Do Gray Pillows Work on a Brown Sofa?
I’d like to have a word with the woman who spent forty dollars on two pillows in a shade the catalog called “storm cloud” back in 2011, brought them home…
Dark Brown Sofas Deserve a Second Look
I spent about four years telling clients dark brown was a mistake. Told them it ate light, made small rooms feel like a dentist’s waiting room from 1997, and that…
Making a Black Leather Sofa Feel Like Home Instead of a Lobby
I used to think black leather sofas were a lost cause, decor wise. Not ugly, just cold, the kind of piece that looks like it belongs in a dentist’s waiting…
Dark Brown Leather Couch: Coffee Tables, Pillows and Armchairs That Work
You’re standing in the delivery guy’s way while he waits for you to sign off on this dark brown leather couch that just got carried up three flights of stairs,…
Brown Sofas Are Making a Quiet Return: How to Style One Now
A woman at the fabric counter, maybe thirty years old, tanned the way people who ski a lot are tanned, told me brown sofas were “having a moment.” She said…
Living With a Brown Leather Sofa: What Sits Well Around It
My roommate had literally just set a mug of tea directly on the arm of my brown leather sofa, no coaster, nothing, and before I could even get the words…