Industrial Living Room Furniture Guide
A complete guide to living room industrial furniture

Industrial furniture is a rugged and resilient style that is known for its masculine, rustic and edgy design. It celebrates imperfections and features weathered, unpolished surfaces that embrace the ageing process to create a charming chic finish. A key item in industrial style living rooms is Industrial Coffee Tables, as these impressive designs create the central focal point to any living room. They provide you with a surface to gather around and frame with furniture as it promotes social interactions. Not only do they offer you a sturdy and resilient location to place a hot drink, but they can be elegantly decorated with home accessories to create a dynamic focal point to your living space. There is a wide range of designs to select from, from simple black metal frames with wooden or metal tops to rugged solid wood designs that feature natural organic surfaces. If you require additional storage, there are a number of designs from trunk-style coffee tables that allow you to store multiple items like throws and cushions, to wooden rustic coffee tables with drawers.

For a cohesive and harmonised look, you could introduce Industrial Side Tables And Industrial End Tables. These stylish items may be small in size but they can add a significant impact into a room with their simple form and rugged structure They are incredibly versatile pieces that can be easily moved into new locations as a side table might start in the living room creating a stylish framing to a large sofa but it can also be easily moved into new locations like an entrance hall, bedroom or sun room. Not only do these striking tables offer a functional surface area to display table lamps or to place a cup of tea. Many designs provide additional storage and display opportunities that allow you to shut away your belongings and help you to keep your home clutter-free. These storage opportunities will often take the form of a simple top drawer, which is perfect for storing small items like remote controls and coasters. Alternatively, there are open shelving options that allow you to display a stack of books or vases.

If you don’t require storage from your side tables but you value flexibility, then Industrials Nesting Tables provide you with the perfect option. These impressive tables can stack neatly together underneath each other for a space-saving solution that is ready to be pulled out and manoeuvred around the room to suit your requirements. They are perfect for larger gatherings as they allow you to facilitate each guest with a surface area to place their drink without crowding the room on a permanent basis. Alternatively, these nesting tables can be placed in the centre of your social space and overlapped together to create a stylish coffee table arrangement that is flexible and versatile. These tables can be in square formats where they will sit neatly against a sofa or in the corner of the room, or there are circular options available that are perfect for young families, as there’s no sharp corners, and the circular curved format allows for a natural seamless flow around the space.

If you are short on space in your living room but are still looking to achieve a stylish and sophisticated feel that adds character and interest to a blank wall space, then introducing Industrial Console Tables into the room is an effortless way to achieve this. As these designs are available in a variety of shapes and sizes, from small, narrow designs to curved and smooth formats, they allow you to add this item into any room. There are a variety of designs, from sleek, simple bench-style console tables, or alternatively, there are more complex, detailed designs. The top surface of an industrial console table allows you to display your favourite home accessories on top; however, many designs offer drawers and open shelf storage, which will enable you to shut away some items whilst you display others like photo frames, vases and plants, allowing you to add a touch of your personality into the room. These designs will often be constructed out of black metal frames from slim, sleek formats to chunky, thick metal designs, all creating a sturdy and resilient structure.

If you are looking to add personality and interest to your interior, then Industrial Shelving Units, Bookcases, and Display Cabinets are the perfect way to put your stamp on a room. These dynamic cabinets provide you with an edgy platform to showcase your favourite items. As they are constructed from rugged and robust materials like metal and wood, you will often see details like mesh doors on the front of the cabinet that allow distorted vision into the cabinet but still deliver the appearance that the items are shut away and protected. Due to the resilient structures created, these contemporary storage solutions can take a large amount of weight, which is perfect for large bookcases and cabinets. These storage options allow you to maximise the room’s height as the bookcases could take on a narrow but tall format. They allow you to gain easy access to the items that you are storing whilst still delivering a warm, inviting, cosy atmosphere.

Large cabinets are not always an option for many homes but that doesn’t mean that you can’t consider a stylish display or storage option as Industrial Wall Shelves might provide you with the best of both worlds. They allow you to display a variety of items whilst achieving a stylish and decorative finish that allows you to add impact to any blank wall space. These designs can take a variety of formats from simple metal frames with scaffolding fixing details and straight wooden shelves to circular metal structures and staggered shelves that deliver a sculptural feel to the wall. These wall shelves can be used to store and display a variety of items like books, planters, photo frames and small ornaments creating a personal lived in look to the room. They are great for smaller, more compact spaces where the floor space is already occupied but you still want to add interest and detail to your walls.

An industrial style living room isn’t complete without introducing stylish furniture; therefore, Industrial Armchairs And Accent Chairs are an easy way to create cosy corners and stylish features within the room. These impactful designs will usually sit on a black metal framework, and if upholstered, you will typically see aged or antique style faux leathers utilised. These could be in many shades from the most popular choices of tan, brown and black faux leather all the way down to mustard, green and red tones that will instantly catch your attention. Other upholstery materials could include suede-style fabrics or rustic natural linens. You will often find that the stitching detail hints at an industrial edge. Whether it’s creating a ribbed design or a diamond stitch pattern, these subtle features all hint at an industrial heritage. The worn vintage look that is created delivers the appearance of a lived-in and relaxed interior, which helps to create a welcoming living space.

If an industrial armchair isn’t the right furniture choice and you want to go all in with this industrial aesthetic, then Industrial Sofas might be precisely what your interior is missing. These iconic sofa designs are a durable option with a chic aesthetic. They are perfect for family homes as the general wear and tear adds to their vintage aesthetic. They are versatile designs that can complement a variety of styles from both modern and traditional. There are classic sofa styles like the chesterfield that feature wide rolled back arms and deep buttoning to create this sophisticated and timeless design. There are also more modern, simpler designs that can feature square style cushions on simple straight black legs and frames that display a relaxed and comfortable upholstery that can usually be seen with creased fabric gatherings creating a lived-in and cosy feel. Similarly to the industrial arm chairs and accent chairs, you will find a variety of stitching details that are common with industrial furniture. Whether that is ribbed details, square cushioned stitch designs or diamond stitching details, they all add interest and character to these impactful furniture pieces.

An industrial style living room isn’t complete without the introduction of Industrial TV Stands. As they typically provide you with a central focus to the room and a place to locate your TV. TV stands are quite often a pain point for many homeowners as it can be pretty difficult to combine both function and aesthetics when it comes to this unique furniture piece. However, industrial style TV stands seem to break the mold as they offer the best of both worlds. There are a number of designs to choose from, whether you are looking for a long, low, and sleek TV stand or a tall, short TV stand. There are a number of designs to fit any room shape and size. They offer a wide range of storage opportunities however most TV stands are all fitted with some open shelves, this allows you to gain clear access to any satellite boxes, devices or sound bars and the backs of these open shelves will usually display a circular cut out hole at the back, making it easy for you to gain access to the power sockets behind. Many designs will also offer drawers or cabinet storage, which is perfect for games, remote controls and other accessories, as they allow you to shut these items away and keep your living room clutter-free. The design details that can be included on industrial cabinets are metal barn door runners, handles and hinge details that all add an industrial edge to these unique and warm wooden structures.
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