Stylish and effectively or impractical and boring? We disassemble all the pros and cons of a white sofa in the interior, showing successful examples and variants of combinations.
White furniture looks spectacular - this is a fact. But few are solved for such a step in their interior. It is too quickly blocked, will lose its freight look, it will be difficult for her to care for it. There are a lot of prejudice, but are they true? In this article, we breed myths about light furniture and disassemble everything and against the white sofa in the interior with photos of successful examples.
Choose a white sofa
Pros and cons- Benefits
- Disadvantages
Wealth shades
Combination with other colors
- C achromatic
- with pastels
- with bright
What model to choose
Upholstery Choice and Care
- What to choose
- How to care
Pros and cons
White is the most controversial color when it comes to the interior. And if there is less questions to finish, because the pros is obvious, then the soft furniture in many are still firmly associated with impracticality. That's what "for" and "against" need to weigh before choosing a white sofa.
Main advantages
- Does not overload space. This rule works with respect to any light surfaces. If there is a small room with a small area, then a snow-white or dairy sofa will seem much easier in it than the same, but in dark color.
- Does not attach attention. Achromat reflects all the rays of light falling on the surface and thereby emphasizes the depth of other paints. It will become an excellent background for paintings, accent furniture and bright textiles, passing attention from the size of the furniture.
- Universal. The variety of shades and structures allows you to enter such a piece of furniture absolutely in any style. So, for example, the white leather sofa in the interior of the classic apartment will be spectacular.
- A soft model with a tissue upholstery is suitable for a modern style or practical Scandinavian, and the geometric modular sofa will organically fit into the loft or minimalism.
- Looks expensive. Bright furniture is perceived more expensive compared to the dark. In addition, elegant and exquisite whiteness transform the design of the room as a whole.
disadvantages
- Impracticality. In fact, it is possible to reduce all the arguments "against", because the aesthetics of a bright sofa does not cause controversy. This problem is solved with regular cleaning and proper upholstery material - today manufacturers offer durable and moisture-resistant coatings resistant to burnout and pollution.
- Excessive simplicity. It may seem that white, being not in color as such, but rather its absence, will look too boring and uncomfortable. Bright accents, warm shades in the palette and a variety of textures on which even one and the same color will play different colors will help to avoid this effect.
- High price. Indeed, white furniture, as a rule, cost more dark analogues, but today you can find an option in any price segment - from expensive products to order to quite budgetary modern models.
How to choose the right hue
Being a achromatic color, white still has many shades. It is from the subton that it depends on how it will be perceived: warm or cold, pastel or active.
To warm shades include milk, pearl, elephant bone, flower bud, alabaster, creamy, vanilla.
Cold is considered a snow tone, smoky, platinum, boiled, linen, diamond.
Relieve yourself from several parameters to pick up the correct shade for the sofa.
- The location of the room and the features of lighting - in the room where a lot of light and windows come south can use cold color variations. And for the room, where natural light is missing, it is better to choose warm tones.
- The rest of the palette is if warm pastel colors dominate in the room design, pay attention to the upholstery of the colors of the shaken milk or ivory. For strict monochrome interiors with mirrors, metal and stone is suitable snow-white with a sampling in gray or blue.
Combination with other colors
The color of snow or paper is perfectly combined with all the elements of the color spectrum. Consider the most successful combinations.With gray and black
The combination of three achromatic colors is a solution for those who love strict monochrome interiors, where the purity of the forms and clarity of lines prevail over a variety of paints. The main plus of such a coloring solution is to combine all these three colors, it is almost impossible to make mistakes. The most important is the proportion of light and dark tones. The smaller the room, the greater the bright colors in it should be. The palette is popular in the "brutal" styles (Loft, High-tech, futurism, minimalism), but can fit into the classics or scand.
With pastel colors
Another win-win combination is a dairy, pearl or smoky shade plus any pastel colors. In combination with a variety of textures and natural textures (wood, rattan, flax, wool, stone) give a light and very cozy interior.
White sofa in this case is usually supported by a simple monophonic finish, and pastel shades are used in detail. It can be beige, light pink or blue curtains, blankets, decorative pillows, carpet, as well as paintings and other furniture items.
With bright colors
White furniture perfectly shakes bright colors. She, without taking attention, emphasizes the power of red, green, the cheerfulness of yellow or depth of blue. It looks beautiful in combination with a saturated brown or purple.
What model to choose
For this subject of furniture, not only appearance is important, but also a form. The model is chosen depending on which room is the product and what is his role.Main types of designs
- Classical - your usual straight sofa.
- The angular is the letter of the letter G, there can be different sizes, well suited for rooms where there is little space.
- Modular - collected from several separate modules under the desired size and shape.
- The island - implies the placement of the product not at the wall, but, for example, in the center of the room, there can be different forms (rectangle, circle, square).
If the sofa is needed not only as a landing place, but also as an additional sleeping, choose folding models. It is usually direct or angular products with a folding mechanism. The most popular - "Accordion", "Book", "Dolphin". If you are looking for just a beautiful model for living room or kitchen, pay attention to elegant options with legs.
Upholstery Choice and Care
In the sophian sofa, it is most often placed in the living room. But will it be appropriate or still a white sofa in the interior of the living room only in the photo looks beautiful? After all, the room is a passage, life is constantly boiling in it, and the risk is great that the furniture will constantly get dirty and will quickly stop looking presentable.What upholstery to choose
Even if there are children or animals in the family, it is not a sentence for beautiful light furniture. That's what solutions are.
- Upholstery from modern materials, which are resistant to mechanical damage, are easy to clean, do not burn out in the sun and do not yellow - pay attention to the flock, microfiber and nylon.
- Removable case, and it is desirable from the fabric that can be caught up at home in a typewriter - so do not have to constantly pass it into dry cleaning. A good option is 100% polyester.
- If you like the spectacular leather texture, choose a lacquered or artificial skin - these are durable coatings that are not afraid of moisture and pollution and do not require complex care.
White sofa care in the interior of the living room and not only
The upholstered furniture will have to face a lot of pollution. The most frequent: dust, crumbs from food and stains from food, small garbage, biological fluids - relevant if there are children and animals at home.
Regular cleaning helps to fight all these pollution. If the product has a removable case, it is necessary to periodically wash or give it into cleaning. The rest of the time it is enough to get rid of dust and dry dirt with a vacuum cleaner or knocking (for models with a pile) and purify from other contaminants using soda, special detergents or powder - depending on the type of upholstery.
Important: If the coverage is suede, it is impossible to wet and vacuum. Together, normal cleaning methods will need to use a special brush or, if there is an opportunity, a steam cleaner.
