A Vision for the New Year: Redecorate Your Living Room

How typical of January! It’s the start of a new year, and of course our eyes can’t keep from lingering on fresh furniture. Perhaps the shapes and shades of our living room have lost their luster as of late; or perhaps there’s simply something in the air that whispers, our decor could be so much more, if we just experiment a bit.

As homeowners, tenants or landlords, we should always take the opportunity to examine the decor in our lives; how it affects our day-to-day, and the lessons we can take away from a re-decorating. Today Best Buy Furniture wants to revisit that old classic—the living room—to explore what does and doesn’t work when renovating your space.

Infuse the Room with Color, But Beware of Overwhelming

If the living room is indeed the epicenter of your home, what does that say about you and your home life if it’s rather lacking in color? We firmly believe in bringing a full spectrum of color into your spaces, but in a way that feels natural—not overly busy or forced.

Already have a chaise sofa and matching armchair in your living space, and a color scheme to start with? Then complement it softly, and subtly, with the addition of some tasteful accent pillows; maybe even an arrangement of flowers, blooming forth from your coffee table centerpiece?

Be Conscious of Personality and Practicality in Your Space

Usually, we tell our customers to be their most creative selves in their living rooms: to express it all, in a wide array of styles and colors; but inevitably, you do have to think about the function of it all. You may have decorated the most visually stunning living room side this side of Philadelphia, PA, but what good’s it doing you if you can barely walk between your coffee table and your sleeper sofa?

In placing any piece of furniture down into your living room, always ask yourself: would it make sense to sit here when talking to a friend, reading a book, or working on my laptop? Allow yourself to daydream and imagine exactly when, where and why you’ll be in your living room, and how you’ll feel when you’re there.

Acquaint Yourself with the Ins and Outs of Your Upholstery

If we had to stress one morsel of wisdom today, it would be this: know your upholstery well before you purchase it for your living room. You can spend countless hours online, scouring for that perfect set of living room decor; but at the end of the day, you can’t be sure that it’s what you need or want, until you see and feel it for yourself.

Conveniently, you can do that, without any pressure, by visiting Best Buy Furniture. Our Philly location is the destination for anyone looking to renovate and redecorate their living room the right way this year.

Which Kind of Sofa Should You Get: Leather or Fabric?

With nearly perfect climate control possible in almost all homes, and leather cleaning simpler than most imagine, your choice of a leather or fabric-covered living room sofa almost comes down to preference but there are a few factors to consider in favor of each.

The Versatility of Fabric Upholstered Sofas

If you have your perfect living room setup intending to keep it forever, perhaps a leather sofa is the ideal finishing touch. However, if you think one or more moves are in your future, consider how well your sofa will fit into different decors. Fabric’s many varied colors and patterns offer households on the go a measure of versatility. That said, few things say “luxury” like rich multitone leather. We know; it’s so hard to choose!

What About Cleaning?

If you have a busy household with young children, you might be drawn to a fabric sofa’s easy maintenance thanks to synthetic upholstery such as polyester or rayon, as soft as natural fiber but very easy to clean the inevitable spills. A stain protector spray is a good idea to make your fabric sofa last even longer. But if your heart is set on a leather sofa, fear not. Although leather is less resistant to staining, with the right cleaning products as well as lotion to keep this natural upholstery supple, you can get equally good results with a little extra effort. Also, bear in mind that fabric sofas are more likely to retain pet hair and dander, a caveat if anybody in your home has allergies. Leather sofas do not have this drawback. However, if you fear scratches to your beautiful sofa from kids and pets, fabric is the better way to go.

How Are Your Heating and AC?

If your living room has large windows so it’s vulnerable to changes in outside temperature, a fabric sofa might be your optimal choice. With climate control, as in an interior room away from heat and drafts, leather is no problem.

Luckily for you, we stock many models of both leather and fabric sofas, in sectional, three-seat sofa, and loveseat sizes. Stop by any of our Philadelphia, PA area stores to see for yourself how wonderful either a leather or fabric sofa will be for you!

Designing a Living Room for the Spring and Summer of 2018

While the Spring and the green may have arrived late for us here in Philadelphia, there’s no reason why you have to stall your annual plans for Mother Nature. Now’s the perfect time to reawaken that interior decorator in all of us and get to redesigning our living spaces. Whether you lean toward the regal or the rural, our home furniture experts know precisely what’ll rejuvenate your home, preparing you for all the color and the splendor of the Summer of 2018.

Bring Brightness into Your Living Room Furniture

What could be more energetic during the Spring of 2018 than a living room and furniture that glows like the sun? With one of our ever-modular and rearrangeable sectionals, you can line the sides and back of your living space in hues that recall the radiance of the morning. Break up the color scheme by adding a sectional coffee table that complements the seating and the style of the room. Remembering the rule of substance and scale, opt for a bigger L-shaped sofa, especially if you’re furnishing a relatively small area.

Revive Your Living Room Furniture with Accessories

Amidst all your earth-toned upholstery, why not celebrate the arrival of the season (belated as it was) by accenting your living room sofas and loveseats with colorful displays of flowers and seasonal plants? Just some clay-molded pots and a bouquet of local pickings will spruce up your space so much you’ll forget it was ever winter. As you’re rearranging your larger pieces of living room furniture, do balance it all out as much as possible, being mindful that your colors and accents match.

Open-Space Benches and Living Room Futons Aplenty

Spring and Summer should be light and airy; and so should the seating in your living room. Get stylish by experimenting with an upholstered bench that won’t block the decor on your walls. Of course, who said a bench has to always be for seating? You can acquire a richly finished bench containing drawers, as well as baskets for all your arts and crafts, and anything else you can dream up. Meanwhile, your sun room is just begging for a weathered futon—ideal for lounging and siesta-hour napping during the day.

If you’re feeling the Spring bug in your bones, then now’s the time to scratch it and stop by at a Best Buy discount furniture store in Philadelphia, PA or Pennsauken, NJ. Between our living room furnishings, and our stellar daily savings, you’ll do more decorating than you ever thought possible.