Glossy living room furniture, what to look for

The modern living room combines representativeness, aesthetics, home comfort. This is a room for receiving guests, gathering all family members, holding holidays. Many owners strive to give a festive and solemn appearance to the living room, and it is very important that the design of the living room is combined with comfort, a sense of convenience for family members and visitors, and coziness so that the warmth of the hearth is felt in it. Owners often want to see the atmosphere in their home stylish and modern, so many choose the design of the living room in the styles of pop art, art decor, modern minimalism. All these living room design trends in modern markets are supported by products from the best manufacturers. Therefore, the customer has the opportunity to choose the atmosphere in a variety of styles, from the good old retro or sentimental romance - to the most daring, even extravagant new products in the field of design solutions. One of the right decisions will be glossy furniture for the living room, which will give the room an atmosphere of originality and create the effect of mirror shine.

Features and practicality

The latest design solutions often use glossy furniture for the living room in the Art Nouveau style, creating the impression of grace, nobility and a kind of chic. Glossy furniture is combined with the design of curtains, wallpaper, as well as additional accessories (paintings, vases, souvenirs, candlesticks and others), the style solution of the entire living room can be worked out together with the customer. The mirror shine of glossy furniture in daylight visually increases the size of the living room. In addition, due to the reflective effect, the room becomes even brighter, especially if the facades are made in bright colors. In the twilight, such furniture shimmers with various shades, creating a fantasy romantic image, therefore, specially designed lamps, floor lamps and sconces are also used to decorate the living rooms.

Many buyers who want to order glossy furniture in the living room are concerned about the practicality. The technologies of the recent past knew only lacquered wooden furniture, while the varnish could crack, crack, there were defects when exposed to undesirable chemicals, and rubbing with polish to restore the faded surface did not always allow achieving the desired effect. Modern technologies allow the possibility to create with the help of a laser a kind of lamination, so that the polymers penetrate deeply into the wood fiber, without creating delamination and drying.

Such furniture is durable, it is much more practical than retro designs. Fingerprints are not very noticeable on modern glossy coatings, although this can also be attributed to the disadvantages of glossy furniture. Gloss is also sensitive to stains of polishes and even drops of water, so glossy furniture in a living room for a family where young children grow up may not be entirely suitable. On the contrary, in an atmosphere of an artistic salon, where adults mostly gather to watch an elite film or to make music, such an atmosphere can be very appropriate.

Materials of manufacture

Glossy facades are divided into:

varnished;
enameled;
plastic.

However, glossy furniture can include not only facades, but also the cases themselves, made of modern materials - particleboard, MDF, which allow a variety of design decisions. Particularly sensitive to minor damage from accidental impacts or scratches of the surface of the chipboard - however, this material is among the cheapest. Perhaps, when choosing, it is better to prefer surfaces from more practical MDF. MDF facades, coated with varnish and paint, are not exposed to moisture, are resistant to temperature extremes. Chips from mechanical damage may appear on them, and with prolonged exposure to the sun, they may slightly change color. They are also insensitive to sunlight.

Plastic panels are quite resistant to impact, they are not susceptible to scratches. But plastic panels over time can lose the brightness of the original paints.

Kinds

You can install glossy in the living room:

walls;
cabinets;
dressers;
tables;
bedside tables;
computer tables;
shelves;
whatnots.

The glossy wall in the living room will look great, but the chairs, and sometimes everyday tables, can be chosen from more practical materials - such pieces of furniture are more susceptible to wear, they have to be rearranged more often, there are scuffs and scratches on them. Convenient and practical is modern cabinet furniture, which allows non-standard solutions and various designs, including lining with glossy coatings. The number of modules and their nature may vary in each case. The mobility of such furniture, light weight and convenience when moving is a significant advantage. The most characteristic areas where modular furniture for the living room is usually installed is the area for watching TV or a home theater, it is also possible to highlight a working computer area, furnished with glossy cabinets and shelves. This will allow you to combine business and festive, elegant look of a computer corner.

Sometimes, choosing glossy furniture in the living room, customers and designers make compromises: they do not design the entire living room in a glossy style, but only its individual elements. For example, a coffee table, standing in the distance and covered with a glossy finish, will not create much worries for the owners, while it will look great complete with a glossy cabinet surface. For greater strength, some make the upper part of the wall for the living room glossy, and the bottom - matte, such examples can be viewed in the photo.

Sometimes only one bright glossy “accent” of the living room interior is possible, most often central, while the rest of the furniture will be matte tones, more restrained color shades, made of more practical materials. For example, such a focus could be a black coffee table located in the center. Such a design will create a bright compositional "dominant", give a sense of gloss throughout the interior of the living room.

