Creating Space in Your Living Room

The living room is one of the most important rooms in any home. It is often where families spend most of their down time while at home and is also used to entertain guests. Regardless of the size of your living room, it’s important that it feels spacious and comfortable. Below are a few tips to make your living room seem larger without incurring the major costs associated with renovating:

1. Make sure people can move around your living room without having to navigate around clutter. The room will look larger if you limit the amount of furniture you have. Too many pieces or oversized future will take up the entire room, creating the impression that the space is busy and smaller than it actually is. Using L-shaped couches instead of recliners and bulky couches will make the room feel less congested and avoid taking up valuable space.
2. An old trick for creating space is introducing a mirror into the room. When well-placed, a mirror will have the effect of making your room look spacious by redirecting light. As a bonus, it will also reflect some of your most beautiful pieces.
3. Choosing a unique piece of art or furniture is the ideal way to grab people’s attention and distract them from the size of the room. For the best results, look for a piece that adds some contrast, while still complementing the overall style of your home.
4. Add legs to your furniture to raise pieces off the floor. Being able to see the floor continue below a piece of furniture will create a spacious feel and not disrupt the flow of the room. Using a single material such as carpet, wood or tiles will also help to make your space seem bigger and more uniform.

Walls set the boundaries of your room. Although these cannot be altered without great effort (and expense), you can introduce tall furniture or wall length curtains to make the room appear larger by drawing the eye upwards. Painting the walls a light colour will also avoid the feeling of claustrophobia that can come with darker themes.