Floor plan for long narrow living room
The 9 Best Narrow Room Layout Tips From a Style Expert
Amy Bartlam; Design: Jette Creative
The classic video game of Tetris can easily come to mind whenever you're confronting the mind-boggling task of creating a furniture layout in a narrow room. A couch may look ideal on a certain wall, but once a coffee table is placed in front of it, it can suddenly appear cramped—and a side chair is necessary for guests, but its small size feels larger between a plant and ottoman. So what can you do to win this real-life version of Tetris and create an airy space without much room?
"In narrow spaces, you'll often find yourself having to edit your ideal floor plan," says Alessandra Wood, Ph.D., the Vice President of Style at Modsy. "You may not be able to put that side table next to your sofa, or you might only be able to fit one accent chair rather than two."
Planning is key to furniture layouts in narrow living rooms, bedrooms, and more. If you're working with a smaller area, it's important to be even more meticulous with which pieces stay or go. Wood knows how difficult it can be to style an unusual space, and that's why she's offering her advice on how to deal with narrow room layouts. "Don't overload your layout," she says, which should be your mantra as you get to work. To dive deeper, Wood provides a few ideas for strategizing style in a narrow layout.
Read on for her how-to when designing furniture in a narrow room, and consider these tips your cheat sheet for winning the game against tricky square footage.
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"If you're looking for narrow space design ideas involving lighting, wall sconces are the way to go," Wood says. "These babies light up your home without wasting valuable floor space or table surface area. What's even better? Many options can be plugged into the wall so you don't have to worry about the whole wiring issue. Some even swivel, giving you extra flexibility with your lighting, too."
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"Kind of like how your mom used to say 'keep your feet off the sofa,' one of the best narrow design ideas involves keeping your furniture off the floor," Wood continues. "Why? Because nothing makes a small space look even smaller like a bulky sofa plopped right on the floor. Instead, try using furniture that sits high up off the floor to make your small space look roomier. Pieces with long, tapered legs are a perfect choice. This is also a reason why the midcentury modern trend is so popular in urban cities where homes are a lot smaller."
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"Sometimes, it's best to skip a rectangular rug and embrace an irregular option instead," Wood notes. "After all, a rug that is clearly too big or too small will just draw attention to the size and shape of your room. Instead, try an irregularly shaped rug, such as cowhide, or even a round rug. This will create a sense of flow, and fill most of the floor space without drawing attention to the narrow shape of the room."
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Amy Bartlam; Design: Jenn Feldman Designs
"When you can't make more space, you can always employ some apartment design ideas that make it look like you have more space," Wood adds. "The oldest trick in the interior designer's handbook? See-through furniture! Opting for pieces made of glass or acrylic is a great way to trick the eye into thinking your space is larger than it is. So skip the bulky wooden coffee table in favor of a glass or acrylic option. It'll make your space look more open and airy—which, in turn, will help it feel larger!"
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"Carving out a path to navigate through the space is an important part of making your room comfortable and livable," Woods says. "Ensure that you have enough space between your coffee table and sofa to walk through easily. This might mean using smaller-scale furniture pieces."
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Amy Bartlam; Design: Jette Creative
"Just because your space is narrow doesn't mean that you need to line your furniture up against the wall," Wood notes. "Play with pulling pieces outward—perhaps bookshelves behind the sofa, or a console table with lighting and accessories. " Opt for smaller furniture that won't take up too much space when pulled away from the wall, and use decorative accents behind the sofa (like tall plants or floor lamps) to draw attention to the extra room.
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Create specific areas in a long and narrow room rather than trying to design one conversational space: "If you have a room that is narrow but long, creating 'defined zones,' such as the main seating area and reading nook, will help break up space," Woods says. "Use a chaise or small sectional to segment the room and break up the narrow feel."
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Instead of using a traditional coffee table, play with small nesting tables or an ottoman. "This allows for a place to kick up your feet or set down a drink without taking up valuable space," Woods continues. Bonus: Nesting tables can be tucked away when you aren't entertaining guests, so you'll gain extra floor space when they're not needed.
