5 Clever Furniture Pieces for Extra Seating in the Living Room

Do you pull up a chair from the patio, clean away the accumulated dust and arrange for additional seating every time there are more guests in the house than your living room furniture can accommodate? If you answered yes to this question, you need to find a new way to arrange for additional seating.

Here are a few ideas that will help you fix up the additional seating space in the living room.

Chairs: Opt for a multifunctional chair high on style. A good example is the Swan chair. This swivel chair in a bright hue such as orange or blue will add a pop of colour to a neutral palette. You may also choose a Swan chair in white; it will blend in well with the colour scheme of any room.

The advantage of a sleek and stylish chair is that you can use it in the different spaces in your home. It can be used for additional seating in the living room. It can be a suitable work chair, when necessary. It can also be appropriate in a chic bedroom.

Ottomans: An upholstered ottoman can work in diverse ways in a living room. Put a tray and it becomes an ideal coffee table. Use it as an additional seating when the guests outnumber the seating spaces in the living room. Pull it next to the sofa or the bed and you have the perfect footrest.

Another advantage of opting for an ottoman is the extra storage space it offers. You may find ottomans with storage compartments under the lid or inside the base. Choose one that corresponds to your requirements.

Poufs: Nothing can provide more comfortable seating than poufs; this is perhaps the reason for their comeback. The different styles will fit different homes. If you have an eclectic home décor, a simple patterned floor pouf may be the right choice. For a contemporary look, you had better choose a stylish pouf with diagonal lines.

The advantage of a pouf in a traditional design is that it complements almost all types of home décor schemes. Take for example the leather pouf with the traditional Moroccan design. It suits several colour schemes and furniture arrangements.

Benches: A bench will have adequate space to seat quite a few of your guests. If you want to create a warm farmhouse feel in the living room, you may choose a weathered wooden bench. However, if you want to add a little drama, you may also opt for an upholstered bench with elegant white trimmings.

An added advantage of a bench is that you can hide it away from sight under your dining table. This will save space when you do not have many guests to accommodate. An upholstered bench can also be converted into a window seat.

Stools: Stylish bar stools, simple garden stools and sleek kitchen stools – the varieties are quite numerous when it comes to these pieces of furniture. Whether you choose wood garden stools or metal bar stools, make sure they can work as extra seating in the living room as well.

The advantage of choosing stools is that you can use them as decorative pieces in the living room when there are just a few guests. However, they can do double duty as seating when there are more guests in your home.