How to Decorate With Black Leather Couches & Espresso Coffee Tables

Decorating your living room with a black leather couch and an espresso-hued coffee table will give the space an elegant look. Dark furniture pieces infuse rooms with sophistication and sometimes even a rustic flair. Brighten up a room featuring a black couch and dark wooden coffee table using light neutral hues and pops of lively color. If you're redecorating on a budget, use paint to instantly update the look of the room and rework items you already own into fresh dcor items. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

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Paint the living room walls. Choose an earthy hue such as fern green, mustard yellow or burnt orange to give the space a casually elegant style while adding color. Pick a creamy ecru, sand or butter yellow-colored paint for a luxe look.

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Place a plush rug on non-carpeted floors. Set a large, square woven cotton rug on the floor and place the espresso-hued coffee table in the middle of it. Arrange the leather couch at the end of the rug directly behind the table; the rug will provide a soft touch for people lounging on the sofa. Choose a rug featuring geometric patterns in shades of black, white and a color that complements the wall paint for a modern look.

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Decorate the dark coffee table with colorful dcor pieces. Fill an orange, yellow or green ceramic vase with fresh white blooms, such as calla lilies or roses, and set it in the middle of the table. Place silver candle holders filled with colorful votives in each top corner as a soft lighting element.

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Hang wall dcor to tie the look together. Place an eclectic piece of artwork featuring earth tones in a black- or espresso-hued wood frame. Install a dark wood wall shelf to display family photos in silver frames.