Bring the Outdoors In: Living Room Hammocks & Hanging Chairs

published Jul 10, 2016

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If you’re not lucky enough to live in a home with an outdoor space, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the lovely, layabout feeling of a summer afternoon spent drowsing away on the porch. Things like hammocks and swings and hanging chairs aren’t just for outside: you can also, if you’re feeling a bit adventurous (and have the right hardware!) add one to your living room.

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Rubyellen from Cakies hung a hammock in her living room, which has become a favorite with adults and kids alike.

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I’m partial to hanging chairs, like this one in a home from The Style Files. Sitting in one, I imagine, would be a bit like an instant vacation.

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Few things compare to the childlike joy one feels on a swing. My apartment might be a bit too small to swing freely without knocking into something, but if it wasn’t I would definitely be looking at making this DIY swing from Park & Cube.

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A color hammock provides a lovely lounging spot in a home from Desire to Inspire.

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If swings seem a bit tame to you, why not try a trapeeze? This one is located in the living room of a Brooklyn home spotted on A Cup of Jo.

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For the very craft, there’s this DIY hammock from VtWonen.

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A swing adds a bit of fun to an Amsterdam home available for rent on Kid & Coe.

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This is the living room from Cakies again, but with a more colorful hammock swapped in.

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This hammock/beanbag combo is called Le Beanock, and is a real thing you can (and probably should) buy for your living room.

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A swing is a playful addition to Artist Kirra Jamison’s colorful Melbourne loft. See more photos on SF Girl by Bay.

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A hammock is an unexpected but welcome touch in a tailored living room from Design Sponge.

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A hanging chair spotted in a living room from House to Home.

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An indoor swing in a stylish Paris living room from Hello.

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This bedroom from Meritxell Ribé is also a picture of my perfect Saturday: wake up, transfer to hammock, worry about nothing.

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I’m betting that everyone fights over the hanging chair in this living room from Decoholic,

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Work got you down? Take a moment and imagine that you’re chilling in the hammock in this living room from WTWonen, without a care in the world.

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