Ahead we share a selection of our favorite living rooms featuring major seating arrangement inspiration.
Living room sofa set arrangement.
Most rooms are rectangular so a rectangular room arrangement usually feels the most natural.
This is probably the layout many of us think of when we consider a formal living room.
Any designer will confirm that seating can be very specific to the interior you re designing for but there s no doubt that settling for a mix of sofas and chairs and experimenting with placement can create a polished layout.
An effective room arrangement starts with the focal point the cornerstone of your living room design typically a fireplace plays this role but in this contemporary cottage space the view out the french doors takes center stage instead.
One furniture option that can help is a sectional sofa.
It makes the room look larger than it is and provides more space to move about in easily.
The above living room floor plan opts for sitting ottomans instead of armchairs.
Of course anyone will become a genius of interior design just reading a post.
This arrangement creates a more casual vibe.
Anchor your living room with two sofas and then you can feel free to be adventurous elsewhere.
So the larger the room the larger the living room seating.
Sketch out the room on a piece of graph paper using all the appropriate measurements.
If you already have a sectional consider bringing 2 armchairs into the fourth missing corner.
Typically stirring idea if your living room is in length.
Orient the main seating piece toward the focal point and arrange the secondary seating pieces around the main piece.
Sofa and chairs these are often the big ticket items so it s important that they suit the space the most important thing to do is measure the space before buying any of these pieces.
To keep the living arrangement more open arrange your sofa set and chairs into an l shape.
Built ins to either side of the fireplace provide storage and a tv over the mantle can be easily viewed from either sofa.
L shaped and u shaped sectionals can provide seating while taking up a wide amount of floorspace in your room.
This will complete that natural rectangular shape while allowing you to easily move through your living room.
I understand the appeal because the ottomans can double as foot rests but i prefer sitting on seats with a back.
Search in your favorite interior design magazines or websites and you would struggle to find a living room that have a sofa with two armchairs that are part of a set or one of those sets 3 2 three seater sofa loveseat.
Two small sofas facing each other a coffee table between them.
It brings about symmetry with the area of the room occupying the corner of your house.