Planning a new look for your living room
When you want to change the furniture in your living room, you need to have a think about what doesn’t work in your current living room layout and decide what you need to change so that your living room becomes an ideal space for you and your family to relax in.
Seating is obviously vital to get right. For example, if you’re a family of six and you only have a sofa and two armchairs, then you all have to squeeze in or someone gets to sit on the floor. It also means that there’s not a place for any visitors to sit. Now, while it’s not always the case that the whole family will be in the living room at once, it’s nice to make it a possibility for those times you all want to be together.
A corner sofa combination can be a great option if your living room has the space for it. If not, then two sofas may be a better choice. Have a look at the discount living room furniture for sale at http://www.furnishinghomes.co.uk for some ideas.
If we’re being honest, the other essential thing to get right in the living room is the position of the TV. In the days before TV, all living room furniture would be arranged around the focal point of the fire, but today, we all arrange our furniture around the location of the TV. So you need to decide where the TV is going and what piece of furniture it’s going to stand on.
TV stands are great in that they are specifically designed for that purpose, and there are now a huge range of TV stands and cabinets to choose from. It may be that a corner TV cabinet suits your living room best – and maximises the space available. On the other hand, you may want to buy a bigger shelving unit that includes room for the TV, but allows you to store other items on the shelves above it.
Once you’ve got these two essential features sorted in your living room, you’ll be able to see what other space you have left and decide whether to leave it free or put more furniture in there. This will depend on the size of the room and how cosy or spacious you like the room to feel.
