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Black and Grey Majlis and Floor Sofa Gallery

Black majlis and grey majlis photos, plus black kilim floor sofas: black velvet with gold lines, light grey velvet and charcoal, all built to your walls.

The short answer

A black majlis is usually black velvet with gold stripes on a raised, upholstered base, while grey sets run from light dove grey to charcoal. This Sofhu gallery shows both products in these shades: Arabic majlis sets, and low Arabic floor sofas in black kilim and medallion weaves, in single-row, L-shape and U-shape layouts. Every set is made to measure in Türkiye with 32 kg/m³ foam and free worldwide shipping.

Shades shown
Black, charcoal, anthracite, mid grey and light grey
Accents
Gold lines, cream, silver and kilim motifs
Made in
Türkiye, by Sofhu (manufacturer)
Sizing
Made to measure from your wall lengths
Cushion filling
32 kg/m³ (32 DNS) high-density foam
Covers
Zippered, removable, washable at 30 degrees
Shipping
Free worldwide

Black majlis sets and the greys beside them

Black majlis seating divides opinion until people see it in a pale room. In these photos black velvet sits against cream walls and a light rug, and the result is sharp rather than gloomy. Grey does the opposite job. It lowers the contrast and lets the cushions or a patterned base carry the interest.

The gallery mixes two products, and Sofhu makes both. Most of the photos are Arabic majlis sets: raised, fully upholstered units with fixed backs and arm bolsters. About a quarter are Arabic floor sofas, the low cushion sets in black kilim and medallion weaves that sit on the floor with a matching ottoman and rug. The Arabic majlis and Arabic floor sofa pages explain the difference.

Black with gold

The black velvet majlis sets carry thin gold lines on the backrest, crossed gold bands on the cushions and a textured base. Gold is what stops black from looking flat. One design swaps the dark backrest for cream, which lightens the whole wall. For more on the pairing, see black and gold majlis ideas.

Grey velvet and charcoal

Light grey velvet with gold stripes and dark cushions is the calmest majlis in this gallery, and the easiest to place in a home that already has Western furniture. Charcoal with silver bands is a step darker. Modern Arabic sofa designs draw heavily on this palette, and mixing a majlis with Western furniture explains how to combine the two.

U-shaped grey velvet Arabic jalsa with gold stripes and five dark cushions around a cream rug, seen from above
A raised front view takes in the whole U-shaped grey set and the rug it surrounds.

Black and grey kilim weave

Not every dark set is a velvet majlis. The kilim-pattern floor sofas sit low, on seat mattresses with loose back cushions, and mix grey and black with orange, green and cream motifs, which gives a dark set some warmth and hides wear well.

Gray and black kilim-pattern Arabic floor sofa in a U shape with orange and green motifs in a white room
Gray Moritania kilim cushions arranged in a U against plain white walls.

Ordering in black or grey

Measure your walls and send them with the photo you prefer through get a quote. Sofhu makes the set in Türkiye to fit and ships it free worldwide. To decide on layout, see L-shape and U-shape majlis or the single-row gallery; for the lighter end of the palette, the cream, beige and gold gallery.

Questions

Before you order

Does black velvet show every speck of dust?

More than a patterned fabric, yes. Plain black velvet shows pale lint, pet hair and dust, and wants a quick brush now and then. A black kilim-pattern weave or a grey velvet is far more forgiving. All the covers unzip and come off, so a full wash at 30 degrees is always possible.

Is a black majlis too dark for a small room?

Not if the rest of the room is pale. Keep walls, curtains and rug light, and choose a design with cream backrests or gold lines to break up the black. In a very small room, a single row or an L in black often looks better than three full walls of it.

Can the gold stripes be left off?

Yes. Stitching details, trims and patterns can be specified on a custom order, so the same set can be made plain, with fewer lines, or with silver or cream in place of gold. Point to the photo and tell us what to keep and what to remove.

Black with gold or black with cream: how do they differ?

Black with gold is the evening look: formal, a little theatrical, at its best under warm lamps. Black with cream or white is graphic and reads as more modern in daylight. Both appear in this gallery, in room scenes and in the studio shots of single seat units.

Will a grey majlis match grey furniture I already own?

Greys vary from warm, slightly brown tones to cool blue ones, and two greys that clash are worse than two different colours. Send a daylight photo of your room over WhatsApp when you ask for a quote, and say whether your existing grey is warm or cool.

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