How should the sofa be placed in a small living room?

I am an 80-year-old home designer, more than 8 years of practice, the design of nearly 200 homes, whether it is a horizontal hall or vertical hall, and even LOFT small duplex living room cases have done a lot, today we will talk about the general living room sofa should be placed.

1, first do the planning, and then buy furniture!

Before you buy furniture, plan the room visually on paper, even if you don't have any drawing skills it doesn't matter, just use sketches! You can use simple shapes to identify the furniture and where it will be placed. But before you draw, you need to roughly measure your room and have a rough idea of what furniture you need.

Try to plan the placement diagonally.

Because a diagonal arrangement offers a wider angle and is more dynamic in its visual presentation!

If you can't get the diagonal of each large piece of furniture right, or can't tell how to arrange this diagonal better, try moving smaller pieces of furniture first to create different angles and produce different layers.

Diagonal Arrangement Reference in the Same House Type

Even though the space is small, we can still make the room more comfortable and functional. Especially do not neglect to re-home some of the small furniture Oh, although they are not big, but often the most number of reasonable arrangement of their position, you can create a more compatible with the living space.

And it is recommended to make a variety of combinations of furniture, and in the assessment of which arrangement is the most appropriate, and then purchased and placed.

Arrangement reference

2. Rearrange your furniture

Clutter is your worst enemy, so try organizing all of your furniture and determine if they are being used correctly, or you can reconsider their use and put them together. They may not fit in the living room arrangement, but they can serve oh-so-perfectly in another room or space.

Sometimes less is more, so don't be afraid to throw out the old and let your room breathe.

Try moving each piece of furniture around until you find the perfect spot for each item.

Try to create more than one focal point in the space, rather than simply arranging furniture against the walls.

Usually, three focal points are needed in a space.

The first focal point is a natural one, such as a balcony, a window, a reading corner, etc. These are small layouts that can be noticed at a glance!

(The modest "wall arrangement" has no sense of hierarchy)

(The living room has been enriched and made more interesting by increasing the seating area and reorganizing the functional areas of the entire space, such as adding a reading corner and a small work area)

(This space will be corner of the living room to include a multi-functional tatami area that combines relaxation + reading + meeting guests)

The second focal point is a fixed focal point, such as a TV cabinet, an entrance cabinet, a floating window, etc., and in foreign homes for example, a fireplace;

The third focal point is unfixed, and often needs to be created by us, and this may mean using something in the room that appeals to the most people-perhaps a work of art, or perhaps a sideboard with a sculpture or vase of flowers, and enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the entire space with these art deco focal points.

3. Reserve enough space

In addition to choosing the right size and proportion of furniture for your space, remember to reserve space for flow. The natural flow in a space is about 60-100 centimeters.

For example, you want to reserve a distance of 45-63 centimeters between the sofa and the coffee table, so that the sofa presents a little more space around it for the body to move around.

If the space is large enough, you can also place the seats 40-60 centimeters away from the wall, and a little breathing room will be created, making the space look bigger.

4, pay attention to natural factors

In the furniture location placement planning, in addition to pay attention to living habits at the same time, should not ignore the natural influences.

As an example, when you place a TV, you should not only take into account the location of the viewing, but also consider the impact of natural light - the first to ensure that the living room is full of sunlight, and the second to avoid sunlight will not be reflected to the TV.

Just plan before you buy and try some new ways of placing it, and trust me, you'll have a refreshed and better look.

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