Living room design - features of choosing furniture, fashion trends and ideas from design specialists

Contents:

1. Living room interior design: modern trends
2. What color combinations are best to use in the living room
3. How to choose living room furniture
4. Options for zoning the living room space

The living room is the soul and heart of an apartment or private house, a place where family members gather, guests are received, and holidays are held. Therefore, increased demands are placed on the interior: it must be stylish, harmonious, functional, and aesthetically pleasing. Interior fashion 2023 provides complete freedom to choose design ideas for decorating this room. However, it is worth familiarizing yourself with some features and expert advice that will help you choose the right living room design.

Living room interior design: modern trends

One of the main fashion trends in living room design is the absence of the need to strictly follow traditions. For example, you can completely abandon the classic sofa in the living room. A worthy replacement for this piece of furniture would be a set of original chairs with cushions or several comfortable hanging chairs.

Arranging upholstered furniture around the perimeter of the room is also becoming a thing of the past. The space will look cluttered and there will be little room left for other interior elements. A much better solution for the living room is to create a central group that will be surrounded by other objects. In most cases, the role of the center of the composition is assigned to a relaxation area with a TV and armchairs or a sofa.

When arranging a room for a comfortable stay, it is worth considering other recommendations:

• Today it is not the aesthetic component that comes to the fore, but practicality. The design of living rooms should be laconic, without unnecessary details and pretentious decor. It is also important to correctly approach the division of the living room into functional areas.
• It is better to abandon plastic and other artificial materials in favor of natural analogues: wood, glass, stone, genuine leather, various types of metals.
• In the living room you can mix different styles. Brick and silk, concrete and velvet, exquisite crystal and deliberately rough processing of the tabletop - such combinations look very impressive. Eclecticism is more relevant today than ever: overly serious stylization is considered boring and old-fashioned.
• As before, open space without unnecessary partitions remains fashionable. Miniature furniture, visually lost in space, is not suitable for such a living room, but massive sofas and shelves for storing household utensils are what you need.
• From the color palette, it is advisable to choose muted deep shades that have not lost their positions for a long time. Their main purpose is to create a calm background and a feeling of comfort in the living room.

Grey marble coffee table

Round coffee table

Artificial sand coffee table stone

Properly selected lighting design plays an important role in the interior of the living room. Lighting helps to emphasize architectural forms, add volume to the space, and the temperature of the light can influence the psychological state of household members - calm or, conversely, activate the body.

The main source of artificial light in living rooms is usually a chandelier. One of the notable trends in interior fashion 2023 is chandeliers with globe-shaped shades. Lamps without sharp edges bring comfort and harmony to the living room. For a small living room, glass spheres with classic soft light are ideal. Chandeliers with several hanging balls, reminiscent of a bunch of grapes, also look elegant in compact rooms.

As additional lighting in the living room, you can use local lighting: sconces, floor lamps, table lamps. It will highlight beautiful places and decorative elements.

What color combinations are best to use in the living room

As scientists have proven, color has a huge impact on people’s worldview and psychological state. Therefore, for the living room you need to choose a harmonious color palette, among which you will be comfortable.

You shouldn't get carried away with the number of colors. One color that forms the main background of the living room, one shade as an additional one (about 30%) and a couple of rich accent tones are enough. Here are examples of color schemes that are considered successful for decorating a living room interior:

1. White and grey. Despite the advantages of white, when alone it looks too sterile and cold. Various shades of gray (light gray, metallic, ash, pearlescent) will help add homely warmth to the atmosphere; accessories and textiles in soft pink tones will be the finishing touches.
2. Green and cream. Green is the color of living nature, which has a beneficial effect on the psyche and makes up for the lack of indoor plants in the living room. Depending on the amount of natural color in the living rooms, you can use both bright (mint, pistachio, lime) and calmer tones (olive, foliage green, pastel green). A pleasant cream color goes well with different shades of green, and the best accent inclusions will be joyful yellow elements: vases, curtains, decorative pillows.
3. Blue and brown. Sky blue color fits well into the interior of spacious living rooms. It creates an atmosphere of freshness, summer coolness, and anticipation of the vacation that you have to wait for so long in the living room. Brown-chocolate color makes a great pair with blue. Such a living room takes on a noble, status-like appearance; moreover, shades of brown neutralize some of the coldness of blue. Bright splashes of cornflower blue and ultramarine tones will enliven and decorate the living room interior.
4. Purple and beige. With its many brightness options, purple is an incredibly fun color to work with when decorating a living room. Of course, you shouldn’t use purple alone, otherwise the atmosphere in the living room will seem gloomy. But beige, which brings notes of joy and comfort to the living room, will be an excellent companion for purple. As a third color in the living room, it is allowed to use, for example, coral, which gives warmth and energizes, or light shades of gray - a neutral, calming color.

