Try using a sofa table or area rugs to help define the smaller areas you ve created in a long narrow room.
Best furniture placement for narrow living room.
Alternate your furniture groupings.
Instead pull all of your furniture away from the walls and float a seating arrangement in the middle of the room.
This layout creates a natural flow that s great for hosting sit down dinners.
For my first layout idea i would do either a two seat sofa or a small three seat option going across the room with two chairs across from it.
5 designer tips for arranging furniture in narrow rooms.
5 genius ways to arrange furniture in a long narrow living room 1.
Because it s super helpful when you re trying to come up with a living room furniture arrangement.
It should be on the longest wall of the room.
An extra long sofa or a sectional can make a narrow room feel more inviting all the functions in the room are organized around the sitting area first of all decide what the focal point of the room will be.
This is a very compact furniture arrangement that would work in all types of small spaces.
Notice that they also used a loveseat and chaise facing each other and perpendicular to the length of the room similar to photo no.
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Pay attention to comfortable traffic flow leaving enough room between pieces for people to walk.
Scale furniture for the cozy spaces you ve created in your long room.
Furniture pushed up against a wall in a narrow living room emphasizes the length of the space.
This will ensure an organized and balanced look.
The custom sofa fits perfectly along the shorter wall and makes the most of the narrow living room.
Use some circular furniture.
The round table is perfect for the small dining area right by the kitchen counter.
If possible try to avoid having all your furniture on one side of the long.
A console table behind the sofa would fill some of the empty space and would be a great spot for a table lamp a couple of stools hidden underneath for extra seating.
Choose a focal point for the room and orient your furniture around it.
Before you try to arrange furniture in an awkward space make sure you understand the principles of arranging furniture.
It helps even if your furniture is only a few inches away from the walls.
Place large items where they won t block a view.
Leave a walkway on one side.
When envisioning your room layout in your mind it s impossible to organize 5 or 10 different options.
Often long rooms are a blessing in disguise because they can serve as open plan spaces.