emphasize the boldness of the design idea.
The photo shows the interior of an office decorated with a small fold-out sofa.
Here the blue color scheme will promote relaxation and relaxation. For a room with a lack of natural light, it is better to choose a sofa in light shades; darker tones will help bring coolness to a bedroom with a southern orientation.
What to combine with?
In order for the overall design to have a complete and thoughtful look, the sofa must be competently combined in color with various accessories.
Curtains
Similar curtains decorated with a print or pattern will perfectly match the blue color. To add a warm accent to the room, curtains in soft pink, beige, white or pastel shades will be a great solution.
Pillows
You can create a bright and unforgettable design with white, beige, yellow, pink, red sofa cushions, which can be decorated, for example, with striped, checkered, colorful print or geometric patterns.
Blankets, bedspread
Classic blue looks very harmonious in combination with a bedspread of white, black, brown, light yellow, cold violet or pastel shades. Bright shades of blue will be perfectly complemented by a purple, beige or green blanket.
The photo shows the interior of a living room with a large blue sofa, complemented by a fluffy blanket of a light pastel shade.
Carpets and rugs
A white, gray or beige carpet will create the perfect background and allow deep blue shades to reveal themselves in a new way.
Wallpaper and walls
A sofa in dark blue tones will be especially emphasized by walls in a light range, for example, white, beige or gray. No less original will be a combination with wallpaper in a sand color. It will also be appropriate to create a monochrome interior with upholstered furniture in the color of the walls or, on the contrary, a contrasting and bright design with yellow, orange wallpaper or photo wallpaper.
The photo shows a straight sofa of a dark blue shade in combination with gray walls in the living room interior.
Armchair
A harmonious part of the furniture set can be a black and blue armchair or brown, yellow, white, gray or beige models that will bring warmth and coziness to the environment.
Floor
For the flooring, you can choose chocolate or beige colors. Particularly advantageous combinations are obtained with a floor that has a light or dark wood texture.
A blue sofa noticeably transforms the space, refreshes its appearance, brings a unique twist to the design and at the same time maintains the harmony of the overall interior picture.
