Modern dressers for the living room
A modern living room calls for a stylish design and trendy, functional furniture. Recently, modern living room chests of drawers have started appearing in our living rooms again—long chests, large chests, chests with drawers and cabinets, and the hottest trend—colored chests. How did a piece of furniture that, until recently, served a purely functional purpose come to be the most interesting and best-styled element in the living room today?
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Colorful chests of drawers are becoming increasingly common in our homes, not only in living rooms but also in bedrooms and entryways.
A large chest of drawers for the living room offers a variety of storage options—in drawers, open compartments, or lockable cabinets.
A long, low chest of drawers can serve as a TV stand. It comes in handy even when the TV is mounted on the wall.
If you’re looking for a safe and proven way to arrange a modern living room, choose a chest of drawers from the same furniture collection as the other pieces in the living room.
Modern living room dressers—what should you store in them?
It’s high time to bring chests of drawers back into the living room! A dozen or so years ago, chests of drawers in living rooms began to lose popularity, gradually being replaced by other living room furniture. We like to place chests of drawers in bedrooms, walk-in closets, children’s rooms, and even hallways. In living rooms, however, we more often place modern display cabinets, especially those with lighting.
Fortunately, dressers are currently experiencing a renaissance, largely thanks to improvements in their design. Modern dresser A dresser for the living room is no longer just a boring piece of furniture with a square shape and four or five drawers. Today’s trendy dressers, in addition to drawers, also feature doors that conceal deep shelves. This allows you to store various living room textiles, such as tablecloths and table runners. It’s also a good place to store tableware. Contemporary dressers often feature glass doors, allowing them to partially serve the same purpose as modern display cabinets. A glass-fronted cabinet like this is a great place to set up a mini bar for your favorite drinks or to display attractive items—such as elegant vases, wine glasses, or decorative pieces. And of course, modern living room chests of drawers also come equipped with lighting—often dual lighting—with external lighting on the fronts and internal lighting in the glass sections. You can also install lighting in any chest of drawers yourself—installing LED strips is a piece of cake.
How do you choose a modern and functional dresser?
When choosing a modern chest of drawers for your living room, you need to consider two things at once—convenient storage and good design. The living room is the home’s main gathering space, so it’s worth choosing trendy and stylish furniture that everyone in the household will love. Of course, you can opt for a chest of drawers from the same set as your other living room furniture. This is a good solution that ensures a cohesive look throughout the living room. But if you want your living room to stand out, you can mix and match furniture in different colors, such as a mint-colored chest of drawers with a gray display cabinet and TV stand. Colored chests of drawers are a new trend—it’s recently arrived and has been met with great enthusiasm. We’re increasingly eager to place chests of drawers in our homes—not just in muted shades like sage or navy, but also in bold, vibrant colors, such as yellow or orange. If you choose colorful chests of drawers for your living room, remember to include accessories in similar shades, such as decorative pillows or paintings. And what about the style of the furniture? If you decide on a colorful chest of drawers, make sure its style matches the other furniture in the living room. A mix of styles that’s too drastic can create a chaotic look.
Remember that modern style isn’t just about lofts. A modern living room can also feature a Scandinavian vibe or furniture in the boho, glamour, or Art Deco styles. This means that a white chest of drawers for the living room—just like other white pieces of furniture—can also be modern. What matters most is the overall style of the piece and the details (legs, handles, lighting) that set the mood.
If your living room is spacious, opt for a large living room chest of drawers. Long, wide chests of drawers are very trendy right now, offering plenty of space for all your living room accessories. You can choose long chests of drawers with drawers arranged in two vertical columns, for example, three in each. Modern living room chests of drawers that feature both drawers and cabinets with doors are also very practical. This layout allows you to store various items in different ways.
How do you decorate a modern dresser?
A chest of drawers is, above all, a practical piece of furniture—it allows you to conveniently store various items in its drawers and behind its closed cabinet doors. But there’s nothing stopping you from arranging a modern chest of drawers in your living room so that it becomes the focal point of the space.
The main area to decorate is the countertop. Here, you can place flowers in designer planters, an elegant vase with dried pampas grass, a modernist lamp, or a candlestick. The top of a long dresser is also a great spot for fresh fruit in a stylish bowl or a trendy tray (such as one shaped like a leaf) filled with sweets. Nature lovers can place a lighted aquarium with interesting fish and plants on the top of a long dresser.
If you want your dresser to be an eye-catcher, be sure to style the wall behind it and the space around it as well. A large, beautiful flower in an interesting planter, a decorative basket for blankets and pillows, or a comfortable armchair in a striking color—these are just a few examples of things you can place next to your modern living room dresser. You can hang any painting on the wall—an interesting abstract piece, a soothing landscape, or a close-up of greenery. It’s a good idea to use the wall behind a long living room dresser to display family photos in beautiful frames.
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