Designing a Living Room for the Family

The living room is the part of the house where most families converge for the most part when they are at home, apart from the dining room.  This is also the first room of the house that guests usually see once they go in.   It clearly reflects the personality of the people and the family living in it, or at least how they want to be perceived by their visitors or anyone seeing it.  Thus, a living room furniture set says a lot about the people living under its roof.

How to Design your Living Room

When designing a living room for a family, there should be a consensus on what to place in it.  It would be sad if only mom’s opinion of what should be in a living room is considered. Also, there are considerations when it comes to the younger members of the family. Some furniture pieces may not be practical to own or place in a living room is small children run around the house. If household pets that aren’t potty trained are allowed to roam around the house, floor treatments like rugs and carpets may be impractical to put in a living room. 

Of course, the first thing to consider when choosing the furniture to comprise a living room furniture set is functionality and quality.  It is also important to consider safety and comfort.   

Here are some things that you might want to incorporate into the design of a living room:

·         Rug 

 Modern Rug Design for Living Room

A rug is good to have in this area to help protect your floor from spills and scratches.  As mentioned earlier, if you have pets that are likely to soil your rugs, rugs that do not require expensive treatment would be your best bet. If you prefer an easy to clean and maintain rug, then a bamboo area rug would be the ideal piece for your living room. 

·         Couch or sofa set

Leather Sofa Set

 

This is an essential item in the living room. Choose ones with clean lines if you want to have a classic look for your living room.  Pre-treated fabric is best if you have kids. That’s because wiping this kind of fabric with sponge alone will easily clean spills and the usual food-related “accidents.”

·         Coffee table 

Glass Coffee Table

Some might say this is not important but this is a great help if you have guests that you want to entertain in this room. Make the entire living room look more organic and alive just by placing a flower arrangement on the table’s center. Otherwise, a coffee table book or two would provide an instant conversation piece, not to mention   

·         Arm chair 

Leather Accent Chair

This could be the designated daddy chair. Whatever its design is, this piece will surely add the comfort and “home” dimension to your otherwise cold living room.

Your living room furniture set will complete the look of the place, so make sure to choose wisely and think of how you want your space to come across to other people.

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