How to decorate the vintage Scandinavian living room?

Scandinavian style in recent years is increasingly chosen for home decor, especially when it comes to decorating with vintage furniture. Today let’s see together how to furnish the living room in Nordic style using vintage Scandinavian furniture from the 1950s and 1960s.

Decorating home in the Nordic style

The Nordic style is particularly popular for its delicate, uncluttered lines and minimalist yet warm and welcoming design.

It is a functional style that fits into any room of the house, carefully designed to make northern European homes brighter, wider and more comfortable. In this style, furniture is made of natural materials, either in light colors or warm wood tones, and can be versatile and multifunctional.

How to decorate vintage living room in Nordic style

The living room in Northern Europe is the main room of the house, where you invite friends and family and experience moments of tranquility and well-being in full Hygge style.

For these reasons, it is a room that should always look neat, bright and lively to create a warm and welcoming environment that makes everyone feel comfortable.

Vintage furniture and furnishings are the perfect allies to create a Nordic-style space, let’s see in detail which ones to choose to make a vintage living room according to the Scandinavian style.

The armchairs and sofas for the vintage Scandinavian living room

Armchairs and sofas are synonymous with coziness and warmth and cannot be missed in a vintage Nordic-style living room. Those with space can choose large, soft sofas with upholstered cushions and a wooden frame, perfect for accommodating several people.

In smaller spaces, the ideal is to opt for two-seater sofas with a minimal and essential style, or for single-seater armchairs and seats, to be enriched with warm blankets and soft, long-haired rugs.

Here is a selection of vintage armchairs and sofas we have chosen for you:

Lighting to decorate the living room in the Nordic style

In a Nordic-style home, along with vintage furniture, lighting is essential. The Scandinavian living room is bright, spacious and full of light, both natural and artificial.

Therefore, the living room cannot be lacking in lighting points: candles, floor lamps, pendant lamps, and wall or table lamps, which make the atmosphere enveloping and give character to the room with their colorful and distinctive design.

Running out of ideas? Here are some vintage lamps perfect for the Scandinavian living room!

The coffee tables and chairs for the living area.

A vintage Scandinavian living room can’t be without designercoffee tables, perfect furnishing accessories to recreate a cozy and lively environment.

They can be coffee tables, or large, extendable tables where you can dine with friends, but also double-shelf tables perfect for inserting in small spaces to have more space to store your belongings.

Coffee tables can also be combined with seating, chairs and stools that are comfortable for all guests to sit on and take up little space, perfect especially for party days!

Be inspired by our selection:

Bookcase and TV cabinet

To complete a vintage Scandinavian living room, a bookcase and a sideboard to be used as storage furniture and to house the TV.

Bookcases are perfect for decorating the space and making it more inviting. They are ideal to enrich with books, of course, but also with design objects, green plants, flowers and Scandinavian-style decorations that personalize the room and give it character.

The sideboard in the living room is roomy and spacious, ideal for storing all our most precious items and important documents and for accommodating the TV to watch with friends on the sofa.

What if there is little space? You can opt for hanging bookcases and shelves to take advantage of vertical space and make even the smallest room look nice and cozy.

Here are some bookshelves and sideboards for you: