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SIMPLE TRICKS TO MAKE YOUR MINIMAL LIVING ROOM MORE INVITING

Your living room is the most important social space in your home. So ensuring that it’s inviting is essential.

But how do you actually do that in a minimal family home? Here are some of your options.

Add A Rug Under Your Coffee Table

Adding a rug underneath your coffee table is one of the best tricks in the book for making your living room more inviting. It immediately creates a sense of warmth and it helps to bring the whole room together. What’s more,it feels soft and cosy underfoot which makes it a great addition to living rooms with hardwood flooring or tiles.

Add Cushions

Here’s another pro tip you can try: add cushions to your space. It doesn’t have to be a lot of cushions but sofas don’t always look particularly inviting. Adding some cushions onto your seating is a surefire way to give your living room a more “cottagey” and cosy aesthetic. What’s more, cushions are great for encouraging guests to sit down and relax.

Make Your Lighting Softer

Bright lights can make your living room feel a little harsh, especially in the evenings. So installing a dimmer switch is a great idea. This will allow you to regulate the amount of light entering your spaces, creating a softer and more welcoming ambience.

Installing dimmers offers a second benefit too: you can adjust the light levels in a room to reflect the time of day. So you could set them to be bright in the morning when you are waking up or at your most active. And then you could dim them at night when your body is winding down.

Add Flourishes Of Colour

Sometimes, minimal living rooms can look uninviting because they appear too serious. Neutral rooms look great in magazines, but actually living in them is another matter. The trick to making them more fun is to add flourishes of colour. You can do this in practically any manner you please. Ideas include adding brightly-coloured sofas, painting a statement wall or adding a bright rug to the floor.

Make The Space More Open

Some living rooms can feel a little claustrophobic which automatically makes them less inviting. So, where possible, try to open up the space.

Start by getting rid of any clutter that might be making the room feel more confined. Then investigate options, such as interior wall removal, to make the interior larger. If you can, make your living room more open plan, connecting it to the dining room and kitchen.

Ditch The Harsh Furniture

Modern furniture can look great in magazines and online, but actually living with it is challenging. Jagged edges and uncomfortable seating positions make it more trouble than it’s worth.

Instead, look for furniture options that immediately make you feel cosy. Find solutions that allow you and your guests to relax.

Open The Curtains

Finally, a little trick that you can do instantly: try opening the curtains or the blinds, even if it is dark outside. This way, you can immediately give the room a sense of space.

Simple Tricks to Make Your Minimal Living Room More Inviting