The Pan-European Living Room

European Style Furniture: Living Room, Dining, Bedroom & More

San Marco Furniture is your best source of European style furniture online. From bedrooms to living rooms to the accessories you need to add those final touches, we offer fine furniture made with high quality materials and designed with Euro flair and ingenuity.

Our living room furniture includes comfy armchairs and sofas that look both classic and on-trend, and also convert easily into sleeper sofas. We also offer European wall unit entertainment centers, sectionals and corners, and other pieces of furniture you’ll love to use when you entertain guests or just relax with your family and friends.

Our European style furniture selection also includes bedroom and kids’ bedroom furniture in a variety of styles. With their elegant lines and interesting configurations, our bedroom sets and other furniture sets add storage and functionality to your home without looking cluttered. These pieces are available in a wide range of colors and finishes, and some come with interesting details such as LED lighting, leather upholstery and/or aluminum accents.

Find all the furnishings you want for your home without having to leave your home. Shop our online European furniture store today for beautifully-crafted pieces that are as elegant as they are functional.

European Style Beautiful Living Room Fabric Sofa Chair

From providing sensible seating arrangements in smaller spaces to rounding out interior designs, accent chairs make all-star additions to any home decor arsenal. This set not only enhances the look of your home but will also ensure you relax in essential comfort with its versatile design. The velvet barrel chair strikes a streamlined silhouette with a curved back, gently flared arms, and an apron base on short, round legs, giving your interior space a gorgeous mid-century modern upgrade. A soft velvet upholstery cushion armchair with a throw pillow offers you a better sense of touch and a more relaxing sitting experience.

We do understand how hard you work to save every penny and that's why it is common to have questions when it comes to spending a big buck on furniture. We also understand your anxiety while navigating products and are doing our best to answer all your questions through this FAQ so you get the comfort that you need to make a good purchase.

You can always reach out to us at (800) 819-9862 or through the chat option if you think your questions are not answered to the best of your satisfaction.

Rest be assured, we will not process your order until we understand every small details of your need. We will call you if we need additional details before processing your order. You can always call us or chat with us within 48 hours of placing the order to make any changes.

Q1. Which leather quality to select?

Answer: We provide 2 options "Top Grain Genuine Leather" and "Bonded Leather".

Top grain genuine leather is a genuine 100% natural and best leather available in the marketplace. This is slightly expensive but lasts for years without much wear and tear.

Bonded Leather is processed leather which gives you similar texture and feeling as Italian leather but is slightly cheaper in cost and is an option if you want to save some money on your furniture while maintaining the standard. We strongly recommend buying Top Grain Genuine leather if your wallet allows you to spend little more.

Change the leather quality in the dropdown list to see the price difference. Both leather has same warranty as described in the warranty section of the product.

Only the area that touches your body while sitting (like seats, backrest, headrest, armrest, etc.) are made in bonded or top grain leather. Other areas like sofa back, side and bottom of sofa that does not touch your body while sitting are made in synthetic leather. This is a standard practice across industry.

Q2. What is the difference between curbside, white glove without assembly and white glove with assembly delivery?

Answer: My Aashis home goods delivery partner always schedules an appointment with you prior to delivery so you are available to receive the product.

Curbside delivery is the most common mode of delivery where the furniture boxes are delivered at the curb (on your driveway or in front of your main door or garage door) if the delivery van can reach there. You take the boxes inside your room, unpack it and assemble it. Sofa assembly is very easy as you just need to stack the pieces next to each other.

For White Glove delivery without assembly - Your furniture will be taken to the room of your choice by the delivery company. Unpacking and assembly comes for additional cost and you have an option to select at the time of ordering.

For White Glove delivery with assembly - Your furniture will be delivered in the garage by the delivery company. We schedule a separate assembly person who will take the carton to the room of your choice. They unpack the boxes and also dispose the debris to your trash area. One furniture assembly service covers assembly of one furniture item only. For additional furniture items, please purchase separate assembly service.

