As shown in the design example above this color idea works better when the brown furniture is also in a darker shade.
What colour carpet goes with brown sofa.
Another color that goes nicely with brown furniture is a darker red.
The good news is you can instantly lighten things up and make your sofa look even more fabulous by choosing a light carpet like the ones from the sark collection this example has a subtle striped design making it well worth a closer look.
In spaces with brown carpet the rich neutral seems to dictate a limited earthy palette.
Although so it does not mean that darker red shade looks terrible on a lighter shade of brown.