Once the stage and spotlight are set for an aesthetic living room, the next step is to select a feature to function as the spotlight. This piece should be the first to meet the eye, uniting the space both in design and functionality. A good sofa set of matching ottomans and chaises will allow you to arrange them for close, intimate interaction with three to four people crammed together; for larger spaces, though, look to sectional furniture with movable parts and reconfigurable seating components that can shift to fit the space you have. Sofas Sofas set the tone for living rooms, dictating their colour palette and look. Look for a fabric colour that complements other seating and tabletop items in the room in order to create an inviting space. Symmetry introduces order and elegance, which is why placing sofas of similar proportions side by side is attractive. The companion shown with the 86″-long March sofa, for example, is an identical loveseat: an eye-catching statement of visual symmetry. Modular sectionals come in handy in large spaces, as they allow you to configure your seats almost any way you wish: as your needs, such as guest capacity, change, you can update your modular furniture accordingly. In your seating arrangement, make sure every seat has easy access to a table top (coffee or end tables, for example), and choose an area rug to ground a grouping of seating. Glass-front cabinets protect your precious collectibles or decor in style, while also shielding those items from dust. Accent Chairs Accent chairs can be a secondary seat for living rooms, and are typically modern and streamlined, complementing bulkier TV stands, armoires or media consoles. Make it one that speaks loudly, whether with a punchy colour that contrasts with your sofa, or one that complements the hues. You might want to stick with one accent chair that is similar in style and material, or you might opt for a mixed approach of combining different styles and materials, and that’s okay too. @brownstoneboys used two Sacha Performance Boucle Armchairs with their sideboard for balance. Coffee Tables There are many people who wouldn’t feel their living room complete without a coffee table, whose usefulness would be to put on drinks and snacks, and to show of art books and photos various other purposes. The shape of a coffee table can have an or its additional space to span a sectional or other group of smaller-scale pieces. An equally important consideration is height. Your coffee table should be within an inch or two of the height of a sofa seat for a visually balanced, appealing look. Another thought: if you want to buy a coffee table anyway, might it as well provide storage so that the space keeps its function and your orderliness? Remotes and books and the like, provided they’re conveniently accessible, don’t need to go on shelves – and any items that take up space can be better stored. End Tables They are the perfect asset in a beautifully furnished living room in a magazine picture.End tables are an essential piece of furniture in every magazine-worthy living room – if they were not present, the setting could never be perfect. It is more like a rule in interior decor: any living room always needs at least one end table, maybe two. The furniture piece is the perfect combination of beauty and practicality: comfortable to sit on and rich in use. It can support the floor lamp and the coaster, keep the art books and remote controls. When a classic sofa, chair and love seat is arranged together like a parlor club, end tables live consolingly in the ‘dead’ space between chairs and couches, and in the corners where they vanish from any obvious connection to the main seating area. They deliver discreet surfaces that allow you to – and this is the part I love – put a tumbler of bourbon, a bowl of nuts, a little raku pot, or a bunch of grapes so they can sit elegantly nearby in case you might want to use them. Looking for the perfect end table for your living room? Choose from a wide variety of shapes, sizes and styles. With sleek modern designs and plenty of practical, chic choices around you, you’re sure to find one that suits you. TV Stands & Media Consoles Whether you need book storage, video storage, auxiliary equipment storage, or just some breakfront space for your flat screen, TV stands and media consoles provide it. Figure out how high your TV should be before you buy a TV stand, so you can find one that is the right size and shape for you.If you are someone who likes to binge-watch shows in bed, then you should make sure to look for consoles where the shelf will be lower than the base of your TV, since that will make it comfortable for you to watch. Evoke farmhouse or rustic vibes with a wood TV cabinet with barn-door access, or go modern with slick metal TV stands on gussied-up metal supports with glass shelving. Resist models with closed cabinets, which can overheat.
