When looking for a home, it’s rare that you will find everything you want in any given house. Therefore, the best way to help make your final decision about which house is actually the best fit for you and your family is to make a list of your wants and needs in priority order. But what if do you find the perfect house and it has all your wants and needs with one exception? The living room is a bit on the small side. What should you do? Should you pass on that house and continue trying to find the perfect home? Probably not. It’s extremely rare to find the perfect house and you might not find it again. That means you will not only not find another one that fits your needs, but you will have probably missed out on the opportunity to buy the one you did find. So what’s the solution? Well, the solution is to find a work-around for the small living room in the house that has everything else. That means you need some living room ideas that will help you create space, which would then make that home ideal. Here are nine living room ideas that will help you create more space in any small living area.
1. How can I use my living room to create space?
Using the corners of a living room is a great way to add space in an otherwise unused area of the room. Corner shelving whether that be a standalone corner shelf or corner bookshelves, there are a wide variety of options that are decorative as well as functional when it comes corner shelving and they can help you achieve just about any type of look you want.
2. Where can I put things if I don’t have space for a table?
If you don’t have room for a table, you are going to love this idea. Why not consider a DIY behind-the-couch table? This is building a mini table that fits nicely behind your couch. Additionally, you can make this same table a little bigger and place it between two rooms such as between the kitchen and living room and use it as a dual purpose table, as well as a room divider.
3. What if I don’t have room for shelves?
Well, you probably just think you don’t have room for shelves, but you probably do, if you just think outside of the box. Look at the tops of your living room walls. What do you see? Nothing, right? Well, the tops of your living room walls are a great place to install shelves for all your books and other decor.
4. How can I add storage?
This idea is similar to the one above. You can easily use the space at the tops of your living room walls to install wall to wall cabinets. Not the full-sized cabinets, but small mini cabinets that span across the tops of each wall. If you have high ceilings, then yes, you could use full sized cabinets. Otherwise, the smaller ones work just as well as the end result is the same, which is extra storage.
5. Can I do anything with my hallway?
Yes you can. And you can use this idea with any hallway in your home. Most homes have plenty of room in the hallway to add wall-mounted shelving from one end to the other. You can then use those shelves to place books, decor or other essentials. And if you don’t like the look of open shelves, you can simply add a curtain rod to the ceiling and hang a curtain in front of them.
6. How can I add a desk to my living room?
You can easily squeeze out more space in your living room by adding a corner desk unit which will reduce the need for a full-sized desk or having to put your computer or laptop on the kitchen countertop.
7. How can I separate my living room from another space?
Building a cubicle wall or room divider will help make any room a little more defined while providing you with some much needed storage. A cubicle wall will also give your room a focal point and if you build it below the ceiling, you will also allow the lighting from one room carry over to the other.
8. How can I add a closet?
When thinking about storage and closet space, most people never consider the fact that they have an abundance of storage space that’s not being utilized. For example, behind all that sheetrock on your living room walls are many wall voids. You can easily cut out the sheetrock, add some trim and install a cabinet door to create a closet or other type of storage area for your things. These are not only functional, but if you buy a decorative door, they can also make a nice focal point as well.
9. What can I do with a window wall?
You might think small window walls are a complete waste of space, but they don’t have to be. If you have a small window wall, why not build a window seat. This will not only make use of what was otherwise wasted space, but it will also provide you with more storage underneath that window seat. After you build your window seat, you could also add wooden dividers with shelves to the side of each wall of your window seat to create small shelf-like cubicles for your books, decor or anything else you desire.
There are so many living room ideas you can use to create a unique space you are proud to call your own. And not only is this helping you make a space that’s functional, it’s also fun and something you can continue to develop over time.
