Features of creating an original living room design

The living room is that space in the house where you can not only dine with friends and family, but also socialize with your family, relax alone or do a hobby. The project for the design of the hall in the apartment needs to be approached especially thoughtfully.

It is important that the interior of the living room does not stand out from the general concept of the interior of the whole house or apartment, but it has its own flavor and creates a special comfort. You can stylishly furnish both a spacious and a very small living room: the main thing is to use the available space correctly. It is important to choose the right color for finishes, lighting, furniture and accessories.

To make the interior of a living room in a brick or panel house harmonious, it is best to think over a design project in advance - only after that you can buy wallpaper, flooring or furniture. The design nuances should depend primarily on the characteristics of the room.

Consider the following important points:

• Spacious rooms from 15 sq. m can be divided into several zones. This will be useful in large families - you can allocate space for each family member with symbolic partitions or simply with the color of decoration and lighting. It is recommended to make no more than four zones in one living room, and the best option would be two or three zones. They should be slightly different in design, but fit into the overall concept. By dividing the space into zones, you can organize a cozy corner for each family member to relax.

• If you plan to use the hall exclusively for its intended purpose - for receiving guests, you can skip zones even in a spacious room... This solution is relevant mainly for large apartments. At the same time, an empty room that is too free may look uncomfortable, therefore accessories will be especially important in such an interior: carpets, pillows, blankets, photographs and framed paintings, watches, vases and boxes. They will make the atmosphere homey and distinctive.

• It is undesirable to divide a small-sized hall into zones. The design of such a room should be as uniform as possible - this will visually make the room more spacious. Even if the room is medium in size, it is worth considering that, after placing the furniture, there will not be much real living space. Good lighting is important: panoramic windows and bright chandeliers will be a plus. Glossy pieces of furniture, mirrors and closed cabinets instead of open shelves will also look good.

• The arrangement of a living room in a studio apartment should be approached creatively. You can separate the living room area in different ways - it is easier to do in a rectangular room and more difficult in a square space. Depending on the setting, there are two options for highlighting the living room in the studio. The first option is to make a living-dining room with a dining table and comfortable armchairs. The second option is to make a living room-bedroom, for this, a coffee table and a wide comfortable sofa are usually enough.

• Sometimes a kitchen-living room is made from a large room in an apartment: such a room can be a walk-through or a separate one. The space should be divided depending on your interests.If you love to cook, you probably need a lot of space for the kitchen, and if you want to use the room as a space for communication, hobbies, reading and board games, you need to make a larger living area. The kitchen can be of different shapes - angular, rectangular and even island.

The style should not be chosen separately for the living room, but for the entire apartment as a whole - the living room furnishings should be combined with the rest of the rooms. Depending on the style, it will be necessary to select interior solutions for the hall.

Consider the following design options:

• Classic and Baroque style - these are luxurious interiors that refer to the furnishings of noble mansions. At the same time, such an interior will not be budgetary, and the severity of furniture and accessories creates a cold and detached feeling, and many people in such interiors are uncomfortable. The pluses include the fact that such design options are designed in light colors, due to which they visually expand the room, and also look truly luxurious and emphasize the status of the owner.

• Colonial style Is an interesting and original solution that is now returning to fashion. Furniture in such an interior is mainly made of dark wood, and accessories are often purely decorative in nature. Such an interior will be decorated with old books, maps, ship models, animal skins and framed landscapes. Such an interior is interesting, but not too exotic, therefore it is quite suitable for a standard city apartment.

• Modern minimalist hi-tech Is an option for young people who value simplicity, original design and new technologies. Furniture must have an unusual shape - usually made of plastic or metal. Glossy surfaces, mirrors, glass, monochromatic colors of unusual shades are suitable for the decor. In such a laconic style, narrow small-sized premises should be decorated.

• Country style is in vogue now - even the owners of city apartments want to feel like a part of nature in their own home. The design of furniture and accessories in this direction is usually as simple as possible. The main thing is high-quality environmentally friendly materials, mainly wood. It is due to the materials that such an interior can be expensive, but the investment will pay off, because high-quality parquet, textile wallpaper, wooden furniture and stone or ceramic accessories will delight you for many years.

