How To Curate Furniture That Goes Together

How To Curate Furniture That Goes Together

Coordinating, without the matchy-matchy

As design trends continue to evolve, we are seeing fewer professionally designed spaces that include complete matching furniture sets. More and more we find interior designers (including ourselves) carefully curating spaces with furniture diversity, and we are here. for. it.

What is a curated furniture design? Rather than stopping by the furniture store and purchasing everything in the staged living room at the front of the store, various pieces are selected for a room based on their character, how they coordinate with other items in the room, and the feeling or mood they evoke. Customizing a space within these parameters requires some skill and experience, but we’ve developed a few guidelines to keep in mind, should you decide to embark on this journey.

Lines & Shapes

Create consistency within the shapes and lines your furniture maintains. Do the legs on your pieces have curved or straight legs? Are they chunky or skinny? These elements identify a style, so uniformity is often necessary. Round and square elements can go together if the proportions are correct. Think of a sofa with a curved back. Selecting accent pieces with curved lines would be a good way to maintain a steady look, while adding personality to your space.

Wood Tones

In the past, emphasis was put on withholding one color of wood in a room. There is a lot more flexibility in today’s trends. Mixing and matching wood tones is appropriate as long as the undertones are in the same family. Does your wood have a grey, yellow, orange or red undertone? Look at the piece in different lights to determine whether or not it will coordinate with the items already in the room.

Upholstery

Determining whether or not fabrics go together can be tricky with the vast selection of colors, patterns, and textures. Complementary and analogous color schemes go well together and are easiest to coordinate. More complicated pairings are possible with the help of a trained eye. Mixing patterns is possible in upholstery as well, but it is important to identify the proper color schemes and balance in the pattern size

Overall, we love that mixing old and new is made possible with this trend. A contemporary sofa can fit in with an antique chest if lines, shapes, and tones are complimentary. This keeps you on trend, adds character, and sets your home apart.

Finally, there can be a great deal of practical benefits to mixing and matching furniture pieces within a space as well. An armchair that has become worn or damaged can be replaced without replacing the entire living room set. You are able to substitute a bigger or smaller sofa when moving to a different sized space. There is finally a place for your great grandmother’s antique that you just really love.

Are you hoping to bring in some character and personality to the furniture in your space? We’d love to help. Our team of professional interior designers have a wide range of offers that will meet you where you are in the home design process. Set up a meeting with us today, and let us bring your vision to life.