Decorating Ideas for Dark Brown Leather Living Room Sets

Dark brown living room furniture sets a versatile tone in the room because chocolate goes well with light shades and other rich colors. Leather sofas also have a modern appeal that makes decorating around these items simple. The dark colors on the sofa stand out when paired with light pillows, walls and other accents. Does this Spark an idea?

Paint

Paint adds life and contrast to any room, especially the living area. Avoid dark paint colors, unless you want to feature one main dark accent wall and leave the other walls white. Colors such as baby blue, pastel green or lavender stand out and complement chocolate brown leather sofas. Put a few light accents on the couches and coffee table. Paint all the walls one main light color and leave the ceiling white.

Pillows

Pillows helps to coordinate chocolate brown leather furniture with other colors in the room. If you decided to go with light colors, feature pillows that match these shades on the couches. Lavender, teal or baby blue pillows all look nice on a chocolate brown sofa. If you choose to include an accent wall in the room with dark colors, then place darker pillows on the couch. Dark shades that work well with chocolate brown include burgundy, forest green and dark blue. You can choose pillows made out of cotton, microfiber or combinations of more than one fabric.

Room Accents

Include a few accents in your living room to complement your dark brown furniture. Place a crystal bowl filled with potpourri on the middle of the coffee table and fold a lighter colored fleece blanket in half before putting it over the arm of your largest sofa. Place two modern hardbound books on the coffee table for guest for enjoy while they sit on your sofa. If you have a mantel in the room, put a few glass bottles and family photos on it, along with candles, pebbles and other small decor pieces.

Wall Decor

Add finishing touches to your living room with wall decor that creates a relaxing atmosphere in the room. Place one large framed landscape picture or other type of painting on the largest wall in the room and then place two smaller framed pictures of similar scenes on each side of the large picture. This standard display works well in a living area because it balances the room. Place a long wall clock on a smaller wall within the room and feature other wall decor throughout, such as quilted wall hangings and framed family pictures.