Living

Learn how to mix and match furniture for living rooms with our helpful guides like Living Room Storage Ideas or How to Add an Accent Table.

In general, we recommend arranging your sofa facing a focal point such as a fireplace, bookcase or window, with lounge chairs or accent chairs surrounding it. Place coffee tables and end tables around your lounge furniture so everyone has a place to set down drinks and books. Don’t block sources of natural light, and add a variety of table lamps, floor lamps, sconces and pendants to create even lighting around your room. Finally, add small decor like pillows, blankets, art and shelves.

To choose the right size furniture for your living room, measure your space plenty of times, and consider custom-sized furniture. If you’re looking for custom living room furniture to suit your needs, we offer custom sofas, sectionals, tables, cabinets and bookcases  made just for you. To determine the best media cabinet for your space, use our TV Stand Size Guide.

The best techniques for arranging furniture in an oddly shaped or awkwardly-shaped living room often work equally well in small spaces. We offer a variety of small space design guides, including Seating Ideas for a Small Living Room and Storage Ideas for Small Spaces. You’ll find the best furniture for small living rooms at Room & Board because we’ve spent a lot of time designing small spaces.

We’ve found the type of furniture that works best in a small living room are pieces like loveseats, sleeper sofas, armless chairs, round coffee tables, round end tables, round ottomans (bonus points for those that double as storage), small floor lamps, tall bookcases and storage pieces with ample interior space. Get new ideas with our Small Space Inspiration gallery.

In general, the most durable materials for long-lasting living room furniture are solid wood and durable wood veneers, steel and aluminum, upholstery fabrics with high abrasion ratings or leather. Look for these materials, made by expert craftspeople, to get the longest lasting living room furniture.

To properly clean and maintain your living room furniture, vacuum upholstery and rugs without the rotating brush attachment, clean up spills and stains immediately and use coasters, especially on wood. These are a few tips for making your living room furniture last a long time, but we offer a wealth of care information that we keep up-to-date, and you can always contact us with questions.