I am a home designer born in the 1980s. I have been in the industry for more than 8 years and have designed nearly 200 house types. Whether it is a horizontal hall or a vertical hall, I have even done LOFT small duplex living room cases. Quite a few, today I will tell you how to place the sofa in a general living room.
1. Make plans first, then buy furniture!
Before you buy furniture, plan the room visually on paper. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have any drawing skills, just use a sketch! You can use simple graphics to identify furniture and its placement. But before you draw it, you need to roughly measure your room and have a rough idea of ??what furniture you need.
Try diagonal placement.
Because the diagonal arrangement provides a wider angle, it is more dynamic in visual presentation!
If you cannot correctly grasp the diagonal line of each large piece of furniture, or cannot judge how to place this diagonal line, you can try moving smaller pieces of furniture first to create different angles and effects. different levels.
Reference for diagonal furnishings in the same apartment type
Even if the space is small, we can still make the room more comfortable and practical. In particular, don’t neglect to rearrange some small furniture. Although they are not large, they are often the largest in number. Properly arranging their positions can create a space that is more suitable for daily life.
It is also recommended to make various arrangements and combinations of furniture, and evaluate which arrangement is the most suitable before purchasing and placing it.
Decoration Reference
2. Rearrange your furniture
Clutter is your worst enemy, so try to organize all your furniture and identify it Are they being used correctly, or can their uses be reconsidered and combined. They may not be appropriate in your living room, but they may serve perfectly in another room or space.
Sometimes, less is more, so don’t be afraid to ditch the old stuff and let your room breathe.
Try moving each piece of furniture until you find the perfect spot for each item.
Try to create more than one focal point in the space rather than simply lining up furniture with walls.
Usually, there are three focal points in a space.
The first focus is the natural focus, such as balconies, bay windows, reading corners, etc. These small layouts can be noticed at a glance!
(Mediocre "wall-mounted" with no sense of hierarchy)
(In the living room, the seating area is added and the functional areas of the entire space are reorganized, such as adding a reading corner. and a small work area, which enriches the functions of the living room and enhances the fun)
(This space adds a multi-functional tatami area to the corner of the living room for leisure, reading, and entertaining guests)
The second focus is a fixed focus, such as TV cabinets, entrance cabinets, bay windows, etc., such as fireplaces in foreign homes;
The third focus is not fixed and often requires us to create , this might mean using some of the most attractive items in the room - maybe a piece of art, maybe a sideboard with a sculpture or a vase - to enhance the aesthetic appeal of the entire space with these artistic decorative focal points.
3. Reserve enough space
In addition to choosing furniture of the right size and proportion for your space, remember to reserve space for movement. The natural flow in the space is approximately 60-100 cm.
For example, you want to leave a distance of 45-63 cm between the sofa and the coffee table, so that there will be a little more space around the sofa for the human body to move around.
If the space is large enough, you can also place the seats 40-60 cm away from the wall, which will create a little breathing space and make the space look larger.
4. Pay attention to natural factors
When planning the placement of furniture, in addition to paying attention to living habits, natural factors should not be ignored.
For example, when you place a TV, you must not only consider the viewing location, but also the impact of natural light - first, ensure that the living room is full of sunlight, and second, avoid insufficient sunlight. will be reflected on the TV.
As long as you plan before buying and try some new placement methods, trust me, you will be in a new and good mood.
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