How To Furnish A Small Open Plan Living Room
Transparent chairs such as ghost chairs look great in small spaces.
How to furnish a small open plan living room. Give your small room a focal point by creating an accent wall. Then arrange the rest of the seating around the sofasectional to create a conversation zone. The trick to creating the perfect open-plan living area is to work with the bones of your homes layout and work accordingly.
Conquer a long narrow living room by placing furniture at a 90 degree angle and perpendicular to the length of a room. Open-plan living rooms are so popular that its unusual to find a modern or renovated home with separate reception rooms. Copy and illustrations from Home.
To make open floor plans work each area of your home should carry one or more style elements over into the next room. This is designer-speak for keep it simple Overstuffed chairs and shabby chic slipcovers may overpower a small living room. Add a round small table next to lounge on fridge side.
If the open-plan room is small and you cant find furniture to fit consider having pieces custom-made by a designer to suit the dimensions of the space. Here bright pink and vivid yellow are used to create two distinct spaces a lounge and dining area in this open-plan room. Here is the room layout.
Most obviously you can create separate areas through the arrangement of seating and furniturelarge sofas islands and shelves can be helpful for blocking off sitting rooms from kitchens while maintaining the flow of light and sound. For a living room the focal point is the fireplace or TV unit. The problem now is to create a sensible layout before investing in furniture.
Keep things tight and symmetrical but leave enough room to move between the furniture comfortably. Pieces like a love seat or a medium-sized Barcelona chair can do the trick. Create a Focal Point.