Article - Creating a Heritage style Living Room

When you live in a rental, like I do, it’s often the case that everything is decorated in neutral colours, and you really don’t have much that you can change to reflect your personality. And if you’ve rented for a while, you find that you tend to choose plain furniture which can fit in with those bland colours. So how can you inject a little bit of style into a room when you have so little to start you off?

Here, I’ve chosen a plain piece of furniture and my take on how to create something which will look stylish and warm, in order to make it feel like home…

Take a brown leather sofa…

Choose a theme…

Add accessories…

Shopping list:

Leather Sofa - SCS, £899.00

Check Eyelet Curtain - Next, £55.00 - £125.00

Floor Lamp - Argos, £37.49

Nest of Tables - Next, £125.00

Stags Head Ornament - Asda, £12.00

Check 'Love' Cushion - BHS, £16.00

Lambswool Throw - M&S, £79.00

Gold Mirror - Littlewoods, £87.00

Shaggy Rug - Dunelm, £279.99

Dream Home Office

I’ve worked in a lot of offices over the years, and what always strikes me is how similarly they are decked out. Generally speaking, company offices are there to be functional, but don’t tend to be very comfortable or visually pleasing places to work. Cream walls, grey carpets, light wood desks and metal filing cabinets – sound familiar? 

So if you had the chance to do it differently and create your own home office space, how would you do it? There are endless options, from ultra modern to traditional or antique, whether you buy brand new furniture or pre-loved, you can create a space that is tailored to you and inspires you to, well, work!

I personally think that if you’re going to be sitting at a desk all day, you need something that’s bright, comfortable, and stylish, somewhere you enjoy being, and are not tempted to leave to go to another more inspiring room! Here are some of my favourites.

Desk

For a home office, I really like the modern, clean style of a white, glossy desk, like this one from Ikea.

Chair

As well as looking for a chair that’s comfortable and supports your back, there’s no reason you can’t buy one that looks great too. I think this one from Homebase matches the Ikea desk perfectly.

Lighting

Having the right amount of light in an office is really important. Thinking about the position of your desk in relation to the window is vital, and also think about other sources of light. As well as ceiling lights, it’s a great idea to have a freestanding or desk lamp that you can move to highlight your workspace. How about this cute little desk lamp from Tesco?

Decoration

There’s no reason why an office can’t have some colour and style added with a few pictures, like this one from Argos.

Links:

Desk - Ikea

Chair - Homebase UK

Desk Lamp - Tesco Home

Canvas Print - Argos

This is not a sponsored post. The companies mentioned have no bearing on my opinions in this post, and there are other, similar items available from other sources.