Tales of buyer's remorse

[Vanquisher]

Shit. I am sitting on my new sectional sofa, and I hate it. We custom ordered this sofa a month and a half ago with a dark brown leather. Here it is in my living room, and it looks black. I am so sad. I don't know what to do. I really, really, really hate it. I can't return it. Sigh. I could probably have it reupholstered for a lot of extra $$$ and time. Damnit. I am so upset with myself. It looked like a nice dark brown in the store. In my house it looks like cheesy, black, leather.

WWYD?

The corner is coming later. They had the wrong piece on the truck, but I think I'll post a picture.

[Vanquisher]

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[HouseofWool]

I bet if you accent it with a warm color (a deep red or dark orange) it will bring out the brown in it. I don't think it looks black, but a really dark brown.

[Vanquisher]

I bet if you accent it with a warm color (a deep red or dark orange) it will bring out the brown in it. I don't think it looks black, but a really dark brown.

Kris, I tried grabbing some red pillow from the other room, and it doesn't help. It kind of looks worse.


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[corn poffi]

I agree with Kris, add some rich, warm colors.

ETA: oops, too slow, I see you already tried!

[Pollyanna]

I agree Heidi, it looks black (sorry). Would it look better in another room of the house? Is there a bonus room or game room that you could use it in? Does the couch match the swatch you were shown before you ordered? Maybe that would give you a little leverage for a return or at least a reorder?

[Deebs]

First of all, are you sure it's the color you picked? I think I would go somewhere with many different kinds of pillows (like a Pier1 or World Market). Play around and see what colors make it most like the color you were going for. Return the additional pillows. Then, you could add a rug or other accent pieces in that same color. Also, if you add lamps close to it, does it look more brown? Those are really the only options I can think of.

[DCJenn]

I'd double check the order because that does not look deep brown, it looks black. Flat black in fact.

Maybe they screwed up. It happens.

J.

[ides]

It looks black to me too. It could be because you have so much light colors in the room. If you add a warm throw rug & more warm colors in the room it may fit in better.

You could also complain & tell them that they got the color wrong & see what they offer. Maybe they delivered you the wrong one.

[Tenacious_D]

If you have the original swatch, check the color and hope they made a mistake. It definitely looks more like black than brown . Worst case scenario....sell it. Sorry, but i know it would drive me crazy every time I would walk by it.

[Vanquisher]

Yes, it matches. I checked. The little square I have matches, but big like it is in that room, it doesn't look like I pictured.


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[GreyhoundsRUs]

Totally sucks. I would say it's not the lighting - old sofa: brown, new sofa: not. I have no suggestions...but just a hug!

[Vanquisher]

In Home Goods, and the damned swatch looks brown!!!! Gah!!!!


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[Deebs]

That's good. It means that you can try to work with it to bring out the brown. If you can't make it look that way on your own, I would bring in a decorator to help before getting rid of a brand new couch.

[SoonerTexan]

What sort of lightbulbs do you have? Maybe if you switch to those new coiled types it will look more brown--they tend to be a white light. I only know this because the yellow in my parent's gameroom turned a sickening greenish color when they switched to those lightbulbs