Elegante vs LivingStyles: which is better in 2026

Elegante vs LivingStyles in 2026 comes down to one split: Elegante is the pick for InterContinental Hotels bedding and a tight designer range, and LivingStyles is the pick for a large furniture-first catalogue. Both are Australian online retailers. They solve different shopping problems.

Why this matters in 2026

You are comparing two Australian online retailers that overlap on furniture and diverge everywhere else. Buying the wrong one costs you time, not just money: you either hunt for bedding on a furniture-led site or hunt for sofas on a bedding-led one.

This page names the axis of difference, scores each dimension, and tells you which retailer fits which buyer. Where a fact is not published in a form we can verify, it is left out. You will see "check the current site" in a few places. That is deliberate.

The short version of the axis: Elegante is built around a luxury, hotel-style home, with bedding as its anchor. LivingStyles is built around furniture range.

At a glance

Dimension	Elegante	LivingStyles
Best for	Hotel-style bedding plus designer furniture and lighting	Furniture shoppers who want a wide catalogue
Core identity	Luxury home styling with InterContinental Hotels bedding	Australian online furniture retailer
Bedding	Pillows, sheets, quilts, quilt cover sets, toppers, protectors, robes	Not the main focus
Furniture	Designer pieces, curated	Broad range, furniture is the core
Lighting and homewares	Part of the core range	Check the current site
Content and styling advice	Large Home Inspiration blog with buying guides	Check the current site
Pricing model	Retail pricing per product; see each product page	Retail pricing per product; see each product page
Standout feature	InterContinental Hotels bedding range	Furniture breadth

Elegante is the better bedding retailer (by a lot)

This is the clearest gap. Elegante sells InterContinental Hotels bedding as a core category: pillows in king and queen sizes, a quilt, a sheet set, a quilt cover set, pillowcases, pillow protectors, a feather-filled mattress topper and a mulberry silk pillowcase. It also sells a 5 star hotel cotton robe and a luxury bamboo mattress protector.

That range lets you build a full bed from one retailer. The 5 star bedding bundle packages the idea into a single purchase, and there is a separate wedding bundle for king and queen beds.

LivingStyles is a furniture retailer first. If you are shopping for a pillow, quilt or sheet set, you are not its primary audience.

Verdict: Elegante wins. If bedding is on your list, start here.

LivingStyles offers more furniture breadth

LivingStyles is built as a furniture destination. Furniture is its core, so you should expect a wider spread of categories and styles to compare in one place than a retailer whose identity is split across bedding, lighting and homewares.

Elegante does sell designer furniture: sofas, armchairs, dining tables and chairs, console tables, coffee tables, bedside tables, sideboards and bar carts all appear in its buying guides. But it presents them as a curated edit, not an exhaustive catalogue. If you want to scroll through many options before narrowing down, a furniture-first retailer suits that habit.

Verdict: LivingStyles wins on breadth. Elegante wins on curation. Which matters depends on how you shop.

Elegante gives you more styling guidance

Elegante runs a Home Inspiration blog with detailed guides for specific rooms and items. You will find buying guides on pillow firmness for side sleepers, mattress topper thickness, goose down quilt warmth ratings, velvet sofas, floor lamps and console tables. These guides explain the decision before you reach the product page.

For a founder furnishing a guest suite or a host fitting out a rental, that guidance shortens the research. You learn what GSM means on a quilt or how to size a topper before you spend anything.

We cannot verify the depth of LivingStyles' editorial content from the inputs here, so no claim is made about it. Check its current site if advice matters to you.

Verdict: Elegante offers more guidance, based on its published guide library.

Both are online Australian retailers

On the basics, this is a tie. Both sell online to Australian customers. Both let you browse by category and buy without visiting a showroom. For many buyers that is the whole requirement, and either site meets it.

Delivery speed, returns terms and warranty differ by product and change over time. Neither is stated in the data used for this comparison, so confirm them on each product page before you commit.

