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I Bought a Patterned Sofa. . .

May 29, 2019

And I love it. After weeks of going back and forth over whether I wanted to commit to a patterned sofa, I pushed “complete my order” and just did it. I knew it was probably meant to be when I couldn’t find it on the site for a quick minute and started sweating. Once it arrived, I liked it in the room even more than I expected.

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Before the change, you might remember we had two matching IKEA slipcovered sofas. To change up the look, I moved one of them upstairs to our playroom. I also added a wingback in a modern stripe on the other side of the fireplace. (My 10-year-old asked me why none of our furniture matched. Because I don’t want it to!)

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mixing patterns with different living room sofas

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One-Kings-Lane-Cecilia-patterned-sofa

 

Here was my thought process when choosing to go for the pattern over a new solid sofa:

Our IKEA Ektorp in the beige cover helps to balance it out.

The pattern is busy but a geometric is a little less of a statement than a bold floral, for example. It helps that it’s only blue and white vs. multicolor.

It’s all about scale. I can still pair it with other patterns  (floral, animal prints, etc.). And a solid pillow or two helps to break up the mix.

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And yes, I did order it online without sitting on it first. (I live on the edge like that.) It’s deeper than I expected and really comfortable. The arms definitely are not cushy so we use the bigger pillows with down inserts on the ends. I can vouch for it being a good napping couch and I’m loving the clean, modern lines next to the more traditional, rolled arms of the slipcovered one.

The good news is that this sofa comes in a ton of colors (and has a sleeper option). The bad news is that the pattern I bought was already sold out by the time mine was delivered. (I did find this pillow in a similar print if you just want to add a little pattern.)

 

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Comments

  1. Terri says

    May 29, 2019 at 11:20 am

    Beautiful and fresh! I love the color of the legs (off-white, white?) and it is so pretty with your blue and white porcelain pieces!

    Reply
  2. Laura says

    May 29, 2019 at 4:26 pm

    This room is beautiful! Thanks for sharing your thought process–I loved reading it. Also, I know you’re focusing on the sofa, but now I really want to race out and buy animal print throw pillows.

    Reply
  3. Kathy says

    May 29, 2019 at 6:21 pm

    What is the wall color in the living room. Very pretty. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Emily Clark says

      May 30, 2019 at 10:41 am

      Thanks, it’s Palace Pearl by Benjamin Moore.

      Reply
  4. Emanuela says

    May 29, 2019 at 8:37 pm

    I love it! It looks just fabulous :) It is always so rewarding when you go with your gut and it looks better than you expect! Great job!

    Reply
  5. Terri Johnson says

    May 30, 2019 at 8:24 am

    Where did you get your rug?

    Reply
    • Emily Clark says

      May 30, 2019 at 10:40 am

      Overstock. It’s the linked at the bottom under “featured in this post”.

      Reply
  6. Carolyn says

    May 30, 2019 at 10:23 am

    Love it. Looks so good. So Mark Sikes. :)

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    • Emily Clark says

      May 30, 2019 at 10:40 am

      Well that’s the ultimate compliment. Thanks :)

      Reply
  7. Amy says

    May 30, 2019 at 11:40 am

    Lovely! I love your child’s question and your answer. One of the greatest compliments my daughter has given me is that our home doesn’t look like I bought everything at Kirkland.

    Reply
  8. Karen L. says

    June 1, 2019 at 1:52 pm

    Love that you chose something pretty yet a bit edgy which is so fun! Sometimes we can just be so serious in our decor choices. :) Love how it all works together.

    Reply
  9. Mary says

    June 2, 2019 at 9:01 pm

    I had a white slip covered sofa that I recently replaced with a teal colored one. I thought I was being bold & daring choosing a colored sofa as opposed to another neutral one.
    I could easily do a pattered chair. But a sofa? That takes it to the next level of commitment.
    I think yours looks beautiful & I commend you for doing something I’m not brave enough to do.
    I had a patterned sofa in the 90’s. Maybe that’s why I didn’t want another one. They are great for hiding stains though. 😉

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