Furnishing a Long Narrow Living Room

It can be quite challenging to furnish a long narrow living room without making it look like a hallway or a bowling alley.

Selecting Living Room Furniture and accessories for a narrow room can be difficult, but it also provides an opportunity to furnish it in a comfortable and cozy manner. A few tips and tricks can transform such a room into an aesthetically pleasing and functional place that also looks spacious and airy.

• Keep foot traffic to one side: There should be enough walking space in the room between furniture and the wall. Walking traffic between pieces of furniture like a sofa and table should be avoided. You can choose how to place the carpet, whether to walk over it or stay completely off it. 
• Placing furniture at the corners: Keeping furniture in a nice grouping in one corner can also change the look of a room. People can have enough walking space when the furniture has been placed in such a setting. 
• Dividing the area: The long narrow room can be divided into separate areas, depending on how the room will be used. Creating separate groupings of furniture like placing a game table behind one sitting group, creating a work space by using a chair and table instead of a sofa can be a great idea.
• Floating the furniture: By placing pieces of furniture like chair, ottoman, table can help create a cozier sitting area. However, be consistent in the style and palette of color, to give the room a harmonious look. This gives an opportunity to the guests to pick up a chair or ottoman and join in any conversation.
• Placing circular coffee and dining tables: Circular tables break the monotony of a linear room and even look accommodating. They help create a place to socialize better.
• Adding narrow tables or cubes: By adding small stools, cubes or food tables in narrow spaces provides for a compact furniture arrangement that looks great for small spaces.
• Use artwork and rugs: To break up a long room, you can hang various pieces of art across the wall rather than center and patterned rugs can be placed on the floor. Placing a mirror with another sitting arrangement can also refine the look of a room.
• Add architectural elements: Architectural elements are of great use in shaping up a narrow room. Archways, books, folding screens can be added to the room to make it look more vibrant and welcoming. 
• Working up the ceiling: By using recessed lighting on the ceiling, the room will look very elegant and seating areas would be properly defined. 

Apart from these, there are many other arrangements that can be used to furnish a narrow living room. Different combinations and groupings of furniture available at furniture stores can make long rooms look welcoming and less daunting to furnish. They will add charm and warm ambience to the living room. 

Types Of Sectional Sofas

Purchasing a sectional sofa is a worthwhile investment for any home. They are available in an array of sizes and sectional sofas can be used to seat a number of people comfortably. With many types of sectional sofas available at various furniture stores, deciding on which one to buy one is a challenging task. Sectional sofas last for years and are a long term investment. Sectional sofas come in a myriad of shapes, styles and sizes, and they can also be made according to the needs of the buyer considering the space in the room, budget and seating requirements. You should select a sofa that can fit in the available space and the geometry of your room.

Some of the common types of sectional sofas are:

• Recliner sectional sofa: If you want to add luxury to your living room then you should invest in recliner sectional sofas. Families with children or those who like the comfort of a recliner prefer this type of sofa. These sofas have recliner sectionals either in the center or on the sides of the sofa. There may be one or two recliners depending upon the design and to make the sofas more luxurious, often recliner sofas have a small table, cup holder or console between two recliners.
  
• Circular sectional sofa: It is one of the most modern and stylish sectional sofas. It adds an element of fun into a living room. With such a sofa, you can make your space more elegant and aesthetically appealing. 
• Sectional sofa with Chaise Lounge: Homeowners tend to like sectional sofas with chaise lounge, in which, there is a lounge at the end to sit and lie comfortably. As the lounge comes as an extension of the sectional, this type of sofa occupies a lot of space. 
• Sleeper sectional sofa: A sectional sofa that can be converted into a full or queen sized bed is called sleeper sectional sofa. It is a great space saver and is useful if you have friends or relatives at home.
• Sectional with multiple pieces: This type of sectional sofa has many pieces which can be easily arranged according to the available space and your needs. You can arrange the removable chaise lounge and recliner as per your requirement. 

You can easily customize the sectional sofas according to your requirements and even add ottomans to add more seating and storage space.