In this challenging time, instead of drowning yourself in the sea of worries and indulging in stress eating, make use of isolation time to rethink the interior of your home and living space. Many days have passed, some of you have already realized the importance of cohesive interior and the fact that you disregarded the designing issues of home because of your vigorous lifestyle.
The reality is, no house is perfect. Even the homeowners living in their dream house wish they could make some modifications and play with the new trends. The idea is not to redesign the house from scratch but to reveal the trouble spots that can be solved with minor tweaks in the living hall and to add more functionality to it.
Whether you are a lover of vintage style or a fan of a modern vibe, creating a flexible living space and upping the chic quotient of your house will be the ultimate goal of the makeover. However, while cultivating the perfect cohesive décor, one single odd and mismatched element can ruin the entire look of the heart of your home.
To help you give a lively, practical and welcoming boost to the living space, we have prepared a list of tips which will assist you in creating the living room you crave and see in the top interior design magazines.
Add a sectional sofa
If you live in a constrained space, you need to combine a room’s functionality with its furniture. As everyone is at home now – your kids are taking online classes while you and your wife are attending office conferences online. You need to add furniture that serves multiple purposes – like the versatile sectional sofa.
You can use the sofa as your workstation with a portable laptop table. Your kids can attend the school from home and take naps while watching their favourite TV show. It can become an entertainment area in the night and working space by the day.
Designate a wall or corner for office use
The living hall usually has a bigger area than the rest of the rooms in the house. Unprecedented times like these allow you to examine every corner home and how you can utilize it for numerous objectives. You can choose a corner of your living room and set it up as your workstation. You can add a built-in desk to avoid the cluttered and cramped look. You can position it right beside the shelves, so it can blend in the woodwork.
Coffee table with storage
The living room is the most used place in any house. When you have to stay in the house 24X7, you see your kids’ toys and books scattered all over the place along with your office essentials, then you will wish for a separate playroom for them. The cluttered look may hamper your thinking process and your decision-making abilities.
To combat that, it is crucial to have furniture with storage space in them. You can add a lift top coffee table or a hollow table with nesting storage to store books, lego, games and other itsy-bitsy stuff. It will make your room look cleaner and organized.
A creative corner
Personalize your living room further by building a creative corner nearby the bookshelf with a high-back and plush wing chair with ergonomics benefits. This chair can be used as your office chair during your working hours, reading area for your kids and lounging area for your wife to enjoy the morning sun.
You can also add a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf or cabinets. You can showcase your favourite book, vinyl and art collection through these glass cabinets. This space can be treated as a corner cafe of the house, a spot for reading and lounging with morning coffee or evening snacks. You can also accentuate the look of the corner cafe wall by hanging your guitar or a bicycle.
Pour the goodness of lights
Lights have a tremendous impact on your mood. If your living space is too dark, then you and your family will feel sleepy and lethargic all the time. If you want to make your living space practical and stylish, let there be light. For tranquil ambience, add white lights, it will make everything stand out and help you feel active.
Hang a statement overhead chandelier for ambient lighting. Make sure your living room gets a mixture of natural and artificial lighting. Add lamp lights in the reading nook and near the sofas.
All things considered
Not everyone has separate rooms to fulfil all their requirements, so it is critical to incorporate the ideas we shared above in your living space to make it multi-functional. Maintaining a cohesive aesthetic in your house not only makes it stylish but also makes it versatile. These slight tweaks can create a considerable impact with all the functionality. If you are looking for a little upgrade in your living area, then you can check HOF’s collection of sofas and accent chairs. Head to shop.hofindia.com and furnish your living room with multi-purpose furniture. Shop now!