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• Eclectic style can combine elements from a wide variety of styles. This kind of free and unusual design is now often chosen by the owners of modern apartments. A stained glass chandelier adjoins a modern plastic wardrobe, and Provencal-style hanging houseplants sit alongside exquisite classic wardrobes and dressers.

Decorating a room is exactly where you should start your renovation. Finishing options can be very different: having familiarized yourself with different materials and their properties, you can choose exactly what will best express your idea. Sometimes the most common designs can look very stylish and interesting.

Little attention is often paid to the finish of the floor, but it is important for the design of the living room.

Consider the following materials:

• Parquet - this is the best finishing option, although the cost of such a floor covering will be quite expensive. In addition, natural wood can be scratched by furniture, so it will require special care. First of all, the parquet will appeal to lovers of environmentally friendly materials, as well as connoisseurs of luxury.

• If you want to save money on repairs, the easiest way is to finish your floors linoleum... At the same time, linoleum is unlikely to be durable and in appearance will not at all resemble a wooden floor. Among its advantages, it is worth noting perhaps the low price and variety of colors.

• Floor finishing is extremely popular now laminate - this is a reasonably inexpensive material that really resembles a tree in its texture. At the same time, it is less demanding to care for than parquet, and is also much more durable and environmentally friendly than linoleum. Design options can be different - from imitating wood in natural shades to bright multi-colored boards or abstract and floral patterns.

• Floor finishing tiles is not common - this option is suitable for a living room, unless you plan to make a heated floor. The tile itself is cold and this finish is unlikely to be comfortable. At the same time, such a floor can look very stylish - modern tiles can even be laid out with decorative mosaics.

Ceiling finishes are usually not very diverse. Most often, the ceiling in the living room is simply neatly covered with white plaster. If the rough finish is sloppy or the ceiling is uneven, you can stick thin blocks of foam or drywall. Finally, stretch ceilings can be made if space permits. Sometimes the ceiling is made colored or pasted over with photo wallpaper, but such options are extremely rare.

In modern living rooms, especially if they are combined with a kitchen, bedroom or have several zones, various designs on the ceiling are popular.

Consider these options:

• Beams are often made on the ceiling., it is typical of country, modern, colonial and eclectic styles. Beams are usually made of wood, although various exceptions are possible, such as beams made of plastic or metal. First of all, such designs help to divide the space of the room without taking up extra space. In addition, the beams can also be used for practical purposes - for example, to place a hanging chair, to hang a part of the room with tulle, or to fix Venetian-style pots with indoor plants on them.

• Arches are also popular. The arched structure can be placed instead of the entrance door to the living room, delimit the space inside with the help of an arch, or make it exclusively decorative, framing the door. With arched structures, you can combine the space and divide it as you like. Arches are made of drywall, wood or plastic. They can also be used for practical purposes - for example, to place several shelves along the arch.

Decorating the walls in the hall is an especially fun and creative process. A huge variety of colors and textures can now be found.

Consider the following trendy options:

• Wallpaper still remains one of the most popular options for wall decoration in an apartment. Indeed, in stores now you can find a huge variety of wallpapers for every taste, they are easy to glue on their own, and with proper gluing they will delight you for many years. Most often, they choose between natural paper wallpaper and textured vinyl options, which are less environmentally friendly, but look more impressive.

• Wall painting is also popular now. You can make smooth colored walls or give them texture - for example, now you can make volumetric strokes or fine dusting. This unusual design perfectly helps to hide the imperfections of the rough finish. Depending on the layout of your living room, you can combine one or more colors.

• One of the newest fashion trends is 3D wall design. You can make special overlays on the walls of any shape, which will give the interior an unusual look.Most often, such volumetric elements are made of plastic or use drywall, which can also be painted in any color. These experimental options are best suited for spacious rooms decorated in a modern style.

• MoldinG - These are small decorative elements made of plastic, plaster or stone, which are applied to the walls. These can be frames or embossed patterns. Most often, moldings are left white and placed in classic interiors, however, exceptions are possible.

