Furniture for the living room can be very different: classic and retro, in Provencal and modern style. And how much all this can be found - look at our photos!
The content of the article- Common style living room
- Classical
- Modern style
- Provence
- Retro
- Eclecticism
- Choosing upholstered furniture
- Sofas
- Armchairs
- Chairs
- Coffee table for living room
- Cabinet furniture for the living room
- Modern walls
- Shelving
- Thumbs
- Cabinets
- Modular living room furniture
- Living room zoning options
- Small living room furniture
- Interesting nuances of design
- Fireplace
- Aquarium
- Bar counter
- Current Trends 2017
Common style living room
Classical
Classic - unshakable. Its beauty lies in the fact that even after decades the living room will not lose its relevance and style. The classic living room is based on the use of natural materials, and above all - wood. It is desirable to use natural shades of wood, but they do not have to be light - very expensive and will look dark colors.
Modern style
In modern style it is not important to adhere to the canons of the organization of space. Furniture from the most unusual materials fits perfectly into such a living room:
- Glasses
- Plastics
- Metal
- Acrylic
There are no strict rules regarding color solutions. Such a living room will suit a bold and determined nature who are used to keeping up with the times.
With the rapid development of science and technology, "modern" styles are beginning to become unfashionable and irrelevant. Therefore, equipping the living room in this style - do not overdo it. Otherwise, soon you will have to do repairs again.
Provence
Provencal style is a kind of branch of country style. But it is much lighter, lighter, more airy. This is not surprising, because Provence is the southeastern region of France, which is located on the coast. Stunning landscapes of lavender fields, the beauty of the waves caressing the beaches and the sun (a lot of sun!) Became the main leitmotifs of the Provencal style. Here life flows measured, therefore, getting into the living room in the style of Provence, you plunge into the atmosphere of relaxation.
Read also about the delights of Provence-style kitchens.
Retro
Everything is better from the past - the motto of the living room design in retro style. Refinement and refinement, passion and recklessness are the main reference points of the retro style. Despite, it would seem, the specificity and narrow focus of this style, everyone can choose something for themselves. Stylish forties or violent seventies, delightful fifties or original sixties - every decade is a whole era that has its own originality and attractiveness.
Eclecticism
Are you a fast-paced and creative person who does not tolerate monotony? Then your style is eclectic. Mixing, connecting, mixing everything with everything is exactly what you need! But remember that everything must be in moderation, otherwise stylish eclecticism will easily turn into a coarse tastelessness.
To get an elegant eclectic living room - mix a few styles. The ideal is a combination of no more than four.
Experts recommend to highlight several elements that will be combined in one style. It can be such elements as:
- Cushioned furniture
- Storage furniture
- Walls
- Accents, accessories, parts
Choosing upholstered furniture
Sofas
Sofas бывают двух основных типов:
- With a berth
- No bed
A lot depends on whether your living room will also perform the function of a bedroom. For example, the fact that when unfolded, the sofa will take up almost twice as much space as it is in the folded one, which means that everything around it will have to go somewhere.
If you have a sofa exclusively for gatherings, then you can already fantasize. If the living room is of medium size, then it is quite possible to replace one large sofa with two smaller ones.
Corner sofas look very stylish. Moreover, if you place the sofa so that it kind of fences off part of the room, it can be used as a solution for zoning the room. But such sofas will fit well only in large and spacious rooms, in the Khrushchev it is better to abandon it.
A sofa with legs will make the design visually easier. However, please note that all the dust and dirt that will accumulate under it, require regular cleaning.
Chairs
Modern chairs in their convenience and appearance are not only not inferior to chairs now, but can even push them out soon.
In the catalog of many giants of the furniture industry, you can find an incredible variety of different chairs: from the most simple, perfectly fitting to the minimalism style, to unimaginable in shape and color, more like a royal throne than an ordinary household item.
Coffee table for living room
If your living room does not have a complete dining table, then you certainly can not do without a coffee table. On the one hand, it is convenient to put cups on it during tea drinking and some sweets or treats for friends. And on the other - a coffee table can be a great place to store all sorts of small things: it is enough to equip it with small shelves from below.
It is also important to remember that there is always the need to put or put something somewhere. It is for this coffee table and is designed primarily.
A small vase of flowers on the coffee table will make your home cozy and sweet.
If there is a need to constantly move the table, give preference to models with wheels.
A transforming coffee table can become a universal option for a living room, which in a few minutes turns into a full-fledged dining table.
Cabinet furniture for the living room
Modern walls
Unlike its predecessors, which served exclusively for storing things, modern walls were originally equipped for televisions and all related equipment. Also, the undoubted advantage of a modern wall for a living room is that in most cases it is modular. Modular furniture assumes the presence of different modules that can be arranged as needed for your living room. With the price the situation is the same as with the furniture for the kitchen - the smaller the stepping module size, the more expensive the headsets will cost.
Some modules that you purchased, but for some reason decided not to install in the living room, not necessarily to sell - they can be used as furniture for the hallway.
Shelving
Open shelves in a modern living room are not a necessity, but rather a decorative element. In rare cases, books are placed on them, but now they are increasingly being used to store all sorts of charms, favors and other decorations.