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Amy Bartlam; Design: Whitney Campeau Interiors
"In a narrow bedroom, get a storage bed. If the room is too small for one with drawers, you can get one that lifts up," she adds. "In your living room, opt for a media cabinet that can conceal your devices and provide extra storage. In narrow spaces, you need to have places to store excess goods so they don't feel overly exposed and cramped." Unlike traditional coffee tables, many ottomans can also double as a place to stow away necessities without keeping them on display (just don't forget the tray on top for drinks and décor).
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I’m back at it sharing some more furniture layout ideas and floor plans!
If you caught my last post like this, I shared some ideas for large living rooms, but this time, let’s take a look at long and narrow ones. Think New York City, San Francisco style apartments, condos, and townhomes.
Yep, those.
I’ve had a couple of requests for this type of floor-plan, and I understand why… it can be tricky AF! There are so many different pieces of furniture to incorporate, and you want to make sure there’s a good flow throughout the space without it feeling awkward.
But don’t fret, I have some awesome ideas up my sleeve that I know you’re gonna love!
First, let me just preface this post by saying that there are a hundred different scenarios for this type of room and I decided to focus on ones that have a staircase.
But…even if you don’t have stairs, you can easily imagine each of these scenarios without them!
Images via Kaemingk Design & Kelly Hoppen
Before I get into the floorplans, I want to take a second and answer two frequently asked questions about arranging furniture in a long and skinny living room:
How do you decorate a long and thin living room?
Each room is different but in general…
- Place the sofa on the largest wall.
- Put side tables and lamps on either side of the sofa.
- Place a narrow console table on the opposite wall of the sofa, if it’s available.
- Next, place accent chairs around the sofa and/or sofa table. If there’s no room, try small stools instead!
- Fill blank wall space with artwork, bookcases, shelves, and decorative tables.
- And for those weird, empty spots that are leftover? Put a plant or decorative plinth there!
How do you make a narrow room look wider?
- Place your sofa on the largest wall and place a mirror above it, it’ll give the illusion of a bigger space.
- Pick out furniture that fits the scale of the room. i.e. If your living room is narrow, don’t buy a super deep sofa.
- Opt for hanging as much as possible. Hang TV’s instead of using a media cabinet, and use shelves for books and decorative items instead of tables.
- For extra seating, place small stools under an open console table.
Images via Stephane Parmentier & Rafael De Cardenas
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0112’ x 20’ Narrow Living Room with a FireplaceSince the fireplace is centered with windows on both sides, I tried to mimic that arrangement with the furniture. I placed the sofa on the largest wall and then put an accent chair on both sides. If I placed the chairs closer towards the sofa, I would have been left with a couple of weird spots behind the chairs. Instead, I scooted the chairs out a bit further and used footstools to make the chairs appear longer.
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12’ x 20’ Open Concept Living /Dining RoomIn this scenario, the living room is open up to the dining area, which then opens up to a kitchen (not pictured). I placed a sofa on the longest wall, facing the stairs, and then placed one armchair to the side of it. I opted for a round dining table to keep the flow as open as possible. You could also place a console table on the stair wall and put two small stools underneath (if you needed extra seating).
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0312’ x 20’ Narrow Living Room w/ One WindowI started by placing the sofa on the largest wall and then put two side chairs and a table on the opposite wall. This creates two pathways to get through the room. Since there’s only one window, I placed a long bench below it, allowing the light to travel throughout the entire space. To finish, I filled in extra areas with plants and another small console table.
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12’ x 20’ Long & Narrow Living Room w/ Two WindowsIn this scenario, there are only two windows in the front of the room. I placed the sofa on the largest wall and balanced it out with two armchairs. To fill in the extra spots, I used side tables, bookcases, and lamps. Note: if the stair-wall was full-height, this scenario could also be mirrored, allowing more light to enter the room.