When choosing a color scheme, you should focus on both your preferences and the location of the living room. If the living room faces the “sunny side”, the choice is unlimited; in this case, almost any shade will do. It’s another matter if the windows face north and there is a lot of shade in the living room - here you can’t do without warm tones of decoration and furniture that will make up for the lack of sunlight.

How to choose living room furniture

The image of a modern living room is largely determined by the furniture. The key pieces of living room furniture include a soft group - armchairs, poufs, voluminous sofas, storage space - cabinets, shelving, chests of drawers with paneled fronts, dining tables, chairs, coffee tables. When choosing furniture for the living room, it is recommended to adhere to some rules:

• In compact living rooms, transforming models are indispensable, visually unloading the space and increasing its functionality. Furniture manufacturers offer many solutions for the ideal living room interior. With just a few simple steps, an ordinary wardrobe can be transformed into a luxurious bed or dining area with a table, chairs and a minibar. A butterfly coffee table also looks interesting in the living room, under the tabletop of which the elements of a huge dining table are stored. By removing the clamps, this structure can be moved on wheels. There are also special model construction sets for living rooms. Their blocks can be easily arranged in any order, turning into various cabinets, pencil cases, cabinets and even two-level sleeping places.
• Metal elements organically fit into the design of living room furniture, adding zest to the interior.
• When selecting furniture, not only the size, but also the shape of the living room is taken into account. For example, for a square-shaped living room, it is worth purchasing a sofa without armrests, on which you can sit on both sides. There are often living rooms with complex geometric shapes - for such a living room a set of armchairs that can be placed in the corners is suitable.
  

  LAZIO three-seater sofa with trapezoid left

  

  Sofa Coliseum modular creme brulee

  

  LAZIO three-seater sofa with trapezoid right
• Another useful piece of living room furniture is shelving. They can easily accommodate books, electronics, tableware and various small items. A shelf with a glass display case will simultaneously carry a decorative load, especially if it is equipped with built-in lighting.
  

  Bel Air shelving

  

  Rack with clear glass (chrome)

  

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• The use of sofa consoles and folding bedside tables in a small living room allows you to avoid bulky furniture such as sideboards and bookcases.
• Corner furniture makes it possible to use the end space of the living room as efficiently as possible. In addition to corner sofas, this living room furniture is represented by corner cabinets and nightstands.

Mirrored surfaces that softly diffuse light and florariums will help to complement the living room interior and complement the furniture ensemble. The florarium, which brings a touch of eco-style to the living rooms, is a glass dome with a composition of evergreens: succulents, cacti. A suitable microclimate has been created inside the dome, so the plants require almost no maintenance - it is enough to water them about once a month.

Options for zoning the living room space

In many cases, decorating a living room interior involves creating several functional areas. You can divide the living room into separate areas using the following techniques:

1. Correct arrangement of furniture. If the living room is combined with a dining room or kitchen, the two sectors will be separated by a spectacular bar counter. Also, corner sofas, sets of armchairs, and console tables successfully cope with the function of zoning living rooms. Open shelving is also great. Closed structures give the living room space some enclosure, but a closet without a back wall looks impressive and is easy to use, and if necessary, it is easy to move it to other places.
2. Contrasting colors. It is enough to decorate one wall of the living room with wooden panels or painting it in a contrasting shade - and it will turn into an accent that visually divides the living room into zones. With the help of such decoration in the living room you can highlight, for example, a cozy reading corner, a TV or bar area.
3. Partitions. In order not to violate the integrity of the living room interior, you can use a portable or permanent partition to visually separate it. The best materials for creating partitions in living rooms are panels, drywall, brick. Another material that always looks relevant and expensive is glass. Solid partitions in the living room require quite complex installation, but such a design can be used to integrate an electric fireplace, TV, or home theater.
4. Screens. The advantage of using a screen in living rooms is its lightness, mobility and decorative appeal. The screen can be easily moved to another corner of the living room, folded and stored, or covered with fashionable textiles if you want to freshen up the decor. The disadvantage is that the screen hardly dims the light and has no soundproofing properties.
5. Lighting. Zoning with light is one of the most successful ways to divide a living room into several sectors. In the living room, a variety of lighting fixtures that can be placed at different levels is generally welcome. An ideal companion to a sofa or armchair is a floor lamp. The sleeping area of ​​the living room will be emphasized by a pair of wall sconces with dim lighting. If the living room is combined with a kitchen area, a good solution is to illuminate the tabletop and use LED strips. It will be very pleasant to have dinner with the whole family in such a romantic setting.

So modern fashion offers many ways to decorate living rooms. If you lack experience or have doubts, you should consult with professionals. Garda Decor design studio specialists will help you create a design project in accordance with the layout of the living room, individual wishes and budget available to the client. And there is no doubt: the living room, decorated with the help of experienced designers, will become an ideal place for living and relaxing.