Easy Steps to Decorate a Small Living Room

Are you tight on budget? Or do you not have a big living room that can incorporate lots of decor items? No worries. Not always big living rooms can be beautiful. The definition of a living room for you should be the place where you feel comfortable with the best possible decoration. Even if your living room is cluttered or clapped, spending a little time decorating it can make it beautiful again. 

We got your back and brought the best styling tips for your sweet and small living room decoration. Get ready to save these tips that you can use to transform your small living room into a stylish and comfortable oasis to hang out in. With all the designing guidance below, you are going to love your space so much that you will never want to step out of the area. We carefully selected the ways that focus on every aspect of small living room decoration and serve multiple purposes. Read on the following designing tips and find the one that suits your small living room best:

Smart Lighting Installation

Smart Lighting Installation

Lighting is the perfect solution that you are looking for, as the right smart lighting can transform your small living space into a mesmerizing one. Install smart lighting in your living space, such as increasing the space for natural lighting that will create an illusion of airier and larger space. Placing the right glass across the windows will bring in more natural light.

artificial light

For artificial light, install smart lightings such as pot lights or ceiling lights that will lighten up your small space creating an illusion of large space. They serve the living room best as they have an equal distribution of light across the room. With some central fixtures, installing smart lighting will provide non-intrusive lighting without the overbearing effect on the beautiful decor of the living room. 

smart lighting

You can also install smart lighting in the form of chandeliers, pendant lights, and track lights. Chandelier and pendant lights are the centre piece of the living room. These lights will never go out of style as they provide a wide array of decoration choices for the home. They complement the decor of the room as they stand out because of their beauty. Track lights are small and pretty lights that will be your focus on a particular task. If you want a cozy reading room feel in your living space, then this light will do the work. Without disturbing the rest of the light setup in your living room, this will create a cozy corner for you where you can focus on your work without disturbance. 

The up lights are just going to take up very little space in your room. Adding it to your living room will be a thrilling selection. It is very important to take the help of professionals for these lights as they need to be strategically placed on the floor in an upwards direction. This light is beautiful and extremely flexible that gives an illusion of your small living room into a big one. You can also take advantage of high ceilings by adding a bright colored light that evenly distributes in the whole living room, giving an illusion of a big space.

DIY Barn Door For Elegance

Barn Door

Aren’t you bored of those old doors in your home? The dull colors of these doors will make your living room shabby as well. Now is your time for adding elegance and innovation to your small living room with a DIY Barn door. Adding a barn door that you made on your own will match the decor of your living room and fill it with countryside charm. 

As you are already short on space, adding doors that take up too much space is a bad idea, right? But these DIY barn doors won’t ask for much. These are pretty doors that will save you a lot of space, giving your living room a little more space for adding a beautiful floor decor piece. 

Not only the doorways, but you can also add these DIY barn doors full of charm to your windows too. Add a shade to your living room with the right barn doors that match the decor of the living room.  

The most important fact is that walking through these barn doors will uplift your mood as well as make you more productive. Sigh.

Choose A Small Rug

Small Rug

It is easy to rev up your small living room with the perfect rug. Choose a small rug for your living room as choosing it is an excellent idea to level up the game of your space. We bring you the best ways you can choose a small rug for your living room and scale it to the space. 

The few factors that you should always double-check while choosing a small rug are size (make sure it scales with the seating area by measurement), color (choose a small rug that matches the accent of your living room), comfort (choose a small rug that you will love with comfort under your foot), care (check the ways to clean and maintain the rug), and style (to choose a small rug, colors play a major role rather than the pattern). 

small rug with boho style

Choose a small rug with boho style that would add brightness to your home. If you are a person who does not wish to paint your walls bright but still want to add that little boho touch then all you need is to choose a small rug with boho style. Indulge yourself in a fun hue with one single item that fits it all.

Choosing the right rug depends upon the color and interior of your living room. Make sure to go for the rug with a fun twist that would pull together the whole look of your small living room. You can also add a traditional rug with a touch of contemporary style to your living room. Adding a rug to the living space is the best option to decorate in your budget.

