Что такое КГТ (гостинка) — что значит квартира гостиничного типа, чем отличается от студии, планировка

Коммуникации

Дома гостиничного типа строили:

🚿 с полным санитарно-техническим оборудованием — в каждой жилой единице проектировали собственный санузел, подводили коммуникации на кухню;

🚿 с неполным санитарно-техническим оборудованием — один санузел на несколько квартир или комнат, так все гостинки дома разделялись на секции с общим санузлом.

Обустройство квартиры гостиничного типа

Несмотря на небольшую площадь гостинок и квартир-студий нового типа, при правильном обустройстве они могут стать комфортным и уютным жильем. Опишем ряд правил и приемов обустройства гостинки.

Зонирование жилого пространства

Ограниченная площадь заставляет ответственно подходить к обустройству квартиры гостиничного типа. На 25-30 м² нужно выделить все важные функциональные зоны: спальню, кухню, гостиную, прихожую, санузел. Перечисленные зоны часто совмещают, оборудуя гостиную-столовую или гостиную-спальню.

Зонирование проводят с учетом характера человека, его привычек, работы, стиля жизни. Помимо основных жилых зон иногда нужно выделить места для работы, хранения велосипеда, других вещей.

Основные способы зонирования гостинки:

🎀 архитектурные детали — колонны, арки, подиумы — для небольшого пространства эти конструкции не должны быть массивными;

🎀 легкие перегородки — полупрозрачные раздвижные перегородки, ширмы, шторы разделят пространство, не загромождая его;

🎀 предметы интерьера — например, кухонная стойка отделит кухонную зону и послужит столом для приема пищи, диван, поставленный поперек помещения, разграничит гостиную-спальню и прихожую;

🎀 освещение — свет от потолочных, настенных, напольных, настольных  осветительных приборов зрительно отделит кухню от гостинной или зоны рабочего места;

🎀 отделка стен, пола, потолка — сочетание нескольких цветов в оформлении стен и потолка зрительно разделит квартиру на функциональные области.

