7 key points in the color matching and furniture configuration of the Nordic style living room! Unlock the password of Hygge happy space
The simple Nordic style living room has swept Taiwan with its fresh and elegant style, and it has become the mainstream of interior space design. This article will start from the globally popular Hygge Danish philosophy of happy life and explain to you the 7 key points that are essential for the color matching and furniture decoration of the orthodox Nordic style living room !
Key points of Nordic style living room 1. Wood tone
Wooden tones are an indispensable element in the Nordic style living room . Wooden elements have fresh and natural qualities and can inject warmth into the space, so they are widely used in Nordic style interior spaces. In addition to wooden floors and partitions, wooden elements can be seen everywhere in the design of furniture and lighting such as side tables, coffee tables, and standing lamps.
The Nordic wabi-sabi style Japandi , which has been popular in recent years, has wood tones as one of its important features. If you want to combine the Japanese wabi-sabi style into a Nordic-style living room to create a Japandi- style space, wooden furniture with simple appearance and tasteful design is absolutely necessary for the overall space.
"Extended Reading" Nordic wabi-sabi style Japandi furniture configuration - iF Design Award space case unboxing
▲ Muuto Connect sofa / Soft side table / Rime pendant lamp / Leaf standing lamp
In addition to wooden partitions, Nordic style living rooms will also widely use wooden elements in furniture items. Wooden furniture or solid wood furniture is an indispensable element in the Nordic style living room . The reason is that Nordic winter is low temperature, and wooden furniture can inject warmth into the space and at the same time bring out the natural and fresh style of the Nordic style living room .
▲ Muuto Outline corner sofa / Pebble Rug carpet / Workshop side table coffee table / Fluid pendant lamp / Cover armchair / Beam table lamp
▲ Necessary elements for a Nordic style living room: wooden side tables and side cabinets (pictured: Muuto Reflect side cabinet /Workshop side table coffee table)
Key points of Nordic style living room 2. Simple style and blank walls
The Nordic style living room decoration color scheme does not need to be gorgeous and colorful, nor does it have complicated designs. Hygge pursues a simple and slow life attitude. The Nordic style living room advocates minimalist style and does not chase fashion. It uses simple and neat low-key aesthetic design to create a timeless and elegant atmosphere for the space.
▲ Muuto Rest sofa / Ply Rug carpet / Airy side table coffee table / E27 chandelier
One of the secrets of the Nordic style living room decoration and color matching is to leave the walls blank. The blank walls not only make the interior transparent and bright, but also can appropriately highlight the furniture and other space furnishings, presenting an overall simple and neat feeling.
▲ Muuto Oslo sofa / Around side table / Silent Vase flower set
Key points of color matching in Nordic style living room 3. Software matching of earth tones and Morandi colors
The extension of the simplicity and blank walls of the Nordic style living room is the color configuration of earthy / Morandi color furniture . The color scheme of the Nordic style living room is mainly fresh, and the color elements are also very close to nature. Warm earth tones or pink and gray Morandi colored furniture are necessary elements of the color matching of the Nordic style living room .
▲ Muuto In Situ modular sofa / Halves side table /Strand pendant lamp
▲ Muuto In Situ modular sofa / Around side table / Echo Pouf chair / Ambit pendant lamp / Leaf standing lamp
▲ Muuto Connect modular sofa / Rime pendant lamp / Workshop side table coffee table / Post standing lamp
Key points of Nordic style living room decoration 4. Large lighting
Large areas of lighting are a major feature of Nordic style living rooms . In Northern Europe, where the summer is short and the daylight hours are short in winter, the lighting space is designed with large floor-to-ceiling doors or windows to enjoy the hard-won sunshine. The way floor-to-ceiling windows or large pieces of glass bring in natural light has become a daily sight in many Nordic-style living rooms .
The back or periphery of the sofa in a Nordic-style living room is often accompanied by a large piece of glass or floor-to-ceiling doors for lighting. How much Nordic people like natural lighting can be seen from the placement of the sofa. If you want to create a Nordic-style living room , a large area of natural lighting is definitely a major focus of the living room design!
▲ Muuto Outline sofa/Ply Rug carpet/ Strand pendant lamp /Post standing lamp/Workshop side table coffee table
▲ Muuto Relate side table coffee table / Connect Soft modular sofa /Pebble Rug carpet/ Post standing lamp /Workshop side table coffee table
Key points of Nordic style living room 5. Soft Nordic style living room lamp
Denmark, which pursues hygge life, is the country with the largest candle consumption in the world, so its preference for candlelight is natural. Lighting with yellow color temperature is the standard configuration of Nordic style living room lamps .
For Louis Poulsen , a century-old Danish lighting brand, the aesthetic appearance of the lamps is the basic element. Carefully calculating the refraction of each light ray to allow the lamps to emit soft light is its greatest feature. The most classic PH Artichoke pine cone lamp is composed of 72 metal blades divided into 12 staggered layers. The light source is hidden in the gaps between the blades and flows out softly. The direct light source cannot be seen from any angle. The design is amazing. It is hung on The space is like a beautiful piece of art.
▲ Louis Poulsen PH Artichoke pinecone chandelier / AJ standing lamp / PH Snowball chandelier
Most of the European buildings have a long history, and there are many old houses that are more than a hundred years old. There is rarely any major construction work on interior decoration, and most of them are done by purchasing furniture without decoration . For orthodox Nordic style living room lighting , most indoor lighting will be chandeliers with standing lamps as auxiliary light sources.
In addition to hanging a single chandelier in the Nordic style living room , you can also hang multiple chandeliers at the same time, using different sizes or heights to create a sense of hierarchy and visual changes in the space.
A simple yet stylish standing lamp is placed in a corner of the living room. The standing lamp not only serves as an auxiliary light source for reading, but also becomes a unique indoor decoration.
▲ Louis Poulsen Keglen pendant lamp / AJ standing lamp
Nordic style living room highlights 6. Make good use of planting to plan indoor oasis
Placing indoor plants is one of the simplest ways to decorate a Nordic-style living room . It echoes the natural atmosphere of Nordic style. Plants of different shades bring a forest-like effect to the bright space. Indoor plants can be grouped together in height order to create visual hierarchy.
▲ Muuto Outline Sofa/Around Side Table/Leaf Standing Lamp
Nordic style living room highlights 7. Exquisite home accessories
Hygge pays attention to the comfortable atmosphere of the soul, and esthetician decorations are necessary accessories in the Nordic style living room . There is always a comfortable carpet under the side table in the Nordic style living room , and the throw blanket is an indispensable item when reading on the sofa.
▲ Muuto Outline sofa/ Strand pendant lamp/ Around side table coffee table/ Flow Trolley trolley
▲ Muuto Oslo sofa/ Pull standing lamp / Rhythm throw blanket
Although the delicate flower utensils are not the protagonist of the living room, they can be the finishing touch and create a comfortable and elegant space texture.
▲ Muuto Kink flower pot/Outline sofa/Relate side table/Restore storage basket/Around side table
The Nordic style living room can create a focused, simple and comfortable style for your home space. As long as you master the 7 key features and select your favorite elements, you can easily create a personal and exclusive happy space in the Hygge style.
Further reading:
- 15 configuration inspirations for sofa colors and sofa side tables in Nordic style living rooms
- 10 most popular recommended furniture and lighting items in Nordic style decoration
- 6 key points of Morandi color decoration to create a Nordic texture space
- Essential items for light decoration: Use 5 major categories of furniture to easily create a Nordic style
- Collect the 10 most popular recommended models of Nordic chandeliers at once