Just like clothes, hairstyles, and almost everything else, styles change. The answer to the question, “should living room furniture match?” isn’t a simple yes or no. But let’s not let that prevent us from the topic of whether to match your furniture or not.
Ultimately, everyone has their own design aesthetic and for some, everything must match. For others, an eclectic mix-n-match furniture style brings them joy.
Design style is highly individual. We will look at matching furniture, combining furniture, and mix-and-match furniture to help you work out what is best for you.
Design Style: Should Living Room Furniture Match?
There’s no right or wrong answer when it comes to your design style, but getting the look right is important. Some people are able to pull together a range of different styles and colors and make it look amazing, but for others, it’s more of a struggle.
Let’s explore each look and what it can offer for your decorating project.
Matching Furniture
The beauty of matching furniture is that you will achieve a look that is classic and put-together without too much guesswork. Not everyone has a flair for throwing random pieces of furniture together. When you purchase a beautiful living room set, they are already designed to fit together and provide a coherent look.
Modern matching furniture sets come in a range of styles and colors to suit every home. Once you have the larger pieces in place, you can bring some flair to your design by adding rugs, throw pillows, and artwork. Living room furniture collections don’t have to look contrived and mass-produced; a quality sofa set with the right accents provides your living room with a classical and clean look.
To add flair to your matching furniture:
- Add a pattern
- Use texture
- Accessorize
- Add some shapes
- Don’t overfill the room
Matching furniture that is well made and long-lasting can be easily updated with a change in accent colors and styles.
Combining Furniture
Combining furniture is different from mix-and-match and involves combining several matching furniture sets. A loveseat or small sectional in one color or style can be positioned with an armchair with matching ottoman in a different color or style, for example.
If you have more space, a neutral-colored sofa with a patterned armchair offers a bit of flair, but all within the same style. What you choose to combine is dependent on the size of your space and how many people you want to seat.
Mix-and-Match Furniture
Mix-and-match furniture can be a lot of fun to put together, and it can look cohesive if you follow some design rules. To make it work you need to create commonality between all of the pieces. Some ideas for the common ground:
- Use a consistent color to pull it all together
- Limit the color palette
- Choose similar shapes even if they're different styles
- Use a uniform scale to create a balance between the different pieces
- Mix contemporary art with classical furniture or vice versa
- Use repetition
- Choose one classical or inspirational piece such as a vintage sofa
- Balance different materials such as stone and woven cane
The mix-and-match furniture style has become popular because it’s so unique. You can constantly update with minimal changes and you can incorporate thrifted pieces with a classical sofa. Once you have the bones of your living room, small accents can create an eclectic but unified look.
Choosing Colors
Your color scheme is an important part of putting your style together. Start with choosing neutral colors you like and then adding a couple of brighter colors. The brighter colors should work as your accent pieces rather than dominating, unless you choose a brightly colored statement piece and work around that with muted colors or neutrals.
If you choose too many colors for the living space it can look messy and chaotic. A living room is a place to relax, so the color scheme is important. Your furniture can be mismatched as long as there aren’t too many colors thrown together. Symmetry and balance is vital to make the mismatched look work.
If you have a large neutral or muted piece such as a sofa, you can add one accent wall which matches your throw pillows or artwork.
Living Room Furniture for Every Style
Should living room furniture match? That’s up to your individual style and aesthetic. Woodhaven Furniture creates high-quality furniture that is sold as a collection or in pieces.
We have beautiful sofas in a range of colors and styles—from neutrals to bright statement pieces. Our armchairs will add flair to your combined furniture style, or you can mix-and-match a loveseat with an ottoman. No matter what your design style, we have living room furniture that is perfect for you at a price that will make you smile.
