The meaning of the living room in the house
There is an eternal pattern for how to arrange furniture in the living room. Here is a TV, there is a bookcase, a couch and a coffee table. Such a solution is possible, but it is much more interesting to add notes of individualism and echoes of the lifestyle of each family member to the interior.
To make the living room cozy and not have a museum-like look, as if frozen in anticipation of guests, make it comfortable for yourself.
- Create a feeling of comfort. Usually these are soft and warm things. Or what is associated with them. For example, a soft carpet, an electric fireplace, cute pillows, a bowl of fruit. Everything should be conducive to the desire to relax and unwind.
- Choose your favorite color scheme. No interior shade should irritate or disturb you. Stylists for living rooms, for example, recommend choosing a combination of light wood with yellow, blue or green tones.
- Use the living room every day. Don't save it for special meetings with guests. Drink tea or coffee, watch movies, chat with your family.
- Designate a corner in the living room for each family member depending on their preferences, character or lifestyle.
- Buy good furniture that won't look sagging and uncomfortable after a few months.
- Lighting design plays a big role. Create a soft, relaxing light that will promote relaxation and rest.
Criterias of choice
You should choose furniture for your interior according to the following principles:
- Workmanship - give preference to options made of natural wood - they are more durable. But if this is not possible, pay attention to carefully processed MDF or chipboard. Upholstered furniture must be accurately assembled, the mechanisms must operate smoothly and effortlessly. Evenly stitched soft elements also speak of quality;
- Practicality and durability - when choosing, take into account the operating conditions of the furniture, find out how to care for a particular coating. If there are animals in the house, you can buy a sofa with anti-cat upholstery, which will not leave scratches;
- Aesthetic appearance is a parameter that everyone determines for themselves. The main thing is that you like the furniture and make it conducive to a comfortable rest.
Furniture for the hall is of great importance, so you should choose it with special care.
Tips for arranging furniture in the living room
First of all, think about what kind of furniture you need. Arranging furniture in the hall does not mean placing all the extra furniture along the wall. It's a bad idea when you furnish the living room thoughtlessly with what you have. Perhaps the sofa is outdated, does not accommodate all family members and is sagging.
You should carefully consider what furniture to put in the living room.
It might be worth buying a rocking chair for the older ones and dedicating a play area for the younger ones. All these nuances should be taken into account at the planning stage of the living room interior.
Where to put the sofa
Depending on the sofa model, its design and color, it will zone the room or be its central figure.
- The classic sofa is suitable for all types of rooms, from narrow to non-standard. If the space of the room allows, place it in the center.
- A corner sofa divides the room into zones. Its long part visually makes half the room longer. If the room is square-shaped, the best arrangement is to place a corner sofa along one of the walls.
- Island sofas are twins, which are usually placed “facing” each other. This is a great solution for a living room, especially if you add a coffee table and lamp.
Where to put the TV
People have always loved watching TV. It doesn't matter if it's a TV show, a news program or a favorite movie. To make it comfortable to sit in front of the screen for a long time, think through all the details of its location in advance. How to properly arrange furniture in the living room so that the TV complements the interior?
- The height of the TV should be at eye level of an adult. You should not throw your head back or bend it down. The optimal height is 1-1.5 meters from the floor.
- Watching TV closely strains your eyes and threatens to damage your vision. The harmonious distance between you and the screen is considered to be from 1.8 to 3 meters.
- Do not place the screen close to a window. Incoming sunlight can distort the image and make it dim.
The TV must be placed according to certain rules.
Where to put other furniture
In addition to the sofa and TV, the living room may contain a huge amount of other furniture. If you are a book lover, and another family member is a gamer, you need to equip the room so that everyone is comfortable, for example, install a convenient bookcase and a cabinet for the console.
Options for arranging furniture in the living room may be different. Every piece of furniture should have meaning and be useful. Get rid of old and unnecessary furniture in a timely manner. This is especially true for children's interior items, feeding tables, swing chairs, when the child has already grown up and does not use it.
Old and unnecessary furniture must be disposed of.
CHOOSE THE SUITABLE CHAIRS
When the living room area allows, armchairs or poufs are needed. They should perfectly match the style of the room, but at the same time be very functional and comfortable. What should you think about when choosing? “
First of all, height: chairs should not be too low, otherwise constantly sitting on them can ruin your posture. the optimal height is 40-42 cm. Additionally, the chairs in the room should be soft so that you can sit comfortably in them, but they should not be too deep so that lifting them does not cause unnecessary difficulties.
