norsuHOME 2 - Living Room

norsuHOME 2 - Living Room
norsuHOME 2 · Chapter Two
Nat's living & dining furniture
Five metre cathedral ceilings, an abundance of natural light and not a square edge in sight. Nat walks through every furniture decision in the heart of the norsuHOME - and why the last pieces chosen were worth the wait.
norsuHOME 2·Living & dining·Words by Nat

It's hard to believe it has already been a month since we've moved in. It's true that time flies when you're having fun, and boy we've been having some serious fun in our new home. In fact, I think I'm still recovering from our New Year's Eve party.

I've loved sharing some sneak peeks with you over social media the past few weeks, and am so grateful and overwhelmed by all your beautiful comments. Thank you. After receiving so many incredible questions on Instagram, I think it's time to dive in and begin sharing some deets - and what better place to start than the furniture selections in our living and dining space?

This space is without doubt the centrepiece of our new home. As you step up into this area, it signifies the beginning of the 'new' section of the house, and walking in here makes my heart skip a beat.

But selecting the furniture wasn't as simple as you may think. I actually deliberated over the pieces to place in here for so long, they were the last ones chosen for the home. True story - these chairs were delivered a day before we moved in.

"With 5 metre tall cathedral ceilings, and an abundance of natural light, it sure is the hub of our home."



Three decisions
How the room came together
A hero artwork, a commitment to curves, and a rug that pulled the whole palette into line.

01
The focal point
A hero piece for the big wall
Walking into the living and dining area, you are instantly greeted by that delicious pastel supersized Lottie Rae artwork, 'New Beginnings'. It's the focal point from the moment you step inside the front door, and it captivates you the entire way down the hallway. One thing I was sure of the entire way through construction was that this wall needed a hero piece. The bigger the better I say - this one was so large we needed to move a powerpoint just to hang it. Our statement Audo Dancing Pendant creates the second hero moment, floating gracefully above the dining table.

02
Curves in all the right places
Not a square edge to be seen
I followed the curvature in our kitchen island by intentionally selecting softer edges in literally every piece in this space - from the oval GlobeWest Seb dining table, to the Laylah Loop dining chairs, to the Juno Cloud sofa. The flowing organic shapes create a softness here, and a sense of cohesion with the kitchen, which in turn allows the angles in the ceilings and our feature brick fireplace to really stand out. The Seb comfortably seats ten, with space for more thanks to the curved ends. The chairs were chosen after a weekend at the norsu Cabin - I came straight home and ordered the dining version.

03
Colour palette is key
The rug was the final piece
Between the celadon kitchen and the hero Lottie Rae art, I wanted to keep the tones in the living room furniture fairly neutral. With the help of Georgia from our norsu Design team, we landed on the warm-toned BAYA Sandringham rug in Putty. Pairing perfectly with the oak dining table and the pops of taupe and buff-brown in the artwork, it finishes this space beautifully. It's delightfully soft underfoot, and that subtle pop of colour brings an interest we'd never have achieved with a grey rug.
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Pieces from this room
Everything below is in Nat's living and dining space, available to shop now.

New Beginnings
Lottie Rae · From $400.00
The supersized pastel canvas that anchors the whole room - and the first thing you see from the front door.
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Dancing Pendant
AUDO Copenhagen · From $1,700.00
Nat's first pendant purchase for the home, floating above the Seb dining table.
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Sandringham rug, Putty
BAYA · As seen in Nat's home
Warm-toned, soft underfoot and the final piece of the palette puzzle.
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Juno Cloud modular sofa
GlobeWest · Five-piece configuration
Modular, reconfigurable and generous enough for a room with five metre ceilings.
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Seb oval dining table
GlobeWest · Oak
Seats ten comfortably, with room for more thanks to those curved ends.
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Laylah Loop dining chair
GlobeWest · $610.00
Tested over a weekend at the norsu Cabin, then ordered the moment we got home.
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Go deeper
norsuHOME 2 digital magazine
Chapter Two covers the dining and living spaces in full - the floor plans, the finishes, the sourcing lists and the decisions behind them. Or take the bundle and get the entire home.
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Next up - finishes. With so much to cover in this home, my goal is to keep it super simple. We've started with the furniture selections, and next time I'll cover the finishes, because trust me, there is definitely enough info for a whole other blog.

In the meantime, keep sending me questions and suggestions on what you'd like more info on, and I promise to keep answering them. And yes - we'll be doing a live tour very, very soon.

Nat x

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Nat's living space
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Every piece from the living and dining room of the norsuHOME, gathered in one place.
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Nat Wheeler   |   Posted on January 14 2024

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