Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Choosing Contemporary Living Room Furniture

By Leroy Dyrnal

When guests come to your home, one of the first rooms they enter is the living room. When you opt for contemporary living room furniture, this can highlight the room with a sleek, modern style that the furniture can give you.

Sofas and loveseats are the mainstays of a living room. Contemporary furniture offers a variety of these from dark, heavy geometrics in black and greys to the white leather and metal frame styles.

If the room is large enough, a sectional sofa is a good alternative. While typically seen in skins, they also do come in a mix of textiles as well. You also have a choice in a range of colours: basic neutrals and vivid hues. It is remarkable in the kinds of sectional sofas available, and they are built with convenience in mind, from portions of the sofa being detachable, to offering side tables and even lamps built in them. The styles range from standard geometric shapes to rounded arms and backs.

Another type of couch is the convertible. These are multi-use pieces and are greatly sought after for their adaptability. Futons fall into this category, but the convertible sofas of modern furniture are much more then that. These pieces offer function and have a sleek, minimal design. While less elaborate then the other two, this is an attractive alternative to the "sleeper sofas" of yesteryear in their beauty and portability.

Arm chairs are where the modern look is more readily recognized. These are featured from the satellite chair many know as contemporary furniture, to chairs that look futuristic in design. Your living room can host metals, natural and man made materials, textiles and create a centrepiece of the living room with them, because many of these transcend the ordinary and go into an imaginative territory only bound by your tastes.

Every living room has a television, and with it comes an entertainment centre. Many people also prefer to have an occasional table as well. These are offered in glass, chromes and painted woods. Silhouettes are often very different from each other, some will be kidney shaped, and some will have a block form to them, with uneven ledges for electronics. Often, these are both modernized in the lines to lend to the appearance of the room, but they are no less usable because of it.

Any contemporary living room can be made from any budget and in any colour scheme. The key to the look is to choose simple pieces that are made in modern materials and fit the contemporary aesthetic.

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