Wall

Computer desk

Cupboard

Chest of drawers

Table

Stand

A shelf

Shelves

What to look for when choosing

When choosing furniture in a store, you should first of all carefully look at the materials and technologies, it is the quality of the laminated layer that plays a large role in terms of practicality. After all, traces of unwanted effects - chips, scratches - will be immediately visible, such defects will immediately catch your eye against the background of the elegant environment. Therefore, it is possible that if defects arise, the entire furniture facade will have to be replaced. But all these negative aspects can be minimized if you purchase high-quality modern materials from trusted, reliable companies. Some manufacturers describe in detail the manufacturing techniques of their products, give tips on care and proper operation. Take an interest in all the details, even consider the cost of cleaning materials and their frequency of use - perhaps you should not save on the initial cost of furniture because of the inconvenience that may arise during subsequent care.

Choosing glossy furniture for his living room, the customer should focus on specific conditions, dimensions, room configuration. Different types of cabinet furniture are lined with glossy facades, so when choosing a particular kit the owners of an apartment or a country cottage will have the opportunity to combine modules depending on the individual characteristics of the room. Elegant, elegant furnishings can fit both in a small-sized city apartment and in a cottage of a non-standard layout when using modular furniture with glossy facades. The choice of lighting and its perspectives when planning the situation are also very important, since gloss can create glare that can have an undesirable effect on guests. If for some reason there is not enough comfort in a room that is beautifully furnished, you don’t want to linger in it, you should try to change the location of the lamps. It is known that all known color shades are transformed by gloss, so that even traditional furniture can “play” in a new way against a glossy background.

Among the most elegant and fashionable colors rightly include white gloss. Such interiors can be made in the Scandinavian style, or in the modern style. Glossy furniture has a reflective effect, which increases the illumination of the room as a whole, but can create a feeling of coldness. Elegant and modern white gloss may also seem too cold to someone. Perhaps this effect can be smoothed by upholstered furniture covered in white leather, or curtains made of natural silk in the interior, decorated with a small pattern or natural embroidery. Some details of the interior can also be covered with natural silk:

decorative couches;
bedside tables;
banquettes;
small sofas;
chairs;
armchairs;
ottomans.

creating a romantic or empire style. Parts such as those that are very sensitive to scuffs and defects may not be used in everyday life, but may be set aside or stored separately, especially for special occasions.

Glossy white furniture in Art Nouveau style can be combined with contrasting shades of the opposite (black, dark brown) or complementary colors - spectacular purple, light green and others. Such color contrasts may be attractive for owners who want not to give their living room a too “cold” look, since the gloss itself has a “cold” effect and will try to complement the living room decoration with elements of the interior in warmer colors. The design of living rooms using furniture veneered with MDF panels can be made in very different colors - olive, blue, purple, or combine several contrasting color shades. Black gloss looks fashionable, elegant and modern in the interior: black shelves, bedside tables, racks, stands for a computer or home theater, coffee tables and other types of furniture can effectively contrast the white glossy accents in the interior.

Care Features

Glossy furniture is easy to clean, it is easy to clean and polish, but it is still fragile. It will also take much more time to care for glossy furniture than for matte furniture. When cleaning, you can not use aggressive agents from the arsenal of household chemicals, they are not suitable:

powders with alkali;
acids;
solvents;
hard pile sponges;
brushes;
rags or lint-free rags.

Note that after removing the protective film, high gloss coatings will not require any cleaning during the first four weeks. In the future, such surfaces are wiped with special napkins - even ordinary sponges and rags will not work here. MDF facades coated with paint are cleaned with a soapy solution using a soft cloth. Then you need to wipe the facade with clean water and wipe it with a soft, dry cloth. Facades covered with a PVF film can be wiped off with dust with a soft dry cloth, stains are removed with weak ethyl alcohol, soapy water or an ethanol cleaner (for washing windows).

Note that the film may swell from prolonged use of alcoholic solutions, so use such solutions with caution.

Acrylic coatings on furniture facades are easy to clean, and if defects occur, the surface can be polished. Plastic surfaces can be wiped and washed without fear for their appearance. For care, a soft towel with soapy water or a special plastic care composition is used. Polishes, alcohol-containing compounds for plastic care are not suitable. Glossy surfaces are also recommended to be treated with antistatic agents. In addition, good ventilation throughout the room will reduce the risk of contamination of sensitive surfaces. All cleaning and care products should be clarified in the instructions for use when purchasing furniture. To give additional shine, special products are released - polishes with the addition of wax. Some care products contain a special marking “for glossy surfaces”. Use only high-quality surface care products from trusted brands. Then your new furniture will retain its elegant appearance for a long time.