There you have it! Four floor plans and furniture layout ideas for a long and narrow living room.
I know there are so many variations and scenarios for long and narrow living rooms, but I hope that these floorplans gave you some ideas and a jumping off point for your own living room!
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Narrow living room design (65 photos)
Many owners of apartments built in modern and Soviet high-rise buildings encounter narrow living rooms. Compared to a square, an elongated rectangular shape creates more conventions and nuances that should be taken into account when organizing the interior decoration of a room. However, if you successfully cope with this task, you will get a harmonious area that does not create the illusion of a tunnel.
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Quite often, pencil cases are found in Soviet "Khrushchev" and other typical panel buildings. Such houses have an inconvenient layout, poor lighting, small room sizes. Typical "wagon" spaces are only 2.2 meters wide, and the ceiling rises only 2.5-2.7 meters. An explosive combination gives a lot of trouble to the owners.
Nevertheless, it is possible and even necessary to overcome these difficulties. Various tricks and tricks are used - from a well-chosen color palette to organic zoning. The most important thing is to rationally use the entire available area and visually embody square proportions.
According to its main functional purpose, the living room is a space for gathering the family and receiving guests, and therefore the most spacious part of the house is allocated for it. If this role needs to be performed by a long narrow room, you should take care of the correct delimitation of space. In fact, you have to break it into several small zones for separate needs. But we will talk about this a little later, but first we will figure out which stylistic and color solutions are most appropriate in this case.
Style choice for a narrow living room
As a rule, the living room is an excellent basis for any stylistic content. Here you can unleash your inner artist and enjoy the act of creativity to the fullest. However, in the case when an oversized narrow space is at your disposal, you have to compromise and work within the framework of modern styles that stand up for space and freedom in the room.
First of all, pay attention to minimalism. Discreet monochrome colors do not hide the space and do not weigh down the space. Straight lines create the correct geometry and add expressiveness to the overall look. In addition, principles such as the absence of unnecessary details or the ultimate functionality of objects actively contribute to the achievement of the task.
You can also try loft-room techniques:
1. Get rid of partitions. For example, combine the hall with the kitchen. Subject to proper zoning, such a move will add real meters to the area of \u200b\u200bthe room and create a free atmosphere.
2. Finish the ceiling in white. This will visually increase the height of the walls.
3. Use space-saving furniture. There were simply no walls in the huge industrial premises, and therefore the space had to be delimited in other ways, including with the help of furniture.
4. To complete the factory interior, add characteristic details - brickwork, rough plaster, exposed pipes, as well as bold decor elements.
Scandinavian style suggests an abundance of white, which visually expands the space and partially compensates for the lack of natural light. To achieve the latter goal also contributes to a large number of artificial light sources. Accessories typical of the Scandinavian style in the form of bright textiles, rugs and pillows will help to dilute the white.
Not the best solution is to decorate a narrow living room in such styles as shabby chic and empire, as they are characterized by excesses in decor and furniture design. In a small room, there is simply no room for such excesses. Although individual elements of style can still be applied, but in very limited quantities.
Colors
An effective way to correct the shape of a narrow living room with color is to cover the oblong walls with a light shade, and the short ones with a rich deep one. A pair of black and white will come in handy here. In addition, this combination can make the design interesting and expressive, and it will also fit perfectly into any modern design direction.
Shades of beige create a bright, spacious and soft interior. If you decide to combine the hall with the kitchen, then warm undertones in coffee, milk, cream variations will promote appetite, but at the same time act relaxing and unobtrusive.
Southern and eastern rooms that do not lack natural light can be decorated in cool blues, grays and whites. This range creates an incredibly fresh and stylish room. At the same time, it would not be superfluous to dilute the restrained colors a little with warm beige, woody notes.
A light background can be left without adding bright colors, but it is quite appropriate to decorate the monochrome with beautiful pink, red, green, or the same blue or blue accents.
