Modular furniture in a modern style for the living room: types and tips for choosing

Each person strives to create a unique and beautiful interior in his home. The arrangement of the living room deserves special attention. Currently, modular furniture is often used for its decoration. Today we will talk about which pieces of furniture can be placed in this zone and how to do it correctly.

Increasingly, universal pieces of modular furniture appear in the interiors of apartments. They can significantly save room space. As a rule, these structures are small in size, while they are quite roomy.

Such models allow distribute the space in the living room as competently as possible and organize the sleeping and working place. Such structures can be assembled in almost any order, which greatly simplifies their installation and repair. Each individual part is independent from the rest of the elements.

Modern modular designs often consist of several elements at once (table, dressers, shelves, secretaries, pencil cases). Such components can be combined in various ways. At any time, such furniture can be easily rearranged or removed altogether.

Modular living room furniture has a number of important advantages.

• Mobility and compactness... Modular products can be easily rearranged from one place to another, remove unnecessary parts, replace them with new ones.In addition, they have small dimensions, which makes it possible to place them even in small rooms.
• The ability to create combinations... Modular parts can be connected in different order. Thus, from individual elements, you can create a work corner, a place for a TV, rest or for storing books. They should be in the same style, but visually separate from each other.
• Versatility. With the help of new additional compartments and shelves, the interior of the living room can be completely renewed. Small modular armchairs will also be able to dilute the style.
• Spaciousness... Despite the fact that such furniture sets do not differ in large dimensions, they can accommodate a large number of items.
• Aesthetics... Such furniture systems look as neat and elegant in the interiors as possible; they will not be able to spoil the design of the living room with too bulky and ridiculous elements.

Despite all the advantages, modular designs have some disadvantages.

• Decor is often missing. Most of the modular sections are produced without decorations and decorative elements. In the manufacture of such furniture, manufacturers prefer a minimalist modern design.
• Same type. This drawback does not allow creating a unique design in the interior.
• Plain walls are required for installation. If the surfaces have even slight irregularities, then it will be difficult for you to install the product at the joints of individual parts.

Today in furniture stores you can find a large number of modern modular designs for decorating living rooms:

• pedestals;
• shelves;
• stands for fresh flowers;
• racks;
• banquets;
• dressers;
• drawers.

Often, in retail outlets, you can see whole modular systems consisting of several items. Most often, such options are placed in the TV zone. Also a popular model is the straight design for the living room. It includes several straight and tall roomy cabinets of the same level with the wall.

These options are considered a great option for a small studio apartment. Most often they surround the center racks and the TV area. Sometimes in such systems there is also a separate workplace. They can also include roll-out or folding tables.

Another popular type is slide systems... Such designs allow the use of compartments of different heights, each of which is designed for its specific function.

Many in the design of living rooms use corner modular structures. They are considered a budget option for non-standard furniture. Such systems often close the "dead zones" in the room.

Currently produced and modular sofas. Often, functional mini-chairs act as such elements. Mini TV walls are also considered an interesting and beautiful option for decorating living rooms.

A variety of materials are used to make modular kits. Popular is natural wood... There are also glazed options in exotic design. Currently producing surfaces and leather.

Often, such furniture is created from MDF and chipboard. Moreover, they are thoroughly pretreated and coated with a special varnish. In addition, can be used glass bases and transparent plastic.

Today there are a large number of manufacturers of modular designs for living rooms.

• Furniture factory "Shatura". This manufacturer manufactures the Britannica kit, which is popular among consumers.It includes cabinets with two drawers and an open section, a pencil case, a wall cabinet with two shelves. Also, this factory produces structures "Athena" and "Rowena", consisting of a hinged module, two cabinets and a large cabinet.

• Furniture factory "Interior Center"... She releases the Marta kit. It comes in two basic colors: white oak and plum. In total, there are seven options for such systems, which differ from each other in dimensions, the number of cabinets with shelves. Also, compartments can be glazed, open or deaf.

• Firm "Ronikon". This manufacturer creates a set "Color comfort". It is a spacious section with many small compartments, a TV niche and a stand. The company also produces the "Lime" construction - this is corner-type furniture, decorated in white and black colors, diluted with the color of lime.

• MST furniture company. This manufacturer sells the Adele modular kit. It is characterized by glazed doors and beautiful photo printing on the surface of the module. The company also produces the Juliet system, which is designed in black and white colors.

• Firm "Evita". It produces modular sections "Renata". They are created in classic black and white colors. The facades of the module are decorated with thin white patterns.

• Firm "Interdesign". She produces Yoko designs. They include 20 small, roomy compartments. As a rule, they have beautiful backlighting.

• BRW factory. She specializes in the production of the Somatic series, which are distinguished by bright contrasting but elegant design.

• Factory "Borovichi-furniture"... This manufacturer produces the Solo kit. It consists of a small cabinet, two wardrobes, several hanging shelves.

Today, designers offer a variety of design options for living areas with modular furniture designs. When creating an interior, you should pay special attention to the color scheme of the details.

An interesting option would be sets with contrasting shades that are combined with black, milky or white.

They will look modern and beautiful in living rooms models with wooden surfaces in different shades and with glazed doors... Often, the doors are additionally decorated with small drawings or patterns.

If you want to decorate a room in style minimalism or hi-techthen you should choose modular kits with built-in hidden compartments ("spies"). It is better to choose facades with matte or varnished surfaces. Fully transparent glass elements will look interesting.

A bold but interesting option for high-tech style will be completely black furniture systems. Often such models are made of black wood. To prevent the product from looking too gloomy, glass elements, glossy large surfaces or metal parts are added to it.

When designing such styles, they will be able to fit and black and white designs of several cabinets of different heights... These may include a separate location for the TV. To slightly dilute the interior, you can purchase products with light illumination or with small outline drawings.

Structures made entirely of treated wood with hidden compartments will also look beautiful. Such products can be thinned with glossy black surfaces or metallic components.

Glossy modules will go well with large mirrored surfaces. Also, such elements can be combined with metal parts.

An excellent option would be placement of LED strips in modular cabinets. Often they are also installed in the glass doors of the compartments.

There are a few things to pay attention to when buying modular furniture. So, be sure to take into account the color scheme of designs: it should be combined with the style of the room and with the intended color scheme of the interior.

It is not uncommon for consumers to choose whole furniture designs. They are made to order. They are fully consistent with the planned design of the room. As a rule, they are made from elite wood species. Similar options are made for complex and unusual interiors.

Also consider the footage of the living room. In small rooms, corner cabinets will be the best option, which will significantly save space.

Be sure to pay attention to the height of the shelving. They should not only fit in the room, but also look neat in the overall interior of the room. Also, do not forget that along with large elements, modules should include smaller details so that the product looks beautiful and interesting.

If you select individual sections from which a single modular system will be created, then you should select models made of the same materials and having the same colors. Otherwise, the furniture will not be able to fit into the interior - it will become ridiculous and ugly.

At the same time, there are cases when materials are combined with each other to dilute the style. So, an excellent option would be a system that includes wooden compartments and a small table with a glass top. But the legs at the table should be made of the same material as the cabinets. Installing several transparent shelves would be a good option..

Consider the cost of the kits. Today you can find excellent economy class options in stores. At the same time, they will not look too boring in the living room, because such pieces of furniture are specially made with small decorative details.

If you want to match the TV area with the module itself, then you need to choose models in which a compartment for placing a TV is provided in advance. Manufacturers often make low-rise headsets with space for equipment. At the same time, several large roomy shelves for storage or separate boxes that are not connected to the rest of the furniture are attached from above.

For an overview of modular living room furniture, see the following video.