- First of all, measure your room. The size of the room matters a lot. If your living room is small you may only need a sofa, arm chair and a few end tables. Larger living room spaces may include coffee tables a few more chairs and a larger sofa.
- List out all the things that will affect the arrangement of
the room.
- Arranging your living room on a paper first so as to you can
experiment with new looks, new combinations, and new ideas
before you move the furniture itself.
- Select a focal point of the room. If you have a fireplace, it will always be the focal point. If you have large bookcase, you might make it your focal point or you may choose a sofa with a special painting hung above it. Place the remaining furniture and the lighting to highlight the focal point.
- Do not group focal points all in one corner.
- Arrange furniture on angles and layer carpets on top of each
other to create depth.
- Think about your guests, relatives and friends when you arrange the room. The room should promote conversation. Set up cozy or romantic area with a couple of chairs or a loveseat. There should be gap between your sofa and chairs so that the space does not seem cramped. If you move the pieces too far apart, conversation will be difficult.
- Leave some space between the coffee table and the sofa for
comfortable leg room.
- And make sure you have enough space to move from one area of
the room to another.
- Use area rugs to define seating areas in your living room.
- The lighter, neutral shades of walls should always be
preferred because this color scheme leaves room for selecting
furniture in basically any color, scheme or style.
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