When it comes to your living room, the possibilities are endless. Finding the right balance between form and function while avoiding clutter at the same time is a huge challenge. Big or small, fancy or casual, retro or modern, the living room is the house’s most visible space. It’s where you entertain guests, where the family gets together for a movie night and where the friends come over for hanging out—all of which makes it mandatory for the living room to give out a good impression.
Irrespective of whether you want minimal interiors or want to go bold and big, it can be quite hard to work out space to store the never-ending clutter of the house.
Striking the right tone of formality and comfort can be a big challenge if you don’t plan your tones properly. Combining storage solutions with furniture is the key to ensuring that the living room space is made proper use of. Below are some ideas about furniture that can easily turn your living room into one with aesthetic feels.
Invest in an Entertainment Centre
An entertainment centre is the best way to make multipurpose utilisation of a piece of furniture and is available for every budget. The most versatile piece of furniture that ever existed—entertainment centres accommodate every digital unit of yours, including your TV, cable box or D2H, DVD player, home theatre system, gaming console, and Alexa or Google Home!
Coffee Tables with Tiers or Drawers
Coffee tables that have a second layer are a great way to maximise storage. It can be very conveniently used to store books, decorative pieces, board games and other small items. Additionally, you could also opt for one with drawers, which can easily reduce surface clutter by accommodating the TV remote, the home theatre remote, magazines, coasters etc.
Investing in Storage Benches
Storage benches, or, as we call them, ‘diwans,’ can be a great piece of utility furniture for your living room. They add extra seating, with loads of storage space, and add to the room’s overall aesthetics. Storage benches can easily be used to store your blankets, extra cushions, cushion covers, etc.
Think Vertical with Wall Cabinets or Shelves
Shelves or cabinets are a boon for storage purposes in the living room. They are easy to install and are available in various shapes and sizes, in various designs and colours and add a vintage touch wherever you put them. In case of vertical spaces, add tall shelves or otherwise go for horizontal ones, hanging or standing as per your wish. Use it to display anything of your wish, starting from toys, decorative items, photo frames, souvenirs to books. Add a pair of puck lights and enjoy the view.
Adding a Touch of a Dresser
While typically placed in bedrooms, dressers can also fit in the living room. They can easily be filled with all the extra towels, blankets, toys, games or even rarely used electronics, depending on your choice, and can help avoid clutter. It can also double as a TV stand if need be or serve as an entertainment unit. If you’re feeling creative enough, you can even change the look of the one from the bedroom to suit your living room.
The Storage Sofa
Another brilliant way to make some extra storage space is to ensure that your sofa has storage. A sofa with some additional storage space can easily double up as a stylish furniture piece while being functional at the same time.
Bookshelves or Bookcases
Bookshelves can be a great way to fill up the vertical spaces in the room while subtly displaying your book collection. Instead of using it entirely to store books, you could also alternate the shelves with decorative pieces and books. The number of bookshelves primarily depends on how much you have to display.
Living Room Storage Tips
Now that you’ve had a fair idea of how you can incorporate more space into the living room, you must keep a few things in mind while doing it. Here are a few quick tips for the dos and don’ts.
- Selecting the right furniture is a very important step in decorating your living room. Irrespective of whether you’re starting from scratch or updating your old, it is important to strike the right balance between functionality, comfort & beauty.
- Whether you’re more of a vintage person or a monochrome lover, the key is to choose a colour scheme and cultivate it to create a seamless aesthetic.
- Shelving up is the key to increasing space in the living room. Floating shelves can create an illusion with the dimensions of the room and make it look bigger. It is the best way to add a minimalistic look to the room.
- Storage accessories can also be a great way to add space in the living room. Small accessories can be a great way to turn the most mundane objects into stylish pieces. Large or small storage baskets, decorative bowls, trays on the coffee table are some of the ideas you can explore.
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