You can consider your gray sofa a solid investment piece that will remain complementary even as your tastes and decorating style change. Whether you make it a statement piece or give it a subtler edge, a couch upholstered in gray will steal the show season after season.
With a grey sofa, your best bet is to paint the walls with neutral tones. White is a shade that'll boost brightness and add contrast with the dark grey of the sofa. Another idea is to combine dark grey with beige walls – it'll look super cosy, we promise.
Is white and gray out of style? Experts agree that this color pairing will no longer dominate trends in 2023. It's hard to believe we could ever see the total end of gray and white – the two (seemingly timeless) tones that have been at the forefront of our decorating agendas for decades.
Grey is one of the most popular and versatile colours in interior design. It is ideal for a living room because you have so much choice in terms of shade, intensity, and colour combinations.
If you're keen to keep your living room cosy and understated, we recommend sticking to beige or grey carpets – these neutral shades will complement the already neutral tones of a grey sofa. Plus, if you're working with a small space, opting for lighter, neutral tones can also make your room appear larger than it is.
A grey sectional couch is accessorized with black, white, and brown throw pillows.
Choose browner shades for your walls, such as a beige or tan and match them with similarly toned accessories for a more Scandi style look. You can also achieve this look with white walls to match your grey sofa, pairing this with neutral toned cushions and throws, or bright shades for a pop of colour.
The most popular, perhaps unsurprisingly, is gray. Ben White, design and trade specialist at Swyft Home, explained why gray topped the list: “Gray is a likely a slightly more popular sofa color choice as it's the most versatile of all the neutral colors.
If you want timeless furniture, go for a timeless color. Yes, a color! A blue, yellow, or black sofa will be a lot more timeless than the popular gray. The gray sofas of today are just the brown leather sofas of 10 years ago.
The sofa color that will work in pretty much any style sofa with almost any color palette is beige. With cooler beiges and warmer beiges available there's a beige for every space.
Sometimes, dark walls can close in the room, especially if there isn't enough lighting, so adding a dark sofa might make the room look a bit gloomy. Neutral coloured walls go well with dark sofas, as the sofa will stand out against the walls.
'Cool greys are best paired with cooler colour schemes, such as blue, green, and light purple, while warm greys better complement reds, oranges, and yellows. For fans of the monochrome look, incorporate different shades of grey, alongside white and black, to create depth and visual interest.
Pair it with white, pink, or soft blue, and it inspires a calming essence. Team it up with vibrant reds and yellows, and you'll instantly feel its energizing effects. Regardless of what you do with gray, you can count on the fact that it will fit in with just about any decorative style or space.
A grey couch works great with blue pillows! Then I threw in 2 neutral pillows (whites, creams, tans, or a textured gray all look nice on a grey sofa). This means 1 color + 1 neutral + 1 neutral. plaid blue pillow | solid blue pillow | white lumbar | grey + white long lumbar (Major clearance!)
For many, a neutral color, like a soft white sofa or a gray sofa, makes the most sense. Particularly if you have a complicated color palette, a neutral sofa is most likely to fit the best. You might also consider a darker neutral, like a dark gray, black, or brown for your living space to offset high traffic and dirt.
Grey sofas go with neutral carpets
For an understated and versatile living room design, we suggest pairing your grey sofa with a beige carpet. Neutral beige, cream and off-white tones will match the tone of your grey sofa perfectly and creates the perfect base for a versatile room.
Beige is a warm-toned color that looks great with greys. This color works best if you look for a nicely balanced setup. A warm sofa and a dark beige rug make a perfect match. Another benefit of beige is that it looks good in any pattern and gives different impressions, from classic to modern.
Do grey and brown go together? Of course, they do! It's one of the classic combos. Grey is neutral, steady, elegant, and sophisticated.
Like I mentioned, warm toned neutrals are the it neutral this year, and designers are favoring beige, ivory, and taupe over cool gray and stark white.
Yes, while gray has seen an uninterrupted reign over recent paint trends, its reign may conclude in 2022.
As a general rule, Mike Liang, advanced colorist at Julien Farel Restore Salon & Spa in New York suggests going gray when you reach 80 percent non-pigmented or white hair. If your hair starts to feel increasingly dry, brittle, or damaged or you experience scalp irritation, it might be time to ditch the dye.
So, what colors make a room look bigger? For an optimum effect, go with soft tones like off-white, blues, and greens, and always remember that brighter rooms feel bigger and more inviting.