Interior Room Designs

For many the starting point of beautiful living room designs is the flooring, as this is where the largest portion of the budget is likely to be spent. To design a room like this, investing in a good-quality carpet or other floor covering will pay dividends as this is the item that will probably outlive many a different scheme over me years.

To get your living room designs started, think of visiting a carpet showroom, and look at the samples in their correct position – that is, horizontally on the floor – and, if possible, borrow a sample to view in situ in your home. A carpet with a mix of 80 per cent wool and 20 per cent synthetic material is generally considered ideal from a practical viewpoint, and the use of a good-quality underlay will vastly increase the life of a carpet as well as giving it a more luxurious feel. If you’re thinking of buying some modern living room furniture, getting the flooring right will make a huge difference.

The suitability of wall surfaces and other living room decoration will depend upon the use to which your living room is put. Whatever your choice, the inclusion of a dado as part of your living room decor, bearing a more durable surface, such as paint, will help to protect the wall from damage.

Furnishings For Living Room Designs

Don’t forget to take account of the seating plans when creating your living room designs. A single sofa or pair of sofas might be the centerpiece of your seating arrangement. The three-piece suite forms a traditional grouping, but as an alternative consider placing a sofa with two unrelated French bergeres or add a wing chair and arm chair to give your living room ideas an informal air. This arrangement is particularly suited to the ‘country house’ look where a matching suite is an anathema. A three-seat sofa offers comfort for two people, but rarely for three. To avoid the inconvenient positioning of seat cushion joins when two people are seated, ask your upholsterer to make up the three-seat size with just two seat and back cushions.

Something easily forgotten with living room designs is that, if you propose to entertain a certain number of people to a meal, the same number of guests will also require seats in your drawing room. Additional seating, to be drawn up when guests arrive, might be provided by upright chairs against the walls and run-up stools slotted under a spacious coffee table.

A large part of decorating living rooms is deciding on your curtain design. When selecting a curtain fabric, remember to view a large sample draped as it would appear when made up and with the light behind the material (again, as it would appear when at the window).