How To Decorate Your Coffee Table To Elevate Your Living Room Design
Coffee tables are a living room design staple – this means they need to work for your space instead of against it, creating a functional furnishing that blends with your home’s style. From small side tables to your central larger coffee table, there are so many ways to effectively make use of this space. We’re here to show you how to create a coffee table design that elevates your living room.
6 Tips For Cohesive Living Room Design
A cohesive living room design is more than matching a color scheme. A living room should have structure and flow, consisting of different textures and both filled and blank spaces. Elements like sofas and coffee tables are “stable” elements in living room design: they ground the room and work around a focal point.
With attention drawn towards the central coffee table, you want to make sure that the eye finds its design balanced with the rest of your space. Many elements of living room design strongly impact the overall atmosphere, and you should make sure to arrange your home accessories to achieve this balance.
So, what contributes to cohesive, inspiring design? Here are the key areas to keep in mind when staging your home’s living room.
1) Balance
Balance is key to cohesiveness. This means that your space should work as a unified whole, with defined elements that the eye is drawn to. The key is in being purposeful: you want to draw the eye to the areas you’ve worked on, not to areas that are discordant or lacking.
For coffee tables, you can find balance in complementing the materials used in the table itself and in the use of levels in home decor. If your space is filled with white and cream neutrals with natural finishes, consider a light wood tone for the main material. Introduce levels with home accessories of varying heights, including flat items like books, trays, and taller items like candles or pot plants.
2) Function
Living rooms are functional spaces — we spend time here relaxing, entertaining, and just enjoying the space. Therefore, your coffee table is probably home to coasters, TV remotes, and other items you want within reach. These don’t have to work against your home design. The right trays and coasters can elevate your space, adding sophistication with ease and creating a living area that feels put together. Make sure to also consider the practical aspects of your space. Do you need space for your feet under the table, or is there space to stretch out? Can every seat reach the coffee table, or do you need smaller side tables for those further away?
3) Reflection
Mirrored surfaces are a wonderful way to add light and intrigue to a space. We especially love trays with a mirrored base. While simple enough on their own, they can reflect the colors of your home and help brighten up your living room design, all while balancing this with a natural material finish trim, like stone or wicker. These trays can be used to house coasters, candles, and remotes, serving both functional and aesthetic purposes.
4) Other Senses
The atmosphere of a space is about more than just its visual appeal. To create a full sensory experience for your home, use scented candles to bring that little extra bit of life to your space. We love the selection of the ONNO Collection, not only do they provide olfactory intrigue, but they are also designed with the luxury home in mind. They stock candles and diffusers in purposefully designed packaging, created to balance spaces that also need visual decor to feel complete. From the glass to the wax, they only use the best materials to deliver quality in every product. They draw on global inspirations for scents both subtle and bold, with notes ranging from ginger and bergamot to woody amber.
5) Art & Nature
If your living space has an open view of your back or front yard, bringing in some greenery can help pull your interior and exterior spaces together. Even a low, potted plant can add a natural touch and style with the right vase. Additionally, small artwork pieces like sculptures and objects can help add personality, height levels for balancing, and that extra touch of style.
The important part is to choose pieces that inspire you. Just like with wall art or even patterned rugs, these are home accessories that you’re going to be seeing day in and day out. Fall in love with them and let them elevate your living room’s design style. Recently, we’ve been inspired by Earthline by GUAXS. They perfectly meld natural materials and inspirations with a modern, clean look that’s simply elevated by greenery.
6) Be Personal
Most importantly, make sure your design is personal. You don’t want to feel like you’re living in a showroom, even though that’s a great place to start for inspiration! Make sure that the pieces you choose and the way you stage your coffee table are cohesive with your personal design style and your lifestyle. No amount of interior design expertise can make you fall in love with a space that doesn’t suit your needs or tastes — so add that personal touch, something sentimental, or something that inspires you.
Inspiring Interior Design by Designer’s Mark
In our decades of experience, we’ve worked through seasons upon seasons of trends and with clients with wide-ranging personal tastes. We know how to style a home that’s right for you, with as much input as you’d like to give.
Our Accessorize service lets your vision lead the way and lets our designers handpick accessories that work for both you and your space.
Contact us today at (561) 961-4149 to arrange a private consultation at our Boca Raton showroom and be ready to make your mark.