Long before I built my own apartment, I repeatedly made the common furniture placement mistake of lining all my large pieces of furniture against the walls. When I looked at the house designs I dreamed up in games like The Sims when I was a kid, I found sofas, tables, and bookshelves pushed into each of the four walls of the room, leaving a strange amount of empty space in the room. You will notice that there is space. middle. (And what is an adult if not a longer, more complicated version of The Sims?)
Even in my first apartment when I was in college, I used to push the sofa against the wall. It seemed like a natural place for it to go. And sometimes it is! But thanks to the input of home stagers like McCall Dalkees, who creates open-concept floor plans with furniture and wall decor, I learned about the magic of creating “zones” in my space. , it wasn't until much later.
“Clients always think that small rental properties require small furniture, but the opposite is actually true,” Dalkees told Apartment Therapy last year.
I find that large pieces of furniture can be placed comfortably in the center of the room if I choose to. This is a living room layout hack that actually made the space, and my entire apartment, feel much larger than it actually was.
The situation is as follows. I decided to place the sofa near the wall where the TV is and divide the living room with a new, generously sized sofa. The idea was to establish a cozy “living zone”. I then placed a long runner rug behind the sofa that led to the desk, essentially creating a pseudo “corridor” that led to the “office zone.” I'm using quotes a lot here because, for example, a hallway or a home office doesn't actually exist. Rather, it exists halfway.
What I have now is a living room that feels very spacious, with a place to relax, a nook to work, and even a small hallway to do yoga in the morning.I will continue to be impressed by the magic of a well-placed sofa and A well-positioned runner. I recommend trying out your own living room layout (using one of these apps) to see what zones are possible. The possibilities aren't endless, but they're close.
