When living room and dining room are one room, furnishing them together can become complex and costly. Follow our advice and find out how to do it without spending a fortune on Ikea furniture: models, prices, styles.
The open plan kitchen living room is an increasingly used solution, not only when space is limited, but also to create a unique environment that is modern and functional. It does not necessarily have to include the kitchen, but rather create a welcoming living area.
To do this it is necessary pay particular attention to spaces and furnishings, especially if you have a low budget. The relaxation area, with sofa, armchairs and equipped wall, will be separated from the one where you eat, to allow you to live them even at the same time without getting in the way.
Therefore, it is important that the two areas are visually distinct, but in harmony with each other: the style must be unique or at least continuous. In this regard, whichever one you choose will be possible to adapt it. Furnishing the living room and dining room together embraces all types of design, from traditional to industrial, and at the same time enhances it. It will be enough to respect a simple rule: do not overdo the furnishings and furnishings if you don’t want to risk saturating the space.
Read also: Ideas for furnishing and organizing an Open Space
Let’s see now how to furnish living room and dining room together exploiting the proposals from the leader of low-cost furniture Ikea.
The furniture range for the living room
In almost all homes, the living room is the area dedicated to relaxation, the one where you can relax at the end of a long day, maybe watching a good movie, or get together with friends and relatives for an evening with friends. Here because the essential element is the sofa.
If space permits and depending on the style of the rest of the furniture, the ideal one will be large and comfortable, suitable to accommodate more people. Alternatively, you can also choose two and arrange them in adjacent positions or to form an angle.
A Ikea 3 seater sofa with a really low cost is KIVIK, available in multiple colors. Its ssoft and deep edute are in memory foam, a hypoallergenic and thermosensitive material that will give prolonged comfort to you and your guests. Furthermore, a not insignificant advantage is that it is fully removable.
This solution is easily integrated with one or more chaise-longues, thanks to its removable armrests, so it will allow you to create a real relaxation corner. To complete it, add BOSNÄS Footstool with storage. At the time of writing it is for sale at a reduced price of € 18.00, both yellow and black, perfectly adaptable to different design environments. It is ideal for combining practicality and style with a few and inexpensive tricks.
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The IVAR line is perfect for keeping your budget under control. In fact, it is minimalist furniture on the outside and functional on the inside, which will allow you to better organize even the smallest spaces. In addition, their natural essence in light pine will allow you to repaint them without problems and adapt them to the predominant color of the rest of the environment.
In the following photo, IVAR Cabinet with doors (80x30x83 cm) was dyed gray and positioned as a suspended piece of furniture to be used as a console. What if we told you that it costs only € 55.00?
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Yet, all the elements can be combined with each other therefore perfect for also create the equipped wall and the study area. Don’t imagine it just for smart working, but also for dedicate yourself and focus on your passions.
Take a look at this composition with IVAR Mobile with folding table. The swivel chair pictured is KULLABERG, also available in other colors (€ 70.00).
How to furnish the dining room
An easily feasible system to form two separate zones is that to place the dining table behind the sofa. This way you will get two visually detached environments in which it will be possible to experience different moments and activities. TÄRENDÖ is the table with a wood effect surface, therefore suitable for two people ideal for creating a small dining room. You can also choose more than one and, if necessary, combine them to create a larger support surface.
In combination, the line is again useful IVAR, whose chairs are inexpensive (€ 20.00) and you can paint them the color you prefer.
Finally, don’t forget a storage unit for tablecloths and dishes. If you like them on sight, choose VITTSJÖ Shelving unit (white or black-brown) with tempered glass shelves, resistant and light. Keep in mind though that this furniture must be fixed to the wall, you just need to use the included safety component.
If, on the other hand, you prefer to keep everything indoors, you will be spoiled for choice. The compositions of the BESTÅ line are among the best-selling in the world, with various possibilities of combining the real elements, always with an eye to the final cost.
Furnishing living room and dining room with Ikea: images and photos
If you are looking for ideas and suggestions to furnish living room and dining room together, do not miss this rich photo gallery with products from the Ikea catalog. Browse it and start designing right away!
