When you decide to refresh the décor of your living room you often come up against countless options online: classic, modern, industrial, shabby chic. Each style has its own soul and creates its own atmosphere. For fans of the New York style, for example, industrial is a great choice—a mix of raw wood and iron. For more traditional tastes, on the other hand, a classic or modern style, depending on preference, is still a good compromise. For the more romantic, shabby chic continues to enjoy huge success. But what’s the right furniture for a shabby living room? Let’s take a look together.
Colours and materials for a shabby chic living room
To create a shabby chic living area, first of all we should focus on vintage furnishings and soft colours. Our goal is a refined, elegant space, but with a romantic and relaxing aftertaste.
The colour most favoured for this style is undoubtedly white in all its shades. If you’d rather add a touch of colour, you can turn to pastel colours—light hues tending towards pink, green, or light blue. Since it’s a very distinctive style with a fairytale feel at times, many people choose wallpaper characterised by tiles or flowers.
Sofa for a shabby chic living room
We’ve talked about colours and materials to create a romantic, relaxing shabby chic setting, but which furniture elements suit this kind of design? Definitely not to be considered—at least in the classic way shabby chic is lived—are materials such as leather and faux leather. Sofas, in fact, should be fabric, like the Danish sofa we show below, ideal for furnishing in this style.
When you decide to refresh the décor of your living room, you often come up against countless options online: classic, modern, industrial, shabby chic. Each style has its own soul and creates its own atmosphere. For fans of the New York style, for example, industrial is a great choice—a mix of raw wood and iron. For more traditional tastes, on the other hand, a classic or modern style, depending on preference, is still a good compromise. For the more romantic, shabby chic continues to enjoy huge success. But what’s the right furniture for a shabby living room? Let’s take a look together.
Colours and materials for a shabby chic living room
To create a shabby chic living area, first of all we should focus on vintage furnishings and soft colours. Our goal is a refined, elegant space, but with a romantic and relaxing aftertaste.
The colour most favoured for this style is undoubtedly white in all its shades. If you’d rather add a touch of colour, you can turn to pastel colours—light hues tending towards pink, green, or light blue. Since it’s a very distinctive style with a fairytale feel at times, many people choose wallpaper characterised by tiles or flowers.
Sofa for a shabby chic living room
We’ve talked about colours and materials to create a romantic, relaxing shabby chic setting, but which furniture elements suit this kind of design? Definitely not to be considered—at least in the classic way shabby chic is lived—are materials such as leather and faux leather. Sofas, in fact, should be fabric, like the Danish sofa we show below, ideal for furnishing in this style.
Danish sofa for a Shabby Chic living room – divani.store
Another idea to combine style and functionality is to choose a sofa bed in pastel colours with stain-resistant fabric, to furnish your shabby living room. So here is the Best sofa bed, ideal for completing a room with this design and enjoying every comfort.
Shabby chic sofa bed – divani.store
The corner version with chaise longue of the Best double sofa bed is available in 3 different lengths:
- 4 seats 258 cm (mattress 120x197 cm)
- 5 seats 278 cm (mattress 140x197 cm)
- 6 seats 298 cm (mattress 160x197 cm)
The colour in the photo is powder blue; however, to stay true to shabby chic style, you could also easily opt for alternatives such as pink, cream, or light blue.
Not just a sofa: armchairs and poufs are also ideal to pair with sofas in large shabby chic-style rooms. One example is the Cloe fabric armchair, a timeless armchair in perfect 1950s style. Available in 10 colours, ideal for furnishing any room to suit your needs.
Cloe shabby chic armchair - divani.store
Bright shabby chic living room
For a bright shabby chic living room, vintage-style lamps and chandeliers with warm lighting are usually preferred. If you have large windows, the ideal would be to dress them with large white semi-sheer curtains, so they filter the light and let it in to illuminate all the furnishings. The soft, light colors of the furniture will reflect natural light, making the room truly relaxing and comfortable.
In the evening, table lamps or tall floor lamps to furnish the darkest corners could be a great solution. So avoid coffee tables or sideboards in dark wood like cherry, and instead choose white-painted wood or natural light wood.
Also, to lighten the room, an ideal solution could be to add elements with wrought-iron details, such as the legs of the coffee table or the curtain rod.
To make the living room brighter so there are truly countless solutions that need to be adapted to your room.
