Living Room Furniture Blog UK – Modern Sofas, TV Units, Coffee Tables & Storage Ideas

October 31, 2015

Stylish Entertainment Centers: Wall Units For Flat Screen TVs Decoration Tips

Of all available entertainment centers, wall units for flat screen TVs are generally the most compact ones. Moreover, integrating them into your living room is incredibly easy, and there are several more or less universal tips for different interior types. Here are just some initial suggestions on how you can make entertainment centers, wall units for flat screen TVs included, a stylish and memorable part of your room interior: Install a contrasting panel behind your TV If you go with wall brackets, the easiest way to create a very memorable picture in the room is to paint the wall behind your TV in a bright contrasting colour. Painting an entire wall is not always necessary, though — you can easily paint a part of your wall, or simply install a bright panel. This will make a room a little larger visually. Two contrasting colours will make the interior even more eye catching Bright TV panel on a white wall will look even more impressive if it features two different colours. For example, a black panel with a blue or red stripe will become a memorable accessory, sprucing up your living room and acting as a memorable contrasting element on a white wall. Decorative shutter doors...

October 30, 2015

8 Great Examples Of Furniture With Hidden Compartments Essential For A Small Home

Living in a small home is considered to be challenging, but it really doesn’t have to be. The trick to carefully optimising your small space is in equipping it with functional furniture — or even better, with furniture that has double of even triple functionality (for example, a sofa bed with storage or a console table convertible into a dining table). All in all, units that come with extra storage are great for a small house or an apartment. And here are some of the best examples of furniture with secret compartments, essential for a small home: Kitchen serving tables with drawers Kitchen is a one of the primary examples of a room that should have increased storage capacity and plenty of open space for you to feel comfortable in it. A serving table with drawers is an amazing example of a furniture piece that is perfect for storing the widest range of things you use on a regular basis — from utensils to spices. Coffee tables with storage To optimise your living room space and avoid compromising on some of the classic furniture units, check out a coffee table with hidden storage compartments. There are different assemblies that can have either lifting or...

October 30, 2015

10 Tips While Decorating Designer Living Rooms On A Budget

Designer living rooms or any other rooms in that matter do not necessarily have to be equipped with fancy expensive furniture. Designer decoration first of all presupposes getting creative with the items you have at hand. In other words, it is quite possible to decorate designer living rooms on a budget. In fact, it is often possible to spruce up the room you already have and even give new life to some of your older furniture units. And here are ten examples of living room areas that generally have plenty of room for improvement: Sofa upholstery One of the best ways to give your living room a new look is to reupholster your old sofa. Forget about boring interior friendly beige and go with something bright — scarlet, blue, dark green, etc. Different colour blends, like black and white, white and red are also very impressive and can give any living room a designer look. Motley sofa cushions An arrangement of decorative cushions is another impressive idea on how you can decorate designer living rooms on a budget. Go with something bold, experiment with motley ornaments, and feel free to decorate your living room sofa with several completely different cushions. Wall colours Changing your wall colour...

October 30, 2015

Furniture With Built In Charging: How It Works And What Are The Drawbacks?

Recent introduction of furniture with built in wireless charging has already changed a lot in interior decoration. Even though so far the choice of models is a bit limited (and mostly presented by IKEA ), there is hope for some variety in the nearest future. And like every new development, furniture with built in wireless charging is currently associated with a couple of limitations, which are going to be discussed in greater detail below. All in all, here is the latest info on types of furniture with built in chargers, explanation on how it works, and current challenges of having one: How it works? First things first. Furniture with built in wireless charging is equipped with electric chargers — that is, batteries, powered by electricity. So, the piece itself will have to be plugged into a socket. The phone, on the other hand, does not — that is the whole point. The internal battery has a rubber top with a ‘plus’ sign on top of it, and that is exactly where you have to place your phone for it to start charging. Point is, do not get confused — there is no magical charging ‘on the go’ — not just yet, anyway. Available...

October 29, 2015

Modern Coffee Table Design Ideas: Current Trends To Speck Up Your Living Room

A stylish, unusual and well-decorated coffee table can become a centerpiece of any living room. Moreover, even if the rest of your interior looks bleak and boring, a carefully selected coffee table can spruce up the entire design picture and create a truly unforgettable impression. Modern coffee table design ideas require some out of the box thinking; all in all, contemporary coffee table models sold in most furniture stores vary according to - Functionality and assembly type There's no need to limit the potential of a coffee table to its classic function. A lot of modern coffee table design ideas presuppose multiple functionality – thus, there are expandable coffee tables, which can be transformed into dining tables when needed, wheeled coffee tables, used to serve food during lengthy dinner parties, coffee tables that may serve as laptop desks on occasions, etc. Shape The shape of your coffee table may change the entire design picture of your living room. Of course, oval or rectangular shape of most coffee tables is dictated not only by aesthetic, but also by functional demands, so if you opt for a funky shaped coffee table, make sure it integrates well into your environment and serves its main purpose. Construction materials And,...

