living room furniture layout
Living Room Furniture Layout
Are you planning to buy new furniture for your living room, or making some modification in your old layout? Read on to know how to create the perfect living room furniture layout, to give an innovative look to your home.
- Measure the room, and draw an outline of the room on graph paper, using a scale of ¼ inch to 1 ft. Mark where and how many windows and doors are located in the room, their size, the height of the windowsills, and the distance between the windows and the doors. Also note down the location of the cable and light switches, electrical points and outlets, and telephone points.
- Select a focal point of the room, and arrange the furniture and lighting according to it. Some of the common focal points can be a window opening out to a garden, a fireplace, a bookcase, a home theater system, etc.
- You can also make one of the corners as the focal point, by keeping a tabletop waterfall, beautiful lamp, or other decorative pieces at that corner, with some lighting to highlight it.
- To establish conversation areas, there has to be at least 4-10 ft of space between the sofa and chairs so that your guests can talk to each other comfortably. If this space is less than 4 feet, the room will look too cramped. If the distance is more than 10 feet, it will be difficult for people to communicate. Make sure the legroom between the sofa and the coffee table is at least 14-18 inches.
- Pathways should be 2-3 feet wide so that you can walk comfortably in the sitting room without hitting or stumbling on furniture.
- In small apartments having space restraints, the entertainment center, like a TV, should be placed in such a position so that the remaining furniture can be set around it. The sofa can be placed exactly opposite to the TV, and two chairs on both sides of the sofa will give a uniform look to the room.
- For small living rooms, don't use heavy cabinets and sleek metallic chairs together. A low table against a high back chair, with a long piece of art work, will give a balanced look to your living room.