Two activities can coexist
A low reading and play area sits beside the main seating rather than in the route across it.
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ROOM 130 · Living Room
The colour-field family room
Published
A 1970s detached house, conceived for Berkshire.
A book can stay open at the daybed while someone else takes the sofa. This family room gives the two activities separate edges, using the print and rug to bring their colours together.
See the product sourcesTHE DESIGN
The broad proportions of the 1970s house allow two activities to happen beside one another. Main seating occupies one group; the daybed provides a lower reading and play edge. The route through the room remains outside both.
Art comes before accessories. The print and rug give apricot, blue and smaller green notes a reason to appear together. Larger walls stay quieter, so the colour does not depend on adding more and more cushions.
A peach canvas pocket holds a small selection of books at a child's height, on its matching wall module. Closed storage deals with the rest. A family room looks more convincing when it can be tidied, rather than when it appears never to have been used.
WHY THE ROOM WORKS
Joyful colour still needs somewhere for the pieces to go.
Colour palette
- Apricot
- Ultramarine
- Pistachio
- Soft lilac
Art is the starting point
The graphic print and rug establish the colour relationships before accessories are added.
Books at a child’s height
The canvas pocket makes a small selection visible and reachable.
Keep the large surfaces quiet
Broad pale walls let the stronger blue seating and smaller colour patches remain distinct.
WHAT TO BORROW
Leave a small project or open book at the secondary seat in your plan. The rest of the room should remain usable without tidying that activity away first.
THE PIECES BEHIND THE DESIGN
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Siena Midnight Blue Velvet 3 Seater Sofa
Living With Luxury
The midnight-blue Siena establishes a durable-looking visual centre within the more playful apricot and pistachio room.
£1,119.95
Kutumba Mango Day Bed
Natural
Nkuku
The mango daybed provides a different kind of family seat, useful for reading alongside the main conversation group.
£595.00
Cabinet 800 Zone
The Roost
The natural-oak cabinet gives games and shared belongings closed storage, helping the colour-led room remain usable.
£290.00
Full, 1962 Handtufted Wool Rug
175 x 175cm - Blue/Red
The Roost
Full, 1962 brings the colour-field idea to the floor, so the walls do not have to carry every strong decision.
£980.00
Pelican Framed Matchbox Label Print
The Roost
The Pelican print provides a clear graphic focal point, with a blue field that speaks to the sofa without copying its shape.
£120.00
Heath Table Lamp in Port Red
The Roost
Port Red adds a small, useful point of stronger colour among the softer pistachio and lilac notes.
£356.00
Kaos Endeløs Shelf: Peach Canvas Book Pocket
Kaos Uk
The peach canvas book pocket puts current reading within reach and repeats the room's warmer colour at a practical scale.
£25.00
Mayla Cushion Cover: Natural · Long 48 x 110 cm
Natural · Long 48 x 110 cm
Nkuku
A Mayla cushion gives the sofa a tactile layer without competing with the stronger floor and wall graphics.
£90.00
Kaos Endeløs single module
Kaos Uk
The Endeløs module supplies the timber frame for the canvas book pocket, keeping the storage physically coherent.
£110.00