Okay…what a genius idea. Want a pure white sofa or chair but worried about sitting traffic (in other words, dirt)? How about this trick? A sleek dark tailored seat cushion top.
This fantastic Hamptons living room features a bright white sofa and chairs with chocolate brown two toned seat cushions. To make sure guests don’t think the chocolate on the seat is an after thought, each piece of upholstered furniture has corner kick pleats revealing a bit more of that rich chocolate brown. Then to tie things together even more…a few brown throw pillows with white piping (or flange) are added into the mix. I think the two-toned seat cushion works here…don’t think it would have worked if the whole seat was brown (look out for an upcoming post on two toned walls…shoot…there I go again…mentioning something that I could potentially procrastinate on ever putting up and then risking a COCOCOZY reader writing to me and saying “Coco, didn’t you say you were going to do a post on two-toned walls?”…note to self…do not sneak peek anything because of tendency to procrastinate or put off once…note to self…hee hee).
Can’t tell whether this is a simple blanket or the seat cushions are fully upholstered with the brown top. Either way…it works.
Did I also mention how much I like the dark wood floors, white hide rug, great coffee table and the diminutive touches of yellow. Very nice. Well done.
What do you say dear readers? You like this idea? Think it is smart? Have your own solutions for a couch cover or sofa saver?
Happy Wednesday.
xo
Coco
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Photos: Gordon Alvarado
Good idea.. somehow, I would still find a way to ruin that sofa. If not me, the dog.
I’ve done something similar in my living room- I bought my white leather sofa BEFORE I had a baby and was shocked by how much wear it got from her sliding on and off the seats. When we had to replace the sofa, we decided that we wanted to stick with white leather, but this time I planned ahead. I bought a chocolate brown bed coverlet, cut it in half, sewed a three inch tube along one edge, and stuck a curtain rod through it. Then I shoved the curtain rod into the crease between the seat and the back cushions. This keeps the coverlet smooth and neat but its still easy enough to remove when it needs a wash.
Overall, I think the seat cover looks fine, as the sofa has dark wood arm rests and the pillows all tie it together but quite frankly, even if I didn’t love the look, its one of those small concessions I had to adopt to make the house a bit more kid-friendly.
I love this. Especially how they incorporated the brown into the folds of the skirt.
Such a good idea!
The brown pleats was quite clever. I’m always drawn to this all white and dark wood floor look. I have none of that in my house.
(Time to redecorate possibly!)
I think its a little weird. I posted about this home a while ago, and that was the only thing I found strange.