Should your dining and living room furniture match? Well that’s entirely up to you! There aren’t any rules as to why you should or shouldn’t have matching furniture, but depending on your home size and style, you may find one options suits you more.
Pros for Matching Furniture
1. It creates a cohesive look
By furnishing your home with furniture from the same range, your home will instantly appear more uniform and structured. Tones and textures will work well together and give your space a more classic look. This doesn’t have to mean that it will be dull; in fact, having identical furniture is proven to help your home remain more clutter-free.
2. It reduces visual clutter
Focusing on one or two colour schemes will allow your home to look less cluttered. In addition, the sizes and proportions of each furniture piece will be more balanced, so you won’t have units that differ drastically in size. For smaller spaces, matching furniture is also ideal, as it gives the illusion of a cleaner, more open space. To add textures and colours to your matching furniture, accessorise with bolder shades to liven up your décor.
Summary
For a polished, refined look, matching furniture can be the best option for you. Removing the hassle of having to find contrasting or complementary pieces to go alongside them, matching furniture avoids the space looking overwhelmed or cluttered. With many of our ranges offering twenty or more pieces to choose from, we have plenty of storage solutions to best suit your home.
Cons for Matching Furniture
1. Customisation
Mixing colours and accessories with matching furniture can be challenging. Incorporating older or different pieces can look out of place and disrupt the existing aesthetic. By mixing and matching different collections, you can customise your space to include units and tables in the exact proportion you require. Textures and tones can also be customised, giving a more relaxed, modern appearance.
Hambledon Living and Dining – Comes with twelve painted finishes and six oak finishes
2. Lacks personality and character
A general criticism of interior designers is that having matching furniture will provide your home with a lack of personality. Having a variety of different styles offers a more eclectic mix of inspirations and influences. Whether you have mid-century-inspired tables with modern chairs or a darker sideboard with industrial-style bookcases, furniture can add so much character to your home. A great way to reshuffle your dining space is by adding different-coloured chairs and benches to your dining table. Whether it’s subtle differences in patterns or styles or having individual colours on each chair, it can give your dining room a more relaxed, carefree look.
Summary
It’s important not to get carried away with too many different styles. Taking into account sizes, proportions, and colours is essential to making your home appear balanced. Mix-and-match furniture provides a certain freedom to personalise your home exactly how you want and allows your personality to really shine through. It’s advisable to have more neutral tones in your ornaments, lamps, and throws to not clutter or overwhelm the overall aesthetic.
