Living rooms tend to get more use once autumn arrives, simply because people spend more evenings in them rather than out in the garden. That extra use tends to show up any weak points in the room fairly quickly, and more often than not it is the sofa that gets noticed first, since it is the piece of furniture everyone actually sits on for hours at a time.
Texture over pattern this year
The clearest shift going into autumn is texture taking priority over pattern. Bold prints have quietened down in favour of fabrics that simply feel good to sit on, particularly boucle and heavy weave textures. The Bradley 2 seater sofa fits this shift well, with a fabric weight that suits colder months without feeling heavy to look at.
For larger rooms, a corner sofa still makes the most sense practically, and the Remel corner sofa with footstool adds the kind of low, sink in comfort that a lot of people specifically want once the weather turns. The footstool detail matters more than it sounds, since it gives you somewhere to actually put your feet up rather than borrowing the coffee table for the job.
Colour palettes moving toward warmer neutrals
Grey has not disappeared but it has warmed up considerably, with most new sofa fabrics leaning toward mushroom, warm taupe and deep green rather than the cooler greys that dominated a few years ago. Burnt orange has also made a genuine comeback as an accent colour rather than a full sofa colour, which is part of why the Eva burnt orange velvet sofa bed has been getting more attention than a typical sofa bed usually would.
Green velvet is having a similar moment, sitting somewhere between a bold statement and a colour that still works with most existing rooms. The Eva green velvet sofa bed is worth considering if you want that colour without committing to a fixed sofa that cannot also double as a spare bed.
Practical additions worth considering alongside the sofa
Once the main seating is sorted, lighting tends to be the next thing that needs attention, since autumn evenings expose gaps in a room's lighting that summer daylight was covering for you. A floor lamp positioned beside the sofa does more for the evening feel of a living room than almost any other single change, and it is a far smaller commitment than replacing furniture.
If you are still deciding on the sofa itself and want to compare styles, fabrics and sizes properly, our full sofas and chairs collection is the best place to start, and our home accessories range covers the lighting and finishing touches once the main piece is chosen.
