Furniture Factor: Searching for the Perfect Set

Whilst the three-piece suite may have fallen from favour in recent years, bringing living room furniture together for a cohesive, considered look has not. Thankfully, the range of bespoke furniture now available makes it easy to bring your living room design ideas to life.

While the pages of glossy interiors magazines might make it look as though the interior schemes of the homes they feature have been casually thrown together by some discerning homeowner, what you are actually seeing has taken careful planning and some serious styling. And, while the end result might look like a collection of random, yet undeniably chic, items artfully placed together, a closer look will reveal that there are a few underlying factors that pull the look together for maximum impact.

How to Do It

While we can’t all be magazine stylists, taking a cohesive approach when it comes to living room furniture is now a whole lot easier than it used to be. Thanks to the emergence of a crop of furniture companies out there offering bespoke – yet affordable – pieces, buying furniture that complements your colour scheme, room layout and living room design ideas has become a far simpler task.

Rather than having to make do with coffee tables that just about fit in with your scheme, or having to plan all your living room design ideas around your furniture, you can customise it to your exact needs — want your coffee table to bring out the teal in your curtain fabric, or blend exactly with your oak panelled walls? Not a problem.

Living Room Furniture Sets

Although the trend in living room furniture has moved somewhat away from sofas and armchairs that match, favouring a more eclectic look instead, that doesn’t mean that creating your own living room furniture set is not a good idea.

Good quality furniture is the perfect way to anchor an interior scheme — once you get that right, the rest usually falls into place.

A modern approach to the living room furniture set is to invest in separate pieces of furniture which all have a subtle something in common — or to use just two chairs from a matching set and then complement them with furniture that echoes their style. For example, pieces that on first glance may be different might actually feature very similar curved lines or decorative details — or just an overall style that, when brought together, works towards securing the overall look you’re after.

A good starting point for creating a uniform theme is one statement piece – like this bespoke coffee table. Combined with side tables, console tables and artwork which reflect its retro theme, it morphs from an individual item into part of a set.

Perhaps you like the idea of a minimalist, contemporary look. Using coffee tables, console tables and side tables all featuring a flash of glossy white or opting for a bespoke coffee table in a warm walnut to contrast with a paler shade elsewhere will create the sense of a living room set without the look being too uniform.

Maybe your starting point is a favourite colour or colour scheme, or there’s a piece of artwork you are using as colour inspiration – choosing bespoke coffee tables like you’ll find with Zespoke is the ideal option, allowing you to use your favourite shade without the look becoming overwhelming.

Size Matters

An important part of cohesive interiors is scale. Items of furniture which are too big or small for the room have been the downfall of many an interior scheme. Choosing a bespoke coffee table as opposed to a mass-produced item allows you to tailor it to suit your space. Layer your space with a selection of differently proportioned furniture, perhaps combining a substantial coffee table with more compact side tables and slimline console tables.

Let Your Personality Shine

The real beauty of using pieces of bespoke furniture to make up your living room furniture set is that it gives you the chance to really allow your individual tastes to take centre stage. Whether you’re a fan of natural material finishes, such as wood, or like a bolder, more colourful style — bespoke furniture is the way to go, allowing you to be as subtle or as wild as you like.