Decorate A Tshaped Living Room

Decorating a living room is a big enough challenge without it having an odd shape. A T-shaped living room can leave you wondering not only what to put where, but also what direction to face it in. As much of a challenge as decorating such a T-shaped room is, it can also be fun if you take it one step at a time and plan it out carefully.

Instructions

1. Sketch out the floor plan of the T-shaped living room with the exact dimensions, door placements and window placements. See the example illustrated in this picture.

2. Examine the traffic patterns in the room, and the placement of the doors and windows. Also look for empty wall space where you can place your television or entertainment center. In this case, the main traffic pattern is from one door to the other and from either door into the room, so it is best to avoid placing a television set on the long wall, as people will walk in front of it.

3. Separate the room into sections for different uses. A T-shaped room can be split into two or three parts. Some uses could be television area, a music or game area, a reading area or a sitting area. In this rough draft, you can see that there is room for a piano at one end of the T, a reading area at the other end, and in the center, there is a seating area with one sofa facing the TV and one facing the windows. On the long wall where there would be a place for wall art, and maybe a couple of chairs or a bench.

4. Once you have an idea of where your furniture will sit, you need to choose furniture items that will coordinate well. While purchasing a matching set from your local furniture store is not recommended, as that would get boring, you should be careful about too much mixing and matching. Find pieces that coordinate well, and use the same two or three fabrics throughout the room so no part seems disjointed from the others. For example, you can use the same fabric you used for pillows in your seating area, to cover your piano bench, or a foot stool in your reading area.

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