The living room is the heart of our home. Here we meet with family and friends, watch movies and series, spend time playing games, and treat ourselves to a break from everyday life.
If you have a large living room, you have a lot of flexibility and freedom when it comes to furnishing it. However, designing a small living room is a little more complicated, because the smaller the room, the more quickly it will appear cluttered.
We'll tell you what you should pay attention to when setting up your small living room if you want to get the most out of it!
Use light colors
If you want your small living room to appear larger, you can use light colors like white, cream, beige, or light gray. Soft, reserved tones make the room appear larger and less oppressive. Combined with various wooden elements, this creates a great interplay.
If you get tired of the color of your sofa, you can easily order new covers in our store, even for individual sections. This means you don't have to replace the entire sofa, just the fabric covering.
Lots of light
It's not just light-colored furnishings that can enlarge a living room, but also plenty of natural light. Large windows make the room feel larger and more welcoming. If possible, natural light should dominate the living room lighting concept. So, make sure not to have heavy curtains or large furniture in front of the window: they would make the room feel cramped and much darker.
Expand your space with mirrors
Mirrors, whether XL or small, can also work wonders and make your living room appear larger than it actually is. As soon as you install a mirror in a suitable spot in your living room, the room and daylight will reflect off it, visually enlarging the space. A mirror is therefore an absolute must-have in any small living room.
Modular sofas
What's better for a small living room than a modular sofa ? Thanks to the individual modules, you can adapt your sofa precisely to your living space. With our modular sofas, you're completely flexible and can order any module, backrest, and cushion to suit your living space.
Let's take our Donna modular sofa as an example: it is made up of four modules that you can arrange as you wish.
Do you live alone and two or three modules are completely enough? No problem! Buy only the modules you need. You can still reorder when your family grows and your small sofa reaches its limits.
For example, you could put the sofa together so that people on it face each other: brilliant, isn't it? This combination is perfect for days when you want to do multiple activities and spend time together. 😉
You're also completely flexible when it comes to color choices: if you like, you can even purchase each module in a different color. If you no longer like a color, you can easily order covers in a different color online. Our modular sofas offer a lot of freedom, making them the perfect choice for any living room.
Use heights correctly
Even if you don't have much space available in terms of length and width, you still have the height of your living room, so use it wisely!
For example, you can set up a large shelf with plenty of storage space or several smaller shelves to store everything. Tall shelves or walls lined with artwork make your room appear taller and therefore larger.
Furniture with intelligent storage spaces
If you don't have enough space in your living room, you should definitely purchase furniture with built-in storage. For example, there are some excellent sofas today with built-in storage like this. With our Marie sofa, for example, you can stow everything you need for a relaxing evening on the couch in the armrest. Whether it's snacks, pillows, a remote control, or a good book: this secret compartment has room for everything.
Set color accents
Your furnishings don't always have to be tone-on-tone. You can also make a statement in your living room with eye-catching color accents, like red. This way, you can perfectly showcase even the smallest rooms.
Katrina modular sofa with red central section
The Katrina modular sofa is a real eye-catcher and perfect for small living rooms. You have so many options for combining the individual pieces. The sofa is essentially made up of four modules, and you can choose the color of each module. The entire sofa in light gray? No problem! Two aquamarine armchairs, one medium gray, and one dark blue? No problem either!
Not only do you have free choice of colors, but also the number of modules. You can easily leave out modules from our store or order them yourself, because who knows, maybe you'll have a completely different living room in the future.
The Katrina modular sofa brings a lot of energy to the living room, don't you think?
Set on horizontal lines
When decorating a small living room, you should not only play with the height of the room, but also ensure clear horizontal lines. Clear lines help make the living room appear light and uncluttered. Draw horizontal lines with shelves, a small sideboard, or a row of paintings. This visually widens the room and makes it feel larger.
Leave the areas free
There are many different tips and tricks for a small living room that can make it feel larger. But there's one thing you should absolutely avoid: cluttering your room with furniture and accessories. You shouldn't just be careful with your furniture, but also with your decor. So don't overcrowd the space you have: instead, focus on minimalism and create room to breathe.
Create a center
Let your sofa become the focal point of the living room and arrange other furniture around it. Also, make sure that other furniture next to the sofa doesn't appear too bulky, but rather creates a harmonious interaction. Placing the sofa in the center of the room, rather than directly against the wall, will make the room seem even larger.
Small but fantastic
See? Even a small living room can become truly beautiful and welcoming with the right furnishings. Follow our advice and get started.
Do you have any other tips we absolutely should add? Then contact us! And if you have a small living room, send us a photo to inspire those who still don't know how to furnish it. 💫
