How to Decorate a Room With Two Leather Sofas

Leather tends to give off a manly vibe which is fine if you’re decorating a man cave. However, for the living room or family room housing a leather sofa or two, you’ll want to instill a softer feel within the space for balance and to create a casual, gender-neutral retreat. Color, texture and pattern play big parts in balancing the decor. Reduce the testosterone level that leather may be interjecting into your room with the right mix of paint, desirable artwork and fitting fabrics.

Instructions

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  The right backdrop allows stunning furniture to pop.
  
  Select a warm paint color opposite that of the couches to provide balance and serenity in a rawhide-laden room. For example, if you have dark brown or black leather furnishings, soft blues, gentle greens or temperate tans on the walls offer subtle comfort to the space. Against white or tan sofas, deep colors such as velvety chocolatey brown, rich sapphire or humid terra cotta walls add the missing “heat” your home’s oasis might need.
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  Fabrics create a "softness" against leather furnishings.
  
  Integrate mixed textures into your leathery space with luscious fabrics. A little sheen from silk curtains, the depth of a corduroy side chair, a natural jute rug, feather-trimmed lampshades and cushy velvet pillows bring balance to a space with a lot of masculine leather. Find bold, vividly pattered fabrics that allow a middle ground or gender-neutral contribution to the solid walls and unadorned chairs.
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  Decorate with artwork that brings the walls, fabrics and seating tones into harmony. Artwork is one way to pull everything together while interjecting your personality into a home. Whimsical prints, thought-provoking abstracts or floral masterpieces speak for you; simply find pictures that appeal to you and tie in two or more of your room’s colors at the same time.

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