Where Should I Put My Sofa In The Living Room

Mirroring your sofas instantly creates a focal point.
Where should i put my sofa in the living room. The proper placement of the room s furniture goes a long way toward making the space feel welcoming. Photo by zeke ruelas for ehd. People should be able to comfortably talk to each other without straining their necks or shouting. In some rooms the focal point will be an existing feature such as a fireplace or window and in some it will be something you bring in to the room such as a television.
As a general rule the sofa should be facing the focal point but if there s no natural focal point what do you do. Sometimes you can walk into a room and it seems obvious where the sofa should go but in other rooms it s not so easy. The sofa is the biggest piece in any living room so it s the first thing that needs to be placed. Today we are talking living room layout planning rules and all the basics so that you and your living room feel pulled together.
From family game nights to book club gatherings the living room is a social hub. Aiming your sofa at your flat screen makes perfect sense in a tv room or den but in formal living rooms and other sitting areas something on the wall should be the point of focus. For any living family or sitting room where there is a fireplace in the middle or designated spot for your tv floating your sofa opposite it will help to centralize the layout. Give 30 to 36 of a walkway between large furniture pieces if your living room allows for it if not then at least 18 24.
Establish the focal point of the room and arrange furniture around it. Nothing is worse than living room layouts no matter how attractive where people have to perch against the walls as if stuck there by magnetic force.