We know well that the sofa is one of the furnishings we care about most in our living room, and the position we decide to place it in plays an important role at the same time. Whether you leave it in the middle of the room or against a wall, it’s essential to integrate it as well as possible into the overall layout of our home, both from a functionality and a design point of view. In this article we’ll focus on one of these options, namely when we decide to place the sofa against the wall. What should you hang on the wall behind the sofa?
Pictures above the sofa
By now the internet is full of blogs and online magazines that give furnishing tips almost like real interior designers, and we certainly don’t want to take that title away from them; however, we manufacture and sell sofas, and having some knowledge of the furnishing world is part of our toolkit. We constantly see photos of carefully styled living rooms, especially walls that look almost designed because they turn out so perfect. A coordinated colour palette across materials and furnishings, to show that care went into creating it.
When we decide to cover the wall behind the sofa with pictures, we spend hours and hours looking for the right balance of colours and shapes. Maybe different arrangements with pictures of various sizes that alternate, or we go for panel art that connects an image in a linear way while still keeping it separate thanks to the space between the different pieces.
Gallery wall behind the sofa – divani.store
These are definitely two of the most popular solutions.
Panel art behind the sofa – divani.store
Also discover what to put behind the sofa in an open-plan space.
Shelves above or behind the sofa
Photos, souvenirs from our trips, ornaments, and succulents. How many times have we told ourselves we need more space to store these items? That’s when another furnishing solution comes to mind: adding shelves above the sofa, or a shelving unit right behind it. Convenient, practical, and with a unique style—like the one in the photo below that completes a living room with the Fluffy sofa bed.
Cabinet with shelves behind the sofa – divani.store
Clock above the sofa
Another furnishing element that always makes us wrestle with ourselves about where to place it is the clock: is it better on an empty wall or placed near a picture? Better to hang it in the kitchen or in the living room? The truth is that there’s no right answer. Depending on the style we decide to give our home, we could choose either solution. In the following photos, we suggest hanging the clock on the wall above the sofa, for a refined and elegant result.
Clock above the sofa – divani.store
Clock on the wall behind the sofa – divani.store
Sofas from divani.store suit every type of décor: modern, vintage, industrial chic. You can find double sofa beds, corner sofas, or straight sofas depending on your needs.