90000 How to equip the house? 90001 90002 For many, your home is not just personala small fortress, but something much more. A house is a kind of living being that lives in the same rhythm with its owner, shares with him moments of happiness and helps to survive the bitterness of loss and defeat. Therefore, it is understandable the desire of each owner to equip his house so that he, as they say, was pleased with the eye, was stylish, beautiful and cozy. 90003 90004 How to equip a private house: tips 90005 90002 First of all, it is necessary to take care of, so that your house is comfortable for living.The house must be warm. Without light, water and sanitation you also can not do. If your cottage is at a distance from the benefits of civilization and you can not connect them from the outside, you need to install autonomous life support systems — an automatic heating boiler, an electric generator, a water pump, etc. Only after the house is provided with all these necessary components of a modern home, go to the establishment of coziness and the arrangement of the interior of the house. 90003 90008 Design of rooms 90009 90002 How to equip the house from the inside? It is not necessary to acquire any details you liked, in obedience to the momentary impulse.First you need to develop a clear concept for the design of living quarters and clearly imagine in which style you would like to equip your house. For inspiration, you can browse through the design magazines, look for photos of beautiful houses on the Internet, where there are a lot of them — this will help you decide on a choice. 90003 90002 Consider three popular styles of decoration of residential premises of a private house. 90003 90014 90015 Classic style involves the use oftraditional materials.Parquet or natural wood on the floor, heavy curtains, wallpaper in vertical stripes with embossing and gilding, mirrors in massive frames, stucco on the ceiling, rugs on armchairs, silk cushions on the couch — these are the distinguishing features of the classic English style . Furniture should be quite heavy, made of dark wood, the seats are usually covered with striped silk in green or golden brown tones. In the living room of the house, designed in this style, it would be nice to build a fireplace, on the shelf of which it will be possible to place traditional fireplace mantels and small porcelain figurines.90016 90015 Country style. This style is ideal for a small country house. It uses materials common to a simple village house. The floors of light unpainted wood, soft wallpaper with a pattern in a small flower, embroidered and trimmed with knitted lace linen tablecloths and curtains — all this will be appropriate in a house decorated in country style. As additional details of the interior can be used porcelain dishes, a copper samovar, grandmother’s chest or other lovely little things. The main thing here is not to play with their number, otherwise you risk turning your house into a junk warehouse.Furniture for a house is better to buy a wicker or made without any frills from ordinary light wood. 90016 90015 Style hi-tech. A house in this style should be arranged for people who want something unusual, new, unconventional. Minimalism, Cubism, a combination of black and white, lots of glass and shiny chrome — these are the main features of this style. A hybrid of a large aquarium with a spaceship — so it looks like a house built in high-tech style. For the interior of this house is characterized by the use of all kinds of transforming objects.A coffee table made of glass and metal that turns into a dining table, a transparent cabinet door that opens into a long screen — these and other similar multifunctional furnishings are an integral part of a house designed in high-tech style. 90016 90021 90002 Determining the style in which you willto equip your house, you can start buying the necessary materials and start finishing work. When the repair is completed, it is time to purchase furniture and other interior details. Having put everything in its place, you can finally enjoy the result of your hard work.But the hassle does not end there, because the presence of a private home often implies the presence of a private plot, which will also have to be worked on. 90003 90008 How to equip a courtyard at home 90009 90002 The first thing to do is to createfence, because your possessions must be protected. Which exactly is the fence, it’s up to you. A low fence made of forged rods, a hedge or a massive brick wall — it all depends on the location of the house and your personal taste. 90003 90002 After the fence is delivered, you canto do the planning.Ideally, if the size of the private plot allows, it is necessary to allocate space for three main zones: a ceremonial zone where guests can be met; zones for family rest and economic zone, where auxiliary buildings, vegetable beds and berry bushes will be located. 90003 90014 90015 In the front zone, a drivewayroad, decorated on either side with trees and bushes, a smart flowerbed at the entrance to the house, a small fountain (if possible) and a lawn for picnics. The lawn is equipped with a canopy, under which the garden furniture is installed, and a barbecue area for cooking shish kebabs.90016 90015 In the area intended for family recreation, you can build a summerhouse for family tea parties, set deckchairs, swings (if the house has children), hang a hammock and make a small artificial pond, decorated on the rocks with rocks and water plants . 