Dining room and living room, or a dining room combined with a living room? Regardless of whether these are two separate rooms in your apartment, or you have a common space that also includes a kitchen, accessories and textiles that determine the modern and cozy arrangement of this part of the apartment should be chosen very carefully. The dining room and living room, or a kitchen combined with a dining room and living room, are places where you spend the most time, so it’s easy to get messy and accumulate too many items that are hard to find a sensible storage place for.

Modernity and coziness of arrangement no longer have to exclude each other. If we assume that modernity is synonymous with clean form: subdued colors, simple furniture construction, or natural finishing materials, and coziness is synonymous with light and warmth, then the first common points will appear. These will be lamps, lanterns, and candles, as well as textiles such as blankets, throws, and cushions.

Both in the dining room and in the living room – that is, at the table and on the sofa – lighting is important. In the living space, soft, warm, diffused light is the most pleasant, coming from one main source and several, if not a dozen, smaller light sources scattered in strategic places, e.g., above the table, next to the armchair where we like to read, on the windowsill. Small table and floor lamps or wall lamps can be accompanied by:

• Lanterns for candles (wooden, with glass and a handle, in various sizes, e.g.: 20x20x49.5 cm, 21x21x46 cm; prices from PLN 30 to 50)
• LED string lights (20 bulbs shaped like bulbs ø 6 cm, height 9 cm, plug-in; price: PLN 30)
• Candles in attractive candle holders, e.g. globe-shaped, with a gold world map application, for t-light candles (price: PLN 10) and scented candles (e.g. elegant, in a glass container, with a lid, scent: Balsam&Cedar, price: PLN 7)

Well-chosen curtains or blinds also give the effect of perfect lighting of the space. Light materials that let in a lot of daylight make the rooms pleasant and cozy, while also creating the effect of optically enlarging the space. Light curtains will look good with light sofa cushions, e.g. a model with a decorative cover made of 100% cotton and a pattern of soft-haired tufts with fringes (dimensions: 45 x 45 cm, price: PLN 30).

On colder days, relaxing on the sofa in the living room always involves reaching for a blanket. At Pepco, you will find plenty of blankets of various thicknesses and textures. Their moderate prices mean that everyone in the household can choose their own, so that weekend family movie watching never ends in an argument. Blankets and cushions should have their permanent storage place, which prevents clutter. This place can be found by buying one of the poufs offered at Pepco for the living room, e.g. gray, foldable, with a pocket and storage space; price: PLN 40, dimensions: 40 x 40 x 40 cm.

Following the trail of textiles, we can think about table mats – they can be a standalone element or complement a tablecloth. Round woven mats are excellent placemats (diameter 38 cm, colors: coral and turquoise, price: PLN 8). If you prefer a rustic style, it is worth reaching for mats with decorative finishes (black, gray, coral, and beige). If you haven't decorated the table with the wooden lanterns mentioned above, you can opt for wicker ones with a glass insert for candles (dimensions: 30 x 30 x 50 cm, black and white, price: PLN 60). Bamboo baskets with a white fabric lining will also look great on the dining table (dimensions: 21 x 14 x 12 cm – PLN 10, 33 x 23 x 13 cm, price: PLN 20).

The living room and dining room are rooms where it is worth decorating the walls with attractive photo frames. Modern wooden frames with string and clips for attaching photos will be excellent (52.8 x 62.8 x 2.5 cm; for 12 photos measuring 10 x 15 cm, price: PLN 30).

In essence, the most important thing is that the accessories and textiles for the dining room and living room purchased at Pepco match your sense of style and aesthetics.