Living Room Design Mistakes (And How to Fix Them!)
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Published 2023-09-16
What are some other living room design mistakes you see often? If I missed one, check out my previous video or leave a comment!
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⏱ Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Seating Placement
01:49 - Rug Position
02:59 - Uncomfortable Furniture
04:12 - Disproportional Furniture And Decor
06:12 - Same Sized, Cheap, Matchy, Throw Pillows
08:28 - Not Blending In Your TV
09:56 - Not Utilizing Natural Light / Views
11:13 - Always Choosing White Paint
13:32 - Too Much Art / Hung Incorrectly
14:45 - Too Much Open Shelving
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All Comments (21)
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For me, the living room is for stretching out on the sofa with my iPad and listening to Nick throw shade on my design choices.
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Maybe I’m in the minority, but I rarely host guests - my living room hosts people maybe twice a year. On a daily basis, the living room is for reading, napping or watching tv with my partner. That, plus the small size of my living room, means that orienting it towards the TV makes the most sense for us!
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Primary function of living room for me: comfortable sofa to curl up on and take a nap, read, enjoy view out of window.
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One of my favourite lines from Friends: Joey finds out someone doesn't own a TV. "No TV...? What's all their furniture pointing at, then?"
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As a disabled person who loves design, i absolutely love how you bring up the accessibility of certain pieces! I SO rarely see that talked about outside of spaces focused on disability
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Nick, we do care (11.33). We tune in to see you and hear about your life - not just about your insightful content. You may not necessarily ‘want’ us as friends, but we all care. That’s why we watch you. Blessings and good wishes… Lois x
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It took me awhile to learn, but I’m figuring out: 1) don’t just shove furniture up against the wall, use seating and a rug to define the space and 2) more important than the furniture is the absence of furniture, give yourself enough space to move through the room comfortably.
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Floating furniture is only applicable to larger spaces. Please, don't forget that if your space is small (mine is 12' x 16'), the furniture must sit against the walls in order for the space to function efficiently.
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Low furniture was the bane of my existence when I was pregnant. One friend had a couch that REALLY low because he broke one leg (so took them all off). I had to roll off of it to get up.
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2:59 one possible benefit to having uncomfortable furniture is that guests don't stay too long 😜 P.S.: for those of you who are judgmental and need it explained because the 😜 wasn't a context clue.. THIS IS A JOK
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I’m actually redoing the living room right now.When it feels overwhelming I say to myself “what would Nick think” and it’s an immediate yes or no decision
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Another thing to be aware of: make sure your upholstered furniture is fade resistant. I loved having my blinds up to see a beautiful view. Unfortunately, it turned the back of my dark black and green herringbone loveseat white over time. It was worth the view, and now resides against a wall until it wears out.
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I measured all my furniture, drew them out to scale, laminated the pieces and tried them on rooms drawn to scale... and it still comes down to trying the furniture out, and moving it around. But this weeded out the less useful pices before moving. "Biggest help" award goes to our cat Sophie, who always jumped up on my room test drawings when everything was just about right. 😍
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Two thoughts… 1. I think the anti TV centered living room is not conducive for introverts. As an introvert, I hang out with people in public and my home is where I decompress. 2. With ADHD, out of sight with closed shelving can mean I forget it exists. Can you do a video with recommendations on that?
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“Think about accessibility issues…” Yeah!
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Def. try out furniture before buying. I was in love with an armchair from Ikea because it looked great. Was head over heels for weeks and when I finally got to see it in the store, it was so uncomfortable!!!
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When considering seating height, consider your view and the sill height of your windows. A friend purchased a high rise condo with a city view. He put in sleek, low, modern seating. When seated, you had to lookup to see out, so the city view became a view of the dark night sky. As for me, I prefer no art on the walls. I instead enjoy a 270 degree view of the British Columbia forest at the appropriate seating height. (A lucky rental find that fit my furniture pieces as well!)
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Another thing to keep in mind with high LRV white is that it makes it harder to view art/photos. The white reflects so much light that your eyes can't focus as well and become tired. Thank you for addressing the too high TV's. The same goes for art hung too high. 💖
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Your navy wall gave me lots of courage to paint my bedroom dark navy. After freaking out about a black bedroom when the paint was wet, I now love the (dried) navy walls!
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Very good call on the benefits of testing furniture for comfort before buying. I bought two custom living chairs online that were donated a month later because they were beautiful and also the most uncomfortable things I'd ever sat on. $1400 later, lesson learned; I won't do that again. I bought their replacement locally after testing it in person.
