Contemporary Living Room Design with Chrome Furniture

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Decorating your living room in a contemporary style is easy to do when you use chrome furniture and accents. Creating a contemporary living room is not as difficult as one might imagine it could be. The contemporary style utilizes clean lines, contrasting colors, and often has a bold focal point, usually in the form of a an abstract metal wall hanging or coffee table. Contemporary living room design with chrome furniture is easy with these tips.

Couches and Chairs

A couch or chair with chrome legs and accents often comes in a variety of colors and designs, with black being the easiest to find. The chrome finish of the legs and other accents offers a clean contrast with the color of the rest of the couch. A sectional couch placed along two walls allows for plenty of seating without making the room look smaller. It also allows for the use of other focal objects in the middle of the room, such as a coffee table over a rug.

Coffee and End Tables

Coffee and end tables are also another way to add chrome into a contemporary living room design. Often coffee tables and end tables come with chrome legs and sides and have glass tops. The legs on contemporary coffee and end tables can either be straight lines, crossed over one another, or even bowed. There are even coffee and end table sets that have a shelf underneath the main tabletop for storage. Items such as plants potted in bright colored pots or vases, statuettes, or other décor items when placed on top of a coffee table or end table creates a smaller focal point without detracting from your room.

Accessories

The sleek look of a modern chrome wall sconce offers a perfect focal point when placed on either side of a contemporary wall hanging centered over a chrome legged couch or even a fireplace. The chrome candle wall sconce is both functional and decorative with its sleek chrome finish and frosted glass cover. A chrome ceiling lamp allows for greater light without an ugly light fixture. Chrome ceiling fans offer both lighting and air circulation without being displeasing to the eye. Chrome table lamps offer added lighting in dark corners. When paired with textured or matte finishes, they can create a calm, relaxing look on an end table. There are a wide variety of wall hangings that can be paired together with other wall hangings, wall sconces, or even plants.

Coordinating Colors

Chrome furniture and accents set against walls painted in muted blues or soft greens offer a relaxing ambiance, as well as modern contrast. Walls painted in soft tones paired with a laminate or vinyl flooring create a perfect, easy to maintain room to entertain guests, relax, or just watch your favorite shows on television. Bright colors, such as red or orange, are wonderful, high energy accent colors that can add life to a monochromatic space.