5 Key Steps To Decorate Your Lounge Suite

Whether you are looking to furnish and perfect the decor of a traditional or a more contemporary style lounge suite, or even a home living room, you need to approach the task in an orderly, disciplined way to get the best results.

Even small sized lounges and living rooms can be made to look large and attractive with smart decorating moves and the right pieces and arrangements. And with modern online virtual design previews, you can decorate with the confidence of knowing exactly what it’s going to look like.

While everyone’s exact plan and approach will differ, there are still some general principles that apply across the board. Here are 5 key steps to follow in outfitting your new lounge:

1. Work From a Focal Point & Center

You can buy full lounge suites or mix and match piece by piece – and either approach is fine, as far as furnishing selection is concerned. But first, you want to visualize your arrangement from a focal point like a fireplace, exquisite piece of art, or a row of floor to ceiling windows with a breathtaking view.

Most furniture should face the focal point, and the furniture itself should huddle, to some degree, around a center to increase unity and create more open space between pieces.

2. Scale Your Furniture Pieces

You have to come up with a layout that is both beautiful and fully functional. That’s a given. But you also want to make sure all furnishings truly “belong together.” It’s best to avoid making everything too much the same, for then the room would lose character; but you want to select a variety of shapes, sizes, and heights and then place them so that nothing “overwhelms” anything it’s next to – but it all achieves a congenial “balance.”

This balancing act may not be easy. It may require several ideas to be tested and replaced before you settle on one. But it’s worth the effort because balance is the key to a well-arranged room.

3. Add Dimension

Aside from focus and scale, you also need “dimension.” This means that you incorporate pieces with distinctive textures and shapes and add objects of visual interest like paintings, sculptures, shelves, or wall mirrors.

It also means you use curtains, mirrors, and wall art to give the appearance of greater height or depth to the room. And you should always put your prime decor items at eye level and keep things centered and balanced.

4. Use Both Symmetry & Contrast

For unity and a sense of comfort and organization, you want to create symmetry in the arrangement of your lounge. Pairing sofas, adding a table at each side of the central sofa or one by each of matching chairs, or placing paintings on either side of an entryway are all ways to create symmetry.

But also add contrast to avoid a “bored” look. After all, you don’t want too formal a look in a lounge where people will seek relaxation and socialization. So play around with patterns, textures, colors, and sizes to gain “excitement” while still maintaining coordination. Again, a balancing act.

5. Use Strategic Lighting

A final tip is to use lots of light, both natural and artificial, and to place it strategically to make all your other decorating features visible. Use windows and skylights to bring in the natural light, while also putting a main light overhead the center of the room and subsidiary light fixtures off center in each direction where people will sit or walk. Use mirrors to enhance lighting and make the room seem bigger.

These are only five of many tips you can use in creating a masterful lounge suite. Don’t hesitate to seek more information from furniture suppliers and other online experts.