Sunday, 19 April 2009

Getting the most out of your living room design

By Max Tiller

Any space can look good on paper but can often change once you actually get all of the pieces together. Everything may have worked in your head but once you actually get it into practice, you will find that sometimes it is not entirely compatible. This is why you may want to plan the way you use space in your living room in a way that will help to open the room up, designating certain areas of the room for certain activities. This can help to make sure that everyone in the room will feel comfortable while they are spending time in it.

Many living room spaces are large and open and this is the way that we want them to be. If the room was smaller and cramped, we might feel uncomfortable in it and this is the direct opposite of what we want the room to be. Using the space to our advantage is the most important part of arranging the room to make it work. Generally, a living room is used for a variety of activities. You are going to want to make sure that you can provide a location for all of those activities to comfortably take place.

Do you have your television in the living room? This means that you will not only want to have the television be in a prime focal point of the room, but you will want to have enough seating arranged in a way that everyone will be able to see the television from their location. A sofa is the most common type of seating to enjoy the television from, as it can accommodate a number of people all facing in one direction. Armchairs are also commonly used for television viewing.

Don't forget to have something by those seats that people can place food or drinks on. Most of the time this is a normal thing in the living room, you need to have it as comfortable as possible. And you will avoid more accidents this way by having a steady place for people to set their items on a table, instead of the old habit of putting a drink on the floor beside you where you are sitting and knocking it over accidentally.

Living rooms can also be the place where you go to read a book and just relax. For that it would be a good idea to have either a nice armchair, or even an ottoman. You will need to either add some color by use of an area rug, or some paint on the walls. Try not to crowd too much furniture in the living room though this may only have you with limited space and a crowded area.

These changes to the living room will not need to be expensive you can check out thrift stores or other places for some good bargains. Just redo the furniture you have either with paint or a reupholster job.

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