3.5 Mistakes Many Make When Setting Up the Living Room

February 29, 2020, 4:12 am | Read time: 3 minutes

It’s not always about the right piece of furniture, the right wall color, or the right carpet. More importantly, it’s the small mistakes to avoid when setting up a living room.

Why do you sometimes feel uncomfortable in your own home? Often, it’s just small changes that need to be made to create more coziness. Frequently, the following 3.5 mistakes occur when setting up the living room.

Common Mistakes When Setting Up Living Rooms

1. It’s All About the Right Proportions

Mistakes many make when setting up the living room — The much too small couch looks lost in this living room

Feeling comfortable in your own four walls first implies having enough space to live. A common mistake when setting up a living room is placing furniture that is too large in a room that is too small. It’s all about the proportions of the furniture in relation to the room.

The Tip: In small rooms, it’s helpful to opt for smaller pieces of furniture. Conversely, larger furniture like a sectional sofa fits better in a larger room.

2. Pay Attention to Positioning

Dividing the living room into zones with room dividers dispels a feeling of emptiness

Arranging furniture along the walls is a popular setup. Yes, it leaves a lot of open space in the room. But what exactly is this space for? This reveals another mistake when setting up a living room: The room feels very lost, almost empty. The eye needs some kind of orientation in the room; only then does a sense of comfort arise.

The Tip: Use room dividers! Screens, shelves, and sideboards can be deliberately placed at a 90-degree angle to the wall, dividing the room into individual zones. Or: Simply place the sofa freely in the room. Alternatively–as a milder version–position the TV away from the wall. And if there’s no TV in the household, this opens up entirely new design possibilities. No need to coordinate a sofa or TV. On the contrary–now a cozy seating oasis can be created, perhaps even arranged in a circle.

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3. It Needs Feeling and Functionality

A bit of pragmatism is appropriate. To avoid mistakes when setting up the living room, you should first ask yourself: What do you really need? What setup makes sense for your way of living? It’s important to make it nice for yourself. Therefore, when setting up the living room, listen to your own feelings and also think a bit functionally.

A small, half extra tip: What often leads to a lack of coziness in your own four walls is the–for some–tedious topic of tidiness. But with a few tricks, you can tame disorder. For example, you can store pillows in an extra basket next to the sofa, fold the blanket back up in the evening, and regularly clear magazines off the coffee table. Is the bookshelf full to the last shelf? Then it’s advisable to bring some order here as well. And you should definitely not get lost in too much decoration, as too many accessories can quickly appear chaotic.

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