Living Room

Designer Living Room Furniture for Contemporary Homes

The living room is often the most-used space in the home, so its furniture needs to balance comfort, proportion and everyday practicality with a design that feels considered. At RB12, our collection of designer living room furniture brings together Scandinavian, Italian and contemporary European design across sofas, armchairs, coffee tables, side tables, ottomans and pouffes.

The collection includes furniture from brands such as Bolia, Saba Italia, SITS, Gervasoni, Furninova, Bonaldo, Warm Nordic, AYTM, Design House Stockholm and Nova Nook.

Whether you are furnishing a compact apartment, a family living room or a larger open-plan space, the collection allows sofas, occasional seating and tables to be selected around both the architecture of the room and the way you want to live within it.

Designer Sofas and Modular Sofas

The sofa usually establishes the scale and layout of a living room. RB12's designer sofa collection includes linear sofas, corner sofas, modular seating and sofa beds from leading Scandinavian and Italian furniture brands.

For flexible contemporary living, modular sofas can be particularly useful. Individual sections can be arranged to create straight compositions, corner layouts, chaise longues and larger seating islands depending on the model.

Popular designs include the Bolia Cosima Modular Sofa, Saba Italia Pixel Modular Sofa, Furninova Orca Modular Sofa, Gervasoni Ghost Sofa and Bonaldo Peanut Modular Sofa.

Many of these collections are available in multiple sizes, layouts, fabrics and finishes, allowing the sofa to be specified around the proportions and colour palette of the room rather than choosing from only a small number of fixed configurations.

Scandinavian Living Room Furniture

Scandinavian living room furniture tends to combine restrained forms with natural materials, tactile upholstery and an emphasis on comfort. Rather than relying on excessive decoration, character often comes from proportion, timber, fabric texture and carefully considered details.

Bolia is one of the largest Scandinavian collections at RB12, with sofas, armchairs, coffee tables and complementary furniture designed around what the brand describes as New Scandinavian Design.

The Cosima Modular Sofa provides relaxed low seating with configurable modules, while the Bolia Mielo Armchair introduces a more sculptural lounge shape. Tables such as the Bolia Mix Coffee Table combine natural timber with marble and stone surfaces.

Other Nordic brands including Warm Nordic, AYTM and Design House Stockholm add everything from classic Danish furniture to contemporary metal side tables and sculptural accessories.

Italian Living Room Furniture

Italian living room furniture often takes a more architectural and expressive approach, combining generous upholstery with sculptural forms, unusual materials and carefully considered detailing.

Saba Italia, Gervasoni, Bonaldo and Miniforms each bring a different interpretation of contemporary Italian living.

The Saba Italia Pixel Sofa offers highly configurable modular seating with removable covers, while the Gervasoni Ghost Sofa uses its distinctive oversized removable cover to create a softer, deliberately relaxed appearance.

For a more sculptural modular design, the Bonaldo Peanut Sofa can be configured using numerous sections and asymmetrical elements to create larger contemporary seating arrangements.

Designer Armchairs and Lounge Chairs

An armchair can provide additional seating without the footprint of another sofa, while also introducing a different shape, material or colour into the room. Browse RB12's dedicated designer armchair collection for Scandinavian, Italian and contemporary lounge seating.

The Bolia Mielo Armchair combines organic proportions with a reversible seat cushion, while the Gervasoni Loll Armchair uses soft lines, generous cushioning and removable upholstery for a more relaxed Italian expression.

Armchairs can match the sofa for a coordinated arrangement or deliberately contrast with it. A timber-framed lounge chair can introduce structure alongside a soft upholstered sofa, while a fully upholstered statement chair can bring colour or texture into an otherwise neutral room.

Coffee Tables and Side Tables

Coffee tables provide a practical surface within the main seating area while helping establish the visual relationship between sofas and armchairs. RB12's coffee tables and side tables form the largest individual collection within the Living Room category.

