Your living room is, incontrovertibly, the focal area of your home that reflects you, your taste, and your personality. So, it goes without saying that you will have to put extra efforts to create a comfortable, elegant and harmonious environment. While we all want our living room to look spacious and attractive, we should not lose sight of the fact that a 'living room' is a relaxation space where the furniture must be placed to facilitate conversations and easy movement and not just as means of adorning the space. You may have intriguing and modern pieces of furniture to deck your home but if you don't know how to arrange them, it will make your space look incongruous. But fret not, as the following furniture arrangement ideas for your living room come to your aid- The first step to follow to your living room glory is to select a focal point in the room. This focal point could be anything, right from a bay window to fireplace or even a console table. It can be anything that you think reflects the style of the whole room or the house. Identifying the focal point is half the battle won. Once you have selected a focal point, go about your living room furniture layout in such a way that it accentuates the beauty of the focal point. It is not necessary that each piece of furniture faces the focal point, but in a way is made to underscore its importance. A cardinal point to remember while arranging furniture is not to clutter your room. When selecting furniture, it is very important to keep in mind the area of your room. No matter how stylish the pieces of furniture are, by having a myriad of them, you are not only taking away its beauty, but also making the room unpractical and difficult to get in to or get out of. The furniture should be arranged in such a way that there is a natural flow. All rooms have different shapes and sizes, and one common problem that is faced while you are brainstorming layout ideas is when you have a long living room. If so, then the furniture can be arranged by dividing the room to bring intimacy and a comfortable sense of scale to the room. You can either make it into two sections of living and dining, or even create two living room sections - one formal and another a little casual. For ideas, you can take inspiration from magazines for furniture placement and layouts. While it is important to remember that less is more while doing up the decor, it is also important to remember to learn how to maximize the space available. The key here is to choose such pieces of furniture that'll double up as functional pieces as well. Some of the popular choices of furniture pieces are nesting tables, storage ottomans, or end tables with inbuilt drawers. These will allow you to keep your living room neat as well as help to maximize the space. Arranging your furniture does not have to be a struggle. It is always best to use your creativity in home decoration rather than just copying decorating ideas. All you need are the above few basic guidelines to help you achieve a warm, cozy, and stylish living room that will be the envy of your neighbors.