Living Room

Comfortable living room furniture for seating

Comfortable living room furniture starts with seating matched to how people sit: deep seat couches for lounging, sectionals for families and recliners for putting feet up. Select sleeper sofas open to a queen or king sleeping surface for guests.

Across recliners and accent chairs, some models add power recline, swivel, glider or lift functions, and select models include massage. Accent chairs, bean bag chairs and ottomans add extra seats without crowding the room.

Small living room furniture and layout

Small living room furniture should seat everyone while keeping walkways open. Choose a loveseat, armless chairs or a wall hugger recliner that sits close to the wall, and look for pieces that do two jobs, like storage ottomans, lift-top coffee tables and nesting tables.

Leave about 18 inches between the sofa and coffee table and roughly 30 inches for main walkways. Modular sectionals help too, since sections can be rearranged when the room or household changes.

Living room furniture layout around the TV

A good living room furniture layout faces the main seating toward the focal point, usually the TV, with chairs angled in to form a conversation area. Sit about 1.5 times the screen size away, so a 65 inch TV works from roughly 8 feet.

Select TV stands fit screens as large as 100 inches, and some build in an electric fireplace, which puts both focal points on one wall.

Living room furniture sets or mixed pieces

Living room furniture sets give you matching pieces in one step, such as a sofa and loveseat in the same upholstery. Mixing separate pieces takes more planning but gives a more personal room: repeat one color, wood tone or metal finish at least twice, and vary textures such as velvet, boucle, corduroy or leather.

Construction varies by piece. Some tables and cabinets use solid wood, others combine MDF or engineered wood panels with metal frames, and surfaces include glass, marble, sintered stone and rattan.

Furniture for living room storage and entryways

Furniture for living room storage keeps everyday clutter out of sight. Bookcases, display cabinets, sideboards and storage cabinets hold books, games and dishes, while console tables fit behind a sofa or along a narrow wall.

Near the front door, hall trees, coat racks, shoe storage benches and entryway console tables give coats, bags and shoes a set place, so they stay out of the seating area.

More Living Room

Couches · Sectionals · Coffee Tables · Accent Chairs · Recliners · TV Stands · End Tables · Console Tables · Entryway Furniture · Bean Bag Chairs · Ottomans · Benches