Furniture for a small living room: how to choose and arrange?

Not everyone has a spacious living room. And in this regard, questions arise that require an answer: how to save space? What furniture to choose? How to arrange it correctly? What rules should be followed when designing a small living room?

We will consider these and other questions in detail and try to solve in the article.

Before you start choosing furniture for a small living room, you need to understand what tasks to be solved:

• the main task is to make the room visually larger with furniture, lighting and decor;
• provide enough space for relaxation, storage and convenient movement around the living room;
• use the space to the maximum benefit;
• choose furniture that suits the basic style of the room;
• decide what kind of furniture is needed.

Next, we will consider how to solve these problems using the right selection of furniture.

When choosing furniture, you should adhere to some rules that will help to profitably beat a small space in the living room. The most important thing is to understand that you cannot fit all the desired furniture into a small living room. therefore you need to think in advance and choose the one that you need. Focus on the following options.

It may seem that since the room is small, then, accordingly, and furniture needs to be purchased in a small size. But it's not always the case. For example, you can choose a large corner sofa, while it will highlight a relaxation area.

When buying furniture, you should pay attention to the functionality of the interior. For example, you can buy folding sofas with additional drawers for things. Also on sale you can find a bed, which folds into a closet. A folding table will also not be superfluous. Poufs with a recess, built-in shelves and cabinets - all this will save you space.

Another criterion for choosing furniture is ease of movement. It is better to purchase one that is equipped with wheels, so that you can move it to a convenient place at any time.

To add lightness and openness to the interior of a small living room, do not purchase closed furniture. Forget about sofas with armrests. Firstly, on such upholstered furniture more people can fit, and secondly, you can sit on the sofa from any direction, wherever you are comfortable. And thirdly, it will visually add space.

The same rule must be followed in the selection of cabinets, shelves or racks. Choose open shelves so that you don’t darken or load the room with unnecessary surfaces. In addition, do not force racks with a large number of figurines, souvenirs and other items. This also greatly steals space.

Another effective way to visually enlarge a room is to use furniture with reflective, glass and glossy surfaces. Also, such furniture will make the room brighter.

A mirror is an equally important attribute for a small hall or living room. After all, it brings dynamics, space and light to the room. It is advisable to hang a larger mirror in order to achieve the desired effect.

It's no secret that light colors add room to the space. Therefore, it is better to forget about furniture in bright colors, especially if they have already been used in the decoration of the room.

Get light furniture: cabinets and shelves made of light wood, glass tables and light upholstered furniture (if light pastel or even white tones prevail in the living room, you can buy a sofa of any color, but not too contrasting).

It is widely believed that the use of dark shades, especially black, is unacceptable in a small room. Yes, it is, but if the living room is made in the style of minimalism in bright colors, then one of the dark interior elements will add mystery and depth to the living room.

Recently, modular furniture has become more and more popular - that is, consisting of several parts that can be rearranged or removed altogether.

Today, the old bulky sideboards have replaced small and functional interior items. Walls and racks are also modular. Thanks to this, you can purchase only those pieces of furniture that you need, which means that you save space.

A modular sofa is a godsend for a small living room. After all, when folded, it takes up very little space. And when the guests arrive, you can arrange the parts of the sofa exactly as you need.

In order to be comfortable in a small room, it is necessary to take care of competent lighting. After all, if the hall is dark, then a careful selection of furniture will go down the drain.

Remember that for a small living room should not choose voluminous chandeliers, so as not to clutter up the room. It is better to place several spotlights above each zone, and sconces will also not be superfluous.

As stated earlier, a large number of decorative elements should be abandoned so as not to overload the room and not make it difficult to perceive. Of course, this does not mean that the room does not need to be decorated at all, just in everything you need to know the measure.

If the ceilings in the living room are of normal height, then, on the contrary, you can use leg furniture. Such a solution will add room dynamics and space. Bar counters and chairs in the living room will save a lot of space if this room is also used as a dining room.

Another piece of advice that will help to save enough space on the floor, but at the same time accommodate all the necessary things, is hanging cupboards. They can be located above the TV stand. Walls are also sold, which consist of a floor stand and such drawers.

The convenience of some modern walls is that if you wish, you can "hide" the TV so that it does not visually take up a place.

The furniture is correctly selected, all the nuances are taken into account. Now you can think about its arrangement. We can safely say that this is the main stage in the design of a small living room. Let's try to highlight the basic rules and principles of the correct arrangement of furniture.

• Before you make a room furniture, you better sit and think about how you want to arrange objects in the living room. For clarity, you can use special design programs or simply independently draw up a room diagram on paper.
• The first thing you need to put in the room is the focal point, it is from this that you need to build on, arranging the rest of the furniture. A focal point is that piece of furniture that people immediately pay attention to, most often a wall with a TV.
• Opposite the wall with the TV (or other furniture that attracts the most attention), it is necessary to put upholstered furniture. It is very important that the wall with the sofa is not short, which will make the room visually smaller.
• In the recreation area, opposite the sofa and armchairs, there is a place for a coffee table. The main thing is to save a place for passage.
• If you consider it necessary to have a dining table in the living room, then it is better to put it at the window or against a free wall. It is desirable that it be folding.

See how to choose a sofa for a small living room.