Materials range from marble, travertine and glass to solid timber, metal and lacquer. The Bolia Mix Coffee Table, for example, combines solid oak legs with a choice of marble or travertine surfaces, allowing material and height to be selected around the surrounding furniture.

The Warm Nordic Surfboard Coffee Table, originally designed by Arne Hovmand-Olsen in 1959, provides a classic Scandinavian timber alternative, while the Nova Nook Murien Coffee Table offers a more contemporary high-gloss form.

Side Tables for Living Rooms

Side tables provide useful surfaces beside sofas and armchairs without requiring the scale of a central coffee table. They can hold lighting, drinks, books and smaller objects while helping complete the furniture arrangement around the seating.

The AYTM Curva Side Table is a particularly compact Scandinavian option, formed from steel with the distinctive curved lines used throughout AYTM's Curva collection.

Using several smaller side tables can also create greater flexibility than one large coffee table, particularly in rooms where furniture needs to move easily or where circulation space is limited.

Ottomans, Pouffes and Footstools

Ottomans and pouffes are among the most versatile pieces of living room furniture. They can provide an additional seat, act as a footrest beside a sofa or armchair, or become an informal surface for a tray.

The RB12 collection includes upholstered designs from brands such as Bolia, Saba Italia, Design House Stockholm and GAN.

The Design House Stockholm Knot brings a distinctly sculptural textile form to the room, while simpler upholstered pouffes can coordinate directly with sofa collections and provide additional flexibility when entertaining.

Living Room Furniture for Small Spaces

Smaller living rooms benefit from furniture chosen carefully around proportion and circulation. Rather than filling the room with several substantial pieces, consider a compact sofa, one armchair and smaller occasional tables that can be moved when necessary.

Side tables can often provide enough everyday surface without requiring a large central coffee table, while pouffes can provide occasional seating without permanently occupying the same footprint as another armchair.

Modular sofas can also work well in smaller rooms when the configuration is carefully planned. Choosing only the modules required for the available space can provide generous seating without forcing a standard sofa size into a room where it does not comfortably fit.

Living Room Furniture for Open-Plan Spaces

In larger open-plan interiors, furniture can be used to establish distinct zones without introducing physical walls. A substantial sofa or modular composition can define the boundary of the living area, while rugs and occasional furniture help reinforce the arrangement.

Modular designs such as the Furninova Orca, Saba Italia Pixel and Bolia Cosima are particularly useful because their individual sections can be arranged around the scale and direction of the room.

A large designer rug can then visually anchor the seating arrangement, while floor lamps and table lamps introduce lower-level lighting around the furniture.

How to Choose Living Room Furniture

Start with the largest pieces. The sofa generally determines the main seating direction and should be selected around the dimensions of the room, circulation routes and number of people who regularly use the space.

Armchairs and occasional seating can then be added according to the available room, followed by coffee tables and side tables positioned within comfortable reach. Avoid choosing every piece in isolation; the relationship between their heights, widths and materials will determine whether the finished room feels balanced.

It can also help to vary shape. A curved armchair or round coffee table can soften the straight lines of a rectangular sofa, while timber and natural stone can introduce warmth alongside large areas of upholstery.

Creating a Complete Living Room

Once the principal furniture is established, textiles, lighting and accessories can help bring the room together. A rug can define the seating zone, while cushions and throws add colour and texture without requiring permanent changes to the furniture.

Layering floor lamps, table lamps and other lighting produces a softer evening atmosphere than relying on a single ceiling fitting. Designer mirrors and other decorative pieces can then be used to complete walls and quieter areas of the room.

Shop Designer Living Room Furniture Online at RB12

RB12 offers an extensive collection of designer living room furniture in the UK, including sofas and modular sofas, armchairs, coffee tables and side tables and ottomans and pouffes.

Explore Scandinavian and Italian furniture from Bolia, Saba Italia, SITS, Gervasoni, Furninova, Bonaldo, Warm Nordic, AYTM, Design House Stockholm and Nova Nook and create a living space built around comfort, quality and contemporary design.