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Beginner's guide for decorating living room
If you've just started thinking about decorating your house and your living room is first on the list, you could be overwhelmed by putting all the pieces together to decorate your house to make a harmonious and appealing whole. You need to consider painting (tavlor) the colors of the walls, the type of furniture you already have and what you need, and how to arrange and accessories. But the first thing to find out about yourself is what your decorating style is. Looking at pictures of living rooms will help you do that. Knowing this gives you signals along the decoration path to guide your decisions (vägleda dina beslut) about furniture, paint colors, window coverings, floor coverings, and accessories.
Read these tips on how to get started with your interior design style (interiör design stil).
Furniture
A common issue people have is not knowing how to arrange their furniture for their living room. Often people push a sofa against one wall, a couple of chairs against another and that's it. But arranging furniture is something that needs a little more practice. There are essential considerations, such as selecting a point of touch, establishing areas of discussion, and considering traffic flow.
Area rugs
The area's rugs can be a huge problem area and a challenge to get into your room. There are several reasons why it is important to use them, but before you buy something simply because you like it, make sure you know all the rules of thumb for carpets in the area. The most important consideration with any rug is the size. When an area rug is too small, it can make the whole room look like a part, so make sure you know the best size for your room and how your furniture is arranged. All furniture should sit on top of the carpet and preferably there should be about 10 to 20 inches of bare floor between the edges of the area rug and the walls of the room.
Art
Empty walls are a symbol of a room that is unfinished. This does not mean that you have to fill every inch, but decorating the walls with art (dekorera väggarna med konst) is important. It is important, but it does not have to be expensive to create an attractive and cohesive look. What a person considers to be art can differ drastically from what someone else thinks. The best thing you can do is follow your instincts regarding what you like and what will go on in your room. Get informed about the basic rules of what to hang and how to arrange it and then let your heart be your guide.
Lighting
Lighting is a somewhat complex element in all rooms. In the living room, it is smaller than in more useful rooms such as kitchens, but there are still some important considerations that should not be ignored. Most importantly, you should include each of the three main types of lighting: surroundings, task, and accent. Light sources should be mounted in the room at various levels. Think of chandeliers or recessed lighting, table (ljusbord) and floor lamps and wall lamps.
Paint colors
Choosing the right color is something that many people struggle with, and if there is one thing that most people do wrong, it is choosing the color first. Painting (tavlor) is relatively easy (painting can be painful, but it's not difficult), and it's cheap, so first choose your more expensive pieces and then choose a color based on them.
Measurements
No matter what part of the room you are working with, whether it is carpets, window treatments, or furniture arrangements, make sure you know their ideal dimensions and the size of the room in which you want to put furniture. No one has memorized everything and nothing is in stone, but it is a good idea to have a practical guide so you can consult it if necessary. Rules offer good guidance, but in the end, you need to do what works best for you in your space and is most pleasing to your eye. That is what counts most.
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