How to Properly Decorate the Interior of a Narrow Living Room

How to Properly Decorate the Interior of a Narrow Living Room

Our task is to visually expand the room so it doesn't feel oppressive to the apartment's inhabitants. Decorating a narrow living room requires special attention. Therefore, one of the proven methods for expanding the space is to use color (light shades make a room appear slightly larger), photo wallpapers (they expand the space by adding depth to the design), and bright lighting (a well-lit living room also appears more spacious).

Photo 2 — Designing the Interior of a Long Narrow Living Room

If possible, you can also expand the space using more radical methods – removing walls or eliminating niches. However, there's a chance you can achieve the same result with minimal effort.

Photo 3 — Interior of a Narrow Living Room

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Designing a long living room also involves dividing the space into zones, which creates the impression of multiple rooms and diverts attention from its narrow width. A cabinet, shelf, partition, or screen can serve as a divider between zones. Screens and partitions are often used to separate the bedroom or work zone. One option is a raised platform that divides the room and visually shortens it slightly.

Photo 4 — How to Divide Zones in a Long Narrow Living Room

For irregularly shaped living rooms, you may sometimes have to order furniture individually, which can be inconvenient but also offers creative freedom.

By the way, a transforming piece of furniture is an invaluable helper in such a living room. With it, you can create interesting interiors and make efficient use of space.

Photo 5 — Interior Design Idea for a Narrow Living Room

You can give a narrow long living room a more standard shape using mirrors. If the room is also small, you can add even more space by replacing regular doors with light sliding doors.

Photo 6 — A Long Living Room

Different zones in a stretched living room can be separated not only with screens and shelves but also with various rugs. Small rugs, according to designers' advice, should not touch the walls, and geometric patterns on them draw attention and distract from the awkward shape of the room.

Photo 7 — Idea for a Semicircular Living Room

However, living rooms aren't only narrow and elongated. They can also be semicircular. If you happen to have such a room, don't worry – there is a solution here too.

Photo 8 — Interior of a Large Semicircular Living Room

The design of a semicircular living room can be interpreted in various ways. For example, you could install a bar counter. Or order a sofa that repeats the shape of the wall.

A matching bookshelf is a great decorative element for the wall.

As an alternative, you could create a dining area in this part of the room and decorate the wall with photo wallpapers that fit the theme. If the semicircular zone is the window area, you can again place a dining table or set up chairs and a coffee table. Moreover, doctors recommend reading in natural light.

Photo 9 — Decorating the Semicircular "Window Zone"