Ways to Improve your Living Room
Have you been looking at your living room wanting a chance but have no clue where to start? Well here are a few tips on how you spruce up the space that work for all types of homes whether you are a homeowner, interior designers or even a prospective homeowner.
Expanding your living room if able can be a place to start. To save energy, living rooms were typically kept small and cramped in the past. However, house purchasers want larger living rooms than before, thanks to the mid-century open floor plan movement and today's desire for greater space. If you can not secure the right permits or this may be out of budget, an alternative can be creating the illusion of a bigger space.
Painting the ceiling white to prevent a claustrophobic atmosphere is one of the easiest ways to make the space appear larger. Placing an area rug with a bare floor space of 10 to 20 inches in between the rug's borders and the walls. To draw the attention higher, place shelves higher, toward the top of the space. Creating or buying containers that are near to the wall is a good idea as well. Keeping junk out of sight quickly enhances the appearance of any area and gives it a bigger sense. A huge, bright, or otherwise spectacular statement object, such as a chandelier, draws the attention in and expands the space. These are all simple fixes to making a space appear larger. Whether you decide between knocking down a wall or adding decor to enhance a space, it gives the living room a fresh and new look.
To make the place feel more open and feel like home is to let more natural light in; adding new windows can help. In upgrading inefficient windows to weathertight windows, in the long run you will conserve energy and money. Architects in Washington D.C. designed a modern-inspired living room with large windows to let in as much natural light as possible.
Another way to spruce up your living room is having a consistent color palette. Having a theme between the paint on the walls to the furniture and accents makes the space look cohesive and put together. Color scheme is as significant inside the living room as it is for any other room in the home. The living room sees a lot of action, with such emphasis on one space, the color combination must be absolutely flawless. These are just a few ideas on how to improve the look and feel of your living room!
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