Finishing a narrow living room
As we have already found out, minimalism and simplicity are the principles that will help organize a narrow space harmoniously. The interior decoration is no exception. It is important not to overdo it and do everything with taste.
Floor
The floor covering also has an impact on the overall impression of the room. In the living room, it would be advisable to put parquet, laminate, linoleum with a pattern perpendicular or diagonal to the oblong side, so the contrast between the length of the walls will not be so noticeable. It is generally possible to lay laminate with a pattern parallel to a long wall, but in this case it is worth making sure that the flooring has a light shade.
For the same reasons, refrain from elongated rugs along the larger wall. Stop for a small version of the oval or original asymmetrical look. It can be decorated with a strip parallel to the small sides.
Walls
For walls it is reasonable to use neutral light colors of paint or plain wallpaper. A short part of the room can be painted in an active dark or bright color using wall covering or curtains. If you have a lot of windows and lots of light fixtures, it's a good idea to finish with a washed-out variation of an unobtrusive bright color like light blue.
Perspective wall murals will also visually expand the space of a narrow living room. By placing them on a long wall, you level the difference in the size of the sides.
Ceiling
The best way to finish is in white. Painting, a matte or glossy stretch ceiling, or very small plasterboard structures in white or beige variations will not burden the atmosphere and create the illusion of height.
Furniture and layout options
Finishing an elongated room is the first step in the transformation. But in order not to spoil the impression of a proper repair, it is necessary to correctly arrange the furniture. A long space, by definition, does not withstand the standard arrangement and requires a special approach. Even a small detail out of place can enhance the effect of the tunnel, and the proper impression cannot be achieved.
It is best to place the sofa at an angle. However, this method is only suitable if the size of the room allows it. So we will create an original broken geometry that takes the eye away from the “carriage” shape. You can enhance the impression by using round elements: a coffee table, chairs, poufs.
But still, we often meet conditions when it is more rational to place the main pieces of furniture along the walls. In this case, try to pick up low and oversized modifications of beautiful shapes and original textures. At the same time, be sure to use small tables, stands for a decorated tape recorder or lamps, flowers, beautiful floor lamps, unusual chairs located in the “wrong” places, somewhat chaotically. In this way, we can also form a slight asymmetry, which does not play by the rules of the shape of the room, but creates its own atmosphere.
In general, conditions of limited space require careful selection of furniture. Therefore, a good solution would be custom-made or do-it-yourself production. So you get exactly what you want and what your interior requires.
Decor and lighting
Most of the apartments in the post-Soviet space do not have high ceilings, and therefore it is important not to overload the space. It is better not to use chandeliers at all or to focus on the most light and “light”, airy options. Place small spotlights on the ceiling or floor. Also add additional light sources to the interior, which, by the way, do a good job of zoning. These can be: a variety of floor lamps, including curved ones, sconces, table lamps - at the same time they can play the role of decoration for the living room.
Complete the finished interior with decorations:
- The most successful decor is fresh flowers. Plants dilute the urban environment and help bring relaxation and comfort to the interior;
- Another good attribute for small narrow living rooms are mirrors that expand the boundaries of space;
- Beautiful bright textiles are able to create laconic colorful accents;
- The walls will be beautifully decorated with paintings and framed photos;
- Use open shelves or small cabinets with glass or mirror inserts to store small and medium decorative items and books.
Narrow living room design - photo
You have already learned the basics of organizing a narrow hall. Now we invite you to get acquainted with interesting examples of the design of such rooms to see how easy it is to play with the given parameters of the room and create a harmonious and beautiful interior. Happy viewing!
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Design of a long narrow living room in a modern style with photo
In typical apartments of multi-storey residential buildings of Soviet construction, there are often long narrow living rooms that require either redevelopment of all rooms or a properly selected design. If it is not possible to demolish the walls, expanding the interior space, then you need to choose the appropriate interior for a narrow and long living room. To do this, you need to familiarize yourself with the stylistic tricks that are known to practicing interior designers. By the way, they call the long and narrow living room an "untilted field" for reasonable experiments in terms of newfangled design. In our article we will talk about how the design of a long and narrow living room can be.
