How to choose Nordic style furniture? What kind of furniture is suitable for Nordic style?

We all know that Nordic style is a popular decoration style. Its color matching is very particular, especially the choice of furniture. There are many kinds of Nordic style furniture on the market, both in style and color, which are so diverse that it is hard to take your eyes off. So how to choose furniture for Nordic style decoration? Let's take a closer look!

How to choose Nordic style furniture

In the interior space, Nordic-style furniture mainly includes sofas, coffee tables, bedding, wardrobes, cabinets, dining tables, carpets, etc. Their shapes and colors need to be set in combination with the characteristics of Nordic style. Blindly pursuing complicated styles and bright colors will cause overall disharmony.

1. Sofa

The sofa is a fixed piece of furniture in the living room, and together with the TV and coffee table, it forms the basic configuration of the living room. Nordic-style sofas are often made of fabric, with a delicate and simple appearance, without extra lace and patterns. The colors are mostly white and gray, and are appropriately matched with fresh light colors such as light pink, light blue, light brown and light green, to blend the cold atmosphere of the Nordic style and present a lively and vibrant picture.

2. Coffee table

Nordic-style coffee tables should not adopt heavy styles and colors, but should be based on novel and unique styles. You can choose glass coffee tables, or iron or marble coffee tables, with round table plates and metal painted surfaces as the starting point and straight lines. It can bring a unique sense of design to the living room, making the space full of fashion beauty.

3. Carpet

Carpets are also essential furniture in the home, often found in the living room and bedroom. They can be used as cushions and decorations in each area. Fluffy carpets, solid colors or simple patterns are used as embellishments to decorate functional areas, making the space unique and fashionable.

4. Bedding

As a must-have household item in the bedroom, the choice of bedding should not only be consistent with the overall style, but more importantly, it should be comfortable in texture and breathable. Bedding can be made of pure cotton, cotton and linen, bamboo fiber, etc., and can be boldly colored, such as fresh green or tranquil light blue, or sweet pink, to give residents a warm and wonderful living environment, allowing people to feel the warm style brought by the bedroom from the inside out, presenting a soft and peaceful sleeping environment.

5. Wardrobe

Nordic-style wardrobes are also essential furniture for bedrooms. They don’t have to be overly luxurious or extravagant in appearance, as long as they have basic storage functions. They are available in log, white, and black colors, and can come in sliding or swing door styles, depending on the living needs of the residents.

6. Cabinets

The cabinet runs through the heart of the kitchen and is an important configuration of the kitchen. The choice of its material, shape and color can affect the convenience of future cooking. The Nordic-style cabinet has a simple appearance and a variety of colors to choose from. Pure white is the first choice, which is in line with the simplicity of the Nordic style, but white is resistant to dirt and requires a lot of time to clean. Elegant black, natural wood color or dignified dark green are all good choices.

7. Dining table

The dining table is a place for people to communicate with each other, and it is also a place to enjoy delicious food. The material and shape of the dining table and dining chairs need to be ergonomic, so that people can feel comfortable and eliminate mental fatigue. Therefore, the design of the dining chair can consider a streamlined design, with armrests on both sides and a leaning area in the middle for rest. The dining table and dining chairs can be designed in matching materials, made of solid wood or iron, which conforms to the Nordic style of being close to nature and humanized.

8. Tableware

Tableware is also one of the ways to enhance the style of the restaurant. You can choose rich patterns or laces for its appearance to present a different style on the table. Cool marble patterns, fresh laces, and cute animals can all be engraved on the plates to increase the good mood of eating.

9. Shoe Cabinet

The shoe cabinet in the entrance area is a piece of furniture that people must use when entering and leaving the house. Its appearance is mostly traditional shoe cabinets, or white full-body cabinets, which fit the wall perfectly to achieve overall unity and naturalness. Its material is mostly solid wood composite board or density board, which has high cost performance and the texture meets the basic function of shoe cabinets.

10. Lighting

Lighting design is a difficult problem in interior space. From the traditional lighting function, it has gradually been upgraded to setting off the atmosphere at home and meeting people's demands for home. Lighting in interior space exists in every corner, such as the entrance, living room, dining room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, etc. From inside to outside, from small to large, all need lighting to set off, in order to express the uniqueness and warmth of the home, thus directly hitting people's inner vision of home.

(1) Living room lighting

The lighting design of each functional area is different. For example, the lighting hue of the living room is mainly white light or warm white light, which is mainly used for lighting. The lamps can choose ceiling lamps or chandeliers as the main lights, and appropriately match them with auxiliary lights, such as downlights, spotlights, wall lamps, table lamps, floor lamps, etc., with a small-scale lighting layout to give the space a warm and harmonious scene.

(2) Restaurant lighting

The restaurant also chooses simple chandeliers or ceiling lights as the main lighting, and chooses warm white light for simple lighting. The height of the chandelier from the dining table is between 70 and 90 cm. If it is a small apartment with low ceilings, the restaurant lighting can use spotlights and downlights instead of chandeliers to avoid the cramped space.

(3) Bedroom lighting

The bedroom lighting should be soft and natural, avoiding the light source being too glaring and affecting the quality of sleep. In addition to the basic ceiling lamps and bedside lamps, the bedroom lighting can also include simple wall lamps and floor lamps. The hue is mainly warm light, presenting a comfortable, soft and beautiful scene, which meets people's expectations for the bedroom.

Nordic style furniture purchasing tips

1. Simplicity

Similar to the style, when purchasing furniture, look at it with a simple eye and choose furniture with strong style characteristics, smooth lines, and simple shapes, most of which are made of wood, to inject more natural atmosphere into the space.

2. Lines

Nordic-style furniture pays great attention to the sense of lines, so there are rarely heavy designs in the production process. Most of them are tables and chairs with full sense of lines, which give them sufficient artistic value.

3. Close to nature

The Nordic style is based on nature in both style and material selection, using natural wood, stone, cotton and linen to show its unique texture and give people a feeling of returning to nature.

How to decorate in Nordic style

First, layout

No matter what style you choose, you should have a reasonable layout before decorating, and the same is true for the Nordic style. First, make a structural improvement based on the apartment type, then plan the functional areas according to the needs, and finally decide on the overall hard and soft furnishings according to the style.

Second, leave blank space

The Nordic style has the concept of integration with minimalism, so when designing, simplicity and leaving blank space are very important. Keeping the space spacious can give the Nordic style enough stage to show off.

Third, lighting

The Nordic style always gives people a bright and soft feeling. Therefore, when designing, it is necessary to maintain good lighting in the space, inject natural light, add windows, and create an interweaving of light and shadow for the space.

Fourth, color matching

The Nordic color scheme is the same as the overall style, using white, wood color, and soft Morandi color to display the Nordic world in the space and create a comfortable visual effect.

Things to note when choosing a Nordic style home

1. Nordic style home furnishings need to start from the characteristics of Nordic style, emphasizing overall consistency and unity to achieve a harmonious picture;

2. The home appearance does not need complicated styles and lace, and can be embellished with lines and color blocks;

3. The home focuses on maximizing functionality, avoiding superficial designs, and meeting the daily living needs of the residents.

The popularity of the Nordic style comes from its appreciation of nature, restraint in form and decoration, and strives to unify the form and function of furniture. It takes the interior space as the reference point, and mixes and regularizes points, lines, and surfaces. It is simple, direct, and functional, pursuing a quiet and natural Nordic style rather than superficial design.