Wednesday, September 23, 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.

Most people choose to get a sofa. Modern styles have an assortment from extraordinary cubic sofas in blacks and greys to bright metal framed leather ones.

If space permits, sectional sofas are also a good choice in the modern living room. These are typically offered in leather, and here you will see an assortment of colours from the staple blacks and whites to vivid reds, greens and blues, and everything in between. One of the more interesting aspects of the sectional sofa is the variety of types that you can choose. They have removable cushions, built in coffee tables and even lamps. They come in curved, graceful pieces and stark geometrics.

If space and utilization is more of what you need, there are also convertible sofas. A modern take on the hide-a-bed, these are often sought for their flexibility in the room. While futons are a type of these, contemporary styles offer a more visually pleasing form of these. Generally, these will be less intricate then the earlier ones, it is no less attractive for it.

Chairs are where the contemporary look shines. They come in the basic dish chair associated with the modern look, to newer designs that step right out of a science fiction novel. Chrome, metal, leather, fabric; all of these have their place in the living room, and these are the pieces to make the focal point for the eye, since many are as bright as they are pieces of art, and there is a style to suit everyone.

No modern living room is complete without the entertainment centre and the coffee table. Everything is offered from lacquer, glass and metal to wood stands. Shapes can vary somewhat, from curved tables to chrome and asymmetrical shelving. Frequently, both of these are streamlined designs to suit the use as well as lend to the overall atmosphere to the modern room.

There is furniture for any price point, and it can include any shade you choose to make your living room in. The main thing to do is to opt for styles of furniture that are made in a mix of materials and fit the look of the modern living room.

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