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General rules for interior design in a long and narrow living room
Narrow and long living rooms, which can often be found in brick five-story buildings and panel "Khrushchev", are popularly called pencil cases. The width of these rooms does not exceed 2.2 meters, and the ceiling height of a maximum of 2.7 meters does not allow the flight of designer imagination to unfold. In addition, narrow living rooms have poor lighting and an uncomfortable layout. Both walls of these rooms are often load-bearing. Of course, they cannot be demolished, so you have to experiment with:
- General color schemes;
- Effective zoning of the interior space;
- Using mobile partitions;
- Maximum use of the entire quadrature.
Design of a long narrow living room
The task of the designer, which you yourself can become for a while, is to achieve, using various techniques, methods, tricks and tricks, the visual restoration of square proportions. Successful photos of the design of a narrow living room can be found on the Internet. Proper interior design will make the most important room of your home:
- functional;
- Convenient and comfortable;
- Aesthetic;
- Visually spacious.
The right interior will make the living room convenient and comfortable
It is better to abandon the classic design of a long narrow living room, preferring a minimalist design.
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Choosing a style direction
Before you start transforming the main room of your home, we recommend that you look at the World Wide Web for successful photos of the design of a long narrow living room . This will allow you to understand in which direction you need to move. First of all, you need to pay attention to the newfangled minimalist trends, which involve maximum freedom and space in the room. They are the best fit for the design of a small-sized narrow space. Their general characteristics are as follows:
- Inconspicuous color scheme for walls, floors and ceilings. Light and pastel colors in the overall design of the interior do not hide or burden the free space, rather, on the contrary, they contribute to its visual expansion.
Light colors do not burden the free space
- The functionality of all furnishings. We are talking about equipping a narrow and long room with transforming furniture and performing the functions of 2 in 1 and 3 in 1. A narrow wall in the living room , compact sideboard "slide", a mirror wardrobe are perfect.
- No extra decoration. Modern minimalist trends suggest a minimum of decor in rooms decorated in a similar style.
Minimalistic interior without unnecessary decor
- Straight lines in the design. The correct geometry, which is created by narrow sofas for the living room and other similar furniture, will add expressiveness to the overall interior and will help create a visual proportion of the interior space of the room.
An alternative to the minimalist can be the industrial design of a long and narrow living room. For its implementation we recommend:
- Get rid of all non-load-bearing walls and partitions, thereby adding a couple of square meters to the interior space of the room.
- Choose white for finishing the ceiling - it will visually increase the height of the walls and add light to the room.
- Add loft-style details to the overall interior - rough brickwork on one of the walls, open pipes under the ceiling, etc.
- Use zoning multifunctional furniture instead of partitions.
Design of a long narrow living room in the loft style
Successful photos of the interior of a narrow living room, decorated in the style of minimalism, hi-tech and loft, can be peeped on the Internet. They allow you to visually see what the overall design should be. Long and narrow living rooms do not accept any excesses in decoration, furniture and decor.
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Suitable colors
The photo of the design of a narrow living room clearly shows how well its shape can be corrected with color. You can visually expand the room if you paint its long walls in light color shades, and the short (end) ones in dark, saturated and deep ones. Even the classic combination of white and black will do, which will make the overall design bright and expressive. Black and white colors will fit perfectly into newfangled style trends - loft, minimalism, hi-tech.
Modern style monochrome living room
The interior of the narrow and long living room , which faces the shadow side of the house, is recommended to be kept in warm colors. Suitable beige, milky, coffee or creamy. For the design of narrow rooms, where there is no lack of natural light, it is recommended to choose cold shades - blue, gray, silver. They can be softened a little by adding warm beige or wood tones to the interior.
