Small Living Room Ideas For A Cute, Cosy And Compact Space

Those pesky small living rooms always have us stumbling and second guessing what we should do to make the most of the floor plan. Have you ever struggled with how to arrange your furniture, how to get in more light and beyond, what color to use?
A living room is the main living space in a house, where guests and family gather to watch TV and entertain themselves. It serves different functions such as a formal sitting area to a casual living space and it is an essential part of the house that depicts the personalities of people staying in the house.
Your living room, regardless of size, should be able to function as a space for relaxation and entertaining. It’s interesting to try new things. Sometimes traditional ideas about living room decor aren’t the best solution for a small space. Here are ways you can supersize your space with our top tips and clever design tricks to make the smallest of rooms feel perfectly proportioned.



Soft Hue

One of the most popular small living room ideas is the use neutral colors on walls, floor, ceiling and furniture upholstery. A palette of off-whites or beiges will expand the space by appearls. Soft hues also tend to illuminate a room by reflecting light. In addition to enlarging an area, a neutral palette impacts instant sophistication and creates a calming environment.


Power of Reflection 

Designers often place mirrors strategically in small places in order to make them feel larger. One of the most common small living room ideas is to hang a large mirror in a central location to create a focal point. To reflect light and add a nice ambiance, put it behind a light source such as a candle or pendant lamp. If possible, position a mirror as window so it will reflect the view and give the illusion of another window.



Sumptuous Furniture

A small living room with sumptuous furniture will appear bigger and modern. The room space should be considered before buying living room furniture to avoid clutter. When selecting your furniture types, decide your decorative styles and ensure furniture complements the wall colours. Neutral colour furniture gives the room a bright, inviting feel. When buying your living room furniture quality should be prioritised over quantity. Ensure you buy furniture that will last longer and can be easily cleaned.


Elegant Draperies

Draperies are the quickest way to add instant height to any space. The trick is to hang them from right around where your wall meets your ceiling and let them slightly puddle on the ground. Curtains should be long enough to serve their purpose, Instead of using blinds for window treatments, use long, flowing drapes because they draw attention to vertical space, thus expanding the area of the room. White curtains can be avoided if living room houses kids. Although, white curtains add a natural feeling to your room by allowing easy passage of natural light and pleasant ventilation. This is because the level of smell in your living room will be determined by natural lighting and air flow.

Layered Lighting

Lighting plays a major role in the living room appearance and functions. The main source of lighting is sunlight and special task lights can also be a good addition. Match your lighting with your furniture’s style. If you like classic, traditional décor, look for old-fashioned chandeliers or lamps designed in a simple, “reduced” way. Recessed  lights are good for all types of apartments such as minimalistic and fancy, vintage and cosy. Modern furniture goes well with elaborate, ornate lamps and wall sconces. Keeping light at multiple levels (via floor lamps, chandeliers, and task lights) creates a moody yet well-lit room. A chandelier can be considered as a major source of lighting as it helps give the room a glamorous appearance. However, the size of the room ceiling should be measured before fixing a chandelier.

Urbane Media

The appearance of your living room items says a lot about your personality and status. Especially the TV and sound systems tell if the house owners are the lively type or boring type. A LED TV with that is not too big or too small should be sought for in place of a widescreen TV, because of it’s picture quality and most LED TV are often internet enabled. However, a bad sound system will affect your enjoyment and concentration level when making use of your TV, while a correctly installed sound speaker system will enhance the views on your TV set.


Timely Organization

Small living rooms need to be kept fresh and uncluttered with well-chosen storage. A great way to make a small living room feel larger is to keep it meticulously tidy and in order to do that, everything in the room needs to have its proper place. Floating shelves are perfect for small rooms because they can hold a lot of things on a wall or in alcoves, or choose bespoke fitted, floor-to-ceiling shelves and cupboards that make use of every inch of spare space. Keep the living room tidy and lively by providing a moderately sized wastebasket that should be disposed on regular basis. Avoid keeping trash bags indoor for a long period of time, it can lead to bad odour and sickness. Living rooms can’t be completely wireless, keep cables behind the TV and sound systems. Arrange remote controls in a remote storage box and removable decors should be arranged on daily basis to avoid clutter. Designate a separate space inside the living room for board games and movie collections as well.