The #1 Way to Put More Living in Your Living Room
Quick, make your living room larger!
I know it was here when I left for the grocery store. Maybe I shouldn’t have left it alone with a husband, two teenage boys and a golden retriever. Now I can’t seem to find it.
What is it that you’re looking for? Oh? Oh! Your living room! Yes, that could become a problem. Are you sure it’s under all this clutter. Don’t panic, we’ll find it. Yes, yes, I know you need it tonight, guests are coming!
For some house holds, the living room is the heart of the house, where we gather to watch TV, play board games, video games, do homework, have those serious heart-to-hearts, and spend time together.
We do a lot of living in this room, and sometimes it seems way too small for all that living. There’s a much easier way to make your living room larger. You may have to make a decision or two. But it’s a very quick fix to what very well
Look at your furniture! Yes, take a real good look at it.
In many living rooms, we try to stuff as much furniture as possible into it. Having oversized furniture or just too much furniture in a room that it doesn’t fit will make the entire room seem more cluttered.
If this is the case, you really need to rethink your furniture! Perhaps a brand new furniture set is out of your price range right now, and that’s totally understandable. But if you’ve had another set in mind, and have some of the money saved towards it, why not use what’s already there to make up the difference.
Consider going to a website like Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace and selling your old furniture to help your New Furniture Fund. Even if you don’t sell everything, just getting rid of pieces that aren’t used and are taking up extra space can make your living room seem more open and welcoming.
Maybe too much furniture isn’t the problem. Look at how you’ve arranged what you have. What you should do right now is to close your eyes, and try to visualize how you would like your living room to look. Figure out your goal for that room, and if some of the items don’t add to the realization of that goal, get rid of them.