Warm colors soften the interior
The bright design of the long narrow living room can be left without bright colors. This will make it strict and noble, emphasize compliance with the chosen style direction. But the placement of bright accents in the overall interior is quite acceptable. Red, pink, green, blue or rich blue notes will dilute the overall light warm or cold design.
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Design of the ceiling and walls
It is recommended to start creating the interior of a narrow living room like in the photo from the ceiling. It is better if it is dazzling white - glossy or matte, it doesn't matter. It could be:
- Painting;
- Wallpapering;
- Stretch ceiling with polyester fabric;
- Plasterboard decoration, etc.
But it is better to refuse the use of ceiling tiles and other materials that involve the presence of joints. They will visually narrow the interior space of the room even more. Plasterboard structures with a recess in the central part will create the illusion of spaciousness and will distract from the violated proportions of the room. The ceiling, made up of decorative transverse beams or painted with transverse stripes of bright, contrasting shades, expands the interior space quite well.
Gypsum ceiling structures with recess in the central part
When choosing a suitable finish for the walls, we recommend that you take another look at the photos of the long narrow living room design that you liked. As mentioned above, a win-win technique is to design long walls in light colors, and short ones in dark ones. It can be painting, decorative plaster, wallpapering. With a sufficient number of windows in the living room or normal sunlight, it is allowed to finish light walls using unobtrusive bright colors - blue, pink, light brown, light green.
An example of wall decoration with wallpaper in a bright color
A long wall of a narrow living room can be pasted over with perspective photo wallpapers. They will give the overall design an interesting look and visually slightly expand the interior space of the room.
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Designer flooring
Properly selected flooring plays a significant role in the design of a long narrow living room. You can choose:
- Parquet;
- Laminate;
- Linoleum.
Opt for light-colored flooring
Choose light-colored flooring with a pattern running perpendicular or diagonal to long walls. It is better to refuse elongated carpets and carpet paths. The floor can be left uncovered or an original small oval or asymmetric carpet can be thrown on it, having a pattern in the form of wide stripes parallel to narrow walls.
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Ideal zoning of the interior space
We have smoothly approached the most important thing in designing a long and narrow living room - the correct zoning of its interior space. Not only the general appearance of the interior depends on this, but also the comfort of being in it, both home and guests. Having drawn up a zoning plan, you can understand how to arrange furniture in a narrow living room, eliminating the effect of piling up and leaving enough free space both in the center of the room and in its different parts. But first things first. The living room in the apartment of an ordinary family should be divided into several functional areas:
- Recreation area. You need to place a sofa in it, hang a TV on the wall opposite it, and put a small coffee table between them, and on both sides - soft chairs or ottomans. This arrangement of upholstered furniture contributes to the visual expansion of the boundaries of the room.
- Reception area. It can be combined with a recreation area or, if space permits, be located separately. It should contain separate places for guests to sit, a coffee or serving table.
Reception area combined with recreation area
- Work area . You can separate it from the recreation area with a rack or bookcase. It is recommended to place a writing or computer desk in it, hang shelves on the wall.
Workplace in the living room
- Dining area. It is advisable to organize it if the living room is combined with the kitchen. In small-sized Khrushchev-built apartments, only 7 square meters are allocated for cooking. It is simply impossible to place a dining table with chairs or a compact seating area on them, so you have to organize a place for eating in the living room, allocating some free space for it and separating it from the common room with a bar counter
Allocation of the dining area in the combined living room
Owners of small apartments are interested in the question of how to arrange furniture in a narrow living room, if it also serves as a matrimonial bedroom. Here, of course, a double bed should be preferred a folding or sliding sofa. You can delimit a place to sleep from the general space using an open rack, light curtains or a mobile partition. Successful photos of the design of a narrow long living room allow you to see how visual and functional barriers are correctly placed with the correct zoning of its internal space.
