Starting your living room project
Most of us think that if you purchase a three-piece sofa, a center table, 2 corner tables, a huge painting and accents… hey you’ve got yourself a living room. It’s true that those are the basic ingredients to a standard living room. What makes a living room A living room is if the room serves its intended purpose.
Again, you have to plan out the major activities you would do IN the living room. This is a specific case where design will follow function.
Sitting, talking, entertaining, listening to music, reading, writing, and watching television are normal accepted activities in most living rooms, and therefore the best kind of light is essential.
What do you do often? What is your preferred central function? Is it reading? If it is then a three-piece sofa isn’t enough, you’d need a good reading chair, the proper lighting, maybe a small bookshelf.
Do you entertain guests often? Ah, then you may want to think about the floors… the easiest to clean after a party perhaps?
What is your budget for the living room renovation? The typical/average budget for a moderately sized and planned living room falls under US$10,000. How about yours? It sometimes fall into what you can afford. But at any rate, that doesn’t mean your hopes up. Just plan what you want to realistically have and save up for it.