Your living room is called as such for a reason. It’s where you relax and unwind after a hectic day at work, watch TV, bond with your family, entertain your guests and spend some of the most precious moments of your life. For everything that this space does for you, it deserves to get all the love you can extend its way. There cannot be a better space to treat with a stunning makeover or a seasonal recharge.
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Though all homes have a living room, the difference lies in the way they have been styled. The atmosphere and vibe sent across by your living room depends on the mix of accessories that have been used to decorate it.
You must be wondering what other elements you can add to your living room apart from the usual stuff that includes a couch, a sofa set, a pouf, a coffee table and a TV. While these items are essential to meet the functionality of your living room, there are many other accessories that can totally liven up this space and create a stunning haven.
Luckily, it isn’t difficult to find some cool things that can add value to your living room. Here’s a list of these items that despite being ‘extras’ can take your living room from ordinary to remarkable in a few minutes:
1. A Decorative Ladder Shelf
Decorative ladders or leaning ladders are quite a trend today. Not only do they bring a touch of nature to your living room but also serve as a great storage solution. If you wish to use the ladder as a decorative accessory, deck it up with fairy lights to brighten up your space and make it look warm and inviting. And if you wish to double it up as a storage solution, feel free to hang a handbag or a scarf on it.
2. A Space Defining Area Rug
The right rug has the power to become the hero of your living room. So if you haven’t yet thought about getting an area rug or want to switch out your current rug for a new one, go for a large space-defining area rug to ground your living room furniture.
The statement area rug placed in this living room, for example, has managed to take the entire focus away from the muted tones of this space thereby making it roomier and airy.
3. A Tall Houseplant
Potted plants, whether large or small, have the power to breathe life into a dull looking space. It’s totally impractical to imagine a living room without those natural pops of green that only a houseplant can bring. While it’s necessary to have a small pot of succulents adorning the shelves and surfaces, a tall houseplant can serve as a gorgeous embellishment to those empty corners.
4. An Oversized Statement Mirror
Mirrors are more than just a vanity item or a personal grooming accessory. They are, in fact, the best reflectors of light and can help open up your living room thereby and make it look bright and airy.
While looking for a mirror to grace the walls or a cabinet of your living room, make sure that you go for something that is large enough to be a decorative piece and can reflect enough natural light to help brighten up the space.
5. A Decorative Wallpaper
Dressing up your wall with decorative wallpaper is an easy way to bring accent to it. The trend of putting wallpaper on all four walls of a room is long gone. Now all you have to do to breathe life into your living room is add wallpaper to a single wall and paint the rest three in white.
While choosing the perfect wallpaper, look for something that is reflective of your personality and makes you feel relaxed. Depending on your preference and budget, you can either go for landscapes or nature-themed patterns as a wallpaper design to liven up your space.
6. Low Hanging Pendant Lights
While floor lamps, ceiling lights and wall lamps have been in existence for a long time, low hanging pendant lights are relatively new in trend. Pendant lights, apart from providing an extra layer of lighting to the space, can help fill the empty corners of your living room.
Pendant lights look best when used to highlight a particular space or element of the room. While many people like to hang these lights above the seating area of their living room, you can use them to illuminate a tall houseplant or a sculpture in your living room.
7. Must Have Décor Accents
There are many decorative accessories that can instantly liven up your living space and make it look extraordinary.
The designer of this living room, for example, has used a mix of several different elements to decorate its different corners and surfaces. There are easter bunnies, stunning vases, a display sign, a large mirror and lots of potted greenery.
You can even go for a different mix of accessories to give your space a personal touch. Instead of vases, you can use a bowl full of pinecones to embellish your coffee table. Or you can choose a different sign to adorn the cabinet or flat surfaces. The possibilities are endless when it comes to deciding what décor accents would look great in your living room.
8. Stylish Floating Shelves
Floating shelves work like magic when it comes to decorating the walls of your living room. Besides being a decorative accessory on their own, floating shelves provide extra storage space and make it easier to display succulents, photo frames, books and jars to lift up the energy in your living room.
Creating a haven in your living room isn’t something that requires an extraordinary amount of money or effort. There are a lot of budget-friendly props available out there that can transform your living room into a perfect relaxing spot.
What other different things do you have in your living room that help liven it up? Drop a comment below or write to me at hello@theaestheticabode.com. I would love to hear anything from you.