What a great time of year to take a step back and reflect on your home. Maybe this year you want to go for a new look and would prefer to spice things up a bit. We’ll guide you through how you can spruce up each room with great designs and options without losing the desired essence. We’ll guide you room by room and show you how simple, easy and fun refurnishing your home can be!

The Living Room

The living room should be considered the master room of your home. Familiar faces or new ones find their initial destination here, and this is the first impression they will get of your home, so let’s make sure it’s a good one!

Let’s work our way from the ground up and start with rugs. If you have spruced and shiny hardwood floors, accentuate them with an attractive accent rug. Choose the shape of the rug based on the contours of your room’s shape. You don’t necessarily have to stick with an oval shaped rug based on the room’s present structure. In fact, contrasting shapes makes for a more edgy, modern approach. A really great feature about accent rugs is that most are reversible. Every pet owner knows exactly why this matters!

Next is the coffee table. The finish on the table should complement at least one color in your braided rug. You should base the color of the coffee table on the finish of your sofa set, which will lend a fabulous look to your room! The coffee table doesn’t have to be a traditional wooden one. For a more contemporary atmosphere, consider the sleek black, simple look. The seating should be the center of focus so a coffee table that fits in with its environment might be one that is strong in character, but simple in build. Coffee tables are also a good storage item. They serve multiple purposes but the main one should be complement your decor.

Thus far you have created a dynamic setting with just rug options and coffee tables. You wouldn’t want to ruin a perfect set-up with bad lighting. One main issue that homeowners struggle with is the type of lighting fixtures they should use in their homes. Many buyers are cautious about putting a design that’s too unique in their home if they know they are going to sell it in a few years to a wider market that may not enjoy such radical fixtures and consider them a cost instead of an increase in property value. If this is your situation, Murray Feiss has a large selection of transitional lighting pendants, wall sconces and lanterns that would solve the problem immediately.

Murray Feiss is a well known lighting brand with a plethora of styles, but more specifically their transitional pieces are able to transcend in a traditional and modern setting which makes his designs so unique and coveted. The pendants will not detract from a modern room as they are still very simplistic, nor will they overshadow any other traditional room with their elegance. They solidify a room’s ambiance with minimal effort.

If you do have more free range and would like to personalize your home with a funky modern appeal, employ minimal ceiling lighting that can then be accentuated by a modern floor lamp and two table lamps. Accent table lamps and floor lamps not only provide additional lighting, but their fixture will take up less space while their reach will cover more range. Be mindful of the placement of these items so that the fixtures’ usage doesn’t become too invasive and cast too much light on areas you’d rather have dimly lit.

Next are the sofas, couches and loveseats. Determine how much space you have to work with in order to choose what style is right, not only for your tastes, but also for your home’s limitations. If your living room will accommodate a sofa set, consider a reclining chaise loveseat and rocker recliner. These are exceptionally comfortable and are designed to fit contemporary and transitional-styled homes. The only issue you’d have with this loveseat is getting your company out if it!

The rocker recliner is a great choice for a single seating option. It doesn’t require you to compromise space but instead gives you more to work with in regards to arrangements. The traditional layout would be a three seater sofa, a loveseat and a single recliner. By no means should you feel inclined employ this set-up in your living room. Be as creative as you’d like, but be mindful of the reason why you have a living room in the first place and haven’t converted it to another bedroom or living space.

Another comfortable seating option that a lot of young adults enjoy is futons. They are exceptionally convenient when your friends from college are in town or you need a place to rest when your parents come to visit. Many people recall their college days and quiver at the thought of futons, but not all of them are completely uncomfortable and leave your back contorted. Our selection of futons offers superior comfort and feels more like loungers than anything else. If you’re still struggling to make ends meet and can’t fully afford a complete living room set, you can always get the desired pieces you want and use slipcovers so that they all can look like a complete set. The slipcovers are also very stylish and are offered in a large variety so you have many options to choose from.

We’re almost done! The last thing we’re going to outfit is the most important thing that makes your home the best one on the block- your entertainment center! You have just as many options about how you’d like to set up your furniture. You could get a TV wall mount so that you have more working room space. If you prefer your flat screen right in front of you, go with the TV stand that can hold all your electronics. Whichever you prefer, remember to think minimally for a modern décor. Sleek chrome, silver, copper or black finishes work best with these styles.

By now, you should have a premium designed living room that’s only missing one thing-you! With all these great ideas and your keen eye for fashion, your living room should come out to exactly how you envisioned it.