The mixing and matching concept is one that I have used for years. It is a great way to add a little variety, so your room can look more unique to you. You can use anything from a sofa to a coffee table to a table lamp, all of which work to give your living space a new dimension.
The problem with mixing and matching is that it is a very specific technique. The key to mixing and matching is clearly to match the piece exactly to the room you are trying to create. If you want to use a coffee table in your living room, for example, you can’t use a side table if you want to use it in a bedroom.
This is a technique that you can get a lot of use out of for your home, but be careful when you mix and match because not all furniture works well for the same room. For example, a coffee table works best in a living room because it’s small, but if you want to put a sofa in a bedroom it may not fit. If you want to use a table lamp, you have to adjust it according to the room.
For example, when a table lamp is used in a bedroom, the distance between the lamp and the wall is usually much shorter. So the lamp won’t cast as much light as a table table lamp, but it won’t cast as much light as a table lamp in a living room. This is why the sofa in a bedroom may not fit in a living room.
If you want to use a lamp in a bedroom, the distance between the lamp and the wall is usually much shorter. This is why the sofa in the bedroom may not fit in a living room.
Why does the height of things matter? When you move a lamp to a bedroom, you lose part of the light. When you use a table lamp in a bedroom, you lose light from the table that is normally behind the lamp. When you use a lamp in living rooms, you lose light from the lamp itself.
The height of things matters because we tend to use more than one thing to accomplish one task, or to light a room. For instance, I have a wall stand that I keep at a constant height in my living room because I need to reach it in a very difficult situation. In a bedroom, I only have one lamp that can easily be lowered and put on a bedside table, and that lamp is at least two and a half feet higher than the wall.
The same is true in a bedroom. The lamp at the top of the bedside table can easily be lowered or moved to a desk, whereas a lamp at the base of the lamp is at least three feet higher than the desk.
Another example is the coffee table. I have a collection of books and a coffee table and these two elements can each be used to set up a large accent table, or a small table. Also, once you’re done with my coffee table, you don’t need to take it down. It’s a nice piece of furniture, but it just doesn’t sit well on my bookshelf.
You can easily use these same features on each side of the room, or you can use them on opposite ends. I think the desk and lamp at the top of the bedside table are really versatile pieces because you can use them to set up a desk for your laptop, but it also makes the base of the lamp less sturdy.