The living room is a space that lends itself to conviviality, a place of sharing where we spend most of our time.
It's a space we might call multitasking: to furnish a modern living room , you need to consider the various needs that coexist in this space. Let's look at them in detail.
Where to start when furnishing a modern living room
Before you begin, you need to think about your needs. Here are some questions to ask yourself:
- How do I experience this space?
- Who uses it?
- What are the main activities? ( e.g. reading, watching TV, relaxing, etc. )
- Do I enjoy hosting friends for dinners and social gatherings? Do I want it to be convivial and welcoming?
Once you've outlined the uses and needs of the living room, you can think about the furnishing project.
Necessary elements for furnishing a modern living room
The key elements are:- A comfortable seat like a spacious sofa where you can relax, perhaps in an L-shaped shape.
- A spacious piece of furniture such as a low sideboard, a low cupboard or a TV stand to store "indoors" what you want to stow away in an orderly fashion.
- Good lighting is perfect for creating atmosphere and enjoying the space. A tip: it's best to use multiple light sources to choose the right brightness for different activities. For example: a reading light, a general light diffused throughout the room, a calmer and quieter one for watching TV, and so on.
- A soft rug to define the space around the sofa. This element is even more essential in open-plan spaces, precisely to define and delimit the spaces.
- A double-sided bookcase or open shelving is also perfect for dividing spaces. Shelves allow you to elegantly decorate your space with home decor elements and organize your belongings, books, boxes of documents, photographs, and even textiles or tableware (see our Levante shelving collection to choose the size that best suits your home).
- A practicalcoffee table to place in front of or next to the sofa, to decorate with a vase or a tray with candles and books.
- If you love inviting friends and family over, it's also helpful to set up some conversation seats , such as a pouf or a comfortable armchair in front of the sofa, that allow you to converse with the person sitting across from you.
- To furnish a modern living room, don't forget the "greenery", that is, plants that decorate and make your space even more magical (with related vases and vase holders ).
Remember: the living room often includes the entryway , as space in modern homes is limited. It's therefore important to define and distinguish this area, separating the two spaces with a cabinet or small shelf, which is useful and practical for this area. We discuss this in more detail in another article in our magazine.
