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Home&Garden ask the experts Solutions for Common Problems Question: I have a favorite chair I can’t stand to part with, but I have to buy a new couch. What should I look for when buying a couch so I can incorporate both pieces into a cohesive design? One important thing to consider is scale. The large size of many of today’s furnishings requires careful selection of the new couch. A way to deal with a chair that may be smaller in scale than the new piece is to reupholster or modify it. If the chair’s seat height is too low, legs can be swapped out for taller ones. The new legs can be decorative and visible, or covered by a skirt. You can also add padding to the back, arms and seat cushions to increase the chair’s volume. A smaller chair often works wonderfully as an accent piece. In that case, scale is not as important. If used as an accent, the chair should not be an integral part of the main seating area. Instead, it should have a special place in a corner or entryway near a small table and lamp. If you don’t plan to reupholster or slipcover the chair, take fabric pattern, color and texture into account when selecting fabric for the new couch. If the chair is a solid fabric, it’s easy to add a pattern, whether it’s a floral, botanical, plaid, brocade or woven. Remember to balance patterns, solids and textures in furnishings. Florals can be mixed with other patterns, but vary pattern scale for harmony. A leather chair easily works into casual settings, and the new furnishings could then be fabric or leather. When adding leather pieces, don’t match leather tones and textures. Create atmosphere through table, lamp and rug selections; accessorizing defines a room! Read more expert advice to this common decorating dilemma from Ann Lansing, ASID, Lansing Design, 303-449-6306 and Barbara Bronk, IIDA, 303-444-8411 in the Fall 2003 issue of BCH&G. Contact us today to order your back issues, 303-443-0600 or homes@brockpub.com.
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