Consider different vignettes of furniture arrangements within the larger space.
Furniture arrangement for long living room.
Place furniture in a corner arrangement with the foot traffic angling across open space.
If this simply isn t possible you can arrange the furniture in a way so that there is a path crossway through the room.
Instead of one long u shaped sofa for a long rectangular living room a better option might be to invest in a loveseat or smaller seating to create a more spacious feel.
The room above uses one and several of the other tips above to create a usable layout.
Whenever possible keep the furniture arrangement to one side of the room and leave a walkway on the other side.
In this living room the door opens right into one side and a console table keeps you from walking straight down that side.
Nothing is worse than living room layouts no matter how attractive where people have to perch against the walls as if stuck there by magnetic force.
A long low cabinet or bench may create subtle definition between your living room and dining room areas.
A proper corner sofa even more so than one with a chaise can really use the space in a long room well.
Furniture pushed up against a wall in a narrow living room emphasizes the length of the space.
Any designer will confirm that seating can be very specific to the interior you re designing for but there s no doubt that settling for a mix of sofas and chairs and experimenting with placement can create a polished layout.
An effective room arrangement starts with the focal point the cornerstone of your living room design typically a fireplace plays this role but in this contemporary cottage space the view out the french doors takes center stage instead.
From family game nights to book club gatherings the living room is a social hub.
Instead pull all of your furniture away from the walls and float a seating arrangement in the middle of the room.
Orient the main seating piece toward the focal point and arrange the secondary seating pieces around the main piece.
It helps even if your furniture is only a few inches away from the walls.
Ahead we share a selection of our favorite living rooms featuring major seating arrangement inspiration.
To avoid that look begin with smaller pieces bookcases open shelving chaises accent tables or ottomans and place them carefully around the room.
In the living room a pair of chairs or love seats in an l shape around an ottoman or low coffee table creates conversational seating.
The proper placement of the room s furniture goes a long way toward making the space feel welcoming.
Notice how the furniture arrangement at the other end of the room two chairs a side table and a console mimic but flip the shape of the sofa too.