Excel at Extra Seating with Perfect Pouffe Placement in Your Living Room

Pouffes - a living room staple - are often underappreciated. They are actually the true workhorse of a living room and a real multipurpose genius. These pieces can be used to corral all your favourite reading materials or simply to kick your feet up and relax. Whether composed of leather or fabric, these versatile pieces of furniture deserve a place in every modern or contemporary home. They can even help you ace extra seating in your living room without distorting the decor.

When you are need of extra seating or wish to add extra softness to your living room decor, think of pouffes. However, if you are not sure about where you must place your newly-purchased pouffe, take a look below to get some idea.

• As an alternative to side chairs

There is more than one reason as to why you must consider using pouffes in place of side chairs in your living room furniture arrangement. It may be because you are hoping to achieve a bohemian look in your home or simply because you are running low on space. Irrespective of what your reason is, using a pouffe or pouffes will provide comfortable seating without blocking the flow of traffic or crowding the room.

• As an accessory to the sofa

A great option for pouffe placement is an accessory to your stylish-looking sofa. Place it in front or next to your sofa so that it creates a layered effect with the overall decor of the room. Make sure that it does not exactly touch the sofa, but kept nearby. This type of placement of the pouffe can work with living rooms of any size. You can also make use of this placement option with or without a coffee table.

• As a footstool

The extra seating can always be used as a footstool in front of a sofa or a side chair. It may not always look brilliant, but it will be an added source of comfort and also increase the charm of the chair or sofa.

• As an alternative coffee table

Since a pouffe is a soft piece of furniture, you would be required to add an elegant, functional tray in order to transform it into a coffee table. You can place it between side chairs and sofas and use it to hold wine glasses, magazines, coffee and so on.

• Off to a side of the living room

The pouffe does not always have to be the centre of attention. You also do not have to use it as an accent piece. You can simply place it on one side of the room so that it can be pulled up to the conversation whenever needed. Since these pieces are extremely flexible, they fit right in wherever you choose to place it. However, you need to ensure that even if it is off to a side, it does not look like it's floating in space. It must still look very much part of the action. For instance, you can place it next to some other decor elements in the living room so that they feel connecting to the living space.

• As a stylish piece of storage

A neat and tidy living room is much more preferred as this is the room where guests come to relax and socialise. You can get a storage pouffe and place it in the centre of the room and use it to store small items, such as TV remote, laptop, magazines, books and more. This will help you to keep your living room organised.

Pouffes can be the beautiful centrepiece or storage solution that you have been looking for. Add it to your living room decor and not just enhance the room's appearance, but also seating capacity without interfering with the decor of the living room.

Footstools & More is an independent family business in the UK specialising in the production of bespoke pouffeand accessories.