Whether you’ve just moved into a new home or you want to redecorate and change how your current living room looks, one of the most important things is to make sure that your family feels comfortable and can relax. The living room is where your family and your guests spend time together. It should reflect your personality, but still be cozy when you want it to be.
Often, it’s the finishing touches that make all the difference. The big features do help, but you can change a lot just by adding a few things or reorganizing your items.
Moving Things Around
One of the easiest and cheapest ways to change your living room is to simply rearrange your furniture and any decorative pieces. While you have the same stuff, this can make a massive difference to how your room feels.
You can use large pieces of furniture like sofas to create separate areas in your room, for example. So if you have a dining table, using a sofa to block it away can make it seem like two different areas.
Moving furniture can also make your room feel bigger or smaller. Typically, furniture closer to the walls creates more open spaces, while furniture away from the walls can make it feel more cozy and intimate.
Getting a Rug
If you have hard floors or wide open spaces, a rug can make your living space feel much more comfortable and cozy. It can also add a splash of color or a point of interest by making the flooring less bland and boring.
Rugs are an easy way to add more personality to your room, but they also have a practical purpose. Rugs are often easier to clean, so you can protect the flooring underneath, especially if you have hardwood floors.
Wall Art and Hangings
Now that you’ve eliminated a lot of the empty space on your floors that might make your home seem cooler and less inviting, you can think about your walls.
While wallpaper can be a great addition to your walls, especially if you have a feature wall with heavily patterned paper, it’s easier to get artwork. Even better, you can move artwork around and turn your home into a personal gallery.
When choosing paintings and prints, focus on what you like rather than trying to follow trends or go for a specific look. You may find that you end up with some artwork that goes well together anyway, and you can use it to tell stories.
As well as artwork, practical pieces like a wall clock can be a decorative piece, a conversation starter, and an easy way to tell the time.
Throws and Sofa Covers
You can further personalize your room and add more color with sofa covers. A sofa cover is a great way to protect the fabric of your sofa and make sure it lasts longer. Even better, these covers allow you to customize your sofas more. They’re easy to remove and clean as and when you need to.
Throws are another, even simpler way to make your sofa look different. A throw can protect your sofa and add more color and texture to make it seem much more cozy. You can even use blankets as throws, and when you want to, you can curl up under the blanket to keep warm.
Cushion Covers
Cushions are an easy way to add more texture and softness to your sofas. They often look very bare without cushions, and you can be a lot more comfortable with cushions. Cushion covers protect the cushion itself and can add a nice pop of color to your room.
The best thing about cushion covers is that they seem like a small change, but they have a massive effect on how your sofas look. They can be bright and colorful, or they can blend into the sofa. You can have different materials and textures.
You can easily wash cushion covers, often in the washing machine, and swap them out to change how your cushions and sofas look.
Keeping the Room Clean and Tidy
One final finishing touch is to simply make sure the room is clean. Even if you change nothing else, a spring clean can make the living room feel like new again. Get rid of any clutter, dust any surfaces, and finish things off by using some scented candles. You might be surprised at how much brighter and more welcoming the room looks.
