The most pleasant place in the house, where you can relax after a hard day or spend a fun evening with friends, is the living room. A room that can be decorated in any style, choose an interesting color scheme to ensure maximum comfort while staying in it. Light shades charge with positive thoughts and emotions, however, there are some disadvantages of white furniture.
White color captivates with its lightness, purity and elegance
White furniture in the living room interior: pros and cons
Advantages:
- Looks harmonious in all styles.
- Visually expands the space.
- Conducive to relaxation.
- Emphasizes neatness, cleanliness, lightness.
- You can choose any additional colors for decorating and finishing the room.
Flaws:
- Impracticality - light-colored furniture is prone to stains, which are quite difficult to clean.
- If the living room design is also made in white, a “sterile” effect may appear, like in a hospital room, so you need to take into account some features of the overall design.
Modern library
It is not always possible to place a library in modern apartments, since some of them do not have very large areas.
Especially many problems arise with studio apartments, in which a separate room plays the role of a living room and a bedroom. A suitable option would be a corner cabinet, which can accommodate a variety of book items.
Also in this case, you can place a small bookcase in the corridor, where you can then move several books.
In a private house it is much easier to decide on the placement of book products, especially in a two-story house. With a custom bookcase, you can place most of the bookcase under the flight of stairs leading to the second floor.
There are many interesting proposals in modern bookcase ideas designs.
A bookcase, the size of which completely covers the wall, amazingly turns the room into a full-fledged bookcase, creating a unique environment.
A room with a small area, where the space does not allow it to be equipped with cabinet furniture, you can use the option of placing walls and bookcases. At the same time, in terms of its characteristics, this furniture is not inferior to full-fledged bookcases.
Subtleties and tricks of living room design with white furniture
White color is neutral and reflects light perfectly. Because of this property, it becomes possible to play with the lighting and decoration of the room.
A small room decorated with a predominance of white becomes visually wider and taller
Adding yellow elements to a white interior dramatically changes the atmosphere of the room.
If you add notes of brown to the duet of white and yellow, the atmosphere in the living room will become much warmer
If the living room is well lit by sunlight, it is better to add warm shades: brown, orange, red, then the furniture will only enhance the overall velvety feel. If the desire is reversed, and you need to create an atmosphere of detachment, it is enough to decorate the room in a cold tone: blue, blue, violet. In this case, the main lighting is selected according to: the lamp should be daylight or blue-white. Pastel colors in combination with white furniture will add tenderness and some fragility to the room.
To protect furniture from quickly occurring dirt, you can purchase covers. In this case, it is much easier to keep it snow-white for a long time.
The choice of the amount of furniture directly depends on the size of the living room
A couple of roomy sofas would be appropriate in a spacious room.
A small room should not be completely filled with furniture; a sofa and two armchairs will be enough
Filling options
Although traditional bookcases are designed with shelves, these products can come in a variety of different contents. In addition, these can be either classic open shelves or closed drawers and other elements.
As for the shelves, they are usually located in several rows above each other. In addition, they are subject to certain requirements.
The shelves should be about 3cm thick, which is essential to fit so that they can support the weight of the books.
They should not be longer than 100 cm. In addition to this standard filling option, any bookcase should have tall shelves for displaying large-format prints and small shelves for storing magazines.
A separate compartment for special old books is also great.
Drawers should be provided for storing large publications such as encyclopedias. In addition, they can be deep or, conversely, very small. You can put writing utensils, newspapers, and magazines in them.
Choosing a color scheme for a living room with white furniture
Depending on the desired mood inside the room, a color scheme is selected. Beige, milky, cream combined with white give a soft, warm atmosphere. Red, orange, yellow give a bright, sunny design.
White, beige and gold - a harmonious trio for an interior in a modern style
The gray and white combination is perfect for relaxation
The snow-white interior can be diluted with pink or black accents
Purple and blue will add restraint; it is better not to use them if there is not enough daylight in the room. Shades of green add freshness.
Green wall decoration will favorably emphasize the regular shapes of white furniture
Design Features
A number of design features differ from any other bookcase.
- The content is partially or completely visible: if the model has doors, they are often not solid, but glazed. Another popular option is an open shelf.
- It has many partitions (5-10 by default, but can be more) since it needs to store a large number of volumes.
- Sturdy and durable shelves that can support the weight of books.
Decorating a room for design with white furniture
White color is universal and goes well with other tones.
Floor finishing
Glossy flooring in the living room in light or gray colors has become very popular. This allows you to visually expand the room, however, such a floor will retain traces of feet and paws of pets, and it is problematic to clean it from dust and stains. Most of the room with a glossy floor can be covered with a soft carpet, then the issue of cleaning will not be so acute. The second unusual option is tiling.
White flooring made of laminated panels looks unusually stylish in the interior of a modern living room.
Traditionally, wood parquet, laminate, and linoleum look good. If brightly colored objects are used for decoration, you can lay a coating of black, dark gray or dark brown.
Upholstered furniture with white upholstery looks good against a dark brown floor.
Ceiling finishing
For the top of the room you need to use a light color scheme, which makes the ceiling move away and pushes the upper border. An excellent option is suspended ceilings, into which it is easy to install lamps of unusual shapes.
