“Modernity has a streamlined tone that balances historic forms with a fresh sensibility,” New York-based designer Augusta Hoffman explains. As Cochineal Design principal and cofounder Sarah Sargeant points out, simply hearing about a modern living room might conjure a look that’s “sterile, austere, and one-note.” But in reality? Modern living rooms can deftly bridge the gap between the welcoming and well appointed. And such modes of living modern life require a similarly multifaceted design scheme.Īdmittedly, a living room and the modern aesthetic don’t seem like a particularly compatible duo. Here, you read your books, watch your Netflix, eat your meals, entertain your guests…you live. In this day and age, open-floor plans inhabit the space that smaller, self-defined rooms once did, housing living rooms that serve many functions. The term modern can mean so many things, and if you think about it, so can a living room.
