4 steps to : living space bliss

Sep 22

Sep 22 4 steps to : living space bliss

We demand a lot of our living rooms these days – they’ve become the great multitaskers for life at home. Whether you’re socialising, working or Netflix bingeing, it’s a space that needs to work effortlessly. Città Stylist Sam van Kan and homestyle magazine Editor At Large Alice Lines have tips on how to lay the foundations to fulfill your household’s every need.

1. Pick your pieces

The largest item in the room, your couch should be well-considered. We’re big fans of modular sofas, as you can move the elements around to suit the occasion. We used two modular pieces from Città’s Eve sofa range to create a large L (above) – an ideal composition for delineating a living area in an open-plan space.

Eve Sofa 2.5 Seater w/Left Armfrom $4,100.00 — Eve Sofa 2.5 Seater w/Left Arm
from $4,100.00

Eve Sofa 2 Seater w/Right Armfrom $3,590.00 — Eve Sofa 2 Seater w/Right Arm
from $3,590.00

Eve Sofa 3 Seaterfrom $4,490.00 — Eve Sofa 3 Seater
from $4,490.00

Eve Sofa 3 Seater w/Left Armfrom $4,390.00 — Eve Sofa 3 Seater w/Left Arm
from $4,390.00

2. Plan your palette

Inject a little of that breezy island feel into your home with cushions and textiles in natural hues and textures. Keep the look refined by selecting two to three key colours, then mixing and matching fabric types, weaves and prints to bring personality to the scheme. Incorporating cushions of different sizes will also help to keep things visually interesting.

Tifaifai Cushion Cover$44.90 — Tifaifai Cushion Cover
$44.90

Fig Linen Cushion Cover $64.90 — Fig Linen Cushion Cover
$64.90

Suave Fringed Cushion Cover$79.90 — Suave Fringed Cushion Cover
$79.90

Breeze Hand Woven Linen Throw$159.90 — Breeze Hand Woven Linen Throw
$159.90

Silky Cushion Cover$89.90 — Silky Cushion Cover
$89.90

Coral Tufted Cushion Cover$99.90 — Coral Tufted Cushion Cover
$99.90

3. Be flexible

Teaming fixed-place furniture with moveable pieces is the key to tailoring the space to your needs. Bring an occasional chair and a side table together when you want some alone time, or use them as part of a larger setting for a social gathering.

Fable Oak Armchair$890.00 — Fable Oak Armchair
$890.00

Weight Side Table$659.00 — Weight Side Table
$659.00

Compound Sideboard$2,890.00 — Compound Sideboard
$2,890.00

4. Layer, layer, layer

Decorate from the ground up. Try pairing a large jute mat with a smaller rug for a graphic look. A double-layer coffee table makes way for books and objects underneath, so the top can become home to creative vignettes. Or try using trays as stages for groupings of favourite objects.

Plaited Rug$790.00 — Plaited Rug
$790.00

Net Hand Woven Cotton Rug$459.00 — Net Hand Woven Cotton Rug
$459.00

Linear Two Tier Coffee Table$990.00 — Linear Two Tier Coffee Table
$990.00

Oku Storage Box Lid/Tray$59.90 — Oku Storage Box Lid/Tray
$59.90

Segment Tray$109.00 — Segment Tray
$109.00

Cork Round Tray$29.90 — Cork Round Tray
$29.90

Now you have the blueprint for creating your ideal living space, enter our contest! Share your living space style to be in to win a $1,500 Città gift card, plus the chance to be featured in the pages of homestyle!

To enter:
1. Follow both @citta and @homestylemag on Instagram
2. Snap and share your sleep space style
3. Use #cittahomestyle

Entries close Tuesday 31 October, so get styling! T's and C's.

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