Marble dining table assembly is provided only at ground level of the house. Assembly charge will be refunded if the assembly location is not ground level.

Q3. How to Select Sofa color?

Answer: Based on the sofa you select, it can give you option to select 2 leather colors: Refer picture for details

Base Color: This is the main color where your body touches the sofa. Black is the base color in the below picture

Trim Color: This is the secondary color contrasting the main color. White is the trim color in the below picture

Color selection is an optional feature. You may decide to not select anything and we will get in touch with you after you place the order to make sure we know which color you want. After we receive your order, we will call you to confirm your selection before we place the order.

Every effort is made to provide high quality, accurate images to assist you in selecting your furniture. However, images may vary in color depending on a number of factors including but not limited to individual computer monitor color settings, photography, lighting and natural variations. Therefore the item you receive may not exactly match to what you see on your computer screen as physical and digital colors do have slight variations. If you require precise colors, please order sample swatchs from the "swatch order link" mentioned in the product page.

Q4. How should I select the chaise side for my sofa?

Answer: Chaise is an upholstered sofa in the shape of a chair that is long enough to support the legs. Please refer the below picture to determine the direction of the chaise that you need.

If your sofa has a chaise then you have an option to select the direction of the chaise. Please select the direction that best suits your living/family room. The chaise direction cannot be changed once sofa is made. You can see the selection of chiase direction in the order summary.

Q5. Why should I select matching coffee table at the time of ordering sofa?

Answer: Coffee table typically costs you above $950 if you want to order it separately. The coffee table catalog can be accessed at Menu --> Furniture --> Coffee Table. Typically the coffee table that you see in the picture with Sofa is what we provide by default and you have an option to change the coffee table and select any design from our coffee table catalog as long as the price is less than $950.

Any of the coffee tables that you see in the coffee table catalog can be ordered at the time of ordering sofa by JUST selecting Matching coffee table and MyAashis customer service will contact you once they receive the order to confirm the coffee table design that you want to order. You can also mention the coffee table design in the notes section at the time of checkout. This is a great way of saving ~25% on coffee table.

Q6. Why should I add Extended Warranty for the furniture?

Answer: My Aashis provides warranty for a limited period based on the product you order which can be found easily in the product details page. If you want accidental damage or any other damage to be covered for 5 years then you should select the Extended Warranty as this gives you peace of mind for any accidental damage to your furniture. THIS IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for the investment you are making on these customized and expensive furniture.

Q7. What does Bed Function mean?

Answer: My Aashis provides an option to add bed function in any 2 seater sofa section. This option converts the 2 seater sofa section into bed if needed. The width of 2 seater bed function is roughly 50 inches and length is ~60-65 inches based on sofa design.Please refer the below picture for details.

Q8. Why is USB Charging Port needed?

Answer: My Aashis provides an option to add 3 usb ports in a charging station as an add-on to the furniture. These can be added eirther on console table or armrests or sides of the bed. Please refer the below picture for details.

The Pan-European Living Room

The Pan-European Living Room OMA addresses the legacy and value of cross-border design

