Rabu, 01 Desember 2010
Modern Living Room Interior Design Ideas
Jumat, 15 Januari 2010
Living Room Interior Designs
A living-room serves as the main room of the house; it serves as a multi-purpose room, which can be used for entertaining guests, to relax or retire at night and read a book, to watch a movie or TV, listen to music and much more. When playing the prime role in the house, a living-room needs to give the impression of a trendy, up-to-date yet extremely comfortable living space.
A living-room plays a number of roles, serving from an in-home movie theatre to a study room, but the most significant role played by a living-room is that of a TV lounge. This is the reason why, most of the time, the main focus while refurbishing a living-room is kept on the television - its position in the living room, the placement of the sofas or couches opposite to it and other aspects regarding the television. This is good if one considers the living-room solely a TV lounge. If a living-room is used as a multi-functional span then before setting it up, every single aspect of the room is to be taken in.
The living-room can be used for entertainment and also for formal occasions. Therefore, interior of living room should be paid special attention. The living-room reflects your personality and has to be decorated and styled according to your comfort and needs. Following are some living-room interior design ideas:
If you have a chimney or fire place area in the sleeping-room, you can make it the centre of the room. Make a small conversation area, using cushions or small tables and chairs in front of the fire place. Place the television and sofa or couch in the other corner of the apartment. Placing lamps in the corner and using large paintings in the rooms will add to the beauty and warmth of the room.
One should use a combination of light and dark contrasting colours but they should not be shocking. Do not use very dark colours on the walls as it will make the apartment space look smaller and congested.
Placing a love seat by the window in the room will make a good small corner for reading too. Placing matching or contrasting rugs in the room will make it more beautiful. Use simple decoration items. There should not be many large decor items; only one centre piece is enough. The centre piece can be placed on the table in the centre of the room.
The large piece used should be sofas, couches, chairs and bookcases. Another good idea to make use of old furniture is by using covers of rich heavy fabrics. One can also paint the furniture of dark wood colour that gives the room a classic look.
Placing fresh indoor plants can also be very useful. Small potted trees and plants in the sitting-room look refreshing to the eyes and also clean the air. Right items like furnishings and decors can greatly improve the interior of your living room if used properly.
Selasa, 08 Desember 2009
Living Room Design
- a leisure room for quiet reading, listening to music, letter writing, watching television?
- a dining room for family meals, smart parties, television suppers?
- an entertainment room for family parties, video viewing, card games?
- a hobbies room for dressmaking, model making, arranging a stamp collection and so on?
- a work room for study, word processing, homework, research?
- a mix of all or any of the above?
These various activities all require specialized lighting, ample storage facilities and suitable modern living room furniture. By listing them on your living room design plan you will help to focus your mind on what is needed.
When it comes to planning a modern living room furniture arrangement, it is important to establish a focal point in your living room – a point of interest that can be highlighted and around which furnishings can be gathered. In a truly workable living room design the most obvious focal point is a fireplace, but if one does not exist another point of interest will need to be selected: perhaps the room has a handsome window with an attractive view beyond, an important piece of furniture, a collection of paintings or even an antique rug.
In a very large or ‘double’ living room you can have several subsidiary focal points around which you will arrange ‘conversation’ groupings. These days the television set will also have a vast effect on how the room is arranged and how you structure your new living room design ideas.
Selecting a style for your living room design should be an easy matter if you live in a period property as the theme may well be suggested by the style of architecture. In a more anonymous modem space you have the choice of imposing a traditional style by the addition of architectural details and furnishings of your selected period or of interpreting a contemporary and perhaps foreign idiom. Your living room design may be inspired by an existing possession – the design of an oriental rug, the style of a distinguished piece of modern living room furniture or even the colors in a favorite large painting.





