Lifestyle, food and drink, and our family life and travel adventures.
A sofa uplifts the mood of a room. Whether it’s in an office, a lounge, restaurant or even a waiting room- there’s a style that suits each environment and adds to the look. Often considered the focal point of the room, sofas are used for socializing and relaxing from a functional perspective. However, from a design perspective, it’s meant to marry into the interiors extending the cosy effect. It’s almost impossible to keep up with the changing trends each season. Sometimes it’s the colours, other times it’s the material or shape of sofa sets.
Whatever your style, find one that compliments the rest of the interiors and is in vogue no matter what the season. While most of us prefer to buy sofas by plonking ourselves on them, it may be wise to look at suggestions given by experienced furniture stores like Moderndigsfurniture.com before purchasing. Here are our top picks in modern sofa trends for the year 2020.
Accentuate with accent colours
Want to liven up long-standing furniture? Use accent colours to create interest in a specific area in a room, especially if it’s furniture that needs a quick mood lift. This tactic helps draw attention to specific areas and generates interest in the furniture itself. Additionally, you get to add the colours in the trend without having to change the upholstery or the set itself!
Recent trends showcase sets as the accent furniture itself. Whether it’s a settee designed to be used as a love seat or a slipcovered set, bring in colour to a neutral scheme to add depth, texture and perhaps a level of boldness to the room. Imagine a vibrant yellow against a grey or a dark blue sofa in a neutral coloured room and you have a show stopper.
It’s the time to be playful with colours, prints, and patterns to make it as individual and unique as possible to space.
Texture
Textures are big in the year 2020. Create depth in a room by choosing different materials on sofas. Whether its leather, wool, tweed or leatherette, all of these can be used to create a visual difference in an otherwise standard piece of furniture.
Velvet is the material that has returned not only in fashion but in interiors too. Velvet sofas are soft and very comfortable. A traditional weave of the same not only ensures a long life but also is a breeze to clean. If you have bright interiors, concentrate on velvet set in the shade of beige, pink or a light grey. Velvet also fits into the current transitional style where there is a fine blend of modern and traditional.
If you aren’t a fan of velvet, opt for performance fabrics instead. These work brilliantly for busy homes that have tiny busy hands messing furniture.
Geometric shapes
This trend has currently broken the internet with its immense potential in design. Create a visual retreat through geometric shapes using tables, rugs, throws and chairs as an extension of the sofa. It’s easy to overdo this look with so many options starting from geometric print on the fabric itself to cushions and other accessories. If you have a mid-century modern set, low slung and rectangular in shape, geometric works perfectly. The Hollywood Sectional and Boston are two other types of sofas that are sleek, chic and work well with geometric shapes that fit the room well.
Don’t forget to use plenty of cushions and pillows to take up the notch of décor and comfort.
Functionality and Aesthetics
Something that never goes out of fashion is a sofa that not only looks good but extends its use to be a bed or has storage. In the modern city life we live in, roads and rooms are getting narrower. With lesser space, there’s an increasing need for multifunctional furniture to save on space with optimal functionality. We are talking about raising the temperature of your room with a truly versatile modern sleeper. Socialise with guests and later pull it out to convert into a comfortable bed to sleep in, should they want to stay over. Choose a fabric that’s easy to clean, is comfortable to sit on and is a colour that gives personality.
Some sets even come with storage space underneath the seating, allowing you to store extra décor cushions or other items that need to be stored away.
Sets with rounded edges
2020 just opened up to big comebacks. One such is round edged sofas from the ’80s that can be done tastefully in a modern setting. Curved ones create personality to the otherwise structured room. Whether it’s a Cabriole style set with a curved back or an S-shaped set itself, keeping it simple with accessories and décor is key as this piece of furniture itself becomes a statement. Choose from the colours that are currently trending and use cushions to give substance to the look.
Nature-inspired
Passion for nature is also seen as a high trendsetter for 2020. Natural materials, colours and textures are inspired by earthy palettes. This is owing to the fact that these kinds of themes can be applied in traditional yet modern – simplistic designs in furniture. Be careful not to overdo this look when it comes to sofas and cushions as floral wallpapers are also in. You don’t want a busy looking jungle theme running in your living space with everything following a nature theme! Balance the look with neutral and earthy colour/textured sets with no prints. This works especially well in bold accented interiors.
You don’t have to sweat walking store to store when you can easily browse through a range of sets handpicked and curated by online stores. Buy them from the comfort of your own home while keeping track of colours, themes, size and dimensions of the sofa. Benefit from the latest trending curated looks with discounted prices too.
This is a collaborative post.
Welcome to Birds and Lilies! I'm Lou: mother, blogger and freelance writer. This is my lifestyle blog, where I talk about motherhood, infertility and IVF, beauty, my love for food and wine, as well as my thoughts about stuff, and our real-life and travel adventures.
Contact: [email protected]
