Interior Design Ideas for Living Rooms

 

Interior Design Ideas for Living Rooms: 6 ways to create more space

 

In a tiny home, every square footage matters. Therefore, using techniques that generate the illusion of extended space is wise. To maximize space in your living room, follow our suggestions. Are you living in a small home and tired of tiny square footage? We suggest you take a break before you think about breaking up your bank to invest in a bigger home.

Are there ways in your small dwelling to maximise space? The answer to that is yes. All you need is a few ingenious ideas.

 

Let's start with your living room. In order to create a sense of space in design, scale and proportion should be carefully strategised. Here are some specific ways to get the most out of the space available.

Look these 6 ideas to design your living room

1.    Consider an Open Floor Plan

We suggest you knock down a few walls and open up areas if you are in the middle of redesigning your home or have the budget to make some structural changes. Between the living room, dining room and kitchen, there should be an ideal open floor plan. A sense of openness is created by the absence of walls. Doors between these spaces can also be removed if major structural changes are not possible.

 

2.    Choose a Palette of Light Colors

 

For the living room walls, use subdued colours as they reflect light and make the space seem large and breezy. To give an illusion of greater space, replace your dark grays and blues with colors such as white, beige and cream. Try out shades with the same base color. Go in for bright accessories or plants for a pop of hue. The boundaries between the wall and ceiling are blurred by light colors on the walls, essentially making the ceiling seem higher. This is valid as well for flooring.

3.    Bring the Sunlight in

Lighting influences each area's perception. Avoid dim lights, dark corners and lighting at low levels. Go for a combination of pendant lights, recessed lamps and floor lighting to ensure that the light is focused on the space's central areas. Natural light is a space-enhancer as well. It is recommended to take advantage of the incoming natural light if your home is blessed with wide or corner windows (choose simple blinds or sheer curtains for your windows).

 

4.    Light Upholstery Furnishing

 

While decorating your living room, choose light and breezy fabrics. Avoid heavy drapes and rugs that tend to make the room look boxy. As opposed to dark colors, go in for cottons in cool colours. In order to make the space look airy and light, full length curtains or even sheers can be used.

 

Make your couch do double duty

 

Large pieces of furniture are under specific pressure on the floor plan to make the most of their space. Couches with a hidden compartment under the seat actually earn their hold, just lift a subtle handle to access extra throw pillows, blankets, or anything else that needs to hide.

 

 

6.    Opt for Multipurpose pieces of furniture

 

Each piece of furniture should work extra hard in a small home to earn its place. This is why it's ideal to choose pieces that serve more than one purpose. Consider console tables that offer many uses, with book shelves, nested tables and ottomans. A feeling of openness is brought in by furniture with raised legs. To create more depth and a feeling of space, always remember to match the colour of the furniture with the scheme of the walls.

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