Luxury Living Rooms: 3 Ways to Refresh the Living Room for Summer

Believe it or not, summer is right around the corner! Despite the temptation to start digging out the garden furniture right away, today we’re turning our attention indoors instead, offering up 3 ways you can refresh your luxury living room space for the season ahead.

Don’t be Afraid to Rearrange!

With a new season comes new possibilities to decorate, so don’t be afraid of a complete interior overhaul. Rearranging your living room layout to optimise the space for natural lighting is perhaps the best way of embracing the summer indoors, so consider a logical and functional layout that incorporates as much natural light as possible - after all, the sunshine won’t be around for long!

To achieve this, we recommend moving any furniture that inadvertently blocks natural lighting sources, ensuring windows remain unobstructed wherever possible. As a rule of thumb, try to keep any larger furniture pieces towards the centre of the room. Elsewhere, ensure window coverings are light and versatile, avoiding heavy fabric curtains and Roman shades. This way, your living room interior will feel light and open for a substantial amount of the day, bringing the outdoors in and creating freshness in the process.

Go Floral

From daisies to sunflowers, summer marks the blossoming of a whole range of beautiful flowers. As such, why not look to embrace nature into your luxury living room interior through the incorporation of floral features and prints?

Flowers are an extremely versatile decorative feature that can be utilised in an array of ways. Splash out on some fresh cut summer flowers and place them in vases around your living room space, varying the colours and types to create a living room that looks, smells and feels like summer. Though it should go without saying, ensure you stay on top of the upkeep by regularly watering your plants - alternatively, invest in some authentic looking artificial flowers instead!

For a more unique approach, extend the floral theme to your living room walls through the inclusion of flower wall stickers. With a whole range of styles and designs available, pick one that best complements the rest of your interior to breathe a new lease of life into your living room space.

Keep Up with the Trends

Any seasonal refresh should keep style at the forefront of its design, and what better way to do this than ensuring you’re up to date with the latest interior trends?

This summer, it’s all about soft neutrals - think warm, soothing colours with bright undertones. Nature’s beauty in all its facets serves as inspiration for this summer’s interior, so look to incorporate subtle hues and natural, earthy tones where possible.

Primarily, this will be achieved through giving your living room a fresh lick of paint, but remember that furniture and decorative items can be effective tools too. To reinforce your earthy interior theme, for example, incorporate a subtle yet stylish occasional table or other small wooden furniture features - not only will these additions help project your overall interior theme, but they can also ensure your living room remains a versatile hosting spot for friends and family throughout the sought after summer celebrations.

Following these 3 tips will help you refresh any living room interior for the summer season ahead while ensuring the space remains fashionable yet functional at all times - all we need now is the sun!

Author Bio:

Angus Ponsford is the Director at Ponsford Ltd, an independent, family-run furniture retailer that boasts a huge selection to suit every style and budget.

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