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A guide to a space-saving contemporary living room

From fun-filled games to family meals, this multifunctional hub of the home can even take on overnight guests without missing a beat.

A colourful living room with an ÄLVDALEN sofa-bed, a room-dividing white KALLAX shelving unit, plants and decoration.
A colourful living room with an ÄLVDALEN sofa-bed, a room-dividing white KALLAX shelving unit, plants and decoration.

Make all the pieces roll into place

With little extra room, space-saving strategies make all the difference. Like a side table on castors, swiftly adapting to where it’s placed and what’s on it.

Bedside table for overnight guests, check.

Holder of games and snacks for a night, check.

Out of the way to maximise floor space? Gone in a flash.

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A TINGBY side table on castors with popcorn and game paraphernalia, standing on a KLASSRUM rug in a sun-dappled room.
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Your screen time deserves a cinema curtain

Besides giving your TV time a night-at-the-movies air, hiding the screen behind a length of fabric between sessions is an easy way to add a calm touch to your contemporary living room. Not to mention colour.

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Colourful lengths of FJÄLLDRABA and FLUGBLOMSTER fabric cover a wall partly obscuring a TV mounted over a TULLSTORP TV bench.
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A home for every little item

Is the screen in or out? This TV bench doesn’t mind. It stores everything from electronics to decoration, no matter what. Since storage space is precious in Singapore homes, going vertical is another helpful tactic. 

Watch this EKET cabinet arrangement keep tabs on everyone’s things while making a slumbering corner come alive.

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A length of FLUGBLOMSTER fabric partly cover a TV mounted over a TULLSTORP TV bench with boxes inside and decorations on top.
A yellow EKERÖ armchair placed by a corner where three EKET cabinets have been mounted vertically, holding mainly books.
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Dibs on the cosy corner

Between times of togetherness, it’s a good idea to allow space for me-time. You know – comfy seating, a lamp and shelf for reading, eye-catching mirrors, mood lighting, pouffe for your feet, the works. Get there first or get in line.

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A colourful corner with a black-brown LACK wall shelf with book stacks, an ÄLVDALEN sofa-bed and a yellow EMMISLÖV pouffe.
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The wall of plenty

Turning your living room into smaller ones has a paradoxical way of creating a spacious feel. Nothing does it better than a KALLAX shelving unit. This expressly two-sided room divider lets you tailor convenience and decoration to a truly eye-pleasing combo of storage and display.

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A KALLAX shelving unit filled with storage and decoration acts as a room divider between a dining area and a living room.
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Look what we have here!

The smaller the space, the more important the storage solutions. Which makes the impressive depths of our space-saving ÄLVDALEN sofa-bed even more handy. Its roomy, hidden compartments are enough to hold bedding, comfy textiles and beyond. Perfect for Singapore homes!

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An image loop showing how a person takes the top off an ÄLVDALEN sofa-bed, revealing colourful bedding inside.
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A double bed, on the double

When there’s no room for a designated guest room, an ÄLVDALEN sofa-bed is a near and dear second. It puts your contemporary living room a quick change away from guest accommodation – and you’ll have it back again by morning.

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A dim room where an ÄLVDALEN sofa-bed is made with MAJSMOTT bed linen. A NÖDMAST lamp is on a nearby TINGBY side table.
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A room mixing flexibility, function and fun

This is a living room with a lot going on, just as you want it. Personal expression and a playful colour scheme make it cosy and inviting, while flexible space-saving furniture allows it to adapt with shifting activities during the day – or night, if you happen to be a staying guest.

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A vibrant living room with KLASSRUM rugs, an ÄLVDALEN sofa-bed, a TINGBY side table, a EKERÖ armchair and ample decoration.
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