90016 90015 In the economic zone there is a small house for storing garden tools, a bath or a summer shower, a greenhouse and beds for growing vegetables. Next to them you can plant berry bushes and fruit trees. 90016 90021 90002 Throughout the site, you must plan and arrange the garden paths from gravel or paving slabs.Do not forget to take care of their lighting and install in the right places small garden lanterns. 90003 .90000 ideas for design, furniture and accessories choice 90001 90002 The bedroom is the most intimate and personal place in the house, so its planning should be carefully thought out. A lot depends on her organization: the spouses ‘mood in the morning, their state of mind and relationship. Of course, the harmonious atmosphere in the apartment depends not only on the arrangement of the named room, but this moment plays an important role. How to arrange a bedroom and what tips will help to avoid mistakes in the organization of its space, let’s talk further.90003 90004 How to equip a bedroom 90005 90002 The best option for decorating a bedroom is one, when it acts only as a place to sleep, and the nursery, workplace or soft zone are in other rooms. But for many families this option is impossible because of the small area of ​​the apartment. In such cases, screens and partitions that will separate the sleeping place from the rest of the space will come to the rescue. 90003 90002 Another important point is enough natural lighting, because it directly affects how comfortable it will be for spouses to wake up in the morning.90003 90004 Narrow bedroom 90005 90002 Rectangular, small in width room -phenomenon is quite common in our country, so many people are worried about the question of how to equip a narrow bedroom. At registration in this case the basis the emphasis is made on visual «okvadrachivanii» rooms. Make it possible using: 90003 90002 Furniture will help to adjustdisproportionality of space. The more pieces of furniture will have a square shape, the better. Play with the shape of the bedroom with the help of sun rays — place spotlights along narrow walls, and this will visually expand the room.The location of the lamps at different levels will allow you to highlight certain areas of the room and emphasize its beauty. 90003 90002 Central lighting should be made softer andmore diffuse. There is one secret that all designers use and that will save you from the question of how to equip a small bedroom. It consists in expanding the space of a narrow room through mirrors. Placing them along one of the narrow walls will distract attention from small parameters, and you no longer have to think about how to equip a small bedroom.90003 90004 Small bedroom 90005 90002 If in your possession was a smallroom, you probably thought about how to equip a small bedroom. Every centimeter of space is important here, but do not panic, because even a small room can be profitable, foremost, to know certain tricks and tricks, which are used by designers. 90003 90002 It’s no secret that the bedroom is 12 sq.m. m and even less, made in light colors, visually becomes more spacious. The bright palette makes the room light and elegant, it seems to saturate it with air.Free, not cluttered entrance to the room — another important condition for creating a comfortable space. Leaving the distance from the bedroom door to the opposite wall open, you will visually expand the room. Also, you should bring in the interior bright accents and details, they will attract attention and distract from the insufficient footage of the room. 90003 90002 Furniture in a small bedroom should be chosenCompact, oversized and maximally functional. Forget about the cumbersome bedside tables near the bed and think about the organization of the second tier.If desired, the window sill can be equipped as a comfortable sofa. The issue of storing things in a small bedroom is also solved — it is possible to arrange all sorts of shelves and lockers not only horizontally, but also vertically. 90003 90004 The combination of a bedroom and a nursery 90005 90002 Sometimes the area of ​​the apartment does not allow to allocatea separate room for the nursery. In this case, you should carefully consider how to equip the bedroom with a baby cot. First of all, you should choose a place for parents to sleep and only then decide where the child will sleep.The main points on which to rely: 90003 90030 90031 free access to both beds; 90032 90031 free space near them. 90032 90035 90002 Categorically not recommended to place a cotchild near the battery or other heating appliances. Overheating is as dangerous as hypothermia, and can cause frequent illnesses and ailments of the baby. It should be remembered that the baby’s bed should be in a safe place, next to it there can not be any wall decorations or sockets, because these are potential sources of threat.90003 90004 Feng Shui Bedroom 90005 90002 In recent years, feng shui has often been used inarrangement of living space, and the bedroom is no exception. Thinking about how to design a bedroom for feng shui, you should adhere to the basic rules: 90003 90030 90031 the layout of the room; 90032 90031 color spectrum; 90032 90031 the location of furniture, mirrors and accessories in the room. 90032 90035 90002 The location of the bedroom is extremely important. According to the rules of feng shui, the bedroom should not be through, it’s better if it is located in the back of the house, and not next to the front door, bathroom or toilet.As for the color scheme, it is recommended to choose warm pastel colors — they allow to relax, bring calmness to the interior. Making a bedroom in feng shui, you should avoid bright colors, they are unacceptable for a resting place. 