If your living room looks like a long hallway use a few clever illusions to open up the space so you don t feel like you re living in a bowling alley.
Long narrow living room dining room combo.
Aim for a relatively accurate ratio of furnishings to the overall space.
Cut out the images of furniture.
Plush cozy seating is only steps away making this a great example of a space for entertaining large parties.
In these cases a large room is shared as a living space along with all the necessary furniture and a dining room with adequate accessories and dining sets.
This condo s main living areas are one long rectangle with tall ceilings that made it feel even more narrow.
However if you want to go for darker shades confine these to just one wall and paint the others in lighter shades.
In many of the contemporary homes you will find living and dining room combo settings.
Choosing light colors for the walls is also a good idea.
The number one thing to avoid is sending your foot traffic between a seating piece and the coffee table in front of it.
Account for windows doorways and architectural elements such as fireplaces.
A 12 x 24 narrow living room that gets lots of light and is the main spot for relaxing and entertaining.
Trends of living are fast changing and so are the tastes of people.
Narrow living room layout ideas.
Narrow living rooms should be decorated using sleek furniture as these would help in creating a feeling of space within the room.
You may be tempted to push furniture up against the walls in a long narrow living room to open up the space but the effect will only highlight the shape of the room making it feel longer and.
Sketch your living room and dining room floor plan on a piece of graph paper.
This week we take on the challenge of designing a narrow living room to work for lounging and entertaining.
Putting the rooms under one area also enables all family members for more interactions.
If you are the one struggling with how to arrange a long narrow living room you may know it better as the bowling alley when we were looking at houses several years ago we kept seeing these long open spaces and inevitably the furniture would be pushed up against the walls making it look well even longer and not very cozy.
The dining table is positioned at the window giving a feeling of al fresco dining even when indoors.
On a separate piece of graph paper draw your living room and dining room furniture.
In this combination living room and dining room light pours in through the large windows giving the space an airy and open feel.