When living room and dining room are one room, furnishing them together can become complex and costly. Follow our advice and find out how to do it without spending a fortune on Ikea furniture: models, prices, styles.
The open plan kitchen living room is an increasingly used solution, not only when space is limited, but also to create a unique environment that is modern and functional. It does not necessarily have to include the kitchen, but rather create a welcoming living area.
To do this it is necessary pay particular attention to spaces and furnishings, especially if you have a low budget. The relaxation area, with sofa, armchairs and equipped wall, will be separated from the one where you eat, to allow you to live them even at the same time without getting in the way.
Therefore, it is important that the two areas are visually distinct, but in harmony with each other: the style must be unique or at least continuous. In this regard, whichever one you choose will be possible to adapt it. Furnishing the living room and dining room together embraces all types of design, from traditional to industrial, and at the same time enhances it. It will be enough to respect a simple rule: do not overdo the furnishings and furnishings if you don’t want to risk saturating the space.
Read also: Ideas for furnishing and organizing an Open Space
Let’s see now how to furnish living room and dining room together exploiting the proposals from the leader of low-cost furniture Ikea.
The furniture range for the living room
In almost all homes, the living room is the area dedicated to relaxation, the one where you can relax at the end of a long day, maybe watching a good movie, or get together with friends and relatives for an evening with friends. Here because the essential element is the sofa.
If space permits and depending on the style of the rest of the furniture, the ideal one will be large and comfortable, suitable to accommodate more people. Alternatively, you can also choose two and arrange them in adjacent positions or to form an angle.
A Ikea 3 seater sofa with a really low cost is KIVIK, available in multiple colors. Its ssoft and deep edute are in memory foam, a hypoallergenic and thermosensitive material that will give prolonged comfort to you and your guests. Furthermore, a not insignificant advantage is that it is fully removable.
This solution is easily integrated with one or more chaise-longues, thanks to its removable armrests, so it will allow you to create a real relaxation corner. To complete it, add BOSNÄS Footstool with storage. At the time of writing it is for sale at a reduced price of € 18.00, both yellow and black, perfectly adaptable to different design environments. It is ideal for combining practicality and style with a few and inexpensive tricks.
You may be interested in: Living room with open kitchen
The IVAR line is perfect for keeping your budget under control. In fact, it is minimalist furniture on the outside and functional on the inside, which will allow you to better organize even the smallest spaces. In addition, their natural essence in light pine will allow you to repaint them without problems and adapt them to the predominant color of the rest of the environment.
In the following photo, IVAR Cabinet with doors (80x30x83 cm) was dyed gray and positioned as a suspended piece of furniture to be used as a console. What if we told you that it costs only € 55.00?
Do you want design advice on how to furnish? Join the group
Yet, all the elements can be combined with each other therefore perfect for also create the equipped wall and the study area. Don’t imagine it just for smart working, but also for dedicate yourself and focus on your passions.
Take a look at this composition with IVAR Mobile with folding table. The swivel chair pictured is KULLABERG, also available in other colors (€ 70.00).
How to furnish the dining room
An easily feasible system to form two separate zones is that to place the dining table behind the sofa. This way you will get two visually detached environments in which it will be possible to experience different moments and activities. TÄRENDÖ is the table with a wood effect surface, therefore suitable for two people ideal for creating a small dining room. You can also choose more than one and, if necessary, combine them to create a larger support surface.
In combination, the line is again useful IVAR, whose chairs are inexpensive (€ 20.00) and you can paint them the color you prefer.
Finally, don’t forget a storage unit for tablecloths and dishes. If you like them on sight, choose VITTSJÖ Shelving unit (white or black-brown) with tempered glass shelves, resistant and light. Keep in mind though that this furniture must be fixed to the wall, you just need to use the included safety component.
If, on the other hand, you prefer to keep everything indoors, you will be spoiled for choice. The compositions of the BESTÅ line are among the best-selling in the world, with various possibilities of combining the real elements, always with an eye to the final cost.
Furnishing living room and dining room with Ikea: images and photos
If you are looking for ideas and suggestions to furnish living room and dining room together, do not miss this rich photo gallery with products from the Ikea catalog. Browse it and start designing right away!
