| So, are you ready for the Modern Living Room | | | | lots of cords to hide. So be careful when choosing |
| experience? Ready to live with modern style | | | | a TV unit in your wall unit, make sure you know |
| furniture but do not know where to start? Let's | | | | measurements of all your components you buy |
| start. | | | | the wall unit for and try to visually hide everything |
| What I would recommend you is to first choose | | | | into the TV unit. Sometimes a back panel works |
| the right modern wall unit, TV stand or | | | | nice to hide cords under the panel. Sometimes TV |
| entertainment center for your living room | | | | units are made this way to hide all those ugly |
| because your sofa position and measurements will | | | | cords. So be careful - this is very important. |
| very much depend of the placement of your TV | | | | Modern sofas... or modern sectional sofas are the |
| entertainment center, TV stand, or the complete | | | | most commonly used pieces of living room |
| wall unit. You can, of course, choose to just get a | | | | furniture today. Here are some recommendations |
| modern TV stand but I strongly recommend you | | | | when choosing one: it is always better if you |
| to get a complete wall unit. This could be the | | | | position the sofa and your chase lounge the way |
| most creative and unique furniture piece in your | | | | that they both face your TV (wall unit). I also like |
| living room, the piece that will give your living style | | | | the idea of putting chase lounges on both sides of |
| not only modern but absolutely unique look. These | | | | your modern sectional sofa. The result is: it will |
| days, with so many options and choices of | | | | make a sitting place cozier.... The whole place feels |
| modern wall units out there it all depends only on | | | | more secure and separated from other areas |
| your creativity to build your own style from what | | | | that way, making it a space for easy relaxation, a |
| furniture manufacturers are offering you. | | | | living quarter inside a living quarter. |
| Modern sofas, modern sectional sofas, dinette | | | | It is always your choice to choose between a |
| area tables - all of these units you see in stores | | | | modern leather sofa and a modern fabric sofa. I |
| usually look somewhat alike to what your | | | | like fabric sofas myself. It is more comfortable |
| neighbors have. But modern wall unit gives you an | | | | for me and you have lots of different colors to |
| opportunity to create something really eye | | | | play with but, once again, it is always your choice. |
| catching, nice, unique and futuristic piece of | | | | Now, let's get to the modern coffee table choices. |
| modern furniture. And to make that happen, let | | | | If your room is big or even huge, low profile |
| me offer some helpful hints that always work for | | | | tables in wenge finish would look very nice there. |
| me: | | | | If you ask me, I would prefer arm tables. They |
| A wall unit is usually what you see first when | | | | save lots of space; they're not heavy, they are |
| enter a living room so work hard on it. First, you | | | | convenient enough to put a newspaper or a cup |
| really need to start with choosing the right size - | | | | of coffee on them when you need it. Or you can |
| yes, it does matter here. There is a very simple | | | | hide it when you are not using it. There is a wide |
| rule for the wall unit I use: "90-60-90", or I would | | | | selection of these kinds of tables these days in |
| say "90-60-45-90" J. What it means is that, | | | | wenge, glass (almost all of then have adjustable |
| usually, wall units geometrically come in standard | | | | height). |
| sizes like 90, 60 and 45 cm. Sometimes you will | | | | Do not use a rug, even if it has a modern print on |
| find 120 and 100 cm units existing but those | | | | it, use cow hides. Natural and / or faux will always |
| usually are TV bases or base units. Depth typically | | | | work the right way on your floor accenting a |
| does not exceed 15-17" for wall mounted units or | | | | modern look of your room. Also a few chairs or |
| storage units and 20-24" for base units. Trust me, | | | | foot stools in matching colors could be used if |
| if you've done this part of your homework | | | | there is a need to increase the number of seats. |
| correctly, it will serve you right. | | | | Modern Dining or Dinette area... Wrong choice here |
| These days, plenty of colors and finishes are used | | | | could kill your entire job of creating your modern |
| for modern wall units. Lacquer, wood veneer.... I | | | | living room. Dinette table and chairs, even if you |
| especially like black / white, black / red lacquered | | | | choose a modern ones, still looks heavy and |
| color combinations; however, even though white | | | | attracts too much attention to itself, taking it all |
| color looks nice, be very careful with it. The color | | | | away from the rest of your beautifully created |
| of your wall might spoil the effect (means if your | | | | ensemble. To solve this problem and not to kill all |
| wall is painted in white, beige or of white then | | | | previously done work, I would recommend |
| white wall unit will blend in and you won't have | | | | selecting a console table, either in wenge finish or |
| that contrast effect you've been looking for). | | | | glass. One side of it usually gets permanently |
| Please.... Do not try to make your wall unit spacey | | | | attached to the wall. The other side has nice |
| and useful at the same time.... It won't work... | | | | modern chrome legs. These consoles are usually |
| there are lots of closets in your house so do not | | | | hard to find but they can be custom made easily |
| kill the look, make it simple, low to the ground, | | | | (and mostly not expensive). |
| open and airy. | | | | To complete your composition, install a nice, |
| Last but not least - do not overplay and do not | | | | modern adjustable bar / counter chairs instead of |
| forget about your components... Some wall units | | | | the dining chairs. Now you have a place to eat in |
| like low boards with the TV on top look nice in | | | | or use as a bar table if you're having a party. All |
| the catalog BUT in the real life if you try to set | | | | simple, nice unique and inexpensive modern |
| up a TV there, you will have lack of space and | | | | furniture. |