The Remi Console Table
It’s wide enough to hold books and a desk lamp comfortably, but not so large as to be taking up unnecessary space. The living room doesn’t have a whole lot of square footage, so I really appreciate the Remi’s efficiency. Because the entryway also immediately flows into the living room, the Remi also semi-functions as a landing table with entryway lighting.
We lived with that configuration for a while until winter came along. While it was perfectly functional and suited for my needs, it was a little bit on the cold side. I reluctantly moved my cookbooks to a proper study and we decided to try and cozy up the space a little bit more with more textures and colors:
We added the ivory sheepskin underneath the rug to match the existing fluffy pillow and give our toes something to snuggle into. While the leather ottoman was perfect for stretching out when reading books, leather tends to run cold in the winter — the ivory sheepskin definitely helped warm things up. We also set up a large basket full of extra pillows and blankets next to the chair so that we could always have easy access to all our favorite cozy things. In fact, it was so cozy that we fought over that spot all winter — the winner would get the chair, and the loser would be relegated to the couch by him or herself. So somewhere along the way, my fiancé suggested that maybe we get an extra chair to fit in that space. And it worked!
We’d always struggled with having enough seating in our small living room; as I mentioned before, squashing a second couch into that space was a little too awkward and clunky. The second chair added much needed extra seating. Plus, the two chairs together became a beautiful visual highlight to the room and drew even more attention to the bay windows themselves.
The Good Chair
This is now our favorite spot for date nights In and movie nights. It was sorta crazy how much of a difference that second chair made! No more arguments over who gets “the good chair,” extra seating, and lots of cozying in with a bottle of wine and our favorite movie.
So when styling bay windows, I’d say it’s important to think about how you use the space and what you’re hoping to get out of it. My advice is to skip the couch and find a pair of your favorite accent chairs to style with. Accent chairs can give you much more versatility with design that you can adjust throughout the year to fit your needs like we did.