5 Strategic Ideas for Styling Small Living Rooms

Surprisingly, smaller living rooms often require a little more time and thought to style. After all, we want your living room to feel cozy and welcoming, smaller spaces need to be more intentional to avoid feeling crowded or overwhelming. Here are five creative ideas for styling small living rooms with strategy and intention.

1. Built-In Shelving

We all love bookshelves in our homes, but they can take up a lot of space. This is why we often use built-in shelves instead of regular bookshelves. With built-in shelving, we can easily save space and store books, decorations, artwork, and other knick-knacks. These shelves blend in nicely with walls and free space in a small living room.

2. Cozy Furniture

With the right furniture, we can decorate small living rooms without taking up too much space. For example, instead of purchasing a sofa, use a small, cozy loveseat. When learning about the differences between sofas and loveseats, we’ll find that loveseats are usually smaller than sofas and easier to fit into small living rooms. We can also use a few large armchairs instead of a sofa to open more space.  Perhaps you could invest in some unique, bespoke Midwestern furniture for your room. Having something made especially for you is a great way to add style to a room and get that much-needed inspiration back.Keep sizing in mind when searching for furniture for small living rooms.

3. Large Rugs

One easy tip we often use to make small living rooms appear larger is to add a large, beautiful rug. This large rug tricks the eyes into thinking that the room is larger than it is. Additionally, an ornate rug adds even more beauty to any room.

4. Proper Lighting

Lighting is important to creating a cozy and comfortable living room. We add hanging light fixtures or swing-arm sconces to avoid taking up space with lamps or candles. Therefore, we leave plenty of space and incorporate an inviting glow.

5. Space for Furniture

The last of the five creative ideas for styling small living rooms is to leave space between furniture and the wall. We know it’s tempting to push furniture against the walls in a small living room, but it makes your room feel smaller. Instead, we choose to leave space between the walls and the furniture to make the room appear wider than it is.