You've Heard of a Color Scheme – But What About a Furniture Scheme? Here's How to Mix and Match Furniture After the Death of Matching Sets

Light blue painted dining room with large white cabinets, white flower shaped ceiling light, wooden table and mismatched wooden and floral chairs.

For the last few years, buying furniture has felt oddly similar to getting dressed in the dark – safer to choose the full matching set and hope for the best.

And while I do love a co-ord in my wardrobe, a couch, armchair, dining table, and chairs all cut from the same cloth rarely feels particularly interesting nowadays. Furniture trends are being treated less like a checklist and more like a curated collection – with pieces chosen for how they speak to one another, rather than how perfectly they match.