The living room is a special room in any home, characterized by functionality and hospitality, which largely depends on the furnishings. Often a component of the living room is a chest of drawers, which allows the room to have a spacious appearance by ridding it of a lot of things. To understand how to choose a chest of drawers for the living room, you need to know the features of this piece of furniture and take into account its relevance in a particular style.
Peculiarities
The concept of 'chest of drawers' today is quite diverse. In French, commode means 'comfortable.' This is a stylish living room accessory that differs in design, dimensions, spaciousness and functionality. It is these factors that determine the appropriateness of a particular product in the room. These are several pieces of furniture that are combined into one: a chest of drawers can look like a typical cabinet with drawers, a sideboard, or part of a wall with a glass front.
Depending on this, this accessory has several varieties:
wall-mounted - an option that is fixed directly to the wall, which is especially convenient for rooms with a minimum of free space (mainly small models that do not create a large load on the wall);
side-board - a chest of drawers in the living room, which is part of a furniture ensemble (sold together with a sofa or table, this is functional and roomy furniture in the same style and color);
island - a stylish and visually attractive piece of furniture installed in the center of the room (a bright functional accent, for example, a kind of bar);
standard - a type for installation along the wall, almost always part of a modular design of narrow width and considerable height.
At the same time, the placement of the chest of drawers can be different: some designs look like paired narrow sideboards, between which there is a low closed cabinet, or this is an option with a small glass display case showing the interests of the owners of the house (for example, figurines, dishes, sinks). Other products are modestly placed in the corner, yielding the role of an accent in the living room to a set of upholstered furniture in the guest area.
The types of chests of drawers in the living room depend directly on the purpose of the furniture. In addition to convenience and beautiful appearance, they are distinguished by their ability to store necessary things. The chest of drawers is not a cabinet: it has horizontal drawers. It is a mistake to call it a shelving unit: this product is a closed type furniture, although it has shelves.
In this case, any product is selected taking into account the available area of the hall, or ordered according to individual measurements and a sketch, selecting a design in the same color scheme and design with the existing furnishings.
Corner models are convenient because, due to their location, they allow you to save useful space in the room, occupying the corner of the room. They do not burden space and are suitable for small living rooms. These products have drawers for storing items and a top surface that usually serves as a stand for various decorative accessories (for example, vases, figurines, potted plants).
Long varieties are more spacious, they have a lot of drawers and a long upper surface; sometimes manufacturers equip them with an original sliding platform for a plasma TV. Thanks to the TV shelf, space is saved in the guest area of the room. Large chests of drawers are an alternative to a full-fledged wardrobe. These models are different (for example, modular, with a display window).
Often in the interior of the living room you can find a chest of drawers for storing dishes (buffet). As a rule, such products have a closed space and a display case in which the service is placed. In this case, the facade has doors for opening, and the main closed part is rolled out using rollers. Options with glass demonstrate the hobbies of the home owners: they present the contents of the shelves in all their glory.
Mirror varieties are notable for the fact that they can visually change the space of any room, be it a small living room or a spacious hall. They can have a hanging mirror, or mirror surfaces of the facade and even legs.
Style selection
Modern types of chest of drawers can fit into almost any interior style, except for those where they are inappropriate.
Using design techniques, you can arrange chests of drawers so that they catch the eye or, conversely, blend in with the decor and color of the walls, which is inherent in certain modern designs.
It will be successful to use a pattern on the facade of the product: this way you can play with the desired design idea and visually fill the space with a special atmosphere and mood.
Legs of chests of drawers with carved lines or gilding will be appropriate in classical styles (classic, classicism, neoclassical, English and Italian style), which are characterized by symmetry, proportionality and palace solemnity.
If you need a model for the Art Nouveau style, minimalism, brutalism, you should pay attention to products without frills, which are characterized by strict straight lines, a minimum of openness, and special emphasis is placed on functionality.
If you want to decorate your living room with a chest of drawers in a Chinese or Indian style, or demonstrate another non-standard design, you should focus on products with photo printing, choosing an option with a print and color characteristic of a particular direction.