Our living rooms are the life of the party. It’s the first thing you and your guests see when you enter the house. What you put inside your living room sets an impression to everyone who sees it. Plus, it would also be nice to come home to a welcoming and pleasing sight, wouldn’t it?  So how do you make your living room look more inviting? Here are 4 tips to consider in arranging your living room.

1. The Furniture

Of course, who could forget about the pieces of furniture in your living room? Imagine walking into a living room looking all-bare and without any furniture – it would feel so dull, right? You have to consider the furniture you’re putting inside your living room. It must fit the style and mood that you want to create for your living room. You can’t just buy furniture that is not really necessary in making your living room look more in style. Make sure to pick furniture that would match well with the theme of your living room.

2. The Space Limit

It’s fine if you love buying furniture, but do consider the space limit you have at home. It’s not all the time that your living room space would be very accommodating to every piece of furniture you put in it. It’s still better to move around the room freely; without bumping from one piece of furniture to another. Don’t put so much so that it would look so crowded inside. Always remember that buying so many things to the point of exceeding the space limit you have isn’t helpful at all. You should know what to put inside your living room so you can avoid investing so much on things that wouldn’t even be able to fit anymore.

3. The Color Scheme

From the color of the walls and furniture down to the type of floor in your living room, color should be considered when you’re arranging your living room. You wouldn’t want to match colors that are off-tangent with one another. You should try to set a color scheme for your living room and stick to that shade so that you’d be guided on how you would want your living room to turn out. Make sure to pick out colors that are warm and easy to match with.

4. The Lighting

A bright living room suggests the feeling of happiness. Try to put proper lighting on the areas that you want to highlight for specific purposes, like reading, or watching the television. But do remember that having a lot of lighting inside your home could cause such cautions, so you also have to be careful on how to handle them.

I hope that these tips would help you in arranging your living room! 🙂

– Camille