Comfy and Cozy: 8 Seating Solutions for Your Living Room

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Making the most out of your living room means picking out the best seating options for it. With so many to choose from, it can be hard to decide. Since your living room is where you relax and entertain, you need to be sure that what you’re sitting or lying in is comfortable. With that said, here are six seating solutions to consider when arranging your comfy and cozy living room.

Plop Down in a Bean Bag Chair

Although small, bean bag chairs are great for a variety of reasons. Most bean bag chairs today are made of strong washable fabric covers that don’t tear as easily as the biodegradable Styrofoam pellet and leather ones. Also, many companies use urethane filler instead of Styrofoam since urethane provides more support and is more reliable. Bean bags are perfect if you have kids or want some versatility as to where you want to sit at any given moment, since they’re easy to move.

Seat the Entire Family in a Sectional

If you’re married with two or three kids, you need more than just a couch to comfortably seat your entire family. Although you’ll probably want more than just four or five seats available in case you host visitors, a sectional is a great solution if you have a big enough living room. A sectional comes in an L-shape, oftentimes having enough room to seat five people. Sectionals aren’t only great because they’re big, but they make the most of your living room because they push right up against the wall.

Add Sophistication With a Chaise Lounge

Originating in France, a chaise lounge provides elegance and sophistication to any living room while also offering comfort to anyone sitting in one. The name “chaise lounge” translates to “long chair”. Although it’s similar to a couch because it has a long seating area, it has a single back like a chair. While chaise lounges aren’t the only piece of furniture you want in your living room, they’re the perfect addition if you already have a couch and have the extra space for one.

Fall Asleep in Peace in a Recliner

People love recliners, since they’re the perfect place to take a seat, kick your feet up, and doze off to sleep after a long day of work. The backs of recliners usually tilt backwards, while a foot rest rises when you either pull a lever on the side or lean back in it. Recliners have a metal frame, making them sturdy and known for lasting a long time. Also, they come in a variety of fabrics and color options, so you’ll be sure to find one that caters to your personal style preferences.

Take It Back to the Old School With Vintage Chairs

If you want to shop for vintage chairs, chances are you want to transform your living room to look like it took a drive down memory lane and ran into the 1950s or ‘60s. Vintage chairs are great if you want your living room to have a retro vibe. What makes vintage chairs so appealing isn’t just their distinct style, but they come in so many different shapes and sizes that you’ll have no problem finding some that compliment your living room’s décor. When you choose vintage, you choose to be unique.

Snuggle Up With Some Floor Pillows

Much like bean bag chairs, floor pillows offer you plenty of flexibility as far as where they’re placed and how they’re arranged. Generally, floor pillows are about twice the size of regular bedroom pillows and are much sturdier, since they’re made of materials like cotton canvas and denim. Kids and teens love floor pillows because they can use them to lay on or recline against the couch with them. They also save space because they can be stored away when no one is using them.

If you’re considering buying floor pillows and adding them to your living room, make sure that you already have carpet. It’s not exactly comfortable lying on a wooden floor, even if you do have some comfortable floor pillows to work with.

Making your living room as comfortable and cozy as possible will give you a peace of mind, helping you to relax and take a load off. Without the right furniture to sit on or sleep in, you’ll likely never want to congregate in the living room and entertain guests.

Do you have some furniture suggestions for a living room? Leave a comment below and let us know how great (or horrible) your seating options are.

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