May 21st, 2018 by Chris Chapman

Make Mix and Match Furniture Look Great in Any Room

Mix and match furniture is no longer something people just do out of necessity – it can be a conscious style choice! This means there are now more options than ever if you want to mix and match your furniture to breathe new life into your home décor! If one of your dining room chairs or your sofa gets damaged, don’t fret if you can’t get an exact replacement; just follow our simple style advice below and you can give any room a new lease of life.

Have a Theme in Mind

  Make the most of what you have - if your room is bright, accentuate that with bright colours Even if your furniture doesn’t have to match exactly, having a theme in mind is always a good idea. You want your room to look lively but you definitely don’t want it to look like a bunch of random items thrown together. Embrace the furniture you already have in your room and use it to guide you as you look for new furniture. Try and get something that fits in with your existing colour palette or the patterns you already have in your room. If you’ve got a coloured statement wall, try and build around that colour. If you’ve got some antique furniture that you’re really proud of, accentuate that by looking at pieces that are inspired by that time period.   Many people forget the “match” part of “mix and match” – just keep your theme in mind when you’re looking for new furniture and you won’t go wrong! Having that one consistent theme that you repeat throughout a room – whether it’s colour, time period, wood finish, or anything else – will tie together seemingly random furniture into an amazing, stylish whole.

Accessorise

  Accessorise seating with cushions to give your room a playful edge and really pull your theme together If your new chair, sofa, table, or another piece of furniture doesn’t quite match as well as you’d like it to, just accessorise it! Blankets, cushions, and throws can sometimes make your furniture look entirely different! Popping a few new cushions on your sofa can really help you tie your theme together. You can also look at rugs, artwork, and ornaments to place around the room to complement your furniture and liven up your décor.  

Declutter and Keep Clean

It’s important to remember that lively doesn’t mean cluttered! Having a few statement accessories and ornaments is good, but don’t go too overboard. You’ll know exactly how much you can put into your rooms before they start to look cluttered, so don’t overstep that line in an attempt to impress.  Decluttering and cleaning your room will mean it will look stylish and well-maintained even if your furniture doesn’t match. Whether you’ve got carpets or hardwood floors, keeping them clean will help your room appear brighter and more colourful. The Pro-Kleen’s Pro+ range of carpet cleaners and hard floor cleaners are great for this, as not only do they make your room more pleasing to the eye, they also leave a fresh scent to appeal to your sense of smell too!

Appeal to All the Senses

Pro-Kleen Pro+ Spring Bloom can help subtly enhance a floral theme Making your room smell nice can actually be a really powerful tool for making your mixed and matched furniture seem like it’s part of a cohesive whole. For example, if you’ve gone for a floral theme with a lot of flower patterns and bright colours, some Pro+ Spring Bloom will complement that perfectly by giving your carpet a subtle floral scent. You should also consider how your room feels – do you have soft carpets and furnishings, or do you have a lot of hard surfaces and rectangular shapes? Accentuate what you already have when you’re looking for a new bit of furniture. If the rest of your room is soft with a lot of round shapes, you don’t want to randomly introduce a hard marble table into it!

Know When to Contrast

Contrasting the old with the new is a great way to add depth to your room, and you don't have to deviate from your theme to do it You do need to have some things that match in a room with mix and match furniture, but that doesn’t mean everything has to be uniform! Part of the joy of mix and match furniture is it frees you up to be playful with your décor. You can use some contrasts in moderation if you know how. One example is to take some classic lacquered Oriental furniture and combine it with some modern Asian art, ornaments, or lamps. This way, you’ll have an exciting contrast between the old and the new while still staying in touch with your theme. Subtle contrasts like this are a great way to add a little more depth to your room, which will make a small room feel a little bigger. A patterned rug on a plain carpet, for example, will let you make use of different patterns within your room, while still being soft-textured to complement your carpet. You can get as creative as you like with your theme – as long as you stick to it and have confidence in it your room will look great!