90003 90002 Furniture in the bedroom, according to Feng Shui, toohas its value. The main attribute is a bed. You should not put it in the middle of the room, directing so that the lying will be feet to the door or head to the window. In this case, during sleep, a person will be surrounded by negative energy, which will have a bad effect on health.The most convenient location of the bed is feng shui — the headboard to the wall and diagonally from the door. 90003 90002 Place under the bed should be empty, thispromotes full circulation of positive energy. As for the rest of the furniture in the bedroom, it should be simple and unobtrusive, you should avoid cluttering with unnecessary objects. 90003 90002 Mirrors in feng shui are very welcome, but onlynot in the bedroom. If you still want to put a mirror in the room, you should do this with extreme caution.Remember that a sleeping person should not be reflected in it. It is believed that if the mirror is located opposite the bed, the negative energy emanating from the person during sleep is doubled and redirected back to it. 90003 90002 Turn the bedroom into a quiet and cozy islandrest is not too difficult, it is enough just to remove from the room everything that worsens the mood or disturbs you. The atmosphere of the bedroom is a calm and auspicious mood, because here the most important thing is to have a good rest and gain strength for a new day.90003 90004 Choosing a bedroom style 90005 90002 The style of the bedroom largely depends on the nature of its owner. Designers distinguish five basic styles that are used to decorate a bedroom. Most often it is: 90003 90030 90031 country; 90032 90031 ethnic style; 90032 90031 ekostyle; 90032 90031 minimalism; 90032 90031 vintage. 90032 90035 90002 How to equip a bedroom in a country style, they knowowners of their own homes. Its characteristic features — wooden, natural furniture, patchwork-covers, simple curtains and curtains, carpets and paths, landscapes and still lifes in wooden frames.For the finishing of walls and floor in this case, only natural materials are used. 90003 90002 Ethnic style, in turn, reflects the national color of the people or culture. As an example, you can distinguish Japanese or Oriental style. 90003 90002 For a bedroom in ekostile characterized by natural materials and natural tones. 90081 This is primarily space and a lot of light. In such a room it is pleasant to be not only morally, but also physically. Flax, bamboo, cotton and wood are materials widely used in eco-style.90003 90002 People who value peace and freedomspace, a minimalist style bedroom. In such an interior it is impossible to get tired of a variety of shades and colors, because the color palette of the bedroom in the minimalist style is usually neutral — in gray, white and black colors. The number of accessories and decorative elements in such a room is minimized, and each of them performs the necessary function. 90003 90002 The vintage bedroom is a brighta room decorated in rich shades, with the use of unusual patterns, old furniture and accessories.Vintage items include items that are more than 40 years old, so the old grandmother’s chest of drawers will be an excellent base for a bedroom in a vintage style. As materials in such an interior, as a rule, used fabrics for antiquity, wood and forged products. 90003 90004 Choosing wallpaper for the bedroom 90005 90002 One of the most common ways to decorate a bedroom is to decorate the wallpaper. This kind of finishing is like a lot, because he has a lot of advantages: 90003 90030 90031 wide selection of colors and shades of wallpaper; 90032 90031 imitation of any materials and textures; 90032 90031 easy way to stick; 90032 90031 no need to hire professionals; 90032 90031 the possibility of a frequent change of wallpaper; 90032 90031 ease of care (washing, cleaning).90032 90035.90000 Living room design: how to create the ideal space for you 90001 90002 Want to get your living room design right first time? Knowing how to design a living room can be a challenge if you’re starting with an empty room — perhaps you’ve just moved house or are doing a thorough renovation. 90003 90002 In this guide, we take you through everything from paint colours to layouts to flooring so that you can make the right choices, whatever the size of your living room, whatever its shape and whatever its orientation.90003 90002 Find more 90007 living room ideas 90008 on our dedicated feature. 90003 90010 Where to place the furniture? 90011 90002 So the first step of learning how to design a living room is the layout. It might be that you have a small living room with little flexibility for furniture positions, but there’s no denying that most of us, whatever the size of our spaces, work our living room design around one thing: the TV. But while turning your living room into a home cinema room may be great for Friday night Richard Curtis marathons, it’s not always the most efficient — and certainly not always the most attractive — way to arrange your furniture.90003 90002 If you have the space, and particularly in through living rooms, arrange furniture to create purposeful zones. Sure, have a sofa that is just for TV worshippers, but also create a defined reading space by putting an armchair next to a window or table lamp; assign a dedicated work space to a corner with a console table, desk or home office hidden in a cupboard; or separate a children’s play space from the rest of the room with open shelving. 