How to Arrange Living Room Furniture in a Small Apartment
Just because you have less space to work with, it doesn't means your living room can't be arranged in a way that makes it visually pleasing and comfortable. In a small apartment, arranging the furniture the right way will turn a small room into a cozy room. Does this Spark an idea?
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Locate or draw a floor plan of your living room and print out multiple copies. This will let you see different arrangements without actually dragging the couch across the room. Make sure anything permanent fixed in the room, such as outlets, telephone lines, or a fireplace, gets noted on the plans.
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Think about how you use the living room. A living room that doubles as an office should be arranged differently than a living room that is used only to sit and watch television.
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Make a list of all the furniture you want keep in the living room. Write the dimensions of each piece of furniture on the list so you can arrange them on the floor plan ahead of time.
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Decide if there is something you want to arrange everything around. While rooms used to be arranged with a fireplace as the focal point, many living rooms now are focused on the television. TVs keep getting bigger and flatter, which makes them take up more space in length and less space in width. Also, you may be able to hook up the cable in only one area of the room, so that would determine where the television will have to go.
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On your floor plan, decide where the biggest pieces of furniture will go first. Keep in mind that you should keep at least two feet open in any space where people have to walk. After the bigger pieces have furniture have been situated, fill in the room with smaller pieces of furniture. Something such as a coffee table can easily be forgotten in the planning, though it probably will take up a decent amount of your room's space. You don't have to put the whole two feet of space between your couch and coffee table, but it should be close to that amount.
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Use the floor plan you like the most and actually arrange the furniture in the living room. It might not feel completely comfortable at first, but give it a few days. If something still doesn't feel right, change it. A room that you're going to spend a lot of time in should be as comfortable as possible.
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