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A cottage-style living room that will warm your heart

This relaxing, traditional-style room is inspired by cosy country cottages. Patterned and richly coloured textiles, like cushions and curtains, are a big part of its personality. And it has a passion for decoration – with flowers, scented candles, wall art and different fabrics providing a multi-sensory treat.

A white ROCKSJÖN armchair and a white ROCKSJÖN footstool stand beside a light beige ESSEBODA sofa in a bright living room.
A white ROCKSJÖN armchair and a white ROCKSJÖN footstool stand beside a light beige ESSEBODA sofa in a bright living room.

Setting the scene with flowers and scents

A bouquet of flowers in a pretty vase and a few candles don’t just add beauty and atmosphere to the room. They also help set the cosy country cottage style. Scented candles, with their wide choice of fragrances, let you create or change the mood in an instant.

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A glass SMÄLLSPIREA vase with flowers in it stands on top of a black-blue SKRUVBY coffee table in a living room.
A FRUKTSKOG scented candle in glass stands next to a blue stoneware STRIMMIG mug on a red LIVELYCKE tray table.
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Small steps to big improvements

Small things can make a big difference. Like a footstool that brings the already high seating comfort of this armchair up to the next level. Or an extra cushion or throw that makes you more comfortable and helps you get the look and feel you want. Here, a red-brown cushion cover adds a rich, warm touch to the colour scheme.

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A ROCKSJÖN armchair with an extra cushion with a red-brown DYTÅG cushion cover stands under a RÖDFLIK floor/reading lamp.
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Cosy and coordinated with beige as a base

The classic check pattern of this pillowcase strengthens the cottage style. The light beige sofa is a neutral base that makes it easier to play with the colours, shapes and patterns in the textile products used with it. There are many different textile elements but they’re all connected and coordinated.

A pillow in a PARKOLVON multicolour/check pillowcase lies on an ESSEBODA sofa with a HUMLEMOTT throw and two cushions.

A desk and more that blend in

A traditional-style desk, cabinet and lamp, plus an elegant chair with a retro touch, create a zone for hobbies or paying bills in harmony with the rest of the room. The desk has a cable outlet and a compartment where you can hide things like your laptop behind a sliding door when you want to relax.

A blue BJÖRKBERGET swivel chair stands at a white HAUGA desk with a pewter effect ANKARSPEL work lamp on top of it.
A pewter effect ANKARSPEL work lamp stands on a white HAUGA desk standing next to a blue BJÖRKBERGET swivel chair.

Wall décor that reflects the style

Charming pictures strengthen the rustic style. Along with the armchair, they help create a cosy, relaxing corner full of inspiration from art and nature. There’s not too much wall decoration in the room, so it feels calm. A fun idea is the convex mirror that adds depth to the space and an eye-catching twist.

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A KNOPPÄNG set of 8 frames with posters is mounted on a wall above a black-blue SKRUVBY sideboard near a ROCKSJÖN armchair.
A black SVARTBJÖRK decorative convex mirror hangs on a blue wall above a pile of books near a window in a living room.
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A cosy cottage where you always have time to relax

Its traditional look and rich colour mean this spacious coffee table coordinates nicely with the other furnishings. In this room, the classic but relaxed style of the furniture, the floral theme, and the patterns and colours of the textiles help create a space where you can just cosy up and unwind.

A black-blue SKRUVBY coffee table stands on a grey VÄGNÄT flatwoven rug in front of a ROCKSJÖN footstool in a living room.