'Include flooring, furniture, focal points, wall coverings, fabrics, textures, lighting and plants,' he says. Oliver Heath recommends collecting images and samples to create a moodboard. Choose your storage based on whether you want these on display or behind closed doors. And don't forget to include storage for all those things a living room might have to house from books and magazines to DVDs, CDs, gaming consoles and children's toys. But if the space is more for family to relax and chill in, then you might go for a single corner sofa facing a large TV and maybe some cuddler chairs.ĭecide now, too, about coffee and side tables, floor lamps, footstools and any extra seating. If you want it to be a social space for chatting with family or entertaining friends, then you may want to have your sofas or chairs facing each other.
What's my dream room?Īccording to TV presenter and House Beautiful’s sustainable design expert Oliver Heath, 'Creating the room of your dreams will inevitably come from doing your research and working out exactly what it is that makes you go "wow!"'.Ĭonsider what you want your living room to be and then work out what you want to include in it.
What's the secret to planning the perfect living room layout? As the main communal space in the house, l iving rooms are the settings for so much of family life – socialising, chilling, greeting guests – so w hether the room is small, long and thin, dark or flooded with light, following these rules will help you get it right the first time.
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