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3 Impactful Ways to Refresh Your Living Room

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3 Impactful Ways to Refresh Your Living Room

April 15, 2020

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Your living room is far more than just a room: it’s a destination meant for long conversations with friends, relaxing evenings with loved ones, and even the occasional at-home office moment. We’re always searching for new ways to enliven our space, but our new collection of Jenni Kayne Furniture has us feeling all the more inspired to reinvigorate our living rooms with comfort and style (one look at the Safari Chair and Cedar Stump and you’ll see why). Taking cues from Jenni’s evergreen decorating rules, we’re embracing the spirit of the living room update with two impactful pieces in three simple ways.

Two tan leather chairs face each other in front of a brick fireplace with a white mantel. A small tree stump table with a vase and mug sits between them on a white patterned rug, offering cozy living room design ideas.

3 Impactful Ways to Refresh Your Living Room

A light brown leather chair sits on a white rug with a diamond pattern, next to a round wooden side table with a vase of greenery and a candle—perfect inspiration for those seeking stylish living room design ideas. A brick fireplace and large windows are in the background.Jenni Kayne Leather Safari Chair, $1995

Elevate Your Accent Pieces

A surefire way to give your space an easy update? Go for accent pieces with natural texture and let the decorative details flow from there. Serving as an extension of the outdoors, wooden accent pieces serve as the perfect base for thoughtful curation: stack your favorite books, make room for candles, and spruce up the space with spots of greenery. Regardless of your styling of choice, one thing remains true: impactful accents are made all the better with personalized details.

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Add a Touch of Texture

We love décor that gives every inch of our space the look and feel of lived-in comfort. From timeless chairs meant for afternoons reading to couches covered with warm textiles, there’s a way to bring a touch of home to each item. When in search of ways to update, we turn to the power of tonal texture. Balance clean lines (like those of a sleek lounge chair) with intriguing texture and pattern: think thickly-weaved rugs or a grooved side table with character. Layer throws over your hand-crafted furniture or double up on rugs for an added element of flair to create a cozy corner you’ll never want to leave.

 

A tan leather armchair with a beige knit blanket draped over one arm sits beside a round wooden side table—offering cozy living room design ideas on a neutral rug near a white paneled wall and brick fireplace.Jenni Kayne Leather Safari Chair, $1995
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Two tan leather chairs with light wood frames face a round wooden side table in front of a brick fireplace, offering timeless living room design ideas. Books and a decorative bowl rest on the table atop a white rug with a black grid pattern.

Find Beauty in the Balance

Our design philosophy rests on the single certainty that everything has a purpose. Rugs are meant to warm the space, artwork is hung to add dimension, and furniture is chosen with the utmost intention. That brings us to our final tip: rearrange your space to focus on function. There’s no better way to update your surroundings than by shifting pieces around and empowering juxtaposition.

At a loss for where to start? Jenni loves pairing two like chairs with a side table in between to break up the design. If you’re only in the market for one, try balancing your corner with a lush plant or an intriguing art piece. Whether it’s the perfect coffee table to complement your sofa or a set of chairs that break up the space, every object has a place in making your house a home.

A bright, airy living room features leather chairs, a wooden stump side table, leafy plant, and neutral rug—offering inspiring living room design ideas. Sunlight pours through large windows behind modern black-and-white nature artwork.
A modern tan leather chair with light wooden frame sits on a textured rug next to a tall potted fiddle leaf fig tree, offering fresh living room design ideas against a white wood-paneled wall with door and window in the background.

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Photos by Angi Welsch