What To Put In A Living Room

Here at apartment therapy we re big fans of considered lighting and the way doing it right can completely change the look and feel of a space.

What to put in a living room.

If you ve just started thinking about decorating your house and first on the list is your living room you might be overwhelmed with putting all the pieces together to make a harmonious and appealing whole you have to consider paint colors for the walls what kind of furniture you already have and what you need and how to arrange and accessorize it. The most classic of all living room lighting fixtures is the chandelier. The proper placement of the room s furniture goes a long way toward making the space feel welcoming. Imo creating a pantry that opens into the dining room might be best for it.

From reading to relaxing set up your lighting to help you along the way. Imo putting the sofa on the window side is a good idea. Like we used to with crt tvs. The living room a tricky space to strike the right lighting balance thanks to the many different functions the living room serves.

Take a moment to think about what happens in your living room. I bet the aerial socket is there anyway. Give just as much thought to placing living room accessories as you do the furniture. 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.

So if by chance you have all three of these rooms in your home you ll need to create the list three times. Either side of the living room door. From family game nights to book club gatherings the living room is a social hub. But it didn t seem right to create three separate lists for these three separate types of rooms because well they are so similar.

Put the tele in the corner. In time you might move the door to that room when you join the kitchen to dining space. Generally positioned in the center of the room directly over the main seating area these elaborate lighting fixtures are at once the room s main source of illumination and works of art. No doubt you will have some window treatments and artwork and maybe a television and some sconces.

Once the furniture is in place it s important to think about where to place the accessories. For many of us that s watching tv. How practical is that shelving unit in the living room. You d create a solid wall on the living room side.

42 things in your living room family room and or great room is an exceedingly long title. This is called task lighting. Use small scale track beams to put the spotlight on bookshelves artwork and. Living room accessories.