Decorating Ideas for Dark Brown Leather Furniture

If you have just purchased a dark brown leather sofa, armchair or love seat for your living room or den, your space will immediately feel warmer and more comfortable. To keep the room from feeling too bland or colorless, there are several ways to accent the furniture items themselves and the overall area to make the leather furniture appear much more inviting. Does this Spark an idea?

Throw Pillows

Choose throw pillows in a variety of colors to add texture to your leather furniture and showcase the accent colors you selected for the space. For instance, if most of the other furniture, curtains and rugs in the room are brown or tan, brighten up the space with copper or bronze-colored throw pillows to maintain the area's monochromatic theme and draw more attention to the sofa or love seat. Or select hues that contrast well with dark brown; for instance, bright shades of cherry red or burnt orange lend additional warmth to the den, while ocean or cobalt blue pillows are eye-catching, but still give the living room a calm and serene feel.

Throw Blankets

A throw blanket will make your leather furniture appear more inviting, and can also lend sophistication to the furniture piece. For instance, a blanket made of silk or rayon in a gold or ivory hue will make your sofa appear especially elegant. If you have chosen a Southwestern design scheme for your den or living room, a turquoise or chili pepper red tweed throw blanket is fitting, particularly if the blanket possesses a pattern featuring cacti or cattle horns.

Surrounding Furniture

Accent the rich brown leather furniture in the room with contrasting furniture pieces that will complement the chocolate brown hue well. A hunter green armchair next to a brown leather couch adds more pronounced color to the room, and makes shades of deep green in the sofa's throw blanket more noticeable. Or, "wake up" the space with a furniture piece in a vivid color, like a chaise in lemon yellow or an electric blue ottoman, accented with a brown or bronze throw pillow.

Room Accents

The decorative accents you choose for a room that features chocolate brown leather furniture can keep the room from appearing stark or plain. If the coffee or end tables in the room are also brown, wall paneling in a fresh shade of Kelly green or tangerine orange will make the brown furniture appear a little brighter. A centerpiece on the coffee table can also provide the burst of color the room needs, like a large dish filled with dried citrus slices and poppy petals, which will also give the room a pleasant aroma.