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Features of the layout
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Color matters
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We select the furniture
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Decorative elements and textiles
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Finishing materials
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Lighting
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Small living room in different styles
Small living room in the style of minimalism
Features of the layout
In many ways, the choice of interior design for a small living room determines the layout of the room. The ideal option is a square room where all the objects of the situation are distributed in a circle, leaving the center free.
Beige room with a glass table in the center
If the living room has the shape of a rectangle, the lack of proportionality is adjusted using light curtains with a horizontal pattern. The wall in the end is decorated with emphasis or installed near them a book rack, a couple of seats, etc.
Blue curtains and a chair at the end of a rectangular living room visually set the room for the necessary proportions
The long sides of the elongated room are decorated with wallpaper with a geometric pattern – the vertical optically raises the ceiling, and the horizontal stripes make the room wider. The flooring is laid so that the movement of the pattern goes parallel to the long wall.
For non -standard rooms with rounded, beveled corners, five -walled options or with a bay window, they require a professional approach. For such living rooms, they select furniture to order an unusual shape, some drawbacks are adjusted by lighting.
Living room with a semi -screen window
One of the successful options for expanding the area of the living room is the unification of a room with a balcony. Depending on the nuances of building a house, a wall going on a balcony or a loggia is removed completely or partially, leaving the supporting part.
Light room with a balcony
Color matters
In the design of the interiors there is a rule of three shades, one of which is the main (60%) and two additional (30%and 10%). As you know, the light coloree visually increases, therefore, a light neutral palette is often chosen to design a small living room, and several accents are added to avoid sterility or boredom.
The most popular shade in the design of the rooms is beige and its interpretation, also for a small room a gray gamut or a white background. Today at the peak of popularity monochrome design of the living room in the style of minimalism or hi-tech.
Bright solution for a narrow living room with a large window
If the rooms of the room reach the north, you can make the situation warmer with a yellow color, which will increase both natural and artificial lighting. With the southern location of the windows, you can slightly cool the situation by designing it in blue, pale green, lavender tints.
Sand and peach tones in a modern kitchen-living room
We select the furniture
The rule has a rule in a small living room – the smaller the better. Firstly, a small amount of functional furniture does not interfere with free movement around the room, and secondly, visually does not overload the perception of space.
If cabinet furniture is needed in the living room, then models with mirror or glossy facades are selected. Massive walls are replaced with open shelves, hinged cabbages with light facades.
Modern furniture solution: white sofa, open rack and narrow floor cabinet
Up furniture is selected depending on the layout of the room. If the area allows the area, a straight or corner sofa is installed, with a lack of square meters, you can do with a pair of comfortable seats.
White living room in Khrushchevka
The atmosphere in the living room is built mainly around the coffee table, but compact models are chosen for a small room or with a transparent countertop with a lightweight submissions. A furniture composition looks good in front of a TV zone or fireplace, including artificial, which gives the room a special comfort.
On a small area there was a place for a sofa, a dining table and a simulator
Decorative elements and textiles
The abundant decor is not for small rooms, but even without jewelry, the interior looks dull and faceless, for a small living room it is important to choose laconic decorative details:
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A few low -format photos or paintings
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Live plants in pots
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Mirrors in a spectacular frame
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Original design of lighting devices
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Books and interior candles
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Vintage interior items.
Most decor items can serve not only by decoration, but to have a practical function.
Light two -tone curtains, a white carpet and sofa pillows create a light and cozy atmosphere in the living room
The windows in the living room require decorations, for this, the openings are designed with ordinary or Roman curtains, curtains, light tulle, fabric roles, etc. The smaller the room, the more concise the window textiles are more concise.
Sofa pillows, stylish rugs and capes, cozy carpet – all these elements will decorate and create a warm home atmosphere in the living room. For a small room, a carpet of the correct shape is selected, plain or with a geometric pattern.
Stylish and unobtrusive decor with a beige-grinding living room
Finishing materials
Mostly a bright palette of designing a small living room obliges to verify the choice of building materials, in particular to their practicality and resistance to frequent cleaning.
The floor in a small living room can be a few tones darker than wall decoration. For coating, they choose a practical, relatively inexpensive modern material – laminate. In original design projects, there is a floor covering of tiles, porcelain tiles or bulk options.
The flooring of the floor echoes the color and texture with the furniture wall
Wall decoration is diverse, depending on the layout and size of the room. A 3D technology works perfectly for visual expansion of space, for example, in the form of wallpaper with the effect of perspective or three-dimensional panels. For tiny rooms, the best option for wall decoration is simple monophonic staining or Venetian plaster. The optical illusion of a high ceiling is created using wallpaper with a vertical pattern.
The dynamic plot of the picture, a glossy ceiling and light shades of furniture are perfectly combined in a small living room
It is better to make the ceiling in a small living room as inconspicuous as possible, painting with white paint or pulling a matte or glossy canvas. The wall passing into the ceiling looks spectacular, the absence of boundaries forms a single space.
A perfectly selected combination of shades of wall decoration, ceiling and floor in a small living room
Lighting
An important point in decorating a room with a small area is the correct lighting scenario. The central light is equipped with a traditional chandelier or a three- or five-year-old lamp, but compact sizes. A massive chandelier with hanging details looks ridiculous in a small living room, the exception is a spider chandelier and its interpretations, often used in the loft, scandium and some others.
The light from a luxurious chandelier and sconces is repeatedly reflected in the glossy surfaces of the ceiling and facades of furniture
Point and hidden backlight in a small zone of the living room
Small living room in different styles
Finishing, color palette, furniture, lighting, decor nuances and textiles as a whole are harmonious if they are designed in the same style.
There are directions designed exclusively for spacious rooms, but most of the styles in the interior design can be realized in a small living room.
Small living room in the style of neoclassic
The loft involves an open room with high ceilings, but also in a small room, making several characteristic strokes you can create an atmosphere close to an industrial style. For example, make an accent wall with brickwork, red or white. Use vintage furniture, open shelves made of metal and wood, an original coffee table and a leather sofa or chair.
Brick wall and original lighting in the style of loft
Provence is a style filled with pastel paints, white openwork furniture and floral prints. All interior elements of the French province are suitable for decorating a small living room. It is important to observe the balance between functional things and decor.
Little living room in the style of Provence
The modern style gravitates to minimalism and practicality of the situation, and does not accept a large amount of furniture and unnecessary decorations. The laconicism, simplicity and functionality of the modern style is ideal for decorating a small living room.
The Scandinavian style with its light colors and items of the environment from natural and natural materials will organically fit into the living room modest sizes.
Scandrous-living room
If you combine a small living room with a kitchen or bedroom visually living space will become more spacious, and there are more ideas for its design. It is important to rationally use every square meter, it is verified to select all the objects of the situation, the color of the finish and other important elements of the interior design.
Small living room with high ceilings
