So how do you furnish a mid-century modern living space for men? Trying to describe exactly what a mid-century modern living space is, is a bit of a challenge. In general, it’s a style that was popular in the middle of the last century (obviously) which is characterized by ‘organic lines’ ‘simplicity’ ‘brightness’ even retro looking (to us it will be anyway). It’s an extremely popular look today and will leave you with a fresh and modern living space. Below describes some of the design tropes and furniture you can use to achieve the mid century modern look. Hopefully throughout the article will begin to understand exactly what kind of attributes the mid-century modern living space uses, and how you can apply it to you masculine living space.
#1 Sofa
Mid-Century Modern Velvet Bench Loveseat Sofa
Get a sofa with legs and ‘organic lines’ which allows circulation of air and a brighter room …Apparently. No but seriously, organic lines are those that are found in nature, ones which flow naturally. The above sofa is a mid century green velvet sofa. Honestly, I’m struggling to see where the organic lines are but it’s a pretty cool sofa none the less. The sofa also comes with the prestige Amazon’s choice sticker.
#2 Chair
Rivet Sloane Mid-Century Modern Armchair
Okay okay so we’re starting to see some similarities now, the dulcet natural tones, the legs, I still can’t see the ‘organic lines’ but we’re getting there. This hardwood framed chair with solid beech wood legs would be the perfectly mid-century accompaniment to the above sofa. But why stick to these boring natural tones just because an IKEA advertisement has it? Try our color guide to spice things up.
#3 Side Table
Mid century Modern Side Table
The legs! The legs are there again. Okay we’re really getting the hang of this mid century modern thing now. This simplistic bamboo table would suit a nice lightly colored room.
Rivet King Street Industrial Floating Side Table Night Stand
The above coffee table is pretty cool as well, pair with this awesome table lamp by Rivet for a doubly cool mid-century modern effect.
#4 Arc Lamps
Arc Floor Lamp by Archiology
This black and gold mid century modern arc floor lamp by ‘Archiology’…Arc-chiology? We’re not sure if that is a pun or not but this lamp is the perfect example of mid-century modern decor. It’s futuristic looking? Is that what mid century modern is? Ah, I know…it’s futuristic looking to somebody from the middle of the last century? Now we’re getting somewhere!
Brightech Logan LED Arc Floor Lamp with Marble Base
Another arc lamp style which is popular with mid-century modern living spaces. Gold and white for lighter living spaces, for a room with darker walls and flooring you can go with black lamps. You could also check out these awesome tripod lamps which also would suit a mens mid-century modern room.
#5 Coffee Table
Rivet Allyson Mid-Century Modern Two-Shelf Adjustable Coffee Table
The mid-century modern coffee table has to be pretty funky looking, or have a minimalist appeal it seems. A lot of other mid century modern coffee tables on the market seem to meet these criteria. They typically also follow the ‘organic lines’ rules, with a lot of them, as above, being irregular round-ish shapes. Actually, I think I’m beginning to understand, all of the coffee tables and side tables look like they could legit start walking away…
#6 Rugs
Well, there doesn’t seem to be any particular rug-rule which you need to follow for a mid century modern living space, but these colorful geometric ones seem to pop up a lot in furnishing designs. Distressed carpets also seem to be all the rage. Here’s some inspiration below.
#7 Bookshelf
Rivet Mid-Century Modern Wood and Metal Bookcase
Modway Transmit Mid-Century Offset Cube Wood Bookcase in Walnut
Again, following from the interesting in a subtle way theme from above, this mid-century bookshelf with the two-three-two cube storage areas has a really nice modern effect. And look! The legs are there again.
#8 Modern Art
Okay, I understand if you’re not a fan of modern abstract art, but you don’t have to be a bearded sandal wearing progressive who flocks to the scent of the avant-garde like flies to a dead cat to have some in your home. Especially if its a mid-century modern decor. Why not paint one yourself?! It’s easily done, take the above Picaso…. Ah fine, okay I painted that one as an example of how easy it is, grab a cheap canvas and some paint, use my handy color guide to match it to your living space Buy on Amazon.
#9 Side Cabinets/Credenza
These side cabinets, are typically found in hallways or dinning rooms, anywhere really where there is some spare wall space and a need for extra storage – not to be confused with a media stand.
Okay now I’m really starting to get the mid-century modern look. It’s something which errs from the cliches, instead of a perfectly symmetrical bookshelf, or side cabinet/credenza it will have a quirk, or an asymmetrical feature which breaks up the straight lines – that is why they say ‘organic lines’! Voila, we’re really getting there now.
#10 Media/TV Stand
Simpli Home Harper Solid Hardwood TV/Media Stand
Well, there we have it, we now know, unequivocally that a distinguishing feature of mid-century modern decor is the leg thing. The TV stand are pretty neutral colors so they blend into the background. You can see the holes in the back there for your Xbox or PS4 or whatever else you need to plug in.
