subject: Choosing The Right Furniture For Seating And Storage For The Living Room [print this page] Whether you plan to create a warm, snug feel or a bold, chic look in the living room, choosing the right furniture is essential for this. Seating and storage need to be the primary focus in a living room. Which pieces do you need? Proper planning is necessary before you purchase living room furniture.
Sofas, chairs, stools, ottomans, loungers the choices are quite exhaustive in the range of furniture available for comfortable seating for the living room. The storage furniture for the room needs to provide ample space to accommodate objects that you want on display and the items you want to keep discreet.
Here are the essential pieces of furniture you need to buy for the living room.
Sofas and chairs: Whether you opt for a conventional three-piece suite, a stylish two-seater with a complementary rocking chair for the fireside, or a compact modular seating system, it must combine aesthetics and functionality.
You need to have an idea about the space available. This would ensure that the shape and size of the sofas and chairs you choose are appropriate for the room. Large sofas would cramp up a small room while small chairs would look insignificant in a large room. Also, keep in mind that the entrances of your home will be wide enough for the pieces.
High quality sofas with screwed and glued hardwood frame and coil springs are a good purchase. Soft padding with natural material and filling with feather or down is a good choice. You may choose covers made from velvet, leather, and cotton. Easy to clean synthetic fabrics are a good choice if you have children or pets.
Coffee and side tables: The living room atmosphere needs to be attractive and welcoming. You may place a coffee table at the centre for the cups and saucers and reading material create a sociable, friendly ambience.
However, if space is limited in the room, you may opt for small side tables that take up less space. You may also choose side tables instead of centre tables if you want to create the feel of an open space. Choose tables with storage space for magazines and other stuff to ensure that the room remains clutter free.
Storage units: The furniture for storage needs to focus on functionality; however, the aesthetic aspect of these pieces is of importance as well. Keep in mind the specific storage requirement of your home when making this choice.
In most cases, a combination of open shelves and concealed cupboards work well for proper storage. You may display a few of your favourite items and some well-chosen books on the shelves and keep the rest of the objects, like reading material, CDs and audio equipment and so on, in the enclosed storage compartments.
If you are not very good at cleaning and maintenance, opt for pieces that keep the mess out of sight. Take for example the ottoman. While you can use it for comfortable seating in the living room, you can also keep all other things in the storage compartment inside it. Moreover, it does not require much sorting of the items you need to store.
