Decorating Tips for Small & Large Living Rooms
Small living rooms need to be kept fresh and organized with well-chosen storage. Here are a few simple tips, design ideas and colour schemes to help make your tiny living room feel larger.
Small living rooms need to be kept fresh and organized with well-chosen storage. Here are a few simple tips, design ideas and colour schemes to help make your tiny living room feel larger.
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<strong>Decorating</strong> <strong>Tips</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Small</strong> & <strong>Large</strong> <strong>Living</strong> <strong>Rooms</strong><br />
For many families, the living room is the heart of the home or at the centre of all the action.<br />
Whether your living room is on the small side or larger than average, these tips will help you<br />
make the most of your space, from choosing the right furnishings to arranging them in ways that<br />
not only compliment your décor but maximize your enjoyment of the room.<br />
<strong>Small</strong> <strong>Living</strong> Room Style <strong>Tips</strong><br />
Selecting Your Furniture & Choosing a Colour Scheme:<br />
Choosing living room furniture in lighter shades and pieces that incorporate glass or<br />
metal will help make the room appear more open, even when space is limited. Coffee<br />
tables, sofas and chairs with wooden legs are also great ways to maximize that open<br />
space feeling.<br />
If you're going to choose furniture with patterned upholstery, opt <strong>for</strong> clean, simple lines,<br />
preferably in lighter shades.<br />
Select furniture that's an appropriate size <strong>for</strong> the room. Instead of large sectionals or oversized<br />
sofas, opt <strong>for</strong> an apartment sized sofa or chairs without arms.<br />
Multipurpose furniture, like coffee tables with storage, are great ways to eliminate the<br />
clutter that can make a room look and feel small.<br />
Use floor and table lamps to maximize the amount of light in the room and avoid heavy<br />
curtains or other window treatments that block sunlight.<br />
While small rooms can be made to appear larger by using neutral or cooler shades on the<br />
walls, you can incorporate colour with accent pieces like ottomans, pillows and rugs.<br />
<strong>Large</strong> <strong>Living</strong> Room Style <strong>Tips</strong><br />
Choosing the Right Furniture & Arranging it Effectively<br />
Dividing the room into various 'zones' can be an effective way to use a large space. By<br />
positioning a piece of furniture so that its back is to another 'zone,' or using area rugs,<br />
lamps or even a bench to visually separate one area from another, you can create zones<br />
<strong>for</strong> conversation, a TV viewing space, a desk or reading nook, even a place <strong>for</strong> dining.<br />
Choose furniture that's the right size <strong>for</strong> the space. If you have high ceilings, <strong>for</strong> instance,<br />
include a couple of taller pieces of furniture, like a bookshelf or entertainment unit. <strong>Large</strong><br />
living rooms are also great places <strong>for</strong> full-sized sectional sofas or over-sized chairs. Plus,<br />
one or two pieces of furniture that are larger than the others can be used to anchor the<br />
room, so as to avoid 'cluttering' the space with lots of small furnishings.<br />
Make your large living room feel cozier by positioning your furniture closer together in<br />
more intimate conversation areas. Avoid the urge to place all of your furniture along the<br />
walls of the room.
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