What to do with accessories and decor
Often you want to decorate your living room with all the best, all at once. But remember moderation. The fewer decorations in the living room, the more attention they attract. The abundance of decor sometimes creates a feeling of clutter rather than a stylish room.
- Place the pictures correctly at the eye level of an adult. It is best that you can immediately see the center of the canvas without lifting your head. And then contemplate the details around the perimeter.
- Use multiple light sources. Combine lighting so that you can create your own version for each situation. For example, a floor lamp for reading a book, a soft night light for watching TV, a lamp above the table for a light snack, so as not to go to the kitchen.
- If you are a collector. Don't hide exhibits deep in closets. Make a display case for them in the living room. This will give the interior a special charm.
- Carpets make any room beautiful, cozy and homely. Do not neglect this opportunity, even if you have beautiful and expensive parquet.
- Decorate the windows with curtains, tulle, hanging flowerpots. This is the easiest and fastest way to transform any room.
WALL OR RACK?
Several decades ago, a wall next to the sofa was a mandatory attribute of the living room. Back then the furniture was bulky, heavy and took up too much space. Today you can find quite stylish walls of any size and with any set of elements. Such a piece of furniture will become not only a place to store many things, but also a real decoration of the room.
However, manufacturers are trying to make even the most complex walls more bulky than shelving. The latter are great for a small living room, as they allow you to store a lot of things, but their open appearance does not visually burden or reduce the space of the room.
Another option to choose furniture for the living room is a modular system. Its elements can be freely rearranged, resulting in the most functional interior, which is easy and simple to update at any time. Instead of shelves and walls, you can also install niches in the room, since many of them have a special place for this. In this case, the most important thing is that the TV fits into the outlet provided for this.
What to do if the living room is narrow
The main task if you have a narrow room is to visually bring it closer to a square with the help of furniture. It is recommended to use low sofas, chairs and tables to visually leave more free space. Try to avoid heavy cabinets. Replace them with hanging shelves or a wardrobe.
A narrow room should not be cluttered with cabinets; it is better to choose hanging shelves.
It is better to buy tables with a glass top. Do not line furniture along the walls, do not turn a free area into an even tighter corridor.
In narrow living rooms, furniture should be multifunctional and take up minimal space. Do not buy a single dark-colored furniture set that will take up the entire room. This will give the room a feeling of crampedness. Stick to light colors, use reflective and mirror surfaces, and hang hanging flowerpots with flowers. This creates a feeling of lightness, unobtrusiveness and freedom of movement in the living room.
In narrow rooms it is advisable to stick to a light color scheme.
Peculiarities
When planning a large hall, you can rely on a fairly free style. There is no need to save much free space, which opens up new possibilities for design solutions.
The layout of the hall in the house requires a detailed preliminary plan. If you have absolutely no understanding of what an ideally balanced room of this type should look like, it is recommended to consult with a specialist. He will tell you what is best to use in a particular case, which style is suitable for a large hall, and which will look advantageous in a small living room.
What to do if the living room is round
If the room is shaped like a circle, you need to highlight the central piece of furniture. It could be a chandelier or a table, a table or an aquarium. It is recommended to place bulky furniture closer to the center, and small and light interior items closer to the walls. In this case, a feeling of space, “air” is created. There is no impression that the furniture is “pressing” on you from all sides.
You can combine the dining room with a relaxation area.
Sometimes in a round room it is necessary to combine a dining room with a relaxation area. In this case, two interior “microworlds” are created. For example, one around a coffee table with a soft corner, and the second around a large dining table.
In a round living room, the main piece of furniture should be placed in the center.
Tips for planning a custom living room
A non-standard living room is a polygonal, round, trapezoidal or semicircular room, into which it is not easy to fit furniture using the classic method of arranging along lines.
- It is better to order some interior items according to individual measurements.
- Do not hide beveled, non-standard corners. They can be made the central decoration of the entire interior.
- If the room is round, surround yourself with streamlined interior items. This technique works well with many geometric shapes.
- Decide whether you want to emphasize the non-standard shape of the room or, conversely, smooth it out. In the first case, choose furniture that contrasts shapes and colors. In the second case, order furniture according to individual measurements and bring the room closer to the shape of a square or rectangle.
Layout of a living room is a fun and creative activity. This is a great opportunity to create your own little cozy world that will replenish your energy and charge you for new achievements.
