Using curved lines within a home offers a wealth of benefits, including the potential to add both flow and dynamism. Architecturally inspired curves are of the moment, with soft, rounded lines cropping up everywhere.
American actress Anne Hathaway's living room, in her former NYC home, is no exception. Designed by Gramercy Design, a boutique design studio based in New York City, Anne's minimalist living room embraces this popular furniture trend.
With today's emphasis on the home as an inviting family space, used for socializing and relaxing, regimented rows, straight lines, and clinical design can look a little stark and cold. Therefore, using curved lines within a home offers a wealth of benefits, including the potential to add flow and dynamism.
Full-on voluptuous or gently rounded, curvaceous design will lift a living room layout and soften the overall look of your room, adding a bold design focus or a subtle touch of shaping to your décor. A design trick that Anne Hathaway has mastered in her modern living room.
So why are cocooning curves such big news right now? The answer lies in their organic shaping. Curvaceous and cylindrical styles reemerged in the world of interior design a few years ago, and they are coming to a climax this year.
For 2025, living room furniture ideas are leaning more into biophilic and biomorphic influences, as we crave that grounding, indoor-outdoor connection in our homes, with these organic shapes promoting an energy of softness and calmness,' says Joshua Smith, principal and founder of Joshua Smith Inc.
Biophilic design is the theory that humans have an innate connection to nature, and creating built environments that connect to the natural world measurably improves health and well-being. It has a set of clear principles, one of which is to use natural materials, shapes, and colors to curate a space.
The experts at ethical home retailer, The Citizenry, also support this interior design trend and have said that in 2025, nature-inspired spaces will be at the forefront of our decorating agendas.
'Homeowners want to create a sense of escapism through landscape-inspired forms. We expect to see an increased appetite for decorating with earthy colors, organic forms, and natural textures, especially those grounded in sustainability.'
Anne's living room is a triumph. It is the perfect example of using curves in interior design to aid flow and create interest. This look works in both big and small living rooms, too.
For smaller spaces, curved furniture can really help to soften the room and extend the eyeline, whereas in larger spaces, big sweeping curves create cozy, cocooning, warm moments.
This year, it is all about rounded forms, which are space-enhancing and will soften just about any design.
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The Jackson Offset Sphere speaks to its craftsmanship through its refined structure and details. Cast and welded from aluminum, the decorative object has a timeless brass finish, bringing a shapely modern detail to entryway or built-in vignettes.
Channeling 1930s Hollywood, Infiniti takes center stage in the modern living room with glamorous curves and velvety upholstery. Tailored in super-durable, yarn-dyed polyester, the fabric captures soft, heathered chenille's luxurious look and feel.
The Aarambha, hand-knotted in lustrous bamboo silk, is the perfect luxury addition underfoot. The subtle stripe effect – another popular trend – is achieved by using a mixture of neutral-toned yarns.
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