The Ultimate Guide to Modular Furniture

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Your Ultimate Guide to Modular Furniture

Last Updated on Jan 09th 2023 at 1am

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When presented with an opportunity to design your home, be it a new abode or a simple redesigning venture, it often feels like a dream come true for many homeowners. And when exposed to the abundant world of modern furniture in Singapore, you just might end up pinching your own hand given the plethora of options to pick from. Leather recliner chairs that come with a long list of leather options, coffee tables that boast unique shapes, and several different types of sofas — the list is endless. However, there is one type of effortlessly multi-purpose furniture that you can’t help but feel a gravitational pull towards — modular furniture. While the shell of its structure remains familiar, resembling that of the common everyday furniture pieces, its internal structure is one to marvel over. Whether you are working within a predefined space or have all the floor space to go in on and change up, integrating modular furniture into your living space can be a rewarding and delightful experience — and we’re here to prove it. 

What is Modular Furniture?

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Promising to offer unrivalled flexibility and functionality, modular furniture can be seen as customisable pieces. In a more traditional sense, modular furniture systems work on a building block principle. This means that there are well-designed units or modules to the piece that can be combined or modified to fit the needs of your living space. Giving you the freedom to create various configurations and arrangements, modular furniture provides homeowners with a conduit to easily change the layout and design of their home without investing in additional pieces. Allowing you to re-imagine and re-purpose your furniture and space, the flexibility and convenience offered by these innovative solutions are ideal for those who want more control over the overall look of their home.

What is the Difference Between Modular and Traditional Furniture?

When you first hear of ‘modular furniture’ it is only normal to envision futuristic pieces that stand out in terms of their visuals. However, open looking at them, you’ll realise that, aesthetically, they look just like any other furniture pieces that you will find in a showroom. But therein lies the only similarity between traditional furniture and modular ones. Intelligently designed to be functional enough to fit into any space, modular furniture gives you the versatility to switch up your interior styles whenever you please to better suit your lifestyle needs and the layout of your space. Feel like transforming your 4-seater fabric L-shaped sectional into two separate 2-seaters? A modular sofa will let you do just that. And given the space limitations that many homeowners in Singapore have to deal with today, we all know that fluidity in the modern furniture you invest in is always welcome — something that modular furniture has perfected due to its ability to adapt with you every step of the way.

What Are the Advantages of Having Modular Furniture?

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If you are all for designing a home that captures your design taste and can be adapted to each stage in your life but ironically still boasts a traditional foundation, it’s about time modular furniture becomes the main resident in your home. Here’s why we think modular furniture pieces are worth lusting over and totally worth a spot on your splurge-worthy furniture wishlist.

1.  Adapts to Your Functional Needs

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Thanks to their variable modules, modular furniture can be optimally adapted to the space available and your ever-changing needs. And with the popularisation of modular furniture over the years, it has given way to the creation of more transformable furniture designs. Our Colour Display Cabinet, for example, can not only be used as a shelving partition to segregate different living room spaces or placed against the wall as a shelving unit, but its versatile design can be used to suit your functional and aesthetic needs.

2. More Room for Choice

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As mentioned, modular furniture is designed to be fully expandable and adaptable to your needs. As such, they come with thoughtful features such as movable side tables, reversible modules and more. Ensuring that the possibilities are truly endless, our Celadon 4-seater Modular Fabric Sofa with Movable Side Table is more than a mere modern sofa that will turn heads. Increasing your levels of freedom to transform the sofa in any way you like, you can easily switch up this fabric sofa from an ultra-wide 4-seater to a small L-shaped sofa. Moreover, its well-equipped slim side table can be slotted flawlessly into the side or back padding of the sofa — the choice is yours.

3. Blends in Seamlessly

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When setting up your furniture, acing visual balance with all the various elements is key to designing a home with a clean and chic aesthetic. At its very core of its innovative design, is the fact that modular furniture gives you the ultimate choice and you are allowed to make custom configurations as you deem fit. Whether you’re a fan of cluttercore or going for a minimalist design scheme since there is less floor space to work with, these furniture pieces are completely adaptable to your changing lifestyle, home, space, existing design, and needs. Separate the pieces and push them into corners to better maximise space or keep them together to create a balanced look that is intentional, the decision is yours to make. 

4. Say Goodbye to Mismatched Furniture

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One purchase, multiple pieces — that’s what you get with modular furniture. Since you are technically working with a singular furniture piece, and then later creating unique modular combinations, the outstanding design and quality of your initial investment still stand. Since the modules are interchangeable and can be added back together later for a more cohesive design, you will never have to worry about the slightest of differences in terms of patterns, colours, and textures. And with fabric sofas like our Evita L-Shape Fabric Sofa with Removable Cushion Covers, designing a modern living room will be a breeze. Opt for an L-shaped fabric sofa with a contrasting backrest to make a statement or remove the cushion covers and switch them with other microsuede fabric cushion covers that better complement your new design scheme.

5. Cost-Effective Furnishing Solution

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Given the top-notch functionality of modular furniture, purchasing one inherently saves you money in the long run. Why? Because you will be able to reconfigure your space alongside these furniture pieces with ease. Whenever you feel that there is a need for you to switch up your interior, some simple reconfiguration is all you need to create any type of space that you want. Whatever formulation you require, modular furniture will be able to accommodate your situation more than traditional furniture that does not feature flexible and reconfigurable units. 

Not sure where to buy modern modular furniture in Singapore? From living room display cabinets to fabric L-shaped sectionals that are sure to give you unrivalled flexibility and design freedom, Cellini has all your modern living room furniture needs available on sale both in our furniture shop in Singapore and online. Visit our virtual showroom or head down to one of our furniture showrooms in Singapore to get a closer look at our extensive range of contemporary furniture and modular options that will grow and adapt with you and your home.

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