The space you use as your living room can be formal for some, causal for others, but for everyone it's a gathering spot. The living room is where you convene with company, watch the big game, or simply keep styled to the 9s with a strict "only grown-ups allowed" policy.
Any way you use the living room, one thing is for sure - furniture styling is of the utmost importance. The living room isn't fully complete without a seating area that is conversational and chic.
While that usually includes a sofa, selecting the right accent chairs to face your sofa is so key to a finished, complete look.
Here, with the help of some gorgeous inspiration images from Domaine Home, we will look at very different styles of accent chairs and how to best utilize them to complete your living room design.
Right off the bat we get to enjoy some major eye candy with this stunning cobalt blue living room. Every inch of this room has personality, accented by beautiful blue that encapsulates the space.
In a living room like this, the sofa, walls and accessories do most of the talking so you want to select an accent chair that is simplistic yet chic.
These vintage wood and leather side chairs are not typical for a living room, but what in this space is 'typical'? Keeping the lines of the accent chairs streamlined helps to keep the focus on the blue in the space while still doing their duty as additional seating if need be.
This gorgeous, transitional space plays with many different types of accent seating, nailing each one. W
hen you have a space that may be an awkward shape or has to serve multiple functions, playing with different types of accent seating is key.
A classic sofa and somewhat classic chaise are mixed with accent chairs that bring fun and style to the space.
Clear acrylic chairs complete your conversational circle but allow the eye to pass along without much interruption. In a living room like this that serves double duty as living room/passage way, the clear accent chairs are the perfect fit to allow energy to flow from room to room.
This cozy, masculine living room makes me want to cuddle up with a blanket, a cup of coco and a movie. This room is meant for sitting, hanging and conversing, and the sofa design screams that.
With such a dominant sectional sofa, an accent chair that is comfortable yet minimal serves best. This vintage safari chair with its broken in leather is as comfortable as the sofa, but without all the bulk.
The pairing of the two completes the space perfectly, playing with dimension and style all while keeping the cool, masculine and minimal style intact.
This quirky space breaks a lot of design rules in all the right ways. A small scale sofa is flanked by two gorgeous and oversized table lamps.
An organic coffee table pairs with a mid-century accent chair and table. And the entire space is draped in pattern, color and excess.
For all that is going on, the space achieves exactly what it is set out to - it's fun, eclectic, conversational, playful and approachable.
What type of accent chair does your living room need?
Image Source: Domaine Home