11 Green Couch Design Ideas for a Vibrant Living Room 2025

In an open-concept living room, it’s easy for the spaces to blend together. Carve out a chic lounging zone by making your green sofa the star. “Because there was only one central living space in this apartment, we knew that the sectional needed to be a showstopper, so we opted for a vibrant apple green,” says designer Samantha Stathis-Lynch.

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Designer Katie Ridder is known for her skilled use of color, as evidenced by this bold New York living room. To contrast the verdant sofa away from the room’s other cool tones, Ridder looked to the color wheel for the perfectly complementary red trim.

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In this Texas poolhouse, designer Julie Bradshaw wanted a sofa that would feel at home among the lush surroundings. “One of the challenges out here was creating a space that could withstand wet swimsuit bottoms,” Bradshaw says. Her creative workaround? This modular outdoor sofa was outfitted with green performance fabric, a similar shade to the trees out the window.

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Modern green sofas have sleek lines and square edges. For an antique take on the trend, why not opt for a curved-arm sofa? This Chesterfield model sits in a living room designed by Cameron Ruppert.

If solid green seems too daunting, consider taking inspiration from Chenault James and opting for a botanical upholstery pattern instead. In this Florida bungalow, James paid homage to the local foliage with a palm leaf motif.

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Cover the walls in a similarly verdant shade to give your green sofa a dramatic backdrop. Designer Nick Olsen contrasts the colors with their natural complement, a striking red.

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Green often evokes natural imagery, such as trees, grass, and leaves. To embrace this grounded hue, pair it with more botanical motifs, as Thom Filicia did with this chinoiserie wallpaper.

Nearly every room in this San Franciscan home, designed by Emilie Munroe, features a shade of green. To carry a consistent throughline, the back living room was outfitted with a light green (almost blue) sofa, ideal for the backyard-adjacent space.

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You don’t have to be a maximalist to indulge in an emerald green sofa. Here, designer Corey Damen Jenkins uses the statement piece as a welcome pop of color in this largely neutral living room.

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In a historic home, the ornate details can be overwhelming. To bring this space into the modern age, musician William Christie chose a green velvet sofa to calm the eye and relax the senses.