How to furnish the living room

The living room is undoubtedly one of
the main rooms of the house, one of
the most experienced by the family and
where guests are welcomed. Let’s find
out in this article how to furnish the
living room.

Being one of the largest and most
representative spaces of the house,
its furniture must be well cared for,
even in the details. You will have to
try to create an environment in
harmony with the rest of the house and
at the same time welcoming and
comfortable, without losing sight of
style and design. The furniture in the
living room reflects a lot the
personal taste of the landlord, it
must be a place to make yourself and
others feel at ease. It must turn out
to be a functional space and at the
same time furnished with taste and
aesthetic sense.

Here are some macro rules to help you
in the right organization and choice
of the elements that will make up the
living room furniture.

Furniture size and positioning

The first rule to furnish the living
room, or any other room in the house,
is to evaluate and be clear about the
size of the room. Essential factor in
identifying the right quantity and
measurements of the furniture that we
are going to place inside. Another
fundamental element to keep in mind,
before deciding where to place the
furniture, is to have taken a look at
all the technological arrangements
inside the room: electrical sockets,
light switches, air conditioning
preparation, just to name some.

The walls

Leaving the living room walls white is
the simplest solution to adapt any
style of furniture you choose for this
home space. However, if you want to
play with colors, two factors are
clear:

• evaluate how much brightness there
  is inside the room and pay attention
  to the choice of dark colors, because
  if the space available is already
  limited, the risk of shrinking it even
  more is just around the corner
• pay attention to the color
  combinations that will be created with
  the other elements that you choose to
  place in the living room, such as
  curtains and cushions.

The choice of the living room

The sofa is considered by many to be
the real star of the living room.
Again, before deciding on the model
and relative dimensions of the sofa
that you are going to place inside the
living room, remember to carefully
consider the space available. The sofa
must be proportionate to the
surrounding environment, otherwise the
risk is to compromise the harmonious
style of the whole room.

If the size of the living room allow
it, placing one or two armchairs next
to the sofa, perhaps in a different
color, will make the whole even more
original and personalized. The
solutions offered for the choice of
sofas and armchairs are many, for all
space and style needs.

Which upholstery to decorate the
living room?

Curtains, rugs and cushions can give a
lot of character to the environment
you are going to create to furnish the
living room.

• The curtains frame the room and are
  able, if chosen with the due
  proportions, to give a pleasant sense
  of momentum even to ceilings that are
  not too high.
• The rugs have great furnishing
  power. They delimit spaces and protect
  floors. Not to be chosen by chance, it
  is good that they have a common thread
  between them, that is, that they
  follow the same style of furniture.
• The cushions not only have the
  function of providing greater comfort
  when sitting on the sofa, but also
  have the role of completing and
  characterizing the corner of the
  living room. A tip is to choose them
  in different colors from that of the
  sofa, but following the shades.