Ideas for decorating the living room

If you are thinking about decorating your home, and the first thing on your list is the living room, you may be a little overwhelmed thinking about how you are going to manage to put all the pieces together to achieve a harmonious and attractive space. You will have to consider painting some walls, review the furniture you already have and take a look at the furniture you may need and, above all, you will have to think about how to organize everything. Although, long before you start decorating your living room, you should think about what decorative style will inspire you to do it.

Looking at pictures in decorating magazines or on the Internet will help you make decisions about the style, type of furniture, wall decorations or accessories to choose. In today’s post we want to help you get inspired with a series of ideas that can be useful when choosing the ideal decoration for your living room. Get comfortable and take a look at our tips.

Decorating the living room

Furniture

One of the main problems many people have is not knowing how to arrange the furniture in a room. Most of them choose to push the sofas against the wall, the TV cabinet against another, and the chairs against the wall.

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and the

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against another. This is the main scheme that many people decide to opt for, but arranging furniture is something that requires a lot more planning.

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From
Fiaka
we advise you that when organizing the furniture furniture furniture, you should focus on the different areas creating small spaces for different uses and taking into account the flow of people in and out of the room.

Try to choose furniture according to the space you have and the number of people living with you. For example, if you opt for a chaise longue and you live as a couple, clearly you will be occupying a very useful space that could be put to a different use.

Lighting

Lighting is in some ways the most complicated element to achieve in any room for the simple fact that either you either have it or you don’t. If you have a room with a good window you have already won a lot.

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But there are still some points you should not ignore. The most important thing is not to forget to add lighting of three types: a main light, an ambient light and decorative or accent lights.

These types of lighting should be placed at different levels throughout the room and used depending on how you use the room.

If you want to take advantage of a relaxing moment, use the ambient one. If, on the other hand, you have to sit at the table for lunch, use lighting main.

The decorative light can be used to illuminate at any time certain decorative objects, such as photographs, paintings or any decorative piece.

The color of the walls

Choosing a good wall color is something that many people consider a rather complicated task. Painting is relatively easy, inexpensive and within everyone’s reach, but we understand that deciding on a color for the room can be a bit overwhelming.

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When choosing a color, you should also think about the lighting in the room. If you choose a dark color, the room will become a more subdued place. However, if you choose a light color, it will enhance the lighting to a large extent.

For this reason, choosing the color for your living room will depend mainly on your style.

Walls

Completely empty walls are a sign that the room is incomplete. This does not mean that you should fill every inch of wall, but you should fill wall space with pictures or other decorative objects.

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What can you decorate it with?

Ideally, you should listen to your taste. This way, your living room wall decor will reflect your personality, which is what it’s all about when it comes to decorating any space.

What one person thinks is beautiful may be different from what another person thinks, so try to be guided primarily by your tastes.

Be well informed about how to hang them before hanging them to avoid having a wall full of holes.

Carpets and fabrics

Fabrics play an important role in the decoration of any space, but your living room can become a fairground if you don’t choose them correctly.

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There are several reasons why rugs should be used, but before you jump into buying any of them just because you like them, make sure where you are going to place them.

The most important thing is to know the size of the area where you plan to place it. When that area is very small, it may make it look a bit disjointed, so make sure you know the size of the place where it will be placed and the organization of the furniture.

All furniture should be placed on top of the carpet to prevent the carpet from shifting back and forth each time it is stepped on.

Measures

No matter what part of the room you are decorating, whether it is the carpets, furniture, walls or decorative accessories. Make sure you know your ideal measurements and the size of the space where you want to place each piece.

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It is impossible to memorize the measurements of any room at all times, but it’s a good idea to have them written down everywhere so that you can refer to them when you need them.

Here are some little tricks that will help you decorate your living room. What are yours? Do you think we have missed any important ones? Write it in the comments section.

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