You can delimit a place to sleep using a partition
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Secrets of the correct arrangement of furniture
After the plan for effective zoning of the internal space of a narrow and long living room is drawn up, you can proceed to the arrangement of furniture. Modern manufacturers offer a large selection of narrow walls in the living room, differing from each other in color, size, design and style. You can place the selected model along a long wall. A large number of cabinets, shelves, cabinets and drawers will fit a lot of things, from bed linen to small household appliances.
Arrangement of furniture along the walls
Installed in a long living room, a narrow wall will not absorb free space and will not create the effect of piling up furniture. Regardless of the style in which your interior is decorated, you need to choose a model with mirror or glass surfaces - they increase the perception of space and add light to the room.
But even a narrow wall in the living room can be completely abandoned. New-fashioned style directions - loft, hi-tech and minimalism do not accept this type of furniture. In them, the main functional load falls on compact racks and hanging shelves. The photo of the design of a narrow living room in a minimalist style shows how technological and modern the interior can be and how a small room elongated in length is transformed.
Compact shelving and hanging shelves do not absorb free space
One thing you cannot do without is upholstered furniture. It creates comfort and coziness, is appropriate even in an industrial interior. An excellent choice would be a narrow sofa for the living room. It is recommended to install it in the reception area. If the dimensions of the room allow, then it is better to place a narrow sofa at an angle. This will create an original geometry and eliminate the appearance of a tunnel effect in a long living room.
A narrow sofa for the living room will be successfully complemented by round pieces of furniture - ottomans, banquettes, chairs, a coffee table, floor lamps, compact armchairs, flower stands. It is recommended to arrange them randomly. These are the basic rules for how to arrange furniture in a narrow living room. All furniture items must be carefully selected, something will have to be made to order. This is indispensable in a limited space. But the result will please you.
Ottomans and banquettes will successfully complement the interior
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Placement of light accents with the help of properly selected lighting
On the photos posted on the World Wide Web, the interior of narrow living rooms looks original and stylish. This was achieved thanks to the correct arrangement of light accents. Lighting plays an important role in the design of any space. The narrow living room, elongated in length, will not be an exception. The layout of its lighting needs to be thought out in advance.
Professional interior designers recommend avoiding the use of pendant and ceiling chandeliers located in the center of the ceiling in long and narrow rooms. The fact is that these classic lighting fixtures cast a shadow, which makes the already narrow and uncomfortable living room more cramped. It is better to prefer built-in spotlights or small LED lamps located around the perimeter of the ceiling to traditional chandeliers. They will be the main source of light in the room.
Luminaires located along the perimeter of the ceiling
As for additional lighting, you can place it in dark corners:
- Wall sconces;
- Floor lamps;
- Table lamps and original fixtures.
Install lamps in unlit places
Do not forget about the natural lighting of the interior space. Window openings are best decorated with light, translucent tulle. If the apartment is located on the upper floors, then it is better to refuse heavy curtains and curtains. They will bring a sense of heaviness to the overall interior.
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Choice of decor
Correctly chosen decor will organically complement the overall interior of a narrow and long living room. Here you can not do without different types of mirrors that can visually expand the boundaries of the interior space. No less successful decor for narrow and elongated living rooms will be:
- Fresh flowers in original pots;
- Moderate amount of textiles;
- Modern paintings, photo frames and posters;
A mirror will visually expand the boundaries
Small decorations - figurines, vases, souvenirs, etc. it is better to find a place on hanging shelves, in glazed cabinets of a narrow furniture wall or “slide”. The best place to place books will be open shelving.
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Tricks and tricks that add perfection to the overall interior
The design of a long and narrow living room can be stylish and original if you approach it with soul and step by step, following the rules, to design it. Professional designers have their own tricks for creating a successful interior in small and cramped spaces. Some of them they kindly shared with us. So:
- To visually reduce the length of an elongated living room, thereby slightly restoring its proportions, will allow a screen, a mobile partition, a table or any obstacle located near the far short wall.
- To get rid of the effect of a tunnel in an elongated living room, round pieces of furniture and decor - armchairs, banquettes, a coffee table, floor lamps, etc. will help.