• Stucco molding is another fashionable wall decoration within the framework of the classic style. Mostly these are copies of famous sculptures made of plaster. Such decor will be quite expensive, but the stucco molding looks really luxurious. At the same time, in an interior that is far from the classics or baroque, such designer decor elements are unlikely to look organic.

The colors in the living room interior should be thoughtful - the atmosphere in the room will depend on them. When choosing a color, it is worth considering the design, layout and size of the room. If you highlight several zones in the living room, they can be decorated in different colors, but they must definitely look harmonious together.

When choosing a color, consider a number of designer recommendations:

• Try to avoid solid white. Such a room may look uncomfortable, and all the flaws in the finish will be obvious in white. Pure white colors of the walls are acceptable only in classical interiors, however, they try to diversify them there with relief molding and spots in pastel colors. White furniture in the interior can look good if it has an interesting design and is combined with colored elements.

• For small rooms, light colors of finishes and light furniture with glossy facades are recommended. This color scheme will make the room look more spacious. You can choose both warm and cold tones. Their combination can also look good. If your finish is in cold colors, you can diversify it with furniture in warm colors and vice versa.

• If you have a spacious living room, you can indulge in richer, darker tones. It is not recommended to maintain the entire interior in pastel shades - it may seem too monotonous and impersonal. It is recommended to combine rich and light shades in the interior. So, bright blue can coexist with translucent beige, purple will make an interesting combination with an olive shade, and gray with a saturated brick color.

• Furniture made of wood of natural colors is especially popular now. In small rooms it is better to take light options, and in a spacious room you can use dark wood furniture or combine several colors.

Now you can find options for finishes and furniture with a wide variety of prints.

Let's consider the most relevant ones:

• Flowers and floral ornaments - This is a traditional option that organically fits into almost any interior, giving it a special beauty and comfort. Similar prints can be found on paper, vinyl or textile wallpaper, on carpets, on upholstered furniture, on curtains, and sometimes such a painting can also be found on cabinet furniture.

• Unusual abstract ornaments now also popular in modern interiors. They can be presented with or without more traditional patterns. Most often, these prints have geometric shapes.

• Oriental patterns - this is another trend. Most often they can be found on wallpaper or carpets. You can join this fashion trend even if you do not want to maintain the entire interior in an oriental style - such prints can perfectly fit into the colonial style or eclecticism.

• It has become popular to place photos on separate panels or wallpaper. It may look very interesting, however, if you choose this option, you should think over the arrangement of furniture in advance: it is better that nothing overlaps the photo.

Lighting in interior design is often overlooked, but it is thanks to the right light that you can place accents in the room setting and divide it into several zones.

Consider some of the best ways to decorate a room with light for different types of living room layouts:

• The only light source will suit you in two cases: if the living room is very small in size, or if it has panoramic windows facing the sunny side. It is best to choose chandeliers with three or more lamps. The design will depend on the rest of the interior - now you can find both traditional and trendy modern options for any budget.

• You can choose stylish options for additional lighting - mainly table lamps and floor lamps. They can be very interesting: with an unusual shape, with textile inserts or with stained glass. Such things will become a highlight and a bright accent in your interior.

• In a spacious living room, where you want to highlight several zones, you definitely need several light sources. You can take two simple chandeliers and place them on different sides of the room, place lamps around the perimeter, or combine one bright chandelier with small lamps for additional lighting. It is good if you can adjust the brightness of the lighting in the room - from the brightest to the most subdued light.

Accessories in the hall furnishings play a huge role. With the help of small accents, you can adjust the design, diversify the interior and create a unique comfort. Interior items can be purely decorative or of practical importance.

Consider the following elements that might fit into your living room:

• Carpet Is not only a stylish accessory. It will insulate the floor and make your stay in the room more comfortable - especially in winter. You can choose from a classic rug made of cotton, wool or acrylic, a chic long-pile rug imitating an animal hide, or the now fashionable mat - a lint-free woven rug that requires minimal maintenance. Sometimes carpet flooring is also made that covers the entire floor - usually a natural short pile material in dark shades.

• Chests - these are useful things that will fit into any version of the traditional interior. They can be used to remove excess clothing or household items. Sometimes they can still function as a bench - in this case, the cover is a comfortable seat. The design of such chests can be very diverse, and it will be possible to choose a good option for any interior.

