--- title: "Floor sofa metal bars: chrome only, no gold or black" url: "https://cushionguide.com/answers/floor-sofa-metal-bar-colors-chrome-only/" section: "The Cutting Table" author: "Hana Lindqvist, The Quiet Geometer of Seattle" author_url: "https://cushionguide.com/masters/hana/" published: "2026-01-06" updated: "2026-01-06" keywords: "floor sofa chrome bars color, floor sofa metal bars gold, modular floor sofa support bars, black metal bars floor couch, floor sofa wooden base" --- # Can I get the floor sofa metal bars in gold, black or another color? *A mustard sofa, a brass lamp, and a wish for bars to match. It is a reasonable wish. Here is what exists.* Also asked as: Can you make the support bars gold?; Can you make the side frames gold? > **The quick answer:** No, the floor sofa's metal support bars come in one finish only: chrome-finish silver steel, whatever color the cushions are. Gold, brass and black bars are not made, and there is no wooden base instead. If a listing photo made the bars look brass or color-matched, the photo misled; the bars in the box will be chrome. ![Light gray linen-look tufted floor sofa modules arranged as a corner with back cushions and bolsters on a jute rug](https://cushionguide.com/media/modular-floor-sofas/light-gray-tufted-floor-sofa-corner-modules-1600.webp "Two tufted floor modules, four back cushions and two bolsters make a frameless corner sofa.") ## Key facts - The bars come in one finish only: chrome/silver steel. - Gold, brass and black bars are not available, on any sofa color. - Listing photos that made the bars look brass or color-matched were misleading. - Earlier painted bars drew complaints about a rough finish and were replaced by improved chrome bars. - If a new bar color is ever produced, the workshop has said past buyers would get it free. - There is no wooden base option, and none is expected soon. - The bars are steel tubes 5/8 in (1.6 cm) across, with stoppers underneath. - The bars ship in a small separate box of about 16 x 16 x 2 in (40 x 40 x 5 cm) that weighs about 9 lb (4 kg). ## What arrives in the box - ✓ **Chrome/silver steel bars**, the only finish made, on a mustard sofa or any other cover color. - ✓ **Steel tubes 5/8 in (1.6 cm) across**, with stoppers underneath. - ✓ **The improved chrome version**, which replaced the earlier painted bars after complaints about a rough finish. ## What isn't made - ✗ Gold or brass bars - ✗ Black bars - ✗ Bars painted to match the cover - ✗ A wooden base in place of the bars ## Why some photos looked brass Polished metal borrows the color of the room around it. In a warm photograph, next to a mustard cover, chrome can read as brass. The workshop has said plainly that those listing photos misled. There is one bar color. If a second is ever made, past buyers would be sent it free. If you would rather have no bars at all, the one-piece models on the [modular floor sofas](https://cushionguide.com/cushions/modular-floor-sofas/) page carry a solid foam backrest fixed to the seat. How the bars fit is in [floor sofa support bars](https://cushionguide.com/guides/floor-sofa-support-bars-assembly/). Chrome goes quiet in most rooms. The cushions carry the color. Let the metal step back. > **Tailor's margin:** Floor sofa bars come in chrome only. If brass matters in the room, bring it in with a lamp or a tray, not the frame. > The metal bars on a modular floor sofa come in one finish: chrome/silver steel, 5/8 in across. Gold, brass, black and wood bases are not made. > > — Hana ## Buyer questions **A common question:** What color are the metal support bars? Can I get gold or brass? **The workshop's answer:** All the bars are chrome or silver. Photos where the bars seemed to match the cover or looked brass were misleading, and gold isn't available. **A common question:** Can the bars that hold the corner sofa together come in black? **The workshop's answer:** Not at the moment; there is only one bar color. The workshop said it would send a new color free if it ever produces one. **A common question:** How thick are the bars, and will they scratch wood floors? **The workshop's answer:** They are steel, 5/8 in (1.6 cm) in diameter, with stoppers underneath. Add rubber protectors of the same size for extra floor care. A thicker tube wall is possible, but the height is fixed. ## Questions buyers ask next ### Do the bars change with the sofa color? No. A mustard sofa, a cream sofa and a green sofa all ship with the same chrome/silver steel bars. There is one finish for every cover color, and painted versions are no longer made. ### Is there a floor sofa that needs no bars? Yes. The one-piece models have a solid foam backrest fixed to the seat, so they need no bars. The classic modular sofa uses separate, softer shredded-foam backrests held up by the bars. ### Will a new bar color be offered later? Nothing has been announced. The workshop has said that if a new bar color is ever produced, past buyers would be sent one free. A wooden base is not expected soon either. ## Related at the atelier - [The metal bars on my floor sofa keep coming apart. How do I fix it?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/floor-sofa-metal-bars-coming-apart-fix/): Re-seat every joint on the floor sofa's metal bars until the spring dots click fully home, then put a rug or a small piece of fabric under the frame so it stops sliding. - [How thick are the floor sofa's metal bars, and will they scratch my wood floor?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/floor-sofa-metal-bar-size-floor-protection/): Floor sofa metal bars are steel tubes 5/8 in (1.6 cm) in diameter with stoppers underneath, so buy rubber protectors in that size if you want extra care for a wood floor. - [Is there a manual for setting up the floor sofa?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/floor-sofa-setup-instructions-manual/): No printed manual is needed, because the floor sofa's seat cushions and backrests arrive already made and only the metal bars go together, without tools. - [Modular Floor Sofa in Cream and Camel: Plains and Texture](https://cushionguide.com/readings/camel-cream-floor-sofa-bright-nordic-flat/): A modular floor sofa can look layered without any printed pattern: pair two plain velvets, cream for the seats and camel for the ends, and let a jute rug, oak grain and a glazed vase supply the… - [Modular floor sofa in sage and cream velvet among houseplants](https://cushionguide.com/readings/sage-cream-floor-sofa-houseplants-living-room/): A modular floor sofa makes a narrow living room feel larger when it stays low and takes its accent color from something already in the room; here, sage end panels repeat the houseplants while cream… - [Modular floor sofa in oat and rust velvet: hand, wear and care](https://cushionguide.com/readings/oat-rust-velvet-floor-sofa-blush-living-room/): On a two-color velvet floor sofa, put the second color on the side bands instead of splitting top and bottom, because a face-to-face split shows the zipper along one edge. - [Boneless sofas and couches explained: foam, metal bars and the box they arrive in](https://cushionguide.com/guides/boneless-floor-sofas/) - [Is a floor sofa right for you? Floor couch height, back support and space](https://cushionguide.com/guides/floor-sofa-buying-guide-height-space/) *— Hana* --- Written by Hana Lindqvist (https://cushionguide.com/masters/hana/) for CushionGuide (https://cushionguide.com/about/). The site explains made-to-measure cushions and the partner workshop makes them; measurements are in inches first. This Markdown mirrors the page at https://cushionguide.com/answers/floor-sofa-metal-bar-colors-chrome-only/