90003 90002 90003 90002 (Image credit: John Lewis) 90003 90002 Consider, too, what you really need in your living room design, and what you can live without.At the very least, you’ll need enough seating, side and / or coffee tables, a TV unit, storage for everything from gaming equipment to toys to books. If this is starting to over-load the room, what could go elsewhere? 90003 90002 90023 Top tip: 90024 If you really do not know where to start with your living room layout, use a tape measure to size up the room. From that you can sketch out a floorplan and draw out a few different ways your furniture could fit into the room. Find out much more about where to place the living room furniture in our guide to creating the best living room layout.90003 90010 Decide on a living room style 90011 90002 Once you’ve planned your living room furniture design placement you can move on to the fun stuff — choosing the style of your living room. It’s where you will spend much of your time: in the evenings if you do not have kids, and from the afternoon onwards if you do. 90003 90002 So, while the style of your living room design will be largely dictated by the age of your property, its inherent architectural feature and the style of the rest of your rooms or existing living room furniture, it’s got to suit your lifestyle, too .In other words, if your house if full of kids, choosing a living room filled with ornate antiques probably is not practical and a 90007 modern living room 90008 style might be more your scene. 90003 90002 90003 90002 (Image credit: John Lewis) 90003 90002 Take a look at some of our living room design ideas: we have traditional living room ideas, small living room ideas and budget living room design ideas. Make a note of the living room designs you like (pin the pictures to a Pinterest board) and you’ll soon notice themes occurring, which will be a good base for your room scheme.What to avoid? A style that clashes obviously with your home’s age: 1930s style sits well in homes from that period onwards, but tends not to suit older properties; similarly, heavy Victoriana does not work in a 1970s-built house. 90003 90002 And while you might be tempted to stick to one style, do not be afraid to mix and match. Doing so will create a less constructed, more relaxed feel and, after all, it’s the room you unwind in at night, so it should be a true expression of your taste. (Until you come to sell, that is, in which case, we’d advise depersonalising…) 90003 90010 Pick a colour scheme for your living room 90011 90002 When you’ve nailed down your aesthetic, decide on the main colour for your living room. Think about its size and the height of its ceiling when you are making this decision. It may be interior design 101, but if you are looking for design ideas for small living rooms to make yours look larger and brighter, you will need to opt for lighter colours; or, perhaps, since you only use your living room in the evening, you’d rather it felt cosy and intimate with darker colours? 90003 90002 If you are blessed with a larger living room, you can be more adventurous with colour: try experimenting with a darker decorating palette, add a striking feature wall or get creative with bold paint colours.90003 90002 90003 90002 (Image credit: Urban Avenue) 90003 90002 Bear in mind, too, that the natural light your living room receives should affect your colour choice. North- and east-facing living room colour schemes suit rooms that get cooler light, so warmer shades of all colours, including anything from white to blue to grey, will make them feel more welcoming; equally, south- and west-facing rooms will get lots of sunlight, so you may want to choose cooler colours to keep them feeling restful.90003 90002 Once you’ve chosen your main room colour, pick out one main accent and another one or two accent shades to use in smaller doses. This gives you the opportunity to add warmth to a neutral scheme, cool down a bright scheme, link together two ends of a long or open-plan space, and perhaps even to tie your living room colours with those of your hallway for whole-house cohesion. See all our living room colour scheme ideas below: 90003 90010 Wallpaper or paint for your living room design? 90011 90002 Whether you choose a wallpaper or paint colours for your living room is largely down to taste, but here’s what you need to know: 90003 90060 90061 Feature walls defined by wallpaper one one wall matched into a paint colour on the rest of the walls are somewhat out of fashion.Love the idea? Put the wallpaper on a more unexpected wall — behind the sofa, perhaps, instead of on the chimney breast. 90062 90061 Large prints will overwhelm small living rooms if on all four walls. Only consider them if one wall is taken up by a large window or French doors to provide relief; otherwise, go for a subtle design. 90062 90061 Small prints look more traditional than contemporary ones, and suit small spaces or country cottage living rooms. 90062 90061 You can use wallpaper patterns to exaggerate your room’s proportions.A subtle vertical stripe can make a room feel taller; horizontal stripes make it feel wider, for example. 90062 90061 Paint can be used for colour blocking to create interest and is a cheaper, easier-to-update option for living room walls. 