These Tips Will Help You Decorate Your Living Room

All of us long for a dream home which has all the desired interiors, furniture and furnishings. For this, home owners indulge in home decoration, which some do it themselves, and some employ interior designers and decorators (an expensive deal for sure!). An area that home owners pay greatest attention to, is the living room. So, for those who love to decorate their home themselves, PropGuide shares some tips that will help you decorate your living room well and make sure your guests admire your home decoration skills:

• A bigger living room: A living room can be decorated well and made vibrant, if its size is increased. You can achieve this by having an open kitchen concept where you can just use a breakfast table counter to divide the kitchen area from the living room. This makes the living room look bigger and also gives a modern look to your home. You can also add bar stools along the table counter.

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• Use a mix of furniture: A regular living room is done with a single sofa set or a two-seater. But, to decorate a living room differently, have a mix of furniture. For instance, include a pair of of cushy chairs with a couch or bring in some moveable ottoman that go well with your sofa. Are you old school? Have a rocking chair corner in your living room. Different units of furniture adds different design elements and even colours in the living room. Thus, breaking the monotony. Moreover, you can always change furniture arrangement from time to time.

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• Add potted plants: Add some greenery to your living room to make your living room look bright and also a cleaner atmosphere. While many home owners tend to prop potted plants in the corners, a few others choose to grow creepers, which grow around the window. However, the key is to maintain these plants including watering them, cutting out the dead leaves, and regular cleaning of the dust.

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• Use bright furnishings: Soft furnishings is what makes a drawing room bright, adding the needed look to your furniture as well. Ensure you choose your furnishings carefully, depending on the size of your room and also the lighting. Mix and match between solid colours and prints to create an ambience. For instance, if the walls adorn a bright colour, use light coloured drapes, and vice versa. Don't overdo, if the walls have wallpapers, otherwise the whole effect can look garish.

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• Quirk up your walls: Not everybody likes to decorate their walls with paintings or doesn't want to spend too much on expensive art pieces. For those who love to do different can quirk up their walls using movie posters, caricatures, a line of some photographs you clicked on your last vacation or even some personal family photographs. Add the look by using interesting frames that complement your wall colours.

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With these tips you can give a welcoming look to your living room and earn praise from all your guests.

(Katya Naidu has been working as a business journalist for the last nine years, and has covered beats across banking, pharma, healthcare, telecom, technology, power, infrastructure, shipping and commodities)