How to Decorate a Small Living Room Elegantly

Small living rooms are usually overcrowded or devoid of decorations. Your small living room does not have to feel crowded and uncomfortable, or empty and boring. In fact, your small living room can have all of the drama and excitement of a larger room. Regardless of how little space you have, you can still create an elegant living room with minimal space.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Start with the wall color. The best known colors for making a room appear bright and airy are cool, soft tones of blue and green. Of course you can use other colors as well, but you need to stay in the lighter tones and avoid dark, rich colors as they make rooms more intimate. For small rooms, intimate is not a good thing.

2. Keep furniture to a minimum. Your small elegant living room should have one major piece of furniture, and the rest should be on a smaller scale. For example, you can use one full-sized sofa and pair it with simple wooden chairs and small simple tables. By having one substantial piece of furniture, your room seems more put together. By having the other pieces be smaller and lighter, you avoid overcrowding the room.

3. Hang art and wall sconces to avoid clutter on shelves and tables. You can also install decorative shelves on the walls, to get your accessories off of table tops and out of the way.

4. Keep window treatments light. When working with a small room, you will want to let as much natural light in as usual. For this reason, the best window treatment is translucent shades and a simple swag window treatment or topper.

5. Use mirrors to make your small living appear larger. While mirrors can make a space appear more expansive, you should avoid hanging too many mirrors in your living room. One mirror with an elegant frame hung in place of painted art is sufficient. For an elegant touch, you may want to go for mirrored tables and accessories instead.