The living room is a place where people come together to relax, enjoy conversation, and feel at home. When this space is compromised with a poor seating arrangement, awkward sofas, or mismatched aesthetic, it can quickly become an uncomfortable place to be. Designing your living room and its seating arrangement should be fun and easy, so here are a few tips to keep in mind when doing so.
Measurements
Perhaps the first thing to think about, that people often forget, is taking proper measurements of the living room to make sure your seating options will fit in the room. This will also help you to lay out a plan on a piece of paper before you even begin. With a few different seating layout options, you can envision what the room will look like before you start hauling that couch up the flight of stairs.
Focal Point
Having a focal point is crucial to designing a seating arrangement in your living room. This focal point provides a foundation to build upon and around, making things just sort of fall into their natural place. A fireplace, TV, or work of art are all great examples of focal points. When deciding where to place your chairs and sofas in the room, you want to make sure that the focal point is easily visible for most, if not all, areas in the room. You may also want to consider adding some flair to a focal point by adding decorations around it to highlight its importance in the room.
Conversation
When creating the best seating arrangement, keep in mind that a main function of the living room is to bring people together to have conversations. Arranging to seat in a way that is easy for people to comfortably chat with one another will help provide a space where people can come together and share ideas easily. If your living room is exceptionally big, you may want to consider adding a few different seating areas for conversation in order to break up space but still provide a warm, comforting vibe.
Flow
Arranging your living room seating with traffic flow in mind is also important. No one wants their guests to be bumping into things left and right. Create a space where people can freely get from one side of the room to the next or in and out of the room with ease.
Furniture
Most people already have furniture on the brain when designing the seating arrangement in their living room. Some key factors to keep in mind when deciding on these furniture items are size, space, design, and color. Purchasing a sectional sofa that is much too large for a room or a chair that just doesn’t quite fit can prove to be a big nuisance. Because you purchased the item, you may spend all your time figuring out how to fit it in or you may end up returning it altogether. The same goes for items that are too small. Adding a rug to a living room is a great way to make space feel a little cozier and to highlight the focal point but getting one that is a little too small for the room or much too large can make the room look and feel awkward. The same goes for a coffee table. That’s why it’s important to keep in mind the size and design of these items when creating your seating arrangement — you want the room to flow easily and naturally.
The best seating arrangements for your living room start with keeping these basic rules in mind. Don’t be afraid to try out a few different possibilities or map it out on a sheet of paper. Sometimes the most important thing is getting the right pieces of furniture to match the design of your home. A. Rudin has an expansive selection of luxury sofas and chairs to choose from to bring out the best of your living room. If you’re searching for the perfect piece of furniture to liven up your living room, visit A. Rudin today to explore our many options.