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Are you looking for ideas about how to decorate your living room in a charming and functional way? Here are some tips that you might need, and they are organized into three categories.

#1: Seat and Footrest

Furnishings such as a sofa and chairs are necessary for the family room. A modern sofa adds style to your living room while providing comfortable support and seating for you and your guests. A sofa in a neutral color (beige, ivory, gray, etc) with added throw pillows, completes the look. Throw pillows are good accents and changing out throw pillow covers refreshes the room with color and style.

To increase the comfort level, an elegant ottoman is a good option. The cream storage ottoman with wood legs has the lift off lid, which allows you to store items inside and place your feet on top of it. If you just want a footrest, a natural look pouf is the suitable item. Natural look products are suitable for many interior designs.

#2: Organizing Products

It is convenient to have furniture that helps you store and organize items. A TV stand with drawers works well for TV placement and stores the remote control and CDs safely, preventing dust and loss. The console sofa table is also practical for storing and organizing. You can put books, houseplant pots, pictures, snacks, and your other favorite items on it. Place this table next to the sofa, then you will be able to keep your snacks within reach when watching TV. If you would like to save more space, a multiple layers etagere is helpful for its vertical structure.

#3: Accessories

Accessories help to embellish an interior space. Having some houseplants in your rooms are the perfect additions to merge a natural feeling with your space. Nevertheless, there might be some reasons impeding us from having natural plants in the room, such as having no time to water the plants because of work, overwatering, attracting bugs, etc. However, it does not mean you should not spruce up your living room with greens. Artificial plants and the faux tree are good solutions, such as artificial succulents in ceramic with a bamboo tray exhibits a natural look in your room. Depending on your needs, some of the faux trees or plants can be put in exterior spaces, too.


Obviously, a wall is a large area that could use wall decor. A hand-painted canvas art is an aesthetically pleasing item for the wall. Other items like photos, wallpapers, and wall hanging are beautiful decorations for the room, too. If you are interested in wallpapers, you can see our stylish wallpapers article for more inspiration.

Hope you find some inspiration for your family room. To read more similar articles or give your thoughts, please comment and let us know. We love to hear from you and assist you in interior design demand.

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Written by Yaxin (Cindy) Guan for JSID