However filling most of this space with a large sectional sofa makes this compact living room very inviting.
Large scale furniture in a small room.
An oversize lamp on a petite table or one small piece of artwork above a large scale sofa creates unbalance.
Furnishing and decorating a small spaces living room is all about properly utilizing multifunctional furniture.
Variation in scale throughout a room is important.
For example if you are in a large furniture store with 20 foot high ceilings and an open loft like design pretty much any 8 long sofa you choose will seem dwarfed by the space.
That way you ll get the presence and gravitas of overscale furniture without swallowing too much floor space.
Keep the footprint small.
But it can leave a smaller living room or apartment looking rather cramped.
So look for slightly scaled down versions of large pieces.
Sometimes a single piece of bulky furniture will add a lot of appeal to a small space.
Stuffing the tiny nook shown here with several pieces of small scale furnishings would make it feel cramped and crowded.
An l shaped or sectional sofa can be incredibly useful in a large family home.
But drastic differences can be unsuccessful.
Use similar scale when appropriate such as this substantial piece of art over the fireplace as a focal point.
Scale is determined by visually comparing an object to the space around it.