Round Reading
Assess your needs
Think about how you'll use the room and exactly what needs to be included within the confines of its size and shape. For example, if it's going to be the main family and entertaining area you'll need a good seating arrangement plus storage for the TV and related kit. Or maybe you're planning a dual purpose room, which means incorporating a work or dining area into the design.
Get the layout right
Make the proportions of the room work to your advantage. A long, narrow room lends itself to being divided into separate zones, perhaps for watching TV and relaxing, while the shorter part of an L-shaped room may be perfect for a home office or dining area. On squared paper draw a scale plan of the room and items of furniture that need to go in it, then play around with layouts until you find one that works.
Create a focal point
Living rooms - both large or small - work best when planned around a focal point such as a fireplace, TV or a great view, so arrange your seating to make the most of this. If there isn't a natural focal point then create your own. Perhaps wallpaper or paint a bold shade on the main wall of the room, or group sofas and armchairs round a coffee table or accentuate a favourite painting.
Zones: open plan rooms
How do you create 'zones'? The side of a worktop or island makes a natural boundary to divide the kitchen from the rest of the room. Or you can use shelving units to divide spaces and you can also use colour to delineate spaces. For example, if you want to keep the space open, position sofas around a colourful rug to create the 'living' area then bring that colour subtly to other parts of the room - perhaps in a vase on the dining table or by using the same colour in wallpaper or paint on a wall at the other end of the room. All these tricks will help define the spaces as well as unite them.
If you are planning an open plan space ensure that there's adequate ventilation – you'll need an effective extractor fan and windows which are easy to open, so the living area isn't filled with cooking smells. And plan storage and heating carefully as a lack of wall space means that you'll be limited as to where you can fit radiators and shelves. Underfloor heating and free-standing shelving units may prove to be far more practical options.
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