What is a living room? A place to rest, sleep or receive guests?! Or maybe all together? The living room is a versatile space. It contains not only comfortable pieces of furniture, but also all the attributes necessary for a good rest - a dining table, a TV, and maybe a home theater. But even with such a “load” of the living room (if the room design was implemented correctly), there will always be additional space in it.
Especially if the living room is rectangular, not square, in shape. The rectangular shape of the room is great for zoning the space! Standard furniture or a lightweight room divider can conveniently divide a room and help make use of "every corner".
Features of zoning the living room
There are no clear guidelines for the "correct" zoning of a rectangular room. It all depends on the needs of the household! If the living room is a place for both rest and work, then the area with an adjacent window or balcony can be distinguished as a work area. In such a situation, the balcony itself is often used! If the living room serves to regularly receive a large number of guests, then the room can be divided into two zones:
- eating area, and
- comfort zone.
In the first zone, you can install a wide dining table, and in the second - a comfortable corner sofa.
Furniture and partitions
In fact, a single living room space can only be divided into 2 zones. Such a solution is functional, but the main thing is that it will help to avoid chaos in space. In order to visually separate 2 zones from each other, you can use both the furniture itself and special screens or partitions.
Floor and front door decoration
In addition to the successful zoning of space, an important detail that helps to feel the spaciousness of the living room is the front door and flooring. The doorway to the living room should be as wide as possible, with swinging or sliding doors. The floor covering, in turn, should be light colors. If a reception of close friends and relatives will be held in the living room, then a square-shaped fleecy carpet can be placed on the floor. It will highlight the dining area and create additional comfort.
Narrow living room design
Despite the fact that there are much more advantages in a rectangular living room than in a square one, it happens that the living room space is so elongated that it becomes necessary not only to zone the room, but also to use additional “gadgets”.One of them is considered to be the design of the floor and ceiling "in a strip perpendicular to the walls."
Both a floor carpet with a similar pattern and transverse beams under the ceiling can play the role of stripes. The rectangular shape of the living room is a non-standard design solution. However, it is it that serves as a real opportunity for creativity, for recreating your creative ideas, and most importantly - for a comfortable and cozy pastime.
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