“Design pieces are always a result of collaborations across borders,” says Samir Bantal, director of AMO, the research arm of Rotterdam-based architecture firm OMA. Indeed, the design firm and its founder, Rem Koolhaas, have even worked with Knoll before: on the 2013 Tools for Life collection and on the ongoing, evolving "This is Knoll" display at the 2016 and 2017 Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. Recently commissioned by the London Design Museum for the inaugural show in its new location, OMA has now designed what appears to be an a innocuous installation of a domestic living room. But the chairs, tables, and blinds that fill the space, all excellent examples of modern design, are there to make a point. They are in situ answers to the title of the exhibition—Fear and Love: Reactions to a Complex World. The proposed EU "barcode" designed by OMA in 2001. Image courtesy of OMA. For OMA, the installation, dubbed the Pan-European Living Room, meant revisiting an old idea. The firm presented a radical proposal for the flag of the European Union in 2001, and while it was never officially adopted, the pinstriped image has persisted in popular consciousness. “We invented the EU barcode some fifteen years ago: an alternative, colourful symbol for the European Union,” the firm explains. “A symbol of optimism. The EU—that was the idea—could be fun.” Years later, the optimism has waned. But after the shock of Brexit and the resurgence of protectionist sentiments around the world, the firm, led by architect Reinier de Graaf, was prompted to reconsider their vision of a united continent. The Pan-European Living Room, backlit by the EU barcode with Britain removed. Photograph by Luke Hayes, Courtesy of the Design Museum. “The whole issue of the Brexit is specifically connected to fear and love, especially fear. So we took the event as the starting point of our installation,” Bantal told Knoll Inspiration. “And pretty soon, we realized that if Brexit happens, it’s a disaster for our flag. If Britain was out then we would get a hole, one part missing. Then, of course, [the flag] becomes the first part of some big crumbling; you could use it to display the dangers and the background of what Europe used to be.” The installation began with the backdrop: a sliced up version of the EU barcode mounted on vertical blinds—a staple of the European home and a symbol, according to OMA, of growing desires for privacy and aloofness. “There were a number of metaphors that we thought were quite humorous to use,” said Bantal. “It was almost evident that the blinds and the mechanics behind them should represent the flag. Before we knew it, all these parts of the puzzle began to fall together in a very coherent and clear message.” The Pan-European Living Room includes furniture by Knoll designers who immigrated to the United States. Photograph by Luke Hayes, Courtesy of the Design Museum. While the 2001 EU barcode has been transformed into a backlit curtain for the room, the crux of the installation is the collage of furniture that comprises it, arranged in a manner typical of domestic life. The setup presents an allegory of Europe’s collective cultural achievements, starting with objects and an environment that are immediately familiar. Each piece of furniture was selected for its origins in a different country: a set of Cesca Chairs by Marcel Breuer stand in for Hungary, a Dining Table by Eero Saarinen celebrates the influence of Scandinavian design, while Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Table represents Germany in OMA’s “object catalogue.” “Our most intimate daily environment constitutes the most eloquent example of Europe’s collaboration.”

—OMA

The object catalog of the exhibition celebrates the diverse origins of modern design in the European context. Image courtesy of OMA.

“The furniture is Europe, emphasizing Europe’s fundamental commitment to modernity,” the designers explain. “Evidence that, despite the UK’s recent political choice, the process of Europe’s cultural integration continues, with or against the odds. Our most intimate daily environment constitutes the most eloquent example of Europe’s collaboration.”

The room, while intentionally arranged, is not a fixed tableau. It is instead a reconfigurable reminder of diversity in design and its endless potential. “Our point was not to specifically say that this chair should be only this chair,” explained Bantal. “The room, in how it is designed, could have a thousand other possibilities because for every combination of furniture you could create a different room. The idea was basically to say, for example, that without a chair or table there is no dining—all these things are connected.”

Axonometric projection of the Pan-European Living Room, an allegory for cross-border collaboration. Image courtesy of OMA.

In placing objects of eclectic origins in close quarters, many of which were made by European designers who immigrated to the United States and subsequently collaborated with Knoll, the Pan-European Living Room argues that the reality of the modern interior is inextricable from cooperation, trade, and continuous cultural exchange.

Bantal offered an example: “If Knoll wants to have a piece of furniture designed, it's often about asking international designers to collaborate,” he said. “You become a diplomat, almost, as a company—moving between different borders and cultures before the final product exists.”

“You become a diplomat, almost, as a company—moving between different borders and cultures before the final product exists.”

—Samir Bantal

From Knoll to the world—a diplomat of design. Image from the Knoll archive.

While trade and protectionism are most often considered in terms of agriculture or economics, the Pan-European Living Room scales the issue down to a register immediately comprehendible, and so perhaps even more ominous. “In a way,” concludes Bantal, “design, without being intentionally political, is always political.”

The exhibition Fear and Love: Reactions to a Complex World will be on view through April 23, 2017 at the Design Museum in London.