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Can you mix two diff. colors of the same recliner and sofa in a room?

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We are redoing our downstairs family room. We bought a new recliner for my husband, which he desperately needed. While at the store they had a matching sofa, but it was in brown, got the recliner in grey. We put money down on the sofa and intended to get it in the brown. In the showroom I liked the two together...not so matchy-matchy. Do you think it would look okay? The brown is very dark, looks almost black.

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flopsycat1

last year

The two colors don’t look good together. Although they don't have to match, in this case

both in grey would be a better choice.

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freedomplace1
last year
Ok... if your husband likes the new recliner, that is great. But the style on that sofa is not fashion forward, and I do not recommend getting two pieces in this style. And yes, the colors also do not really work together.

Where did you buy the recliner? What is your budget for the sofa?
freedomplace1
last year
As one idea - something like this style - as well as this color - would be better. This one from Macy’s.

https://www.macys.com/shop/product/myia-82-tufted-back-leather-sofa-created-for-macys?gbraid=0AAAAAD-Tw4JkPW0q7tL8uGQgppbEWyiXX&ID=4662433&pla_country=US&CAGPSPN=pla&pla_country=US&trackingid=449x1052217484&m_sc=sem&m_sb=Google&m_tp=PLA&m_ac=Google_Furniture_PLA&m_ag=Furniture&m_cn=GS_Furniture_PLA_Restructure&m_pi=go_cmp-13051126761_adg-122155993397_ad-520784850395_pla-1260822215000_dev-m_ext-_prd-2704989USA&gbraid=0AAAAAD-Tw4JkPW0q7tL8uGQgppbEWyiXX&gclid=CjwKCAiAp7GcBhA0EiwA9U0mtldGstALfVofHzyecUMVkVjykgv_9VgLJ5DGVpzrACBbgTBbhMFm1hoCqtwQAvD_BwE
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mercymygft
Original Author
last year
Thank you for your input. This is not my main living room, it's a family room. I/we are looking for comfort not being fashion forward. The sofa and the recliner are very comfortable.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
Can you not order the sofa in the same gray or maybe red but honestly no to the brown. IMO. I think you can get completely different sofa recliners are often stand alone pieces .
freedomplace1
last year
Ok - go for it. But it is possible to have style, as well as comfort.

As far as the color - this would be better to mix with the recliner. This camel color leather type. But I don’t know if you will find much along the lines of this color in the style you are interested in.

https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdp/sand-stable-sheldrake-89-top-grain-leather-square-arm-sofa-w003529212.html

So - to be honest - I think it does not matter whether the pieces you are considering go well together or not Get a throw in grey or a throw with grey and tan/brown tone mix and put the throw on the sofa. And it will be fine.
freedomplace1
last year

https://www.christmascentral.com/gray-and-brown-transitional-woven-handloom-throw-blanket-52-x-67/?CAWELAID=220010480005380042
mercymygft thanked freedomplace1
mercymygft
Original Author
last year
So now I’m confused. We are not married to the sofa. We went out mainly for the recliner. I saw the matching sofa and thought that might be nice to have something comfortable for me.

Should I get it in the same grey?
chloebud
last year
No to the two colors together. Definitely better with both in the grey.
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tracefloyd
last year
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How to decorate around a gray recliner...hmmm. Definitely not that same thing in a different color....the term 'not fashion forward' is just being tactful. You are confused because you indicated you didn't care and were being accomodated. And don't double down on the gray recliner with the same gray sofa, and you said you didn't want matchy-matchy.

Some inspo picks with a gray chair:
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mercymygft thanked tracefloyd
mercymygft
Original Author
last year
Thank you all for your input. I think I will just go with the grey sofa. I'm not big on matchy-matchy, but in this case it might be the best option.
tracefloyd
last year
Then bring in some warm earth tone colors in beige, caramel, and brown in a coffee table, side tables, throws, throw pillows and accessories to balance all the gray as shown in the inspo pics. Oh, and also some gray so it doesn't stand alone.

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