It can be an exciting thing to decorate a new living room from scratch. Whether you have moved, you just bought your first home, or you just want a change, all of that wide-open living room space is a blank canvas upon which you can design the perfect living room for you and your family. When you combine that passion with the complete living room sets available online, you get a powerful combination that gives you almost endless possibilities.
Unfortunately, not everyone has the time to seek out each piece of the living room’s furnishings and décor individually. Instead, it is very helpful to look for furniture sets that will give you a complete look with less browsing, ordering, matching, and internal arguments about the best designs.
Maybe you already know that getting a complete living room set is important, but you don’t know what is included. In any case, read on to learn what pieces of living room furniture are typically included in a collection, and how to choose the right pieces for your home.
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You get to choose what is “complete”
The number one thing to remember as you go through this article and start browsing the 1StopBedrooms complete living room sets is that you get to choose what it means for the set to be complete. Furniture brands develop entire collections that work well together so that you can just pick and choose what works for your home and family. It is important that you choose only those pieces that make sense for your family and will fit in your living room comfortably with sufficient open walk space.
Seating options
Most living room furniture sets come with several seating options. The most common is the sofa, or couch, which usually seats at least three people. When you are able to get modular or sectional sofas as a part of a complete living room furniture set, it is a good opportunity to add some very versatile seating. You may also have the opportunity to choose among hide-a-beds, which now include sectional sleepers as well.
If you have a cramped space you might need to go with a loveseat instead of a full-sized sofa. You can also use a loveseat in conjunction with a sofa in a larger space. Yet another option is to place two traditional sofas on either side of a cocktail table that makes a statement.
Living room sets also come with at least one option for an accent chair. Most homes balance the living room with two chairs, but your home may only have room for one. Then again, a larger home might be able to accommodate more than two accent chairs. How you design the room is all up to you, but most people get at least one accent chair from the furniture collection.
But this is just the beginning of your seating options. Many living room furniture collections also offer optional chaises, ottomans, and benches. In fact, storage ottomans and benches with hidden interior storage are becoming very popular, showing up more and more frequently in the newest living room furniture collections from top brands.
Surface options
A “complete living room set” is really all about the seating. Most of these sets do not include your surfaces like end tables, console or accent tables, or coffee tables. All of these will be available within a separate set, even though they may be within the same brand or collection of furniture. While this can seem confusing, the fact of the matter is that there are recommended accompanying living room tables, but ultimately you can choose what you wish.
When you are looking for surfaces for your living room, the first thing people think of is the coffee table or cocktail table. Typically placed in front of the sofa or loveseat, the coffee table is seen as an important part of the home, a place for people to rest their drinks and other items while conversing. However, if you have children or household members that use mobility aids, it isn’t very practical.
Instead, look for collections that include accent tables or side tables that can be placed on either side of the sofa, or next to an accent chair. You can also choose from console tables that will sit up against a wall or the back of your sofa for additional out-of-the-way surface area. Even though this type of furniture is not included in the seating set, your online furniture store will give you recommendations for complementary table sets.
Don’t forget the décor
You’re not done yet! Those bare walls need some dressing! You should also consider area rugs or runners as both room accents and practical items that protect your floors. Paintings, mirrors, wall art, standing lamps or lamps for side tables, and much more are available from the same one-stop-shop as your seating and tables. Again, the website will make recommendations, making it easier to find the right décor in no time at all.
