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Can a Daybed Soften the Look of Your Living Room?

By Ben Weissman

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Published: 18Jul2010
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What would adding contemporary daybeds do for your living room? Although it is not uncommon to use these beds in this area of the home, many people wonder what the overall style consequences would be of placing this type of furniture in the living room. It is a highly functional solution. If you have a small living space and need a bed that can serve both as a couch and a bed for guests, this option works well. It is affordable, too. But, what does it do to the style of the room?

The investment in any bedroom furniture should be done with care. Buy quality. Ensure that the furniture offers function in the way that you need it to. Be sure that you enjoy the overall look of the piece. If you buy a poorly designed daybed with trundle and put it in your living room, it will simply look like an extra piece and will downplay the overall style of the room. However, buying quality reduces this risk tremendously.

What Quality Will Add

When you add metal daybeds or even wood daybeds to your living room, you can count on a few changes to take place. Most importantly, it will offer a softer charm to the space. You will notice that the bed is more alluring than a traditional sofa. It is more appealing to the mind, which would rather be resting than being stressed. In this way then, this bed does soften the look of your room.

Also keep in mind that the features and bedding added to it will also play a role in what it looks like and how it functions:

. If you are after a softer look, consider comforter sets with more thickness. A floral pattern will definitely soften the room.

. Use color as a way to help to soften the room, too. For example, the linens themselves can be white or other soft colors for a more enjoyable look. However, the bed frame's color also matters. For a softer look, choose a white, contemporary daybed.

. For a more modern look and perhaps one that gives you less of a soft look, go with a wrought iron daybed instead of the traditional polished metal. You can also use darker colors in the bedding for the daybed.

. Look at the movement in the framing and the structure of the daybed. Curves and swirls definitely add a level of softness to the space. Straight lines do this less. When selecting the bed, choose which works for your needs.

Perhaps the most important feature to remember when buying daybeds for living rooms is to match it with the other décor within the space. Use color, texture and the overall size to help make the bed fit within the room properly. While traditional a type of bedroom furniture, daybeds can also work very well in most living rooms, especially if you are looking for a softer look to the space, but only if selected properly, too.

Ben Weissman writes about Daybeds and Using Hillsdale Daybeds to decorate your Bedroom. Make your Home a Personal Retreat.

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