Living Room Interior — Decorate It Yourself

What to do with the TV?

When installing a TV in the largest room — the living room, it is important to remember several rules:

• The TV should be of appropriate size (in a spacious room, a large TV is suitable, otherwise your head will hurt when trying to see the image clearly. In a small room, it is better to choose a smaller screen).
• The TV should be placed, ideally, at two meters from the sofa (doctors recommend this).
• Place the TV where direct sunlight does not shine on it.
• Do not place a fireplace and TV next to each other (both items draw too much attention).

Living Room with Stairs

So, you have a country house or a two-story apartment? Well, you are lucky to own stairs in your living room.

Throughout history, the most elegant and mysterious staircase was the spiral one. However, if you don’t have the option to install such a staircase, you can make good use of the space under the stairs.

Living Room with Bar Counter – Bar Delivery at Home

It's always pleasant to sit down with your best friend at the bar counter, sipping a glass or two of strong brandy with ice... without taking your eyes off your favorite movie. A bar counter in the living room will allow you to avoid running to the kitchen for your next cocktail. By the way, a bar counter can also be used to define zones in a large space.

Living Room with Aquarium

Aquarium fish have always been known for their ability to calm nerves after a hard day. Of course, unless there are piranhas or a hammerhead shark in your aquarium.

Aquariums in interior design can be:

• Freestanding
• Built-in

By the way, according to feng shui, it is not recommended to place aquariums directly opposite doors, between doors, near the kitchen exit, or under beams.

Living Room with Wardrobe: Cute, Why Do You Need a Hundred Pairs of Shoes?

It's more convenient to set up a wardrobe in the bedroom... However, if you've decided to make one in the living room, try to visually separate it from the rest of the room. The ideal solution would be placing it in a niche or a built-in sliding cabinet. In a niche, you can separate the wardrobe from the living room with sliding doors. Alternatively, you can hide the wardrobe inside a cabinet.

Living Room with Balcony – Expanding Space with Affordable Methods

A balcony or loggia can become a great extension of your living room.

Those days have passed when balconies were used as storage rooms for everything (from canned goods to rusted sleds).

Today, with a balcony/loggia, you can realize all kinds of fantasies. Of course, to fully connect the loggia with the room, professional intervention is needed to either completely or partially remove a wall. However, you can simply set up a separate area on the loggia as an extension of the living room. This can be a study, a greenhouse, or even a small library.

The trend of decorating the living room with various constructions has become widespread, provided the room size allows for it. You can find design options online for living rooms with a fireplace, columns, an arch, beams, and even a podium.

Living Room with a Working Area

Relaxing and working at the same time. Therefore, a proper solution would be to set up a separate workspace in the living room with a desk that suits you: a computer table, separated from the rest of the room by a bookshelf or partition.

If your living room is a passageway, it will have at least two doors. It's preferable to decorate them similarly, especially if they are next to each other. If there are no windows in your living room, try to increase the number of light sources.

You can install a fireplace, which will draw attention away from the missing windows.

Additionally, you can create a false window on the ceiling to provide diffused soft light or decorate one of the walls with a bright tapestry that also soothes the eye.