Are you confused about your living space? And you dont know how to design your living area like a pro, then this small guide will help you big!
Living area is a vital space of your house. It not only an area or space to sit, its a revealer of the culture of your family. It is gathering space of your friends and family members where you can refine the heartiest bonding with your relatives.
Here are some ways explained as a small guide, by following which you can optimise your living area to the next level!
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1. Do a Small research!
Yes. its sounds like ‘what!’ but its a very important factor to make your living more attractive and according to your choice. Don’t worry, you don’t need to research like a professional nor have to consume lot of your time. Just 4 or 5 hours for one week can does the trick! You can divide your small reaserch in to below steps-
- Surf the internet for the best design you are looking for.
- discuss with an expert interior designer to get a clear concept.
This small research process will give you a clear idea about how to design your living area or your living room. Even if you involve an interior designer then it wil help that professional to understand clearly what you want. I will always recommend to include a professional advice that will reduce your unnecessary costs and time.
Now just follow the remaining steps below to get a best and optimized arrangement for your living:
2. Measure your living area
Measure correctly your living area to make a perfect and functional layout of living space.
Now take a paper and articulate the prime siting functions. Then place the decorative and functional items at the right position.
This step is very important to reduce the consumption of unnecessary cost and time.
If you make a perfect layout for your living room then you can get rid of the hassle of buying and returning any goods or furniture. You will have a clear conception of the elements you would need.
3. Determine your choices
Decide how you want to accommodate the living area.the space is mostly used for conversation. So you need to determine how you want to make the space more conversation friendly.how you want to place things that complement the living area during any conversations.
Determining your right choices will help to design the space more accurately and to fit with your needs. Some people buy elements prior thinking of their choice or space requirements but then regret often for it. When your choices are clear then it will guide your living area design.
4. Pin-point your aesthetics
Knowing your preferred aesthetics significantly impact on your livingroom design.try to find decorative things that complement and support that aesthetic scheme. It will also help you prevent buying random stuff that is not in the ‘business’.
The aesthetic taste of your’s also reflects your cultural value. Which will ornament your living room very impactfully.
5. Make a composition for the image frames
If you have image frames, whether of family, friends or even pets, make a nice composition to put them in a particular wall corner or space. It reduces space consumption and you can place other elements the the left spaces. This composition helps to make an emphasys for the living area.
This composition makes an impact on your furniture selection for the living room, and helps to avoid buying unworthy furnitures or elements.
6. Choose a nice color palette
Now come to the very important point.Choose a eye soothing, peaceful color palette for the entire space composition. The right color palette will determine the right color of the elements, frames and furnitures. The right color palette turns the ‘mood’ of the living area.
There is a hidden language for every colors in the world. Every colors try to ‘say something’.You just need to find which color language is fit for your living room or living area.
7. Start your shopping
Now you know your aesthetics, your color palette, and your composition. Its the best time to start your shopping.get the right furniture that you can effort and best for you. Especially the sofa, it is the core furniture of the living room or living area. So choosing the perfect sofas will make your living room more comfortable and the conversation will be more peaceful.
Buy the right decorative items that you want and also suit your composition.buy posh and savvy materials if you want but I would suggest buying economic yet gorgeous elements that look nice and fit for your living area
8. Select the right and modern furnitures
Selecting the perfect furnitures is the key. Look for the best sofa, tea table and side table that will blend with your living room composition try to make bit contrast to each other. I mean you can match the sofas each other but make bit contrast with arm chairs, tea table etc.
There are some layout types you can use for your furniture setup:
- U Shape Layout: In this layout the seating arrangement is three sided like a U shape.the one side is open for circulation. This type of seating allows maximum persons to sit.
- L Shaped Seating: This type allows two side of seating arrangement, leaving the another two sides for circulation. You can place arm chair or rocking chair at the open parts but it will not close the circulation.
- H Shaped Layout: In this layout the seating arrangement is like H shape. The seatings are placed opposit in direction, front of each other, and the tea table at the middle makes the arrangement H shape.
9. Place a perfect carpet/rug
Place a perfect sized rud that will blend the color scheme of the living room.Arrange the furnitures first and check the outline measurement. You will get the perfect dimension for the rug or carpet.
Make sure the sofas have only their front part on to the carpet. It is smarter then having the whole space or room covered by the rugs. The measurement is important because buying blindly without having dimension may waste your money and will not get smart composition for the living area.
10. Design the wall surfaces
Make one wall or two well composed for some functional use, Like some shelfing design for books, antiques or show pieces. If you have a chimney into one wall then you can have a nice composition focusing the chimney.
Do not spoil the color composition that you selected prior. Just make some arrangement of the shelf form and apply the colors that your palette suggests.
11. Place a decorative and functional partition
A partition can be designed where the living area is open to one side or two.This partition will ensure a privacy and prevent see through directly from an outsider.
You dont need to close it completely but have a functional composition where you can put some decorative items and will prevent the sight derectly to the internal part of your house.
12. Add decorative and functional pieces
As mentioned earlier it is important to put some decorative yet functional elements to make your living area more aesthetic. As an example a nice flower vase or a decorative book holder can enhance your living room aesthetic yet have a functional characteristics.
13. Add indoor plants
Placing indoor plants make your living room more peaceful and pleasant. Indoor plants increase the fresnesh of the space and you will get a natural touch while living in a home. Its not only peaceful; it also increases the oxigen level of your home and will help to keep your house cool in summer.
14. Try new textures for your living room
Having a nice texture in your living area at the focal point can significantly improve the aesthetics. You just need to place it a focul point of your living area. It can be the wall or the ceiling or even the floor.
Culmination
Design your living area or your living room is sometimes crucial. But the right choices and the right steps will make more easy,peaceful, pleasing and lucrative.