The ceiling can be smooth or textured depending on the chosen style direction
The effect of modern, fusion, and loft styles can be enhanced by a ceiling with mirror tiles or panels. Mirrors reflect light from lamps, greatly expand the space even in a small room, and also add uniqueness to the interior of the living room. It’s not difficult to fix a mirror fragment on a stretch ceiling, even on your own.
Decorating the living room ceiling with mirror surfaces
Wall decoration
The walls of the living room can be decorated with any material: panels, wallpaper, brick, stone. You can simply plaster and paint the walls. The color scheme can be any, depending on the desired style of the room, since white furniture can be combined with any shades. Patterns and drawings on the walls are allowed.
The accent wall of the living room can be effectively highlighted with 3D panels
Dark, black walls will compress the room, visually making it smaller and cramped.
Dosed addition of black color will make the interior more original and interesting
The combination of white, red and gray colors looks bright and attractive in a spacious living room.
Choosing shelves for books
Thus, bookcases can be placed in any room. In addition, it is not at all necessary to use them only for their intended purpose. To add originality to the interior, you can complement them with paintings, posters, souvenirs or photographs. If you prefer wall-mounted products, don't place them too high.
This way they will be more beautiful and functional. For example, it is very convenient to take a book without getting up from your favorite chair.
This type of furniture looks great on the wall behind the sofa. Now - about the choice of material. It is necessary to take into account not only the aesthetics of the product, but also its compliance with the style of the room.
It is equally important to consider the format of the literature that will be placed on the shelves when choosing a product. If you cannot find something suitable in a furniture store, it is advisable to make it for a one-time order from a specialized company or make it yourself.
Photos of examples of interesting living room design with white furniture
The best examples of white furniture in the living room - interior photos:
Combined options
Bookcases these days are often combined with other furniture. Two different functional elements can be easily separated by a partition. So, a bookcase can be combined with a wardrobe. Moreover, they both can have the same design. Such furniture is somewhat reminiscent of a modular wall, in which the pencil case will play the role of a bookcase.
The cabinet in such models usually has a classic closed design.
This solution is ideal for storing books and clothes. It can be installed in any living room and even in the bedroom. In addition, models with space for a TV are most often installed in the hall.
They can accommodate other household appliances, as well as some decorative elements, for example, photo frames, figurines, clocks. They are a great addition to any library. This design can decorate any living room.
The combined version of the bookcase is most often installed in the children's room.
In this case, you can buy a model that will be designed for storing books and toys. Books can be placed on the shelves, and the shelves can be closed, and children's toys and accessories can be placed on open shelves, alternating with books. In children's rooms, models combined with a computer desk are often installed.
Such furniture designs will help to properly organize the child’s workplace.
Modern Design Ideas
Modern designers offer very stylish and original wardrobe models. Separately, a bookcase in the form of an armchair or ladder should be highlighted. This is a very stylish and functional solution that can become the highlight of any interior.
Unusual and stylish cabinets will help not only organize a place to store books, but also decorate any room.
Most often, designers complement them with lighting. This way you can draw attention to some rare famous books and publications by highlighting them. Also, in this way you can create background lighting in any room and add charm to such a bookcase.
In this case, LED lamps are used for lighting, which do not heat up at all and do not damage the books inside the cabinet.
Bookcases with corner shelves look quite elegant. They may not have the usual straight shapes, but simple and graceful lines. Typically, shelving is located along the edges of such a bookcase.
You can publish very beautiful and interesting books about them.
In addition, designers offer other bold solutions. The shelves look interesting if they are placed not in a straight line parallel to the floor, but at different angles, as if randomly located on the wall.
Bookcases in which open shelves alternate with open structures look quite beautiful.
Some designers offer cellular cabinets. As a rule, they are even made from warm yellowish materials. In addition, designers present unusual shelves that seem to have sloping walls. They resemble wind-blown shelves. Bookcases made in the shape of a piano look very unusual.
They are a luxurious addition to a classic-style bedroom.
This bookcase looks very interesting and unusual; it is perfect for decorating a modern living room.
Dimensions
The size of the library must meet certain accepted criteria. But at the same time, its dimensions must skillfully fit the room. If you have a small room, you can put a miniature bookcase in it.
Even the smallest bookcase can hold a large number of books.
Large rooms, such as a hallway or library, can be equipped with a large and tall bookcase. Its sizes can be very different; it can consist of 5-10 sections. It is important to purchase products of such a size that the area of the room allows you to install it without unnecessary obstacles. If you place a bookcase in a bookcase, it should fill the entire wall.
But if you are buying such furniture to decorate the hallway and you have very few books, then you can buy a small, low cabinet.
A medium-sized bookcase in a modern apartment occupies an area of about 100 by 30 cm; there are also smaller models. Don't worry, a standard bookcase may not be the right size for you.
You can always take all the necessary measurements and order this product according to individual parameters.
The depth of the bookcase also plays an important role. To accommodate standard size books, the shelf must be at least 15 cm deep. The average depth is 25 cm. But for large-format publications there are cabinets up to 35 cm deep.
The shelves must be very strong and thick. It is better if their thickness is at least 2 cm.
The structure must support the weight of the books, so the shelves are usually not very long. Large bookcases consist of several sections divided along the length by small shelves. This is also because long and thin shelves may not support the weight of heavy print media.
