Because it s super helpful when you re trying to come up with a living room furniture arrangement.
Best furniture placement for narrow living room.
Choose a focal point for the room and orient your furniture around it.
5 genius ways to arrange furniture in a long narrow living room 1.
Notice that they also used a loveseat and chaise facing each other and perpendicular to the length of the room similar to photo no.
If you have a corner fireplace this should be your center of attention.
Before you try to arrange furniture in an awkward space make sure you understand the principles of arranging furniture.
Place large items where they won t block a view.
This is a very compact furniture arrangement that would work in all types of small spaces.
5 designer tips for arranging furniture in narrow rooms.
An extra long sofa or a sectional can make a narrow room feel more inviting all the functions in the room are organized around the sitting area first of all decide what the focal point of the room will be.
It helps even if your furniture is only a few inches away from the walls.
Leave a walkway on one side.
Alternate your furniture groupings.
Often long rooms are a blessing in disguise because they can serve as open plan spaces.
This will ensure an organized and balanced look.
The round table is perfect for the small dining area right by the kitchen counter.
A console table behind the sofa would fill some of the empty space and would be a great spot for a table lamp a couple of stools hidden underneath for extra seating.
It should be on the longest wall of the room.
If possible try to avoid having all your furniture on one side of the long.
Small stools cubes or chow tables are perfect as options for coffee tables in narrow spaces.
Scale furniture for the cozy spaces you ve created in your long room.
I m very proud of this article which is a collection of custom living room furniture layout illustrations.
Try using a sofa table or area rugs to help define the smaller areas you ve created in a long narrow room.
Instead pull all of your furniture away from the walls and float a seating arrangement in the middle of the room.
For my first layout idea i would do either a two seat sofa or a small three seat option going across the room with two chairs across from it.
When envisioning your room layout in your mind it s impossible to organize 5 or 10 different options.
The custom sofa fits perfectly along the shorter wall and makes the most of the narrow living room.
Use some circular furniture.
This layout creates a natural flow that s great for hosting sit down dinners.