How to Lay Out a Room With Insufficient Wall Space
Do you have too many windows and doors in your living room? Is it tough to figure how to place the furniture? These 6 tips are for you
My living room is located in a position in my home where most other spaces, such as the dining room, puja room, study, the balcony and the bedrooms can only be accessed through this room. Too many doors tend to stir up the focal points, disorganising the decor. Are you facing a similar conundrum? The lack of proper wall space can throw us into a tizzy about how to orient the seating arrangement. These six tricks can help you settle a tough spot.
Create multiple focal points
One can also create different points of focus in a room by grouping furniture pieces separately. This diverts attention from the lack of block walls and their necessity to act as a base for the furniture arrangement. In this home, the lounge chair and coffee table of the sofa act as two different centre points. These spots, balanced on opposite ends of the room, draw the eye away from the openings and can be used to further build seating areas around them.
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One can also create different points of focus in a room by grouping furniture pieces separately. This diverts attention from the lack of block walls and their necessity to act as a base for the furniture arrangement. In this home, the lounge chair and coffee table of the sofa act as two different centre points. These spots, balanced on opposite ends of the room, draw the eye away from the openings and can be used to further build seating areas around them.
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Symmetry brings order
In this lofty living space surrounded by tall windows, the furniture is placed in a symmetrical, parallel fashion. Parallel arrangements foster a clean-lined look; here a mirror effect is created with similar sofa pieces to reinforce the orderly appeal.
In this lofty living space surrounded by tall windows, the furniture is placed in a symmetrical, parallel fashion. Parallel arrangements foster a clean-lined look; here a mirror effect is created with similar sofa pieces to reinforce the orderly appeal.
Align around the exit lane
It is always a good idea to keep the footway into and out of a room clear and unobstructed. In this space, the challenge of how to lay out the furniture is solved by edging it against the glass walls, lined up to accentuate the unhindered entry and exit path.
It is always a good idea to keep the footway into and out of a room clear and unobstructed. In this space, the challenge of how to lay out the furniture is solved by edging it against the glass walls, lined up to accentuate the unhindered entry and exit path.
Add a rug
Area rugs go a long way in defining or marking zones, especially in expansive and fluid-like spaces. In this very big room, a cosy corner is created, anchored by the carpet and the bookshelf. The dark colour of the rug also defines the seating nook a bit more strongly in between the empty spaces.
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Area rugs go a long way in defining or marking zones, especially in expansive and fluid-like spaces. In this very big room, a cosy corner is created, anchored by the carpet and the bookshelf. The dark colour of the rug also defines the seating nook a bit more strongly in between the empty spaces.
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Choose colours that tie everything in
The fresh, light-toned bluish-aqua colour of the sofa gets a repeat on the drapes too. This is a neat trick that keeps the focus on interior arrangement where, somehow, the windows just become incidental. Instead of opting for heavy, solid colours that might attract more attention to the many doors or windows of the room, use a lighter shade from the palette of your living room for curtains or blinds, which can easily merge with the decor.
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The fresh, light-toned bluish-aqua colour of the sofa gets a repeat on the drapes too. This is a neat trick that keeps the focus on interior arrangement where, somehow, the windows just become incidental. Instead of opting for heavy, solid colours that might attract more attention to the many doors or windows of the room, use a lighter shade from the palette of your living room for curtains or blinds, which can easily merge with the decor.
Read more:
How to Get the Living Room Layout Right?
28 Clever Homes Smaller Than 1,000 Square Feet
Tell us:
What kind of a challenge do you face in your living room? Share in Comments.
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A straightforward solution is to arrange the sofas or seating towards the middle of the room. In this type of layout, the centre point (generally marked by a centre table or the point around which the seating is arranged) acts as a pivot to all the elements of the room.