90062 90071 90002 90003 90002 (Image credit: Katie Lee © Future) 90003 90010 How to choose practical living room flooring 90011 90002 Your living room flooring suffers a lot of use and abuse, so choosing the best is key. A 90007 carpet 90008 may look lovely to begin with, but light colours should be avoided in favour of darker shades, contemporary patterns or a low-pile, stain resistant carpet.Either way, it’s worth knowing 90007 how to clean carpet 90008 before you have yours laid. Natural flooring, such as sisal, is another option, but these can be tricky to maintain, so opt for a rug in these materials over hard floor. 90003 90002 Alternatively, go for 90007 hard wearing wood 90008 or 90007 laminate 90008 flooring — you can always add cosiness and comfort with a living room rug. 90003 90002 And for you apartment dwellers, if you do not live on the ground floor consider adding a really thick underlay beneath your living room flooring; that way you can minimise the chance of a neighbour banging on your door when you are in the middle of a Zumba DVD.Pet owners might want to consider a carpet that is going to disguises pet hair — otherwise, invest in a 90007 vacuum cleaner specifically for pet hair 90008. 90003 90002 90003 90002 (Image credit: Woodpecker) 90003 90010 Choose the best living room furniture 90011 90002 Moving on choosing the best living room furniture designs. This is probably going to be the most pricey aspect of your living room design, so really think about what you do and do not need (which may mean giving up on using your coffee table as anything other than a foot rest and replacing it with an ottoman that can be used as extra seating instead).90003 90002 Start with the basics and assess what furniture your living room really can not do without — and how you might make it more versatile, with hidden storage, for example. 90003 90002 Also think about how durable each piece needs to be and what’s worth investing in — soft furnishings get the most wear, so get the highest quality you can within your budget or opt for removable covers that can be machine washed. 90003 90002 And be sure to choose furniture that will stand the test of time, not just in a practical sense but in a style sense too.Do not go with styles, shapes, colours or patterns that will date or that you will tire of too quickly. 90003 90002 90003 90002 (Image credit: Loaf) 90003 90010 Pick the perfect sofa for your living room design 90011 90002 It’s easy to get caught up in colours and 90007 sofa fabric choices 90008 when choosing a sofa, but ignore the frills to begin with, focus on the more practical aspects. Start by thinking about the size and shape of your room, how many people you need to seat, where in the room the sofa will go and whether a sofa bed might be a more useful purchase; then move on to whether you need removable covers.90003 90002 90003 90002 (Image credit: Willow & Hall) 90003 90002 That done, you can consider your sofa’s style, shape and colour. Most of us pick a neutral shade for the covers because it’s easier to redecorate around. Our advice? Bright or boldly patterned sofas make fabulous focal points but be sure you’ll love them for the long-term. As for your sofa’s shape, low-backed pieces look more informal and take up less visual space than more traditional-looking, more formal high-backed sofas.90003 90002 If your square footage is limited, it’s also worth considering if you even need such a huge piece of furniture taking up lots of valuable space. We know it’s hard to imagine your life without a three seater, 90007 reclining sofa 90008, but dream with us here. A love seat or a more slimline sofa might be much more practical, giving you more floor space, and perhaps even room for another seating option. See all our sofa guides below: 90003 90010 Consider living room storage solutions 90011 90002 No matter how much you may try to prevent it, clutter is drawn to the living room, so be prepared and add plenty of 90007 living room storage 90008.90003 90002 To save space and to cut down on unnecessary extra furniture, choose pieces that offer as much versatility as possible: coffee tables with plenty of storage shelves; TV cabinets with added drawers; and even sofas with hidden storage. Opt for living room cabinets that have both open and closed storage so you can hide stuff away, and still keep your most prized knick knacks on display. 90003 90002 90003 90002 (Image credit: Brent Darby) 90003 90010 Get the living room lighting right 90011 90002 Lighting your space well is a key part of living room design, because we spend so much time there in the evenings.The right lighting can transform you living room into a cosy, inviting space; the wrong lighting, however, can leave your room feeling as bleak as a dentist’s waiting room. 90003 90002 Start think about the different zones of your living room and choose light sources accordingly: you’ll need task lighting, such as a standing or table lamp over an armchair for reading; a dimmable central pendant light for those occasions when you want the room brightly lit; and plenty of accent lighting in the form of low-level table lights, picture lights and even lighting hidden within alcove shelving.90003 90002 90003 90002 (Image credit: Ikea) 90003 90002 You can use lighting to create effects, too. Uplighters on walls can make a ceiling feel taller; downlighters will make the room feel more intimate; spotlights can highlight a feature, such as large house plants you want to show off; warmly-tinted lightbulbs will make the room feel cosier; daylight-mimicking bulbs will make it feel brighter. 