The living area is one of the most important areas of the house, but often the owners feel an “unfinished” feeling .
The living room should be a shelter, a place in which to welcome the dearest people and a corner dedicated to relaxation, but what to do when everything seems incomplete or too cold?
Here are the most common mistakes to avoid and some suggestions for a cozy and “living” living area :
Untidy entry
Often the living area coincides with the entry of the house. To increase the space and make the living room wide, it is necessary to remove all that is cluttered, such as coats, umbrellas, shoes and bags.
It is better to put everything in special closed furniture or wardrobes, but if this is not possible for reasons of space, it is at least advisable to remove the superfluous .
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Ignore the flow
Depending on the position of the living area and the layout of the house, it is right to evaluate the flow of movement , that is: is it really easy to enter the living area?
What hinders a direct and fast walk to the point of interest?
Too many furniture (or too few)
Every living area has its needs and its dimensions : are all the necessary furniture present or, on the contrary, are there some cumbersome and superfluous?
Empty walls
We know that House Mag does not like empty, empty walls . Sometimes they can be elegant, but most of the time they take personality out of the rooms and make the room colder.
If the living area is still bare, it is better to remedy it. On the market are now available on canvas prints and posters of all kinds, for all tastes and pockets.
If you do not find the perfect subject you can in the meantime fill the void with something pleasant and cheap , to be replaced when you have found the picture or the print of your dreams.
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Insufficient space
It is essential to be able to move around the living area without hindrance , keeping a good distance from each piece of furniture while walking around the room.
Knocking the shin on the corners does not like anyone: to eliminate tables too close to the sofa or bookcases attached to the dining table, not only for convenience but also for a security issue.
Living room … asocial
Often the living is designed so that everything revolves around the TV. It is better to make the inhabitants of the house and the guests protagonists and prepare the environment to welcome them and encourage interpersonal exchange.
Furniture-upholstery
Placing all the furniture attached to the walls is one of the most common mistakes. The sofa for example can be placed in many different positions and leave a few centimeters on the back between this and the wall will make the environment more inviting and less flat.
Wrong focal point
In a room there is always a piece of furniture or a piece of furniture that draws attention at first sight . We are sure that in the living area is not that beautiful chair but … eaten by the dog?
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Carpets badly positioned.
Chairs and furniture must be completely above or outside the carpets. Do not leave things halfway, shaky and uncomfortable.
If for reasons of space and size this is not possible better remove the carpet and wait for one of the right dimensions.
Attention also to the corners of the carpets: leaving them in the walking area can be very dangerous (and not very aesthetically pleasing).
Poor lighting
The positioning of the lights in the living area is very important. Better to add some light points in the sitting areas for an easy and fast lighting .
