Tips for a perfect living room | Gurgaon | Noida | Delhi NCR
In the mood to change your living room ? Perhaps you want to change the design of the furniture or make the space seem larger? And no matter what you change, the fact remains that the living room is the canonical social space in any home, which means getting the arrangement right is very important.
But this does not mean that you need to copy the design of the living room of the neighbor in which it looks perfect – no two places should be identical, bearing in mind that no two families are necessarily identical. The arrangement of the living room depends on how you use the space.
1- Find a focal point
The living room is often where we put the TV, but that doesn’t mean your flatbed friend should be the focal point of the space. If that’s the main place your family watches TV, sure, but you can also focus on the fireplace with a beautiful mirror/artwork on the fireplace piece. This is especially attractive in the living room which means relaxing, reading and listening to music.
Does your living room offer great views of the garden, how about making this generous window the centerpiece of the room? Simply dress up your windows with eye-catching curtains or clever shutters instead of hiding them behind heavy, heavy drapery.
Remember that where you place your furniture will also help determine the focal point of the room. For example, if you want to enjoy a glorious garden view, arrange benches to focus on those windows.
Of course your living room furniture can also be a focal focus. To emphasize conversation and identify seating as major focal points, the room should be arranged so that people walk around, not through, conversation areas. Group sofas and chairs together so that people can easily talk to each other. Conversational layout is especially great if you plan to host and socialize in your living room.
2- Decide whether to make it an open plan or a closed plan?
Is your living room part of an open house, or do you want to close it off from the rest of the house? This requires some self-analysis on your part.
While some people prefer their living room to be a separate sanctuary (eg, where kids can play and watch TV while adults specialize in the kitchen/dining room), others like an open space where sitting, dining and cooking areas overlap. This also helps make your living room look bigger and brighter.
Of course you can have the best of both worlds: remove the wall to connect the rooms, while defining the living area via double doors or large sliding doors.
3- Make sure you have space for movement
When you’re in the living room, you don’t want to struggle to get back in again.
Does your living room double as the main path to the porch and garden outside? Make sure the furniture is arranged to encourage easy movement rather than climbing up the coffee tables.
If there’s no other choice but for people to roam the living room to get to the kitchen, for example, use open shelves or storage units as screens to partially separate your sitting space.
In an open plan layout, use your furniture to define a circulation path that doesn’t interrupt the flow of the living room. For example, L-shaped sofas can distinguish the boundaries of your living area, effectively separating it from the kitchen and dining space.
4- Buy furniture that fits the space of your room
Size is always important, and this is also true when it comes to living room furniture. Since sofas and chairs are often the main stars of the living room, it is crucial that they fit the space perfectly.
First of all, measure the room before shopping! Even a rough floor plan drawing takes you to the furniture store. Once you have a few pieces of furniture in mind, make some additional sketches and try to place them in different places to see which layouts work best.
5- Take care of the harmony of carpets with furniture
An area rug is one of the best ways to define a seating area, but a lot of people do the shopping the wrong way and then go home with a rug that’s too small.
All of your furniture should be comfortable on this rug for the visual flow to work. And if space doesn’t allow for it, make sure the front legs of at least the large pieces (such as sofas) are on the rug.
However, smaller pieces (side stools, tables) should always have all four legs on your rug.