• Now they often place in living rooms narrow, tall or round aquariums... They can be built into walls or furniture, or stand alone. Aquariums look impressive and give the room a special atmosphere. Some people are fond of breeding exotic fish, however, if you are not interested in this, you can simply make a decorative aquarium with beautiful algae, rocks and snails. In terms of size, such options can be very diverse.

• Window decoration the living room is very important. Now you can find interesting decorated cornices that will become a bright accent in your interior. Also, special attention should be paid to the choice of curtains. Sometimes only thin tulle is hung in the living room, although night curtains can interestingly complement the decor of the room. In addition, if there are sleeping places for guests or children in the hall, you should definitely hang blackout curtains - now both simple monochromatic options and models with prints, flounces and fringe are in fashion.

• Stylish vases can significantly decorate the interior.Depending on the design of your living room, you can choose interesting options from stone, metal, plastic, glass or ceramics. Vases can be placed on a table, on shelves or even on the floor.

• Candles in candlesticks - this is another interesting decor element. Now you can find a variety of candles - white, red, black or multi-colored, they can be of any shape and size, and also have aromatic oils smells. You should also choose stylish candlesticks for them. Metal models are suitable for classic and Art Nouveau interiors, ceramic models can look good in a country-style apartment, and budget plastic options will fit into modern interiors.

Try to furnish the living room taking into account your tastes, needs and hobbies - only in this way the space will become truly cozy and habitable. If you do music, you can place a piano in the room, if you are passionate about needlework, it is worthwhile to allocate space for this. Books, music CDs, photo albums - all these things will make your interior special and individual.

Regardless of your preferences, needs and budget, it is important that all the things in the living room are matched harmoniously. Sometimes you can furnish a room simply and tastefully, and sometimes you can create a luxurious interior.

Consider the following options and examples of good design:

• If you're on a budget, don't go for a classic interior style. Eclecticism and Provencal style will suit you more. You can do a lot in such interiors with your own hands - for example, you can sew curtains, pillows and blankets yourself, as well as weave baskets for storing things and pots for indoor plants. The creative process will be pleasant and exciting, and the result will surely please you.

• In a one-room apartment, you can combine the bedroom and living room area. If the area of ​​the room is small, a wide and comfortable sofa bed is best suited for this. You can spend time with guests on it, and then expand it and use it instead of a bed. If the room is large, two zones can be distinguished - one with a TV and armchairs, and the other with a bed. Zones can be divided using arches, beams, screens or curtains.

• In classic interiors, luxury and restraint are given priority. It can be difficult to make such a space cozy. Small accessories will help with this - try not to get them out of the general style, but at the same time make the atmosphere fresher and more varied. These can be vases, candlesticks, flowerpots, blankets or pillows.

• If you choose an eclectic design, try not to get too colorful. It is recommended to take no more than two or three shades as the basis for the design, the rest of the colors can only act as bright accents. For example, bright and dark accessories will look good in an interior in pastel colors. If you have made bright wall decoration, you should choose furniture in muted colors.

• Country-style interiors can sometimes seem overly simple. To make this living room more interesting, you can add decorative elements - electric fireplaces, brickwork on the walls and carpets that mimic animal skins look good.

• Minimalistic modern interiors are often too empty and pale. In order for a laconic design to look advantageous, it is important to use interesting and non-obvious color combinations in your interior. For example, instead of a cold shade of gray, you should take a warm one, and combine it not with black and red, but with purple and beige. Pure colors should be avoided, preferring complex composite shades.

• A combined kitchen-living room with a bar counter can look very interesting.She will help to divide the space and make the room comfortable and cozy. Usually, in such layouts, a lot of space is allocated for the living room area, and the kitchen is made minimal.

In any living room, it is important that the room has a semantic center around which the rest of the interior will be organized. This could be a TV, a grand piano, a fireplace, or an aquarium. The main area will be occupied by upholstered furniture around the semantic center. And aside, you can select a separate small area or several areas using colors and lighting.

For tips from an interior designer on how to choose a style for your interior, see the following video.