Decoration Ideas for Living Rooms With Red Couches

Create an Inviting Space

• Create a space that feels inviting, whether you use your living room for relaxing with family or when entertaining friends. Move the couches back from the walls and make the furniture face each other. Arrange the two couches across from each other with a wide and low coffee table in the center. Place two chairs on either end of the coffee table, making more room for guests. From the moment guests enter the room, their eyes immediately move to the red couches. If you want a toned-down look, then opt for chairs in a different shade, like white, cream or black.

Walls and Floors

• Let the red couches sit front and center by picking lighter and more neutral colors for the walls and floors. Paint the walls in the room white and replace the carpets with white or light-colored carpets. For families with children or pets, white carpeting is not practical. Choose a neutral shade, like tan or khaki, that complements the red and lets the furniture shine. Even an area rug in shades of light brown or tan work well with the red couches.

Home Decor

• Keep your color scheme simple with the addition of black and white accessories that work with the red, but will not overwhelm the room. Find a piece of artwork that uses the same red shade and hang it near or above one of the couches. A bright floral print works in a modern-style room, while a traditional watercolor or portrait is best suited for a traditional-style room. A set of red vases with red or white blossoms serves as an accent piece for the living room.

Other Furniture

• Add a few pieces of furniture painted white or furniture with a dark stain, like espresso. Pick one color or mix and match the shades. Even a simple coffee table and matching end tables highlight the red couches, but keeps the red from overpowering the living room. Bring in more color by opting for a small loveseat or overstuffed chairs in a neutral color.