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Grey living rooms will never go out of style. To add grey into your space, read our 20 cosy grey living room ideas, plus 5 grey colour schemes to try.
The range of entertainment options available to us these days is incredible. Hundreds of TV channels at your fingertips, endless movies on offer to stream 24 hours a day, lifelike computer games on a range of platforms. Yet, one pleasure can still top them all – a good book. Few things have the power to grab the imagination as much as the written word.
Going to the cinema is great.
But leaving the house during Winter? Not so great.
Which is why, the real dream is to bring the cinema home. If you have a spare room, or have a loft or basement to renovate, you’ve got the perfect spot for your very own cinema room.
It’s the perfect place to come together as a family and watch all your favourite films on the big screen.
Grey is such a popular colour for home decorating. But with so many homes coming readily installed with beige carpets and cream coloured walls, a lot of people are dubious about putting grey and beige together.
Both colours are on the neutral spectrum, but since grey is often deemed a colder colour, while beige is a warmer tone, the two feel like opposites that don’t quite match.
So, do grey and beige go together?
Not everyone will think so. But with a little planning, there are plenty of ways to blend the two, or to create an intentional clash.
As we all focus to bring more natural elements into our lives, green living rooms have become increasingly popular.
Often associated with rejuvenation or health, green is the perfect go-to colour if you’re looking to bring new life into your old living space. It has the ability to make a room feel lighter and brighter, even if natural light isn’t available.
The living room should be a place to relax and recenter. However, as one of the busiest areas of the house, the space can easily become overwhelmingly cluttered.
Unfortunately, most of the things that clutter up the living are deemed essential. Letters, kid’s toys, wires from everyone’s phone chargers, etc. Pair that with sofas, side tables and other accent furniture and you’ve got a lot of ‘stuff’ to organize in the room.
If you’re looking for a way to organize your living room, you’ve come to the right place.
Whether space is premium, or you’re looking for a way to manage the toy-tornado that comes with the Terrible Twos, we’ve got living room storage ideas just for you.
Every year Pantone and Dulux release their ‘Colour of the Year’; the outcome of separate conversations with design experts to understand the mood of the public and how colour in the home is influenced by this.
Looking to spruce up your living space, but not sure where to start?
Well you’re in luck: This is your ultimate guide for lounge and sofa inspiration. Whatever your style, budget or room size, we’ve got something that will be right up your street.
Let’s get started.
Whether your living room is long and narrow, open plan, small and stuffy, or perfectly proportioned, you still want to make the space your own.
While our furniture choices can do all the talking, especially when using colours like our teal, vine or brick sofas, walls are the perfect canvas to get creative.
There may be certain features in the room’s build that you want to highlight, or perhaps the room feels a little plain and boxy. No matter what the case is with your space, a living room accent wall is a great solution.