October 29, 2015

Making A Large L Shaped Sofa Bed With Storage Look Great In Any Room

Large L shaped sofa bed with storage can become a very nice addition to a living room, a study, a TV room, or basically any other room that might require an extra sleeping area on occasion. The major advantage of going with a large L shaped sofa bed with storage is that it features triple functionality — that is, a sofa, an extra bed, and additional storage unit in the room. In other words, this is a perfect solution for compact homes. If you like the sound of that, here are some decoration tips that will help you turn any room into a work of art: Think outside the corners Large L shaped sofa bed with storage is a great fit for corners; however, you should not limit yourself to this option exclusively. If, for example, you have large spacious windows, a large L shaped sofa bed with storage will look amazing next to one of them. Blend in with the wall Painting the wall behind a large L shaped sofa bed with storage in the same colour is an mazing idea. This is a very natural and stylish looking idea that makes your room environment consistent and memorable. Get organisers for more efficient storage If you...

October 29, 2015

Quality Sofa Beds Everyday Use: Boosting Unit Functionality

Quality sofa beds everyday use span is very impressive. Featuring double functionality, these great furniture units also have hidden storage compartments, which makes them amazing additions for compact homes, requiring careful space optimisation. Plus, if you use your imagination quality sofa beds everyday use may benefit from a little functional boost. Here are some insightful ideas that will help to optimise your storage space and stylishly highlight quality sofa beds in any room of your choice: Optimise your hidden storage with organiser boxes Even though quality sofas beds everyday use already presupposes organising your things into several compartments, the latter ones are generally rather big — that is, not suitable for storing little things. Organiser boxes, or even a set of simple baskets, can help to creatively solve this problem. leather Highlight your reading corner One more example of quality sofa beds everyday use is organising a reading corner in the room. For this, you will have to carefully optimise your light sources in the area. One of the most space efficient ideas would be to install a line of recessed lights directly above the sofa area. Get a coffee table with lifting surface to create a cosy computer spot Some of the most functional ways to...

October 28, 2015

6 Impressive Suggestions On How To Decorate A Round Coffee Table

Suggestions on how to decorate a round coffee table are not very much different from tips on decorating a table of any other shape — with a little exception that you should better choose in favour of circular and round accessories. Yet, even this is not always necessary while decorating a round coffee table — sometimes, a couple of pointy, edgy objects on top of it can create a very impressive stylish contrast. In any case, start with considering some of these simple ideas on how to decorate a round coffee table and feel free to go with additional insight of your own: Magazines and books for a casual look and feel Magazines (or books) on top of a coffee table is the best idea for a casual arrangement that does not look as if you spend hours thinking over your decoration theme. The solution is natural and authentic, giving your room a sweet, unobtrusive look. Crystal bowls and vases for a traditional look If you are looking for something more elegant, go with crystal bowls, vases, or figurines. Even though the idea sounds a bit trite, it still has what it takes to spruce up any room regardless of its interior style, adding...

October 28, 2015

8 Simple Ideas On How To Decorate A Coffee Table

A coffee table helps to accessorise the living room, but what about accessories for a coffee table? After all, perfection has no limits, and how to accessorize a coffee table in a stylish and eye catching way should be one of the steps in your living room decoration. And here are several impressive examples on how to accessorize a coffee table stylishly and without much effort: Flower arrangements as a perfect fit for any interior One of the most obvious suggestions on how to accessorize a coffee table is a flower arrangement. The simplicity of the method is compensated by the fact that you can go with the mood and change flowers as often as you like. There is a limitless amount of ways to experiment if you use flowers as accessories. Vintage storages boxes for sweet antique settings Another impressive idea on how to accessorize a coffee table and highlight your room interior. Vintage boxes and trinkets are easily available in stores, and it is possible to find perfect authentic boxes, figurines, and other accessories suitable for practically any vintage design theme, from light French style to dark Mexican one. Photo frames to personalise the room One more sweet idea on how to accessorise a...

October 28, 2015

Choosing Fabric Corner Sofa With Removable Covers And Integrating It Into The Room

While working with a small living room, fabric corner sofas with removable covers, often completed by corner TV stands, offer one of the most space efficient ideas on successfully utilising every centimetre of your available room space. Still, even though space efficient furniture layout is a priority in a compact living room, style is still incredibly important. And here are some impressive decoration ideas on choosing the right kind of fabric corner sofa with removable covers and stylishly highlighting it in the room: Choose the covers creatively First, consider going with a couple of different covers — this will give you a chance to alter room environment any time you feel like it. The best idea would be to choose one neutral, unobtrusive cover and a couple of bright, eye catching ones — this way, you will be set for a very long time. Work on parallel arrangements Parallel corner arrangements help to creatively optimise your room space. The easiest way is to go with a corner TV stand or a corner TV brackets. A corner display stand is another great idea that also features a very impressive storage capacity. Modular furniture is the best way to optimise space in a small room A lot of...