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Cozy Up to a Loveseat at the Table
11 Reasons to Consider a Little Sofa for the Dining Room
Houzz Contributor. Hi There! I currently live in a 1920s cottage in Atlanta that I'll describe as "collected."
I got into design via Landscape Architecture, which I studied at the University of Virginia. I've been writing about design online for quite a few years over at Hatch: The Design Public Blog.
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Mix and match seating for dining rooms and kitchens has been a trend for awhile, and now loveseats are part of the mix. Emerging from that trend, I've been spying high-backed loveseats in dining areas. If you're considering pulling up a small sofa to the table, there are a lot of ways you can make this strategy work as hard as it can for you — adding color and texture, bringing in prints and patterns, providing a spot for accent throw pillows, making the most of a smaller space... oh let's just get to the pictures already, shall we?
| Create an instant banquette. Push a flat-back sofa or loveseat against a wall to create a banquette. This designer has matched the upholstery of the banquette loveseat to the chair pads to unify the different styles of seats around the table. |
Add flexibility. Short on space? This furniture can be easily rearranged to create a dining room or a living room.
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| Create a cozy corner. Here is another great example of a flexible living space. Pushing a sofa against the wall and adding a pedestal table and a pair of shell chairs turns a potentially wasted corner into an intimate dining space. |
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Keep a clear view. If your dining room is open to other rooms, put a high-backed loveseat on the opposite side to keep things open and make the space feel larger.
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| Add modern style. To make the slide-in easier, skip the arms and use a more lightweight sofa. This long, armless contemporary sofa is a great partner for the chairs across from it and keeps the lines of the room clean and modern, letting the unique dining table base get all of the attention it deserves. |
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Add an accent color. This high-backed loveseat adds a big burst of peacock blue to the dining room scheme and works well with the artwork above it.
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Add texture. There's a nice contrast between these rattan chairs and this elegantly upholstered dining settee.
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Add print to the mix. The fabric on this loveseat complements the dining chairs.
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| Play with scale. This vast dining room might have swallowed a normal-size table and chairs, so the designer used a large table, two pairs of loveseats and a pair of large wingback chairs to fill the space properly. The result is an unexpected, eye-catching success.
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Likewise, these dining benches add their own fun cursive print to this dining room. Also note that they have wood arms and trim in contrast to the fully slipcovered dining chairs – the designer pulled off a great balancing act here.
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| Make the most of that back! This loveseat's back adds some curves to this luxurious dining room.
Here are a few more ideas for seating: Unconventional Dining Room Seating Designs for Living – 20 Inspiring Banquettes Consider a Host and Hostess Chair |
Comments
Esther Reyes Great post! Love the way Kristen Rivoli mixes modern and retro perfectly.
2 years ago · Like
myhouzzisyourhouzz Meh...don't like it; too mish-mash.
2 years ago · Like
shoezilla OMG I LOVE THESE!!!!
2 years ago · Like
Deborah Peterson Milne I have wanted to do this for our kitchen area for too long. We have a huge kitchen space & wanted to make sitting in the eating area a place hang out with the paper and coffee in comfort. I don't think mish-mash @ all. Very stylish, and adds great personality.
2 years ago · Like
Julie Choquette yyyeeeeeessssssss to loveseats & benches!
2 years ago · Like
andersonnest These look cool but really, are they functional? I just cant see whoever gets stuck on the loveseat during the dinner party, comfortably or elegantly "pulling in their chair" to properly sit at the table or worse, getting up and out without disrupting who else is on the bench. Has anyone who has this set up, found it otherwise?
2 years ago · Like
Shuffle Interiors We have a client that gave the concept (loveseat) a thumbs down in terms of functionality/comfort for their casual dining space. In terms of design, it would have been a gorgeous option, but functionality ruled!
2 years ago · Like
ds design studio I love this concept. Great way to add personality and coziness to an eating area. Really nice collection, thanks!
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Becky Harris I've had a bench in lieu of seats before and I loved the way it saved space visually and physically, but you all are right - trying to fit three people on it was a challenge when pulling up to the table, but we would all have a good giggle over it. I think it's much easier when there are just two people on a piece of furniture. I used my dining table so seldom that the form was much more important to me than the function at the time (and I was saving for some Marais chairs).
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Camille Yay! I just love the idea of settee pulled up to table (and banquettes for that matter.) The example of the the dining space (or game space) you featured in the corner of the living room gave me a great idea. Many thanks!
2 years ago · Like
Amanda Alligood I have been planning to put a love seat in our dining room and my husband thinks I am INSANE! Thank you for the post I can't wait to show him that I'm not crazy (or that I'm not the only crazy one ;) )
2 years ago · Like
carrieannrich I was TOTALLY considering this over the weekend and my friends and husband thought it was ridiculous...and then I open my email on Monday to find YOUR ideabook. I am not crazy...I am not crazy!!
2 years ago · Like
ambiadecorator In that third pic - I never noticed that the far seating was a loveseat. Always noticed the artwork!
2 years ago · Like
MERAV I LOVE ROUND TABLES SO MUCH. COOL IDEAS!
2 years ago · Like
lindin would work well with kids that like to sit close and visiting relatives love it!!!
23 months ago · Like
Gina Spengel Of course it can work! How often do several people slide into a booth together in a restaurant? It can give that same cozy intimate feeling. But then again, we are that couple that likes to sit next to each other when dining out (as opposed to directly opposite each other). Two thumbs up!
22 months ago · Like
loladog oh my I have wanted to do this for years... I bought a used round table, with 4 legs... 26 inches from bottom of table top to floor... chairs are 18 inches from floor to top of seat I am on a budget.. so trying to find a loveseat that I can have shipped or I live in NC coul d get.... Please... I cannot find one that is comfy? How do I account that you may sink down? Cannot find any advice... oh please help!!!! my table is 52 inch round with 3 leafs so it goes to oval... help !!!!
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