Layer Coffee Tables

Layer Coffee Tables

Since the layer coffee tables play a prominent role in the living room, it is important to choose the right one and keep it clean. Be sure to style it in your small living room, like styling a work of art. With the ways mentioned in this section, you will be able to strike a balance between the symmetry and color story as well as style by artistic design thinking.

Choose the simple layer coffee tables which do not disrupt the eyes. With a clear acrylic tray, these layer coffee tables will look clean and clear without any over-complication or crowd. 

Composing a vignette for layer coffee tables will leave a long-lasting impression on your guests. The secret behind composing a perfect vignette is choosing and working with the right items that will tie together and give you the look you wanted to create. 

right size coffee table

The right size plays a major role in selecting the right layer of coffee tables. Do not choose a large layer of coffee tables, and also the decor over the table should not cover the whole table and come in its way of functioning. Leave plenty of space on the table so that you can keep a water bottle, remote control, or a book on the table. 

It is also important to integrate the layer coffee tables with the decor of your home. Like choosing a raw wooden layer, a coffee table will visually fit in with the heavy-looking wood mantel.

Build In Shelving

Build In Shelving

Shelves are an important part of ling rooms, and no one can think of avoiding them even for once. But, it does not mean that you can not save space. Yes, that’s right. Build in shelving to save space in your small living room. We will tell how to build in shelving strategically and artistically. 

Shelving is a practical idea that can show beautifully you can add storage space to your small space. Pick the favourite side of your living room to add a modern mid-century furniture piece. The classic design and stunning look of the mid-century sideboard will lend storage space to your small living room. This furniture piece has a mixture of drawers and cupboards, which is perfect for you to store things in your living room without taking much of your space. 

Build in shelving that matches your interiors and needs. These stylish and functional storage spaces will add glamour to your walls. You can add a piece of art or designer glass in front of the storage to make it look less bulky. Adding a glass will reflect the light in the room making it look bigger. You can be creative as much as possible for organizing the storage solution vision of your room layout.

Customize Seating

Customize Seating

While purchasing seatings, such as sofas, chairs, and others for your living room you need to think about space. A large set can make your small living room crowded. So, it is important to choose them wisely. Customize seating for your living room to make your space look bigger and save a good amount of space. 

Go for armless sofas. These sofa sets are sleek and will make your living space look good by giving comfort and calmness to your lounge. The sofa is an investment, and hence you should choose the one that gives you comfort with its long-lasting feature complementing the interiors.   

accent chairs

Buy accent chairs. Choose accent chairs with light colors. If you choose dark colors or heavy-looking chairs, then it will make your small living room quite dull and crowded. Accent chairs, such as slipper chairs will make a great addition. Try to avoid tall backrest chairs. You can also choose transparent chairs or ghost chairs as they look great in small living rooms.

Float Your Furniture

Float Your Furniture

Don’t worry. I won’t tell you to hang your furniture pieces to the ceiling. In any small space, it is important to make room by adjusting the furniture strategically. To float your furniture, push all the large furniture pieces such as sofas towards the wall, which will open flooring in the middle. You can use this space in something useful like adding ottomans in the space available or adding a beautiful coffee table.

Get Creative With Low Seating

Get Creative With Low Seating

Low-seating is perfect for a modern and boho-chic look for your living room space. Get creative with low seating available in the market with tons of styles and colors. You can use round or cube-shaped upholstery known as poufs which usually comes without legs. This is the best low seating that works as a coffee table, foot rest and also works as an extra seat. As it comes in a range of colors, stuffings, and finishings, you can choose the one that matches the theme and use it in a small living room.  

ottomans

Add ottomans to your space. Ottomans are kind of big brother to poufs. These do have legs but do not have a backrest. These ottomans were traditionally used as footrests. But as in modern homes, you can use it as an extra seat along with footrests as well.

artistic design

With all the above-mentioned ways, you can make your living room beautiful. Nobody loves a  cramped and narrow living room. Try to make your room beautiful and calming with the right artistic design of the interiors and colors. From here, you will be choosing the right items for your home as you already know the things that will give you comfort and make your living room great