90003 90002 Find out more in our guide to how to design living room lighting, and do not miss these living room lighting ideas to make the most of your space.90003 90010 Pick the best living room window dressings 90011 90002 Window dressings are all-important in your living room design — they offer pattern, colour, a feeling of comfort, privacy, light control, insulation and, chosen well, can pull your whole room scheme together. 90003 90002 What you choose will largely come down to your taste and budget. If you want to add a touch of luxury to the living room, shutters or Roman blinds layered over with lined living room curtains are a good choice.In a contemporary living room, shutters only are an easy-to co-ordinate with option that offer plenty of kerb appeal, too. Plus, if you’re on a tight budget, DIY-fit options are a much more affordable option than ones that are fitted for you. Do not miss these living room window dressing ideas for inspiration. 90003 90002 90003 90002 (Image credit: California Shutters) 90003 90010 Add personality to your living room design with accessories 90011 90002 90003 90002 (Image credit: Desenio) 90003 90002 We all love a clean aesthetic, but to stop your room looking like it’s been picked straight from a catalogue, inject plenty of personal touches is a must-do.You can easily accessorise your soft furnishing with rugs, cushions and throws and add colour with well-displayed artwork and photos or a 90007 gallery wall 90008. Oh and let’s not forget 90007 house plants 90008; they are a really easy way to add a splash of colour and liven up a room. Find out how to dress shelves to best effect, too. 90003 90002 90003 90002 (Image credit: dfs) ​​90003 90010 Looking for more living room design inspiration? 90011 .90000 How To Efficiently Arrange The Furniture In A Small Living room 90001 90002 So you’ve moved into a place that has a small living room. It’s not the end of the world. In fact, some say that a smaller living room will feel a lot more inviting and comfortable than a larger one so, you see, you might actually be lucky. But you still have to deal with one tiny problem. Arranging all the furniture in this small living room. 90003 90002 90005 90005 View in gallery 90003 90002 90009 90009 View in gallery 90003 90002 There can be as many as 10 different layouts you can try in a space measuring only 100 square feet.Take this cozy seating area for example. All of these different configurations have a focal point around which everything else is organized and that can differ depending on the case. Several different combinations can be created using a series of furniture pieces such as a sofa, a couple of armchairs, a coffee table and, in some cases, a sectional. {Found on apartmenttherapy}. 90003 90002 90015 90015 View in gallery 90003 90002 One option is to arrange all the seating units facing a focal point that can be pretty much anything.For example, it can be a bookcase, a fireplace, a TV, a fireplace or a painting. This way, no matter how you adapt the layout and rotate the chairs, everyone will be able to see the focal point you’ve provided. 90003 90002 90021 90021 View in gallery 90003 90002 Another option is to emphasize the conversation area. This means the furniture needs to be arranged in such a way to allow people to walk around and to face each other when sitting down. You can group sofas and chairs together to make interaction easier.90003 90002 90027 90027 View in gallery 90003 90002 If you want the living room to be visually balanced and to feel harmonious, then take a different approach. When arranging the furniture, think of how it will impact the décor and what the relationship will be with the other pieces. For example, if you place a sofa on one side of the room, you can put two armchairs across from it to establish balance. 90003 90002 90033 90033 View in gallery 90003 90002 Families with kids find it difficult to establish boundaries between their play area and the adult’s space, especially if the room is small.This is a type of layout that allows you to use simple partitions to delineate these areas. You can use a coffee table or a sofa for that. 90003 90002 90039 90039 View in gallery 90003 90042 The first thing you need to do, before starting to plan a layout for your living room, is to determine which are the essential pieces of furniture, the ones you absolutely must include in your design. Once you know what you need to work with you can start developing a plan. {Found on blulabelbungalow}. 90002 90044 90044 View in gallery 90003 90042 Arrange all these essential pieces of furniture by starting with the largest one.This would usually be the sofa. Then build your design around that piece. The armchairs can go on the opposite side and in between you can place a coffee table. Or maybe you prefer to place all the seats on one side so everyone can see the TV. {Found on homegrowninteriors}. 90002 90049 90049 View in gallery 90003 90002 Experiment with different configurations. Sit down and analyze the situation. See whether or not everyone would feel comfortable in that particular configuration and, if not, make some changes.Usually the furniture is organized either around the TV or the fireplace so decide if you want one of these elements to be the focal point. {Found on ctaylor}. 90003 90002 90055 90055 View in gallery 90003 90002 90059 90059 View in gallery 90003 90002 Once you’ve decided which element should be the focal point in your living room, highlight it by placing the seating units directly in front of it. This way, those sitting there can admire whatever it is you’ve chosen to highlight. {Found on coddingtondesign}.90003 90002 90003.