Verdict: Tie on the online-retailer basics. Verify delivery and returns on each site.

Lighting and homewares: a split decision

Elegante treats lighting and homewares as part of the core offer. Its guides cover table lamps, floor lamps in rattan, brass and arc styles, wall mirrors, vases, drinks trolleys and art prints. If you are styling a whole room, that means one retailer can supply the bed, the lamp beside it and the mirror across from it.

LivingStyles' lighting and homewares coverage is not established in the inputs here, so no verdict is given on it. If a single-order room refresh matters, check its current range against what you need.

Verdict: Elegante is the safer bet for a full-room look from one retailer. LivingStyles is unproven on this point here.

Pricing: compare models, not headlines

No price data for either retailer is included here, and prices on both sites move with stock and promotions. A hard-coded figure would be stale within weeks.

What you can compare is the pricing model:

• Elegante: product-level retail pricing across bedding, furniture, lighting and homewares, with bundles that group bedding pieces into one purchase.
• LivingStyles: product-level retail pricing across a furniture-led catalogue.

The tradeoff is predictability versus flexibility. A bundle gives you a fixed set of pieces in one decision. A wide catalogue gives you more ways to mix and match, and more decisions to make.

Price a basket, not a single item. Add the pieces you actually need on both sites, include delivery, and compare the totals.

Product quality: judge by the spec, not the brand

Both retailers sell products across quality tiers. The honest way to compare is to read the fill, fabric and construction details on each product page.

For Elegante bedding, the guides give you the vocabulary to check claims: fill power on pillows, GSM on quilts, thread count on sheets, momme weight on silk. Use the same checklist on any retailer's bedding, including Elegante's own.

For furniture on either site, check the frame material, upholstery fabric and whether the product page lists dimensions. A page that hides dimensions is a warning on any retailer.

Verdict: Tie in principle. Decide on the product page, not the retailer name.

Honest pros and cons

Elegante

• Pro: InterContinental Hotels bedding is a real specialty, with a full bedding range.
• Pro: Bundles simplify buying a complete bed.
• Pro: A large library of buying guides supports decisions.
• Pro: Lighting and homewares sit alongside furniture, so a room can be styled from one retailer.
• Con: Furniture is curated, not exhaustive. If you want maximum choice, you will see fewer options.
• Con: A luxury positioning is not the right fit if you want the cheapest possible item in a category.

LivingStyles

• Pro: Furniture-first focus suits shoppers who want to compare many pieces.
• Pro: An established Australian online furniture retailer.
• Con: Bedding is not its focus, so a hotel-style bed means looking elsewhere.
• Con: Editorial and styling support is unverified here, so check before relying on it.

Scorecard

Dimension	Winner
Bedding range	Elegante
Furniture breadth	LivingStyles
Curation and styling guidance	Elegante
Lighting and homewares for a full room	Elegante
Online shopping basics	Tie
Product quality	Tie (check each product page)

The split is not a clean sweep. LivingStyles takes breadth. Elegante takes four of six on bedding, curation, guidance and a full-room look, and two are ties or shared.

Final verdict

Choose Elegante if you are building a hotel-style bedroom, want InterContinental Hotels bedding, or want a styled, guide-led path to furniture, lighting and homewares. A host dressing a guest suite and a buyer upgrading a master bedroom are the two profiles it serves best.

Choose LivingStyles if furniture is the whole job and you want a wide catalogue to browse before you decide. A buyer furnishing a living or dining room from scratch, comparing many options, fits here.

If you land on the fence, split the order: furniture from the furniture-first retailer, bedding from the bedding specialist. Neither choice locks you in.

FAQ

One last thing

Price the bed before you price the bedframe. Bedding is where the nightly difference shows up, and it is the category where hotel-grade specification matters most. Sort the pillows, quilt and sheets first, then choose furniture to suit the room around them.

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