Furniture · Living room
Living room furniture: armchairs, coffee tables, consoles
The pieces that work around the sofa. Often the difference between a room that feels finished and one that doesn't.
The living room range
Armchairs. Single or paired, in any of the same fabric options as the sofas. The bit most people forget about until they're sitting in the room and realise the sofa isn't enough.
Coffee tables. Round, rectangular, oval. Wood, marble, glass, mixed. Sized to the sofa and the room.
Side tables. A small one next to every chair. The first piece guests look for when they sit down with a drink.
Console tables. Long and narrow, against a wall behind the sofa or in a hallway. The piece that holds the lamp, the post, the keys, and the framed photo.
Nest of tables. The most useful piece of living room furniture nobody knows they need until they have one.
TV stands and media units. A small range, mostly in solid hardwood.
Putting it together
The trick with a living room isn't choosing one big piece, it's getting the pieces to feel like they belong in the same room. That's where design help earns its keep. Bring photos of what you've already got, the dimensions of the room, and the budget you'd like to work to. We'll walk you through what would complete the room.
Start with the sofa if the room doesn't have one it's keeping — everything else takes its scale from it. Then the armchair, then the tables, and last the lamps, cushions, and throws that tie the lot together. Done in that order, even a modest budget reads as a finished room.
Living room questions
How big should the coffee table be?
Around two-thirds the length of the sofa is the rule of thumb, at roughly the same height as the seat cushions. Bring your sofa's dimensions in and we will narrow it down fast.
Does the armchair have to match the sofa?
No — and it is usually better when it doesn't. A chair in a complementary fabric reads as considered; an exact match reads as a suite. We will show you pairings on the floor.