Is your living room setup mundane and bland? Do you enter Ikea and wish to have their catalog in your living room? No need to feel disheartened. This blog will outline the step-by-step method to turn your dull living room into a set from a Nancy Meyers movie. Let’s get started!

Why Are Living Room Aesthetics and Functionality Important?

Your living room reflects your personality. You are doing something wrong if you are not excited to come home after a long day to lie on your living room couch. Your living room should feel like your haven from the world and its stresses. Your living room should be both visually stunning and functional. Without functionality, you will dread being in the room; without aesthetics, it will look dull.

Guide To Turning Your Mundane Living Room Into A Catalogue

Here is the perfect step-by-step guide you can follow:

Having a clear budget will allow you to make economically sound decisions, and in the end, you’ll get a beautiful living room out of it. However, a budget does not mean you cannot get the living room of your dreams. Many interior designers use thrifted articles and furniture to upscale their clients’ homes at a minimal cost.

The next step of the process is to understand what you are looking for. You need to know which vibe and color scheme suits you best. This does not mean you should choose the colors you like; instead, you need to know what psychological effect each color may have on you. This is because you will be spending so much time in this room; you need to ensure it does not negatively impact you.

Here are some connotations certain colors may have on your mental health:

• Red often invokes a feeling of anxiety or anger.
• Yellow is associated with warmth and happiness.
• Green invokes feelings of contentment and calm.
• Blue is associated with relief.
• Purple invokes feelings of pleasure.
• Brown is associated with disgust.

This does not mean you should give preference to certain colors over others. It just means you should keep color theory behind your mind when deciding the theme.

Measure out the area of your living room without the existing furniture already present. Create a room layout and then plan how you want to design it.

Bold colors are the epitome of joy and strong emotions. You may have heard the saying, “Go Big or Go Home.” Well, it’s time to take it to heart and truly create the living room of your dreams. You can use bold colors in the furniture or the walls, but never both. Because if you do, you run the risk of everything looking either out of place or every bold color blending together.

The bold colors, once added, need to be toned down. Everything in nature must find its balance, and the same goes for living rooms. If you used bold colors on the walls, tone them down using rustic-colored couches; if you used bold-colored furniture, you could tone them down using rustic rugs and accessories.

Another way to highlight your living room without any bold colors is by adding bold accents. One such method is using bold colors like red in unusual places within the living room, like the floor or the ceilings.

A feature wall that adds interest to the living room through various design methods. These types of walls attract attention as soon as you enter the room. There are numerous types of feature walls, including:

• Walls with panels
• Walls made of wood
• Walls made of bricks
• Walls having storage features
• Walls made of marble
• Walls having scenic wallpapers

As discussed in the aforementioned section, storage features can be a fun way to make your living room both functional and aesthetically pleasing. So, be sure to browse through various storage options that fit your living room’s vibe. You can thrift these or buy from a reputable store like Furniture City.

Practicality in furniture is also an important aspect of designing the perfect living room. If you want it to look like something out of a catalog, you need to buy something out of it. This is where your taste and comfort preference will have to work harmoniously.

Make sure you get the complete living room set with sofas, loveseats, sectional sofas, recliners, ottomans, end tables, sofa tables, and cocktail tables.

The right lighting can make or break your living room setting. If your vibe is comfy, sharp lighting will ruin the entire vibe and make it look like a hospital room. Conversely, if you are going for that maximalist industrial vibe, warm lighting would make it look dull, dingy, and cluttered. You need to pair the right lighting with the right vibe.

Window dressing also needs to complement your living room design and layout. Choose curtains that fit with the aesthetic you are going for and do not outshine the rest of the decor.

The last step is to accessorize your living room with pillows, throws, wall art, lamps, and other things. These will add the human touch to your catalog, like the living room, and make it look cozy and livable.

Conclusion

Catalogs are created to entice people into buying them. They are not livable, but you can design your very own living room catalog to be both functional and visually stunning. All you need to do is follow our guide, and you’ll be on your way to a living room that you love. As the biggest furniture store in California, we invite you to check out our catalogs for inspiration.