As far as living room decor goes, black is quickly trending into the new neutral. Black leather is becoming more and more popular. For a good reason too, even with cloth, black is easy to maintain and can hide stains and blemishes, making it a popular option for families or households with pets.
The couch is undoubtedly the focal point of most living rooms. Most design experts agree black sets a dramatic atmosphere in the room. The black gives it both depth and magnitude. For the best contrast and pop, they recommend going with lighter paint colors on the walls. Lighter walls can also soften the room up, making it less stark and minimalist.
If you've already got your room decorated and are placing a black couch in the space, you can pick accessories that complement the other colors present in the room to tie everything together. However, if you are starting from scratch, design experts recommend tying in golds, pinks, dark leafy greens, and warm cognac browns to help introduce color and balance the blackout.
15 Awesome Black Couch Living Room Ideas
1. Stark Minimalist
If you enjoy the minimalist decor, this hits the nail right on the head! They've incorporated some white pillows, white walls, and a gray-white textured wall to add dimension but also to soften things up a little bit. The minimalist design definitely shines through.
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2. Modern Metal
Even though this living room has achieved a modern look, they've added a lighter colored rug and brown throw pillows to balance it out and make it more welcoming, maintaining the minimalist feel. For lighting, they've incorporated a skinny metal pole lamp to blend in and not take away from the dramatics of the room.
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3. Contemporary Black
This contemporary setup incorporates angles and vibrant pops of color to create a very dramatic yet fun space. Again they've utilized a simple pole lamp next to the couch and a big fun contemporary clock on the wall. The varying sizes and shapes of vases add depth and interest to the room.
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4. Leopard Print Fun
The leopard print pillows repeat the black yet add in some gold and warmth, tying in the gold framed wall art above the couch. Again they've used a white rug to lighten the space up, along with white paint on the walls and white candles on the table.
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5. Farmhouse Chic
Here they've hung on the wall an artwork that has a natural wood frame really warming up the space; the coffee table wood matches the artwork frame. The dark green plants and black lamp tie it all together. Lighter throw pillows of varying sizes add some depth, and a black and white patterned rug serves to finish it off. This is a perfect example of a warm, comfortable, welcoming space that includes a black couch.
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6. Patterns & Brick
Here they've achieved a fun, funky eclectic look with warm brown brick and colorful patterns. They've added a fun metal pole lamp, giving it a modern flair and multiple throw pillows with fun colorful patterns adding a fresh pop of color, the red and pink specifically tying in the upholstered side chair.
7. Black & Blue
This room gives off a luxurious vibe. They've paired the black couch with dark flooring and navy walls. Then they've brought some light into the space with the mostly white painting, white-topped coffee tables, and teal throw pillows. Finishing it off with light gray curtains.
8. Masculine Chic
Here they've made the room appear larger and more open by adding a black framed circular mirror to the wall. Softened it with off white curtains, and a lighter rug. They've added some more depth by throwing in a cognac pillow and dark leafy green plants.
9. Black & Gray
This room puts off an ultimate comfort vibe! Nothing stark about this room! They've used a furry blanket to add a layered comfortable look. More layers were added with plush pillows alternating from light and dark grays to white. They've finished the room off with a gray area rug, silver and white accents, and a charcoal painting.
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10. Feminine Black
When most people think of a black couch, they lean toward a masculine look. This setup proves you can have a completely feminine room with a black couch. They've picked accents that go with the gold legs of the couch and then grey and pink throw pillows and vase. Tied in those pink by painting the wall a light shade of pink. They added a mirror to help open the room up and a black light fixture for dramatics.
11. Casual Comfort
This room has been made very inviting. They have accomplished this by choosing a plush couch, mixing colorful patterns on the pillows, adding books above the couch with the colorful spines showing to create a lived-in feel. A mirror to open the space up for some depth, black and white plaid rug for dramatics, and then a mid-century modern coffee table for a fun feel, and let's not forget those dark leafy greens to round things out.
12. Black On Black
They've chosen to go with lots of dark in this room, lightening up with only a few throw pillows, flooring, tables, and then the wall art. They've added some depth with the leafy greens and lighter table colors. Even though it is a lot of dark, they've still successfully pulled off a plush-looking space.
13. Wood & Greens
What a dramatic showstopper this is! They've added a couple of throw pillows and a black and white throw that matches perfectly with natural wood, black, and gold focal art piece displayed on the wall. Then used more natural wood for the coffee table, rattan ottomans, and plant pots tying in with all the natural wood. Then those dark leafy greens and area rug in darker and lighter colors as the finishing touch.
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14. Traditional Black
Here they have the more traditional decor featuring pink and black. They've got a black metal coffee table in the room to tie in the couch. Both the touch of pink flowers on the coffee table and the curtains add a nice soft touch to the room while tying into the traditional style rug.
15. Black Glam
Pink and white fur pillows, light pink ottomans, a silver mirrored metal table, a crystal chandelier, and a gray and white rug really glam this room up! Who knew black could be so glam?
Final Thoughts
You can do so much with a black couch, from creating a bold, dramatic statement to incorporating it into your existing decor in your living room. We hope we've given you some great design ideas if you have a black couch in mind for your living room!
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