Living room planning - Furnishing tips from architare

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Living room planning: What you should consider first
Tips for planning your living room -the basic principles
Luxury living room furnishings: how statement pieces create individuality
Living room planning in a penthouse apartment
How architare plans your living room furnishings
Living room planning in Stuttgart and Nagold: visit the architare stores

Before you start thinking about details such as sofa cushions, curtains and colours when furnishing your living room, you need to plan the room thoroughly. This is because the room size and architecture will determine how the furniture can be arranged in your living room, or whether you can attach shelves to the walls and possibly use a room divider.

However, living room planning also depends on your personal needs and wishes as well as the functions you want your living room to fulfil. Is it intended solely as a lounge and TV area? Or do you also want to integrate a work and dining area ?

Tips for planning your living room -the basic principles

The furnishing of your living room is very individual. However these tips can be applied to any living room setting regardless of whether it is a separate and closed room or an open-plan layout.

Sofa

The sofa is the centrepiece of your living room and depending on the type of sofa, can also fulfil a wide variety of needs. Do you mainly want to relax here ? A sofa with deep seating is perfect for putting your feet up and stretching out. Sofa landscapes from premium manufacturers such as Walter Knoll, B&B Italia or Moroso also offer families enough space to watch TV or a series together, but also to read or work. What if you don't have much space available but still want lots of functions ? Almost all manufacturers offer smaller and narrower upholstered ranges. However you don't have to compromise on comfort and convenience. Your living room planners in the architare stores in Stuttgart and Nagold will be happy to advise you.

Armchair

Rest, pause and take your time: It goes without saying that every living room should have a cosy comfortable armchair as well as a sofa. If comfort is particularly important to you, you should choose a model with an adjustable backrest and a matching footstool. A good example of this is the "Onsa Chair" from Walter Knoll. This armchair combines function with a very special aesthetic appeal.

Light and lighting

Light creates atmosphere and transforms the living room into a cosy retreat. Many designer lights have a dimmer, so you can create the perfect mood for every occasion. The lighting manufacturer Occhio offers the right light for every room and every situation with its modular lighting system that is consistent in design and quality. Another special feature is that all Occhio lights can be controlled independently of the building using gestures or via an app.

Colours and wallpaper

Living room planning by architare also includes the design of the walls. First things first, it doesn't always have to be the entire room. Even a single colourful wall can have a big impact on the room. If you decide in favour of wallpaper, it is important that the pattern is shown to its best advantage. Therefore, choose simple furniture and accessories or co-ordinate the patterns. A design with different tones or a combination of wallpaper and colour looks sophisticated. Here you can stay within one colour group or deliberately create contrasts I the room.

Carpets

Art lovers know that the right picture on the wall can change the entire atmosphere of a room. Carpets have the same ability. They provide warmth, create room zones and link individual pieces of furniture together. You can divide particularly large living rooms into zones with rugs. This allows you to clearly separate individual areas such as the sofa area, the dining area and the reading corner. This creates living room spaces within the living room that can be extremely cosy and harmonious.

Curtains

Curtains are also part of the living room design: they make the room cosy and also suit modern architecture. Especially when fabrics break up the clear lines they can support an exciting overall concept. Tip: Curtains that lie lightly on the floor, allowing the fabric to fan out, create a modern and casual look

Luxury living room furnishings: how statement pieces create individuality

Anyone can furnish and decorate a living room?
That's true - but with professional planning, you can give a room not only calm and harmony but also dynamism and excitement. This can be achieved with the targeted use of colour, fabrics, wallpaper and statement pieces that add extravagance and individuality.

Statement pieces are not only furniture but also lamps, carpets and home accessories that go far beyond the general mainstream. Examples include the "Pack" polar bear sofa by Italian manufacturer Edra, the Horse lamp by Moooi and classics such as the "Red and Blue Chair" by Cassina

Living room planning in a penthouse apartment

Penthouse apartments are in high demand: they are often characterised by an open and spacious living room. In addition, a terrace usually surrounds the luxury space. However, one danger when furnishing a penthouse living room is that it can appear uncomfortable due to its size. Good interior design planning is therefore required, which

➝ emphasises the special flair of the penthouse flat with suitable furniture.
➝ utilises and responds to the existing room structures and architecture.
➝ clearly separates different zones, as in the penthouse flat designed by architare above the rooftops of Stuttgart

HOW ARCHITARE PLANS
YOUR LIVING ROOM FURNISHINGS

1. To get to know your wishes and requirements, the furnishing consultants at architare will first conduct a detailed consultation with you.
    
2. Based on your personal preferences and an analysis of the available space, we create an overall concept for your living room. This includes a furnishing concept, material and colour planning, suggestions for the floor covering and the right textile design.
    
3. We can create 3D visualisations on request. These provide a realistic representation of our living room planning and show the ideas down to the smallest detail.

Living room planning in Stuttgart and Nagold: visit the architare stores

Vitra, B&B Italia, Cassina, Moroso, Walter Knoll: you can get to know a wide variety of international premium brands in our stores in Stuttgart and Nagold. Our flagship store in Nagold alone has an exhibition space of 2,500 square metres. Let the architare interior designers and interior consultants inspire and advise you.