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The concept of the statement piece has been a long-standing approach employed by interiors professionals and homeowners that helps define a room’s personality by drawing attention to it. Generally, characteristics of its scale, shape, color, craftsmanship, materials, or historical significance are what help set the piece of furniture apart.
What does change with the times is the attitude given to these pieces vis-à-vis the culture and contemporary trends. Right now, we’re loving these seven examples of statement furniture pieces on the rise!
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Sculptural Curved Sofa
This incredible sofa by Jonathan Adler gets high marks as a statement piece because of its flowing silhouette, its ability to be a visual anchor, its reflection of the trend toward organic, soft-edged interiors, and the movement and visual interest it will create even if placed in a neutral color scheme.
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Oversized Burlwood Dining Table
You can identify this burlwood dining table from CB2 as a statement-maker because it features dramatic wood grain patterns that are naturally unique. Pieces like this command attention by combining a sense of natural luxury with contemporary design. It also scores points in the function category because it all at once serves as furniture and artwork.
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Handcrafted Credenza or Sideboard
Displays of exceptional craftsmanship and unique detailing sets these pieces apart and provide pleasing focal points in dining rooms, entryways, or great rooms. Handcrafted furnishings also always align with the growing preference for investment pieces over disposable furnishings.
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A Vintage-Inspired Cabinet In a Bold Color
The saturated color of this statement piece will provide contrast to any of its surrounding furnishings by adding personality and a collected-over-time feel. This distressed hand-painted mango wood vintage reproduction cabinet from Wayfair provides a focal point while providing an attractive storage option and by introducing a jewel-box effect to your room.
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Artistic Accent Chair
This upholstered Judarn chair from Anthropologie works as a statement piece for several reasons: It acts as a functional sculpture, it offers a contrast against your more conventional furniture pieces, it’s a great way to introduce texture, pattern, or color, and it’s a workhorse fitting in well into a living room, bedroom, or reading nook scheme.
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A Stone or Travertine Coffee Table
This little stunner plays on its substantial visual weight and rich natural texture and veining to make its statement. The La Cantera Organic Travertine Coffee Table by Richmond Interiors works because it creates contrast from furnishings with softer upholstery and reflects the ongoing popularity of natural materials.
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A Monumental Four-Poster Bed
Nothing lends an architectural presence to a bedroom better than a four-poster bed. This example from Classic Furniture may appear simple in form, but it becomes the defining feature in the space by creating a room-within-a-room feeling and by adding visual sense of height and drama.
More than establishing a mood, expressing personality, and becoming a visual focal point, around which a room is designed, a well-intentioned statement piece can beautifully blur the line between mere furnishings and art.