It is not necessary to install the rack near the wall - the latest generation of shelving models are also designed for installation in the middle of the room. It is very convenient to use for zoning in the living room and dividing the space into several functional zones (especially if the living room is also the master bedroom).
Thumbs
The furniture for a bedroom extremely seldom includes a curbstone. Is that with the exception of the bedside.
In the living room you can use an unlimited number of stands for a variety of purposes:
- First of all stand can be used to install the TV.
- Secondly, the cabinet can be used to store various bulky things. In private houses and huge apartments this may not be so relevant, because there, as a rule, there is a small storage room. In modern flats, it will be convenient to store in thumbs up anything from discs with movies and ending with a fan, which comes only in summer.
Cabinets
The old wardrobes with hinged doors have been replaced by modern wardrobes, which fit perfectly not only in the design of the bedroom, but also in the living room.
Mirrored wardrobe doors will visually expand the space of the room.
Modern manufacturers offer a wide range of doors for wardrobes, which can be designed in accordance with the theme of the interior. Today it is quite inexpensive.
Cabinets can be installed both as a separate module and in a special niche, thanks to which the facade of the cabinet will act simultaneously as the wall of the room.
Modular living room furniture
In general, as already mentioned, modular furniture consists of various modules. There are many advantages to using it.
Unlimited number of headsets for the living room. Even if you have similar tastes with some of your close friends and you like the furniture of one model line, thanks to the use of different modules, your living rooms will be alike, but each is unique and unique in its own way.
The modular system allows you to perfectly fit the furniture to the size of your room. Due to this, there is less likelihood that there will be ugly gaps between furniture and walls.
Each family has its own needs, which are difficult to fit into one furniture model (as it often happened before). Now this problem is solved: you need more cabinets - choose modules-cabinets, you need more pedestals - choose cabinets. If only you were comfortable!
Small living room furniture
Even the small living room wants to be made cozy and sweet, so that friends and relatives would like to return to it again and again.
- In a small living room, the best furniture is to have parallel lines - this will visually increase the space.
- Light furniture will look better, because it will not focus on attention.
- For convenience and comfort, it is better to choose models with smooth lines and rounded corners - so, even in the case of “stumbling” on them, the probability of injury is reduced to a minimum.
- You should not install high pieces of furniture directly near the entrance to the room - this will automatically block the view and visually hide a lot of space. Such furniture is better to install in the corners.
- To add extra lightness to the room, give preference to furniture on small (and preferably unclean) legs.
Interesting nuances of design
Fireplace
Fireplace and rocking chair near - the dream of many romantics. Agree, it is pleasant to relax in the evening with your favorite book and a cup of hot mulled wine in your hands near the fireplace, admiring the dance of naughty tongues of flame. But for a full-fledged fireplace, high-quality ventilation and chimney is needed, which is today an unaffordable luxury even for many private houses.
However, dreams just have to come true! And today, thanks to modern technologies, a fireplace in a city apartment is not something extraordinary, but quite a stylish and sophisticated accessory. The fact is that modern fireplaces do not work on wood, but on .... Electricity! And on the built-in plasma screen, you can observe how the flame burns brightly or the embers glow. Moreover, such fireplaces perform their direct function - heating the room. Here are just the fires and the release of the gas of the yad with such a fireplace, you will not be afraid.
Most of the modern fireplaces are decorated in classic style or country style. But if you search hard, you can probably find a fireplace made in a different, more original style.
When placing the fireplace in the living room interior, remember that it will be the main decoration of the wall, so you need to free it as much as possible and not clutter it with other pieces of furniture or large accessories.
Aquarium
A person can endlessly look at three things: fire, water, and how the other person works. And if you can admire the fire in the fireplace, and the work of people - during the repair, then what about the water? Everything is very simple! Aquarium required!
Aquariumы бывают крохотные, для одной рыбки, а бывают гигантские, практически во всю стену.
tiny | 3 л |
little | 10 л |
average | 25 л |
big | 100 л |
huge | 200+ l |
Aquarium может быть украшением стены (как и камин), а может быть использован в качестве перегородки между функциональными зонами.
If the aquarium is illuminated, at night it may well serve as a lamp.
However, the fish, as well as any other living creatures, require careful care. And if you yourself are not ready to cope with this - you will have to hire a person.
But the place of the aquarium, you can use special lamps in the form of a flask with bubbling bubbles. They also soothe and relax, but do not require any personal care.
Bar counter
Bar counter in the interior of the living room - a very bold decision. However, this attribute is more likely a bachelor room than at home with a lot of kids.
At the same time, it is very convenient for work, for example, behind a laptop - a narrow worktop is just enough to accommodate it.
Current Trends 2017
In 2017, designers in the design of the living room recommend to give preference to light, almost white tones. If you wish, you can make bright accents or shade some details in the interior, such as textiles. At the same time, the colors should be “basic palette” - blue, yellow, red, green.
In general, there is a new wave of appeal to nature: colors, shapes, materials.
Also, designers are trying to move away from the decor and small details in favor of practicality and functionality.
Accents in 2017 are made not only and not so much on visual sensations, as on tactile, that designers successfully implement in the form of stylish accessories.
