Livng Room Ideas

How to plan and decorate your living room

A good starting point is to think about how many people you need to fit into your living room on a regular basis. This will help you choose the right living room furniture.

What should I put in my living room?

A large family will need a pair of sofas that are comfortable to sit on and ensure a minimum amount of comfort.

If space is tight, beanbags and poufs are a smart way to sneak in extra seating, and can easily run away at times when there are fewer people in the house.

If you like to entertain in your living room, it is a good idea to have some light-sided chairs that can be moved in a more accessible arrangement as people move. Small side tables or nesting tables are another useful addition, giving guests space to hold their drinks.

How do you set up living room furniture?

It depends on the size of your living room and which room is used the most. In small living rooms you may need to place furniture against the walls to ensure that people have enough room to move around the chairs or move without their shins on the coffee table.

Ideally you need at least 50 cm between each piece of furniture to allow optimal traffic flow.

If you have a little more space to play, make the furniture a comfortable living area away from the walls. This works particularly well in open-plan locations, helping to completely remove the rest area from food or cooking and study areas. If the back of your sofa is not much to see, hide it behind a low console table and top it with decorative items.

A good rug can also help zone out a living space, making it feel more intimate. Place the front legs of the chairs and chairs on the couch, release the back legs, giving mismatched furniture a more integrated feel.

If your living room is your main TV room, it goes without saying that a good view of television is required to be seated, and it is not so far away that the audience has to wander. Living rooms without a TV give you the freedom to choose a more aesthetically pleasing focal point, be it a period fireplace, ornate mirrors, or a statement table.

If you have a TV, but do not put it on the show when you are not watching it, you can always hide it behind the doors of an attractive TV cabinet.

Living room storage ideas

Good living room storage is almost as important as a good living room layout. Clutter can quickly create a space that is used by the entire household every day, so it is important that everything has its own rightful place.

A coffee table with drawers or a hidden shelf is perfect for keeping remote controls within reach but out of sight. Footstalls that open to reveal a secret storage compartment is another neat trick, especially in small living rooms. Open shelving is great for books and jewelry, but also useful for storing your living room as well as some kind of drawer or cupboard, where you can remove things like laptops and other items that you can display. Don't want to Remember to leave plenty